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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Peachy on 24 June 2010, 16:03:04
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Where is St Edmond School? I keep getting text messages from them stating that unless any arrears of school dinner monies are cleared by this friday your child will not be served food as and from coming Monday. Some firm called NCC caterers are supplying them, so it says in the text message.
Seems a little harsh to me, to leave a kid without food, but on the other hand parents on Low Income will be entitled to Free Dinners will they not? And Parents earning good money should not have arrears, so on hindsight I think they are correct.
Strange why I am getting the messages though, never even heard of the school. :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Where is St Edmond Scool? I keep getting text messages from the stating that unless any arrears of school dinner monies are cleared by this friday your child will not be served food as and from comng Monday. Some firm called NCC caterers are supplying them, so it says in the text message.
Seems a little harsh to me, to leave a kid without food, but on the other hand parents on Low Income will be entitled to Free Dinners will they not? And Parents earning good money should not have arrears, so on hindsight I think they are correct.
Strange why I am getting the messages though, never even heard of the school. :'( :'( :'( :'(
Seems a little harsh to me, to leave a kid without food, but on the other hand parents on Low Income will be entitled to Free Dinners will they not? And Parents earning good money should not have arrears, so on hindsight I think they are correct.
Send St Edmond's a text to show your approbation Di :y :y
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Where is St Edmond Scool? I keep getting text messages from the stating that unless any arrears of school dinner monies are cleared by this friday your child will not be served food as and from comng Monday. Some firm called NCC caterers are supplying them, so it says in the text message.
Seems a little harsh to me, to leave a kid without food, but on the other hand parents on Low Income will be entitled to Free Dinners will they not? And Parents earning good money should not have arrears, so on hindsight I think they are correct.
Strange why I am getting the messages though, never even heard of the school. :'( :'( :'( :'(
Seems a little harsh to me, to leave a kid without food, but on the other hand parents on Low Income will be entitled to Free Dinners will they not? And Parents earning good money should not have arrears, so on hindsight I think they are correct.
Send St Edmond's a text to show your approbation Di :y :y
I did try Z, but it will not take texts, so I am assuming it is a machine auto sending them for some reason. Just tried again by clicking on REPLY and no reply telephone number appears to send it to. STRANGE. :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/ :-/
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Where is St Edmond School? I keep getting text messages from them stating that unless any arrears of school dinner monies are cleared by this friday your child will not be served food as and from coming Monday. Some firm called NCC caterers are supplying them, so it says in the text message.
Seems a little harsh to me, to leave a kid without food, but on the other hand parents on Low Income will be entitled to Free Dinners will they not? And Parents earning good money should not have arrears, so on hindsight I think they are correct.
Strange why I am getting the messages though, never even heard of the school. :'( :'( :'( :'(
Probably a simple typing error when someone in the school office was entering contact info for students' parents.
This is most likely a silly question, but have you scrolled right through the message to see if there is any contact number? Apologies if you have..... :)
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Where is St Edmond School? I keep getting text messages from them stating that unless any arrears of school dinner monies are cleared by this friday your child will not be served food as and from coming Monday. Some firm called NCC caterers are supplying them, so it says in the text message.
Seems a little harsh to me, to leave a kid without food, but on the other hand parents on Low Income will be entitled to Free Dinners will they not? And Parents earning good money should not have arrears, so on hindsight I think they are correct.
Strange why I am getting the messages though, never even heard of the school. :'( :'( :'( :'(
Probably a simple typing error when someone in the school office was entering contact info for students' parents.
This is most likely a silly question, but have you scrolled right through the message to see if there is any contact number? Apologies if you have..... :)
I have read all the message, I have had dozens of them literally dozens. No phone number anywhere. I have no idea where they got my number from as to my knowledge there are only 8 people with my number and only one in the OOF.
I bought my number years ago.
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As I said, it will be a typing error at the school.
I have also had my mobile number for quite some time. A while ago I started getting texts from someone I didn't know, and which were addressed to someone I didn't know.
