Nice People Thread No. 14, all Nice and Proper

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

If it weren't so "odd", given a choice of front doors it'd be interesting to have one that has a face-sized opening with bars over it, like you see in films in places like Morocco.... when people knock on those doors the little mini-door at face height is opened (and it's covered with bars) and they speak, then decide whether to open the door.

Not that odd at all IMO. I'd go for it.

Wheezy_2

Not wanting to start a political discussion on the NPT, but...are all the nice peeps voting tomorrow?
I'll probably go, although I can't vote for the parliamentary one, so just for the council.

CKhalvashi

Wheezy wrote: »

Not wanting to start a political discussion on the NPT, but...are all the nice peeps voting tomorrow?
I'll probably go, although I can't vote for the parliamentary one, so just for the council.

Lib Dems for local, Tories for Parliamentary, but secretly hope Labour are in power nationally.

I know, I'm strange

michaels

What are the rules on taking kids to polling stations? I want to go and show them what voting is like even though the local candidate for the grouping I support is rubbish but will win anyway.

ivyleaf

i'm sure you could take the kids michaels, otherwise how would people at home with small children be able to go and vote (unless they did it by post, of course, but it only takes a couple of minutes).

There were certainly a couple of women with littl'uns in pushchairs last time I went to the polling station.

Generali

Wheezy wrote: »

Not wanting to start a political discussion on the NPT, but...are all the nice peeps voting tomorrow?
I'll probably go, although I can't vote for the parliamentary one, so just for the council.

I still get to vote in the UK but it's simply not worth it. The seat is so Tory that Labour don't even stand in the local elections. I'm not sure if it's because they realise it's pointless or if they can't find a Labour supporter in the ward so there isn't anyone to stand!

I hoped that I could give a proxy vote to a good mate of mine who lives in a marginal but apparently only the Government are allowed to Gerrymander votes. They'll be telling me I've got to stop printing my own tenners next. Bloody Government.

After all the rain and hail and storms we've gone back to some lovely autumnal weather here. 23C and sunny in the day with cooler nights.

It's Mother('?)s Day on Sunday. I have a lovely present planned for Mrs Generali but she sometimes reads this so I'd better not say what it is. While we're on the subject let me say she's a saint of a woman and makes Venus look like a verruca.

Generali

michaels wrote: »

What are the rules on taking kids to polling stations? I want to go and show them what voting is like even though the local candidate for the grouping I support is rubbish but will win anyway.

When I was in the UK it was that you can take kids into the polling centre but not into the polling booth.

Here you can take them into the polling booth too.

Jazee

CKhalvashi wrote: »

Lib Dems for local, Tories for Parliamentary, but secretly hope Labour are in power nationally.

I know, I'm strange

Very strange.

I'll be voting. It was instilled in me how important it is when I was a small child and my uncle took me along and told me all about it. I had to wait outside though.

Wheezy_2

Can I bring my children to show them how it works?

Of course. Polling station staff are expected to be welcoming to under-18s so as not to put off the voters of tomorrow. In exceptional cases where there are large numbers of young people in the station, presiding officers have the power to ask them to wait outside. If someone has several young children, a member of the polling station staff can look after them while the parent or guardian votes.

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32451429

SingleSue

Generali wrote: »

When I was in the UK it was that you can take kids into the polling centre but not into the polling booth.

Here you can take them into the polling booth too.

They never tried to stop me.....think they took one look at the boys and decided it was better I took them into the booth with me :rotfl: