Quiet Questions

[Churchill]

SallyAnne, you're probably too young to have experienced this but...

"Baby crying in Chalet (whatever number)" would be written on a placard and paraded round a holiday camp nightclub to alert patrons that the child they'd left alone for a couple of hours needed attention.

Leaving kids alone for a couple of hours while checking on them regularly used to be the norm. Arriving back and seeing an empty bed did not.

I hope they find who's responsible.

I also certainly hope that the Portuguese Police are not castigated just because they're not as open as the UK Police are. They've got their own procedures and should be permitted to follow them.

[DodgyAgent]

Sign of the times I'm afraid. We've all become selfish individuals, more concerned with big houses, flash cars and instant gratification, rather than being content with what we have.

Whilst the parents did nothing out of the ordinary in this day and age, I doubt if the same circumstances would have occurred 30 or 40 years ago.

As my grandad was saying only last night, people these days don't know the meaning of personal sacrifice. After he came back from the war, he worked an extra day every week just to help his in-laws - you'd never see people do that that these days. Sad really.

b*****S, get back t'shoe box in middle o'road

[SallyAnne]

SallyAnne, you're probably too young to have experienced this but...

"Baby crying in Chalet (whatever number)" would be written on a placard and paraded round a holiday camp nightclub to alert patrons that the child they'd left alone for a couple of hours needed attention.

Leaving kids alone for a couple of hours while checking on them regularly used to be the norm. Arriving back and seeing an empty bed did not.

I hope they find who's responsible.

I also certainly hope that the Portuguese Police are not castigated just because they're not as open as the UK Police are. They've got their own procedures and should be permitted to follow them.

Whilst I'm flattered that you singled me out there churchy , I said I wasn't going to talk about this anymore.

It just leaves a sour taste in my mouth (and not in a good way)

[wendigo100]

"Baby crying in Chalet (whatever number)" would be written on a placard and paraded round a holiday camp nightclub to alert patrons that the child they'd left alone for a couple of hours needed attention.

Leaving kids alone for a couple of hours while checking on them regularly used to be the norm.

I'd forgotten about that. It was a standard service.

[vetran]

I must admit we have never left the kids alone in a strange place without a responsible adult. On holiday they would come with us everywhere.

But people do things differently. I'm amused by the arrogance that we are so much better than the Portuguese police and only our analysts can help.