Arrival times

He could probably have afforded to wait 6 mins whereas I would have forgotten what I was about to say (as indeed I have )

I certainly get your point....why should 'grass cutting duties' interfere with managing arrivals on to site earlier if there are spaces...which there always will be....

even with a full site (and my two example sites are always full) the first departers (from 8 onwards) are always earlier than the first arrivals (from around 10 onwards).......so there will be a space ot two more than required...

reception staff don't cut the grass (or clean the toilets or manage the maintenance....etc...) at the sites I described....and many, many more no doubt.

the frontline staff are there to welcome you and get you onto site as smoothly and safely as possible but not to impose arbitrary entry restrictions when it makes no sense to do so.....

ok, the club rules are what they are, and we adhere to them, but this doesn't preclude my noticing (and commenting on) the fact that it sometimes works better elsewhere...and it certainly does in the examples I gave.

however, for those who know no different, I can see their reticence...

how can any site manage arrivals better than a club site?...

now that is (bad) teacher speak

Humour, of all types, seems wasted on this forum....

well and not aimed at you in any way of course, when someone in the class (usually the class clown) doesn't know the answer to a question they usually get around it by talking waffle to buy some time. Of course this is not you in any way shape or form

I didn't answer any question btw, I asked two polite questions of you which you have not yet answered they were:

What would you want the club to do for families like yourself?

The club could half it's Friday night's fee (,) would that lessen the travelling problems?  Would you then go?

The club could half it's Friday night's fee (,) would that lessen the travelling problems? Would you then go?

Did you mean 'halve'? 

Not always BB, I found the "effluent" reference hilarious, sort of confirms my musings on parts of the South! Mind you.......

when someone in the class (usually the class clown) doesn't know the answer to a question they usually get around it by talking waffle to buy some time.

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Not a nice way to talk about teachers

K 

interesting point ET, according to the forces of darkness (ie the English staff) is that my usage is the current usage and to cut in half, to half something, half it's budget... is now an expression which stands for the verb 'to halve' - take it up with them