Post by Steve Hopwood on Sept 15, 2006 11:49:52 GMT
I teach a family with three kids: Lewis, 16; Gareth, 14; Cara 11. They and their mum all come in to the music room and settle down on various chairs and old piano stools, then read\play mobile phone games whilst they wait - crowded but sociable and quite pleasant. When I get a lappy, I will set it up so they can go on msn whilst they wait. 
We have discovered that Cara is allergic to cat hair - a bit of a nuisance in a house with five moggies, three of whom love to spend time with the pupils.
I am a fresh air fiend, and sit next to the open window through which the cats love to enter. As soon as one comes in, it has to be removed for Cara's sake, so we have evolved a great system.
One of the seats is by the door, so the occupant of it takes responsibility for spotting moggie incursions.
As soon as one hops in, the cry goes up of, "P-u-s-s-y cat alert. P-u-s-s-y cat alert." whilst the caller simultaneously opens the door.
I swing round, catch the culprit and have it out of the room and into the hall before its paws even touch the ground. The door is shut and I go back to the lesson. The whole process takes perhaps 5 seconds. ;D
The moggies seem to quite enjoy the ride. It shouldn't be too long before they start appearing with Biggles-style flying goggles and scarf ;D
Subsequent edit: That is hysterical. The title to this thread should read P-u-s-s-y cat alert, but the censor has changed it to 'girl thingy-cat alert'. It did the same in the body of the text too, which is why I have had to change it. ;D ;D ;D ;D
We have discovered that Cara is allergic to cat hair - a bit of a nuisance in a house with five moggies, three of whom love to spend time with the pupils.
I am a fresh air fiend, and sit next to the open window through which the cats love to enter. As soon as one comes in, it has to be removed for Cara's sake, so we have evolved a great system.
One of the seats is by the door, so the occupant of it takes responsibility for spotting moggie incursions.
As soon as one hops in, the cry goes up of, "P-u-s-s-y cat alert. P-u-s-s-y cat alert." whilst the caller simultaneously opens the door.
I swing round, catch the culprit and have it out of the room and into the hall before its paws even touch the ground. The door is shut and I go back to the lesson. The whole process takes perhaps 5 seconds. ;D
The moggies seem to quite enjoy the ride. It shouldn't be too long before they start appearing with Biggles-style flying goggles and scarf ;D
Subsequent edit: That is hysterical. The title to this thread should read P-u-s-s-y cat alert, but the censor has changed it to 'girl thingy-cat alert'. It did the same in the body of the text too, which is why I have had to change it. ;D ;D ;D ;D
