tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post114602791187529531..comments2023-10-25T02:13:10.234-07:00Comments on Roc Rebel Granny: Some Bright News For A ChangeGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1147655076498797732006-05-14T18:04:00.000-07:002006-05-14T18:04:00.000-07:00Oh, somehow I missed this! Thanks for the link to ...Oh, somehow I missed this! Thanks for the link to my blog ;-)Susannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254213819711388842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1146144925342920092006-04-27T06:35:00.000-07:002006-04-27T06:35:00.000-07:00I've always disagreed with the price it takes to g...I've always disagreed with the price it takes to go on "trips". I know the costs of these things has to be covered if they happen, but really, with all the other things paid for by the parents (school fairs, raffle tickets, lunch money, donations, school equipment...the list goes on) the money should mostly come out of that.<BR/><BR/>Our school would have a none uniform day. It would be £1 per child, and with 600+ pupils and at least 30 teachers (who also joined in and paid £3) it would raise at least £500, and these would happen maybe three times a year (that is separate from all the charity donations we raised). We also did other stuff to "raise money for the school", most of which involved spending no more than a £1 per person, and it always angered me how after spending all that classes of 30 or more kids would then be encouraged to cough up £20+ that some just DON'T HAVE to go on trips that COULD have been paid for using just one of the lump sums we raised and have money to spare... <BR/><BR/>...Sorry. It just upsets me. I knew someone who couldn't afford to go on most of these trips (couldn't afford the £1 to dress in her own clothes for a day until high school) and it was so horrible that she and others like her would be left behind.<BR/>With all the offers given, also, to large groups, especially school kids, AND the reductions for kids under 16 I also feel the parents are overcharged. Most school trips were cancelled in first/middle school due to this. It wasn't that the parents didn't care (in my year we were lucky, almost all of them did), it was just that for most it was a choice between new school shoes or a trip to a museum...<BR/><BR/>...I'm going off again, aren't I?<BR/><BR/>Sorry.<BR/><BR/>Sore issue. <BR/><BR/>Sorry about what Ray is going through too. That's another thing that bothers me. Everybody with health insurance (ours is supposedly free, but still paid for in N.I. contributions, so health insurance by any other name...) pays for treatment, be it a tiny donation or a big one, every week, and there is PLENTY of money to go around, billions of pounds/dollars, enough to treat EVERYONE, but thanks to poor finance management, massive preventble waste, abuse of funds, and the government's love of needless bureaucracy and mindless hiring of too many chiefs and not enough Indians (and not paying the Indians what they earn every day yet handing over six figure salaries to the chiefs in some cases do little more than funnel paper and look impressive) most of it is wasted and the people to suffer are the ones who cannot afford to pay extra and receive the same standard of care that the big important chiefs and government officials who themselves MAKE the problems can...<BR/><BR/>...Heh. Another sore issue. This has gone from an intended few lined comment to a full essay.<BR/><BR/>Sorry again.<BR/><BR/>I'm thinking about you.<BR/><BR/>- And don't even get me STARTED on the fact that young girls have the "STICK THIN IS BEST" image shoved down their throats from birth...<BR/><BR/>...I'm going, really, I'm going... <BR/>;-)Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14549891327693205506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1146114457836896672006-04-26T22:07:00.000-07:002006-04-26T22:07:00.000-07:00ask your doctor is the manufacturers of protonix h...ask your doctor is the manufacturers of protonix have a program for patients to get that for a reduced fee, or free. if not, keep asking for samples. don't be shy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1146068908422444542006-04-26T09:28:00.000-07:002006-04-26T09:28:00.000-07:00A kind doctor is a blessing. As for growth spurts...A kind doctor is a blessing. <BR/><BR/>As for growth spurts, none of my son's winter pajamas fit him anymore. But they did two weeks ago. <BR/><BR/>Actually, I didn't expect to be still using the winter weight ones this late in April, but there you go.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604097511444010759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1146059200046892142006-04-26T06:46:00.000-07:002006-04-26T06:46:00.000-07:00$25 is a LOT for a field trip fee, in Canadian dol...$25 is a LOT for a field trip fee, in Canadian dollars, let alone US!<BR/><BR/>I'm having trouble keeping up with the Great Hunger now, and mine are only 8 and 9. Yikes!<BR/><BR/>So glad to hear you found a human doctor. Best to you all.Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08966173518099250557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1146053022427411612006-04-26T05:03:00.000-07:002006-04-26T05:03:00.000-07:00Sounds like things are looking up for you! YAY fo...Sounds like things are looking up for you! YAY for Ray's Dr.!!<BR/><BR/>They weighed Drew at the Dr. today, too. He hasn't gained an ounce in 7 months. *sigh* I think he's just going to be tiny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1146036688809838342006-04-26T00:31:00.000-07:002006-04-26T00:31:00.000-07:00That sounds like a great doctor! Thank goodness.T...That sounds like a great doctor! Thank goodness.<BR/><BR/>Those kids grow like weeds, do they not?! I remember growing a whole half a foot in one year (between sixth and seventh grades). I also remember crying a lot about my legs hurting. I took lots of pain relievers. Dang, that hurt.Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961795803297359233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1146033933683509642006-04-25T23:45:00.000-07:002006-04-25T23:45:00.000-07:00Hi Ann,That doctor is wonderful! Yay! I hope that ...Hi Ann,<BR/><BR/>That doctor is wonderful! Yay! I hope that Ray keeps doing well.<BR/><BR/>My daughter has started the testing today, the cat or star or whattheheck they are calling it, and she said the questions were really hard. <BR/><BR/>I hope to God that she does well. <BR/><BR/>My daughter is suppose to graduate from the eight grade--if she does well on this test, and keeps her grades up.<BR/><BR/>My daughter is growing tall as well, and she at nearly fifteen is taller than me by maybe two inches now. But at 5'3 1/2" I'm a little on the short side, so being taller than me isn't saying too much.<BR/><BR/>Janice~Janice Seagraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576031935823587485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1146032388302569172006-04-25T23:19:00.000-07:002006-04-25T23:19:00.000-07:00To any of you who think we've lost it, Jen was sho...To any of you who think we've lost it, Jen was showing me how to do a link in the comments.<BR/><BR/>It took a few false starts; hence "comment deleted by author".<BR/><BR/>We've got it now - it's the same as the post or email - I must have just been missing a bit of code somewhere.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, JenGrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1146031585377969102006-04-25T23:06:00.000-07:002006-04-25T23:06:00.000-07:00A Witch's Cottage<A HREF="http://a-witches-cottage.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow"> A Witch's Cottage</A>Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1146030764356500972006-04-25T22:52:00.001-07:002006-04-25T22:52:00.001-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17058563.post-1146030576860696922006-04-25T22:49:00.000-07:002006-04-25T22:49:00.000-07:00My goodness, Rochelle is growing fast!That doctor ...My goodness, Rochelle is growing fast!<BR/><BR/>That doctor is a champ.<BR/><BR/>You will understand why I am pasting this link here-- see my last email:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="" REL="nofollow">="http://www.pencils.com/eraser1.html"></A>Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491983319316686696noreply@blogger.com