Turned out that the intended recipient's number was almost the same as mine, their code was 07885, mine is 07785 - the caller had typed their friend's number into their phonebook wrong...
In this case I was getting the sending number so I just called them to ask who they were, and we sorted it out.
Bit more tricky for you. Any chance your phone network provider could help?
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As I said, it will be a typing error at the school.
I have also had my mobile number for quite some time. A while ago I started getting texts from someone I didn't know, and which were addressed to someone I didn't know.
Turned out that the intended recipient's number was almost the same as mine, their code was 07885, mine is 07785 - the caller had typed their friend's number into their phonebook wrong...
In this case I was getting the sending number so I just called them to ask who they were, and we sorted it out.
Bit more tricky for you. Any chance your phone network provider could help?
I doubt it, I am on Tesco PAYG. Topup £20 and receive £60. Suits me.
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Try first this St Edmunds School in Canterbury. Although there are a few schools of that name listed, the St Edmunds in Canterbury is very 'up market' and would have the type of parents who would forget such a 'piddling' thing as school dinner money or even fees!! :D :D :D
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=&q=st+edmund+school&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3RNFA_enGB272GB306&ie=UTF-8&aq=1&oq=St+Edmond+School
;) ;)
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Sounded like a scam to me.
When I was at school we bought tickets for the amount of meals we wanted on monday morning, no ticket no meal as the ticket was part of the reason they know how much food to order/cook.
So how can anyone have ever been in arrears with dinner money. Saying that, I did leave school in 1977 :-/
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Sounded like a scam to me.
When I was at school we bought tickets for the amount of meals we wanted on monday morning, no ticket no meal as the ticket was part of the reason they know how much food to order/cook.
So how can anyone have ever been in arrears with dinner money. Saying that, I did leave school in 1977 :-/
Not as archaic as you think. I started secondary school in 1993. We had swipe cards which were 'topped up' with cash or online via card payments.
They worked in the same was as your tickets, just a newer version I guess.
I've never heard of schools giving food and receiving payment later, and I've got loads of Nieces and Nephews. :-/
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Sounded like a scam to me.
When I was at school we bought tickets for the amount of meals we wanted on monday morning, no ticket no meal as the ticket was part of the reason they know how much food to order/cook.
So how can anyone have ever been in arrears with dinner money. Saying that, I did leave school in 1977 :-/
Not as archaic as you think. I started secondary school in 1993. We had swipe cards which were 'topped up' with cash or online via card payments.
They worked in the same was as your tickets, just a newer version I guess.
I've never heard of schools giving food and receiving payment later, and I've got loads of Nieces and Nephews. :-/
Do you have any idea of how old you make me feel with such a comment........... :'( :'( :'(
Currently in County Durham, all primary school children get free school meals, started about a year ago, saves me a few quid.... :y bet this stops soon with this new government... :(
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You'd be suprised how lucky some school kids are to get fresh, warm school meal. I've worked in many school that don't have kitchens, the kids either take in sandwiches or the food is cooked in the morning and delivered to the school by van :(
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Sounded like a scam to me.
When I was at school we bought tickets for the amount of meals we wanted on monday morning, no ticket no meal as the ticket was part of the reason they know how much food to order/cook.
So how can anyone have ever been in arrears with dinner money. Saying that, I did leave school in 1977 :-/
10p for a dinner when i was at school, 10and 1/2p for 10 no6 fags. buy fags and then go home for lunch. ;)
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You'd be suprised how lucky some school kids are to get fresh, warm school meal. I've worked in many school that don't have kitchens, the kids either take in sandwiches or the food is cooked in the morning and delivered to the school by van :(
my sons school has vending machines, so they all go over the rd to the chip shop.
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Sounded like a scam to me.
When I was at school we bought tickets for the amount of meals we wanted on monday morning, no ticket no meal as the ticket was part of the reason they know how much food to order/cook.
