crosswalk attendants that hold the stop sign

stringbeans · #1 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

GET A REAL JOB.

its understandable if its at a cross walk with no lights. but if its at a cross walk WITH a stop light.. uhhhhh. so drivers will definately not notice the bright stop light but stop for some old lady holding a stop sign? and suppose someone does run the stop light accidentally. if they arent going to stop for the stop sign, why would they stop for you!

worst part is that its a government funded job paying 20/hr. im just glad its not a ft job.

bl0nde · #2 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

um some ppl do it as volunteers. or use to when i went to elementary school

dapimpstress · #3 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

dude, its exactly the same down here, cept they make 26 DOLLARS AN HOUR AT LEAST.... wtf. is up with that anyway... lazy bastards..

zarlon · #4 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

I think I found me a new career

stringbeans · #5 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

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Originally Posted by bl0nde

um some ppl do it as volunteers. or use to when i went to elementary school

yeah it use to be soley based on volunteers until they (community) realized that moms were flaking out because of other more important things to do. so they started paying them to ensure that they would show up.

dapimpstress · #6 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

wow, all the stop sign holders here are paid in full by the government... we never had MOMs doin it... lol.

robyn · #7 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

Hey Jerkmo, do you want to spend allllll day cleaning dead school children off the front of your car?

mapleleaf4ever · #8 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

That's why you get a jacked up F-350... when you hit them you only have to drive through a puddle to clean what's left off. :)

Gusto · #9 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

totally unnecessary. there's something wrong about a job that can be done by a sign.

jono · #10 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

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Originally Posted by stringbeans

its understandable if its at a cross walk with no lights.

It's a good thing you threw that clause in there or I would take this as a person affront on my job.

Kidding! I don't really take my job seriously haha.

But most of the time when you see a traffic attendant doing shit all with no traffic around, you've usually shown up when there is a brief lull in traffic. That's when you most likely won't have to wait long or you could politely ask the attendant if you can go. Give me attitude though and I'll hold you there for a good few minutes while we look at the empty intersection together. Oh, and if you ignore me I use public embarassment to make you think twice about it next time.

Don't forget traffic attendants are people with personalities and contrary to popular belief, the aim of their job isn't to piss you off.

jono · #11 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

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Originally Posted by gusto

totally unnecessary. there's something wrong about a job that can be done by a sign.

Sometimes a sign won't suffice though.

Come to the intersection infront of Canada Place when there's 4 cruise ships embarking and disembarking at the same time, plus hotel traffic to the Pan Pacific and Fairmont Waterfront. There'll be 4 people directing traffic, and no sign or traffic light would work cause it's such a weird (and poorly planned) intersection.

Bitchin · #12 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

hte only place I find them suitable isin school zones so the elementry students can cross.. BUT THEY VOLUNTEER!

charly · #13 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

^ i thought he was referring to the crosswalk attendants for elementary schools and such.

do YOU work at elementary schools jon? :P

charly · #14 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

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Originally Posted by Bitchin

hte only place I find them suitable isin school zones so the elementry students can cross.. BUT THEY VOLUNTEER!

they USED to volunteer, but not anymore.

:P

Bitchin · #15 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

They still volunteer out here.. I think...

jono · #16 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

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Originally Posted by charly

^ i thought he was referring to the crosswalk attendants for elementary schools and such.

do YOU work at elementary schools jon? :P

It didn't say anything about elementary schools in the first post.

But I wish I worked at elementary schools, then maybe I could get a date!

charly · #17 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

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Originally Posted by jono

It didn't say anything about elementary schools in the first post.

But I wish I worked at elementary schools, then maybe I could get a date!

no no. my comment was to you referring to what john was talking about, sorry.

i live right by an elementary school, maybe i can hook you up ;)

trance4life · #18 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

they should all be volunteers

Ree Fresh · #19 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

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Originally Posted by stringbeans

worst part is that its a government funded job paying 20/hr. im just glad its not a ft job.

Its also comes with full benifets :D

GO UNIONS!

stringbeans · #20 (**permalink**) Nov 13, 04

the GET A REAL JOB police need to crack down on these crosswalk attendants at stop lights

Séguin · #21 (**permalink**) Nov 15, 04

arn't those people just there for drivers to take out their fustration on and flip them off? That's what I always thought.

jono · #22 (**permalink**) Nov 15, 04

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Originally Posted by Robb Peppertre

arn't those people just there for drivers to take out their fustration on and flip them off? That's what I always thought.

That's why I have to take a conflict resolution course before each season working traffic at the port.

"I can see you're about a 9 on anger mountain right now, we need to bring you back down to a 3."

Ree Fresh · #23 (**permalink**) Nov 15, 04

Its also terribly boaring... you have to STAND out in whatever weather... require alot of responsiblility and focus... and work in the dangerose traffic.

Séguin · #24 (**permalink**) Nov 15, 04

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Originally Posted by jono

That's why I have to take a conflict resolution course before each season working traffic at the port.

"I can see you're about a 9 on anger mountain right now, we need to bring you back down to a 3."

I just hate the ones at school zones. Becuase in this province they teach you, from when your a kid, that's it's ok to impeade the flow of traffic to suit your needs. Rather then to teach kids to cross at an intersection.