tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post5336674905265438859..comments2024-03-29T06:05:14.320+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Build-up to COW2010Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-28505656459957557732010-05-21T23:26:03.575+01:002010-05-21T23:26:03.575+01:00Chris,
In the UK we have become obsessed with wha...Chris,<br /><br />In the UK we have become obsessed with what is called 'child safeguarding'. Basically anyone who comes in regular contact with children as part of their job (e.g. a teacher) or because they are involved in youth work (e.g. a scout leader) MUST have a CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) check made on them. This costs over £40.00 and has to be made for each different contact. In other words a teacher who is a scout leader has to have two CRBs done, one for each contact.<br /><br />In some schools they are insisting that ALL people who have to work on site (including visiting technicians or repair workers) are CRB'ed before they can enter the school building to do their jobs, even if they are not coming into contact with the children.<br /><br />The same level of 'safeguarding' has also been introduced for people who work with vulnerable adults.<br /><br />I think that you are probably better off running the flea market; it sounds like it is a lot less stressful than having to be CRB’ed!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-59175832088185826792010-05-21T17:16:07.912+01:002010-05-21T17:16:07.912+01:00I hear you. I used to run the kids' program a...I hear you. I used to run the kids' program at our big conventions (painting, terrain-making, simple games), until some one decided I might not be trustworthy around children (!!!), which came as news to the other folks who helped me. I then started running the flea market (sort of a bring-and-buy to you chaps), which despite the sniping has been very rewarding. And yeah, the free room helps!<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091296131481416326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-33854973050080020722010-05-20T19:32:00.280+01:002010-05-20T19:32:00.280+01:00Ross Mac,
Very true ... and although I was told n...Ross Mac,<br /><br />Very true ... and although I was told never to volunteer for anything, when you are the biggest person in the line-up you tend to get picked for any jobs that are going.<br /><br />I discovered this early on in life, and began to 'volunteer' because I knew that I would be picked anyway ... except that the perverse logic used by people who select 'volunteers' often ended up with someone else being chosen in my place!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-60015392787229420282010-05-20T19:26:56.256+01:002010-05-20T19:26:56.256+01:00Chris J,
I will make no further comment about get...Chris J,<br /><br />I will make no further comment about getting old, as my leaky bits might decide to take their revenge and leak some more!<br /><br />Somehow I don't think that it's because I am a <i>'good person who is held in awe and tremendous respect by your fellow hobbyists'</i> that I help run COW; if my memory serves my right it was because at the time I volunteered, none of the fellow members of WD wanted to do it!<br /><br />The truth is that I did it because it was the only way I could guarantee I got a single room at COW - at least that is the excuse I give my wife every year!<br /><br />Seriously, I do enjoy my part in running COW, it is just that this year other things have conspired to erode my enjoyment.<br /><br />Thanks for the heads up about 'Overshadow'; I will look at it tomorrow when I have more time.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-21883348976824384552010-05-19T23:28:44.670+01:002010-05-19T23:28:44.670+01:00"Because you're there" as Colour Sgt..."Because you're there" as Colour Sgt Bourne might have said. <br /><br />but good on you for being there and not shirking. Well done sir.Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053555991679802013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-35943708593620568072010-05-19T17:47:13.849+01:002010-05-19T17:47:13.849+01:00(another problem with getting older is that bits o...(another problem with getting older is that bits of you stop working as well as they used to!) <br /><br />A friend of mine once told me that after you hit 50, just about every part of your body either leaks, dries up, or falls off. I'm not sure about the last, but I agree with the first two.<br /><br />As for why you volunteered, it's because you're a good person who is held in awe and tremendous respect by your fellow hobbyists. (Has never worked out that way for me, but there's always a first time. For someone anyway.)<br /><br />In pursuit of your quest to record every game using squares, check "Overshadow" on the free wargames rules site. The rules are extremely simple, with a bit too much cute commentary, but they do use squares.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />ChrisChris Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820168773794240735noreply@blogger.com