So how can anyone have ever been in arrears with dinner money. Saying that, I did leave school in 1977 :-/
10p for a dinner when i was at school, 10and 1/2p for 10 no6 fags. buy fags and then go home for lunch. ;)
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God your showing your age richie lol and i also remember the price of school meals too and i am showing my age ;D ;D
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Sounded like a scam to me.
When I was at school we bought tickets for the amount of meals we wanted on monday morning, no ticket no meal as the ticket was part of the reason they know how much food to order/cook.
So how can anyone have ever been in arrears with dinner money. Saying that, I did leave school in 1977 :-/
10p for a dinner when i was at school, 10and 1/2p for 10 no6 fags. buy fags and then go home for lunch. ;)
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God your showing your age richie lol and i also remember the price of school meals too and i am showing my age ;D ;D
i am maria, 3 more weeks and im 49. but still fit and handsome so not a problem ::) ;D ;D
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Sounded like a scam to me.
When I was at school we bought tickets for the amount of meals we wanted on monday morning, no ticket no meal as the ticket was part of the reason they know how much food to order/cook.
So how can anyone have ever been in arrears with dinner money. Saying that, I did leave school in 1977 :-/
10p for a dinner when i was at school, 10and 1/2p for 10 no6 fags. buy fags and then go home for lunch. ;)
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God your showing your age richie lol and i also remember the price of school meals too and i am showing my age ;D ;D
i am maria, 3 more weeks and im 49. but still fit and handsome so not a problem ::) ;D ;D
There's inflation for you then as a Benson & Hedges Fag plus a single match (for what use it was ;D) in 1986 ish was 10p :y
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Sounded like a scam to me.
When I was at school we bought tickets for the amount of meals we wanted on monday morning, no ticket no meal as the ticket was part of the reason they know how much food to order/cook.
So how can anyone have ever been in arrears with dinner money. Saying that, I did leave school in 1977 :-/
10p for a dinner when i was at school, 10and 1/2p for 10 no6 fags. buy fags and then go home for lunch. ;)
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God your showing your age richie lol and i also remember the price of school meals too and i am showing my age ;D ;D
i am maria, 3 more weeks and im 49. but still fit and handsome so not a problem ::) ;D ;D
Our dinners were 15p
plus when I was 14 (1975) I worked in a supermarket and can allways remember cans of lockwoods pop were 3.5p or 4.5 for and shandy.
Chippy was 12p for a bag of chips (I think) cant remeber the price of ficsh or pies.
1985
chips 32p
fisk 60p (4oz)
(greek shops were £1.05 for a 7oz haddock fillet - now well over £3/3.50 for the same)
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Sounded like a scam to me.
When I was at school we bought tickets for the amount of meals we wanted on monday morning, no ticket no meal as the ticket was part of the reason they know how much food to order/cook.
So how can anyone have ever been in arrears with dinner money. Saying that, I did leave school in 1977 :-/
10p for a dinner when i was at school, 10and 1/2p for 10 no6 fags. buy fags and then go home for lunch. ;)
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God your showing your age richie lol and i also remember the price of school meals too and i am showing my age ;D ;D
i am maria, 3 more weeks and im 49. but still fit and handsome so not a problem ::) ;D ;D
Our dinners were 15p
plus when I was 14 (1975) I worked in a supermarket and can allways remember cans of lockwoods pop were 3.5p or 4.5 for and shandy.
Chippy was 12p for a bag of chips (I think) cant remeber the price of ficsh or pies.
1985
chips 32p
fisk 60p (4oz)
(greek shops were £1.05 for a 7oz haddock fillet - now well over £3/3.50 for the same)
Now Mr. Skruntie something doesn't add up here...... in your profile it says your age is 29 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D so which is it??????: ::) ::)
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Well considering I have allways been open on writing regards my age and had my 49th birthday in April and got some stick for it then you tell me.
Plus I have 2 Omega's and one of them certainly does NOT have a 350 chevy, twin turbo dual 300 shot NOS motor in it (YET) ::) :y But thats because my lootery numbers have not come up yet.
But when it does - this gets dropped it with a set of brembo brakes and a full suspension rework.
