Where Have You Been In Your Van Today?

Polzeylad said:
Big drive! I went to school in Guildford (RGS) before moving to Cornwall.
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Ah @Polzeylad you are obviously a very clever chap! I'd love to get my boys into RGS but unfortunately their grades do not cut the mustard. The school is now constantly top ten in the UK and only five minutes from my office so it would be nice.

How does Cornwall compare?
 
Jules said:
Ah @Polzeylad you are obviously a very clever chap! I'd love to get my boys into RGS but unfortunately their grades do not cut the mustard. The school is now constantly top ten in the UK and only five minutes from my office so it would be nice.

How does Cornwall compare?
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I was a bit of a swat in school (jumped a year and so on) so didn't need to do any prep for the exam but it was still very daunting. The alternative at the time was pretty dire so I more or less HAD to pass! Very hard work though once there but it definitely does well.

Moving to Cornwall aged 14 was pretty awful school wise for a while - the private school in Cornwall was too far away so it was high achieving "posh" school to a Cornish comp but after almost a year of having a pretty bad time (sadly a few tried to physically bully me - I'd done karate to a fairly high level so they eventually realised that didn't work), all slotted into place but it was a hell of a transition. Glad I saw both sides but if anyone ever considers moving, try and avoid it when your kids are in their teens! My younger sisters had no problems at primary school.

It's very different - grades can still be very good but facilities are a lot more limited. But I feel school is only part of your education; that's partly why we go away on long holidays around Europe - so that our little ones (aged 5&8) can see the World, learn languages and have fun. I also believe much of education is aimed at making kids "perfect consumers" - encouraged to work in a big company, work your way up the housing ladder, buy nice cars, etc so we try and fill in the missing gaps and raise our kids with an open mind realising that buying the latest iPad/clothes/whatever is NOT the key to a good life and people who make a pile of cash aren't in any way "better" than those that don't. They're just mostly lucky.


Anyway utterly random essay over...!
 
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Polzeylad said:
Anyway utterly random essay over...!
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Loving the utterly random essay !! :D

I absolutely agree with you that school should only be part of your education, especially in this country. We seem only to want to drive learning into our children too early in Blighty and we could learn a lot from the French or Dutch who don't do anything other than play up until the age of 7. The amount of homework my boys (12 & 9) get is ridiculous, especially when they should be out playing with every spare moment they get. Mind you, I do wish they would spend less time butchering the Vel's sliding doors :confused:

My boys are lucky (in respect of languages that is!?!) too as their mother is French and so they're both fluent. Grandparents don't speak a word of the best language in the world and so they had to learn early. Hence the long journeys to Noirmoutier where they live.

Anyway, we should perhaps share these ramblings over a beer if this forum ever does organise that get-together......somewhere near Bristol methinks :)
 
Jules said:
Loving the utterly random essay !! :D

I absolutely agree with you that school should only be part of your education, especially in this country. We seem only to want to drive learning into our children too early in Blighty and we could learn a lot from the French or Dutch who don't do anything other than play up until the age of 7. The amount of homework my boys (12 & 9) get is ridiculous, especially when they should be out playing with every spare moment they get. Mind you, I do wish they would spend less time butchering the Vel's sliding doors :confused:

My boys are lucky (in respect of languages that is!?!) too as their mother is French and so they're both fluent. Grandparents don't speak a word of the best language in the world and so they had to learn early. Hence the long journeys to Noirmoutier where they live.

Anyway, we should perhaps share these ramblings over a beer if this forum ever does organise that get-together......somewhere near Bristol methinks :)
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Sounds good; lived in Bristol for 8 years so often up that way!
 
Jumped in the van this morning to go to work and split a mug full of coffee on the drivers side floor!!! Was parked on a slight incline and watched in horror as the river of coffee disappeared under the drivers seat :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry: Might be taking the drivers seat out this weekend, can't bear the thought of the sticky coffee residue being there.
 
DaveBos said:
Jumped in the van this morning to go to work and split a mug full of coffee on the drivers side floor!!! Was parked on a slight incline and watched in horror as the river of coffee disappeared under the drivers seat :cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry: Might be taking the drivers seat out this weekend, can't bear the thought of the sticky coffee residue being there.
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:) Been there sooooo many times! Gutted for you.
 
I once hand fitted a roll of carpet to an old car, took a whole day of cutting and gluing, it turned out really well was quite chuffed with it. A week later carried a bottle of milk rolled off back seat and spilt on my new carpet, took weeks to get rid of the smell of sour milk!
 
Thats a fair point, not everyone is interested in every aspect :thumbsup:
I have started a new thread for custom vanz in the recommend a business forum
 
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