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Soccer Moms, SUVs and the School Bus Stop (OT)
Posted by ChipJ (more from ChipJ) on Wed, 5 Sep 2001 13:08:43
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I live in an upper-middle class neighborhood west of Boston, on a dead-end street (referred to by some of my fellow residents as a "cul-de-sac"). When I leave for work in the morning, there is a line of four or five vans and SUVs, motors running, windows rolled up tightly to keep out the frigid 65 degree air, containing one Mom and one or two children aged 6-14. The farthest any of them live from this bus stop is 600 yards. None of them are handicapped in any physical way. My kids standing at the bus stop (which they walk the entire 300 yards to) were constantly being asked if they wanted to sit in the car to wait for the bus (the correct response I have taught them is "no thanks - it is a beautiful day").
Can anyone explain this? I could understand that an adult or two should be at the bus stop to keep the kids in order (it is a 40 mph state road at the intersection where the bus stops) - but have they ever heard of WALKING? Some of these folks are champion tree-huggers but seem to have no problem with spewing exhaust gasses out the tail pipe so that their little ones are not exposed to the real world. I am really perplexed - you would never see this in England....
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Posts in this Thread:
- Soccer Moms, SUVs and the School Bus Stop (OT), ChipJ, Wed, 5 Sep 2001 13:08:43 <-- Viewing This Message
- I'm on the HOA (Home Owner's Association) for my, WMiller, Thu, 6 Sep 2001 12:14:41
- It seems we're not preparing kids to be independent...., zeke, Thu, 6 Sep 2001 08:57:15
- It may be a "security" issue for them.., Wavey, Thu, 6 Sep 2001 08:24:57
- This is just sad..., Schu, Thu, 6 Sep 2001 06:54:12
- When I visited the US, Jo K, Wed, 5 Sep 2001 23:25:19
- Sad sad state of affairs.. my bro and I walked 1/2 mile every day, Aaron Gilbert, Wed, 5 Sep 2001 20:12:11
- "LA Story", josh harrison, Wed, 5 Sep 2001 14:59:57
- Re: Soccer Moms, SUVs and the School Bus Stop (OT), John A., Wed, 5 Sep 2001 14:08:56
- Re: Soccer Moms, SUVs and the School Bus Stop (OT), Richard Miller, Wed, 5 Sep 2001 13:12:03
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