(http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk106/skruntie/Cars%20-%20Bitz/188img5.jpg)
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Anyway, back on Planet Earth I remember in our village there was uproar when a chip n pea mix went up to 23p from 18p.....
That would have been 1979-1980
:o :o :o :o
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My school dinners were 5 shillings a week. I used to buy 5 dinner tickets from some kid who was on free dinners for two shillings and have my dinners all week and three bob profit.
He, of course, used to starve after his two bob Monday blow-out.
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i can still remember when crisps where 10p a bag ;D :y
my school dinners cost 50p.
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i can still remember when crisps where 10p a bag ;D :y
my school dinners cost 50p.
I remember crisps at 6p a packet and the effort it took a shop person to add up the price of 10 packets! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Yes 6 12 18 ect ::) ::) ::) ::)
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i can still remember when crisps where 10p a bag ;D :y
my school dinners cost 50p.
I remember crisps at 6p a packet and the effort it took a shop person to add up the price of 10 packets! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Yes 6 12 18 ect ::) ::) ::) ::)
Now I'm feeling old again! :P :P :P
I can remember when crisps were 3d a pack, and we bought them (only Smiths with the blue salt bags) with the proceeds of collecting old jam jars and bottles, to be sold to the local off licence (for a reason I now not know why!!) :D :D ;)
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I remember when the local papershop ordered far too many Creme Eggs, not long after they were launched and decided to sell em off at 1 pence each......
Didnt realised how tight they were being at the time, but my parents sent me down there with 25p to buy some.......
:D :D :D :D
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i can still remember when crisps where 10p a bag ;D :y
my school dinners cost 50p.
I remember crisps at 6p a packet and the effort it took a shop person to add up the price of 10 packets! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Yes 6 12 18 ect ::) ::) ::) ::)
Now I'm feeling old again! :P :P :P
I can remember when crisps were 3d a pack, and we bought them (only Smiths with the blue salt bags) with the proceeds of collecting old jam jars and bottles, to be sold to the local off licence (for a reason I now not know why!!) :D :D ;)
I remember those Lizzie.
Plus there was an orange drink am sure it's name had joe in it, they were in cripped waxed cartons, the square section was crimped one way then the other to make it a diamond shape and the shop used to freeze them for us.
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i can still remember when crisps where 10p a bag ;D :y
my school dinners cost 50p.
I remember crisps at 6p a packet and the effort it took a shop person to add up the price of 10 packets! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Yes 6 12 18 ect ::) ::) ::) ::)
Now I'm feeling old again! :P :P :P
I can remember when crisps were 3d a pack, and we bought them (only Smiths with the blue salt bags) with the proceeds of collecting old jam jars and bottles, to be sold to the local off licence (for a reason I now not know why!!) :D :D ;)
I remember those Lizzie.
Plus there was an orange drink am sure it's name had joe in it, they were in cripped waxed cartons, the square section was crimped one way then the other to make it a diamond shape and the shop used to freeze them for us.
i think what yer mean there is calypso,and yes smiths salt and shake..i used to put some vinegar in aswell :y
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May have become a calypso but the ones we had were a different name, but I am getting old ::)
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i can still remember when crisps where 10p a bag ;D :y
my school dinners cost 50p.
I remember crisps at 6p a packet and the effort it took a shop person to add up the price of 10 packets! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Yes 6 12 18 ect ::) ::) ::) ::)
Now I'm feeling old again! :P :P :P
I can remember when crisps were 3d a pack, and we bought them (only Smiths with the blue salt bags) with the proceeds of collecting old jam jars and bottles, to be sold to the local off licence (for a reason I now not know why!!) :D :D ;)
I remember those Lizzie.
Plus there was an orange drink am sure it's name had joe in it, they were in cripped waxed cartons, the square section was crimped one way then the other to make it a diamond shape and the shop used to freeze them for us.
i think what yer mean there is calypso,and yes smiths salt and shake..i used to put some vinegar in aswell :y
Jubblies :y
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i can still remember when crisps where 10p a bag ;D :y
my school dinners cost 50p.
