ST ANDREWS MUM BRINGS MEASURING TAPE TO SCHOOL PICKUP AND WON'T LET IT GO
She's measured the yellow lines. She's measured the Prados. Nobody asked her to.
Well here we go AGAIN... a St Andrews mother has been turning up to the primary school pickup with a proper builders measuring tape and its DISGUSTING honestly... the woman apparently called Fiona has been out there since Term 2... telling other mums their front wheels are 40cm over the yellow line... one poor woman got told her Prado was 'encroaching on the crossing zone' whatever the hell that means.
Meanwhile the ACTUAL council cant fix the roundabout on River Road which has been rooted since April... and dont get me STARTED on what they charge us in rates... $3400 last year and for WHAT.
One dad who wont be named because his wife is on the PTA told the Yarn 'she measured my ute mate... she measured my ute and WhatsApped a photo to the group chat with red arrows on it'... RED ARROWS. On a Hilux. At 3:15 on a Tuesday. What has this country come to.
The school has 'noted the concerns' which is code for doing bugger all... same as when I complained about the sausage sizzle switching to those cheap Pams ones instead of Hellers... anyone with tastebuds can tell the difference and my Gerald God rest him would have walked OUT.
Anyway Fiona was seen yesterday measuring the distance between two mums having a chat near the gate because apparently thats a 'pedestrian flow obstruction' now... this is Hamilton not North Korea love... put the tape away and buy your kid an ice block like a normal person.
Like and SHARE if you agree!!! We need to take our pickup lanes BACK. Heather.
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★ Trev_Hornby
Fiona needs to mind her own business.
chris_noodlesandwich
Mate, she can stay on the sidelines where she belongs. Who needs such negativity at pickup?
★ Margaret_F
Honestly, this reminds me of a woman in our neighbourhood during the 90s. She would count how long people's cars were idling, Gerald found it absurd. The youth today are too concerned with minutiae rather than enjoying life like we did.
wayward_pete
@Margaret_F, it's not just the youth. Some adults love petty authority.
★ BarryBishopdale
Bloody measuring tapes won't fix the munted River Road roundabout. The council is a joke.
KiwiKate49
Fix the bloody roundabout!
Garry (Halswell)
So, Fiona's basically the parking police now. Do we get badges too?
Sandra M.
The school's lack of response is what's truly alarming. It's a piss-take when they can't even handle a small matter like this.
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