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Skriven 2007-11-01 17:51:18 av Barbara McNay (1:382/48)
  Kommentar till text 22119 av Carol Shenkenberger (1:261/1466.0)
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 >  -=> Quoting Barbara Mcnay to Carol Shenkenberger <=-

 >>  BM> Could be.  Actually, I'd think that the school would provide, keep as
 >>  BM> school  property, and maintain requisite safety equipment.

 >> Naw, part of the 'fun' for parents is getting that
 >> list every year and having to

 >  BM> Where I went to school in Massachusetts, everything belonged to and/or
 >  BM> was  supplied by the school.  Books, writing and drawing

 > I've always had to provide all but textbooks.  Even
 > had to buy the disection
 > kit for the biology class in HS.

I don't know about that, as I didn't have biology.

 >  BM> materials, everything. Every so often, we'd get to keep the
 >  BM> wooden rulers or something that were due for replacement.
 >  BM> When I moved down here where the parents had to not only
 >  BM> buy everything, but buy it all anew each year, I was not
 >  BM> happy.  Cheaper by far for the school to buy everything in
 >  BM> large amounts, I would think.

 > True but it's a taxpayer issue I guess.  The only
 > thing I find 'odd' here is
 > they do not give you a list a the start of the year so
 > you can get it all.  It
 > comes up instead, piecemeal and the safety glasses
 > came up on Thursday and were
 > needed by next Tuesday.
Here, they give you a very explicit list, so you don't just get a box of
crayons, for instance, you get the kind that has these and only these colors.

 >> It is.  Charlotte was all upset when the news said not
 >> allowed to go out over
 >> age 12 here (came on about 10 mins ago).  I told her
 >> we are going out a bit
 >> anyways to the few houses nearby and borrowing the
 >> neighbor's 4yo as cover <g>.

 >  BM> That's one way.  I've seen suggestions in the paper that perhaps you
 >  BM> could  put forward another year, of older children collecting for
 >  BM> UNICEF or a local food bank.  I didn't really otherwise

 > For my mind, I think 13 is still ok.  14?  Not unless
 > bringing other kids
 > around or out in the country where you only have a few
 > houses anyways.

 >  BM> like to see older children coming for trick or treat, nor
 >  BM> did I appreciate parents coming around with only a clueless
 >  BM> young baby.  I keep my light turned off on Halloween,
 >  BM> nowadays.

 > Aw, I don't mind the babies.  Theres normally an older
 > one nearby you do not
 > realize is same family.

There was one woman who came in a lull between children.  If she had been
pleasant and chatty, I wouldn't have minded, but as it was, I'd never seen her
before, and when I dropped the goody into her bag, she looked at me
suspiciously, then into the bag, then back and forth again.  I thought if she
were that mistrustful, she should have stayed home.  I don't think the baby was
more than six months old.

 > Here's a local family that came by.  The younger child
 > is wheelchair bound and
 > the parents would come up to the door and collect for
 > him.  If you didnt know
 > to look, you wouldnt realize what was going on.  (I
 > and several others went
 > down to the driveway and greeted then gave him his
 > candy direct).  His older
 > brother also trick-r-treats and he's 16, has mongolian
 > syndrome and is
 > mentally about age 8.  (they adopt children with
 > disabilites after losing their
 > only one many years ago to some genetic issue between
 > the 2 parents).

 > Lots of folks leave the lights off though and no one
 > bothers them.

There used to be children in the neighborhood here, but I don't think there are
any now.

 >> Humm, now what will I dress up as?  I do have a second
 >> kimono and some aging
 >> makeup skills to make me look like an old lady....
 >> tehehehe

 >  BM> You must really be good with the makeup!

 > teehehehe!  I made a good witchy geisha.  Just used
 > eyeliner and such to make
 > 'wrinkles' then a whitish eye makeup to highlight
 > between and 'ya got age'.

I'll bet that was fun.

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