I remember crisps at 6p a packet and the effort it took a shop person to add up the price of 10 packets! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Yes 6 12 18 ect ::) ::) ::) ::)
Now I'm feeling old again! :P :P :P
I can remember when crisps were 3d a pack, and we bought them (only Smiths with the blue salt bags) with the proceeds of collecting old jam jars and bottles, to be sold to the local off licence (for a reason I now not know why!!) :D :D ;)
I remember those Lizzie.
Plus there was an orange drink am sure it's name had joe in it, they were in cripped waxed cartons, the square section was crimped one way then the other to make it a diamond shape and the shop used to freeze them for us.
i think what yer mean there is calypso,and yes smiths salt and shake..i used to put some vinegar in aswell :y
That is what they were called when re-introduced decades later ;) ;).
No, when I say Smiths they were the only crisp available at the time, and there was no other choice with the blue salt bag in c.1958; you either added the salt to make then 'salted' or kept them unsalted. Once more no other choice, and certainly no flavoured crisps available. They came later in the 1960s with the new crisp kid on the block; Golden Wonder who dented the Smith's crisp monoply forever! ;) ;)
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i can still remember when crisps where 10p a bag ;D :y
my school dinners cost 50p.
I remember crisps at 6p a packet and the effort it took a shop person to add up the price of 10 packets! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Yes 6 12 18 ect ::) ::) ::) ::)
Now I'm feeling old again! :P :P :P
I can remember when crisps were 3d a pack, and we bought them (only Smiths with the blue salt bags) with the proceeds of collecting old jam jars and bottles, to be sold to the local off licence (for a reason I now not know why!!) :D :D ;)
I remember those Lizzie.
Plus there was an orange drink am sure it's name had joe in it, they were in cripped waxed cartons, the square section was crimped one way then the other to make it a diamond shape and the shop used to freeze them for us.
i think what yer mean there is calypso,and yes smiths salt and shake..i used to put some vinegar in aswell :y
That is what they were called when re-introduced decades later ;) ;).
No, when I say Smiths they were the only crisp available at the time, and there was no other choice with the blue salt bag in c.1958; you either added the salt to make then 'salted' or kept them unsalted. Once more no other choice, and certainly no flavoured crisps available. They came later in the 1960s with the new crisp kid on the block; Golden Wonder who dented the Smith's crisp monoply forever! ;) ;)
yer see being a spring chicken i wouldnt know that ;)
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i can still remember when crisps where 10p a bag ;D :y
my school dinners cost 50p.
I remember crisps at 6p a packet and the effort it took a shop person to add up the price of 10 packets! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Yes 6 12 18 ect ::) ::) ::) ::)
Now I'm feeling old again! :P :P :P
I can remember when crisps were 3d a pack, and we bought them (only Smiths with the blue salt bags) with the proceeds of collecting old jam jars and bottles, to be sold to the local off licence (for a reason I now not know why!!) :D :D ;)
I remember those Lizzie.
Plus there was an orange drink am sure it's name had joe in it, they were in cripped waxed cartons, the square section was crimped one way then the other to make it a diamond shape and the shop used to freeze them for us.
i think what yer mean there is calypso,and yes smiths salt and shake..i used to put some vinegar in aswell :y
That is what they were called when re-introduced decades later ;) ;).
No, when I say Smiths they were the only crisp available at the time, and there was no other choice with the blue salt bag in c.1958; you either added the salt to make then 'salted' or kept them unsalted. Once more no other choice, and certainly no flavoured crisps available. They came later in the 1960s with the new crisp kid on the block; Golden Wonder who dented the Smith's crisp monoply forever! ;) ;)
yer see being a spring chicken i wouldnt know that ;)
Yes, yes!!! You young whipper snappers don't know that you've been born!! ::) ::) ::) :D :D :D :D ;)
Well that's what the "old" people you to say to us when we were young, so it is your turn now Hercules!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)