Usually open on weekend and many libraries open 7 days a week.
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My local library has days it opens early and others it stays open later. They’re all different. Also, their WIFI reaches outside the building so I can sit outside while they’re closed and still get online.
Locally even branches in neighboring towns will have different hours.
Just adding it as an option.
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Not where I live. I’m in LA county and my local library is closed Sun and Mon, open 10-8 T-Th, open 9-5 Fri - Sat.
Again, no one size answer fits all.
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No one size answer, but it seems like one could figure out a way to get internet access if they wanted to.
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Not always. I’ve posted this before, and will post it again, our county’s MAIN BRANCH is open Mon-Fri only, and not open in the evenings AT ALL. 9-4 most days, and one day a week until 6. That is it. Closed on Holidays. The individual town branches are open half days (like 11-4), a few days weekly. Just because YOUR library operates those hours doesn’t mean others do. Libraries are run by the county, so there is no standard schedule. Bigger cities, bigger populations, tend to mean more hours. AND our library limits you to 30 minutes of access each day. Why? Because internet is very expensive here, and there are limited choices. Again, you all are taking your urban/suburban situations and assuming that is what it is like in rural America.
I feel like this conversation has already happened at least once, and we are back to the group that lives in more populated areas just coming up with solutions that are non-existent and not being able to comprehend that life could actually be DIFFERENT in rural areas.
So - one more time - library, Starbucks, internet café, new service provider, cell phone - those are not options to every person. You may not believe it, but that is simply because you don’t live it. It is like talking to someone who lives in the city - where water always comes out of the tap, so they assume water always flows.
Some of you who are so insistent that it is not a problem have obviously not bothered to even fact check the VERY REAL digital divide in the US. As I’ve already stated - it is not just an issue for SafeSport, it is a huge issue for education. For kids and adults. I worked for a school district for a while that extended into rural areas - we were looking at the cost of laying our OWN fiber optics to provide broadband at the schools - the cost was in excess of $100 million dollars for 2 schools. Which is exactly why the private for profit providers ignore the rural areas. There is no way to recoup that level of investment. In many other countries, communication and internet infrastructure is provided because the government underwrites the cost to make sure the population has access - that is not the case in the US.
OK, done with the conversation - I’ve repeated myself, it is obvious people are ignoring the reality, so carry on with your beliefs that everyone lives in your situation.
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It is possible that people that show dressage have access to internet. If someone does not have it, they need to contact USEF and find a solution, We cannot fix the issue on this forum.
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I read that as well, and thought of this thread.
I get internet with no difficulty but am in a black hole of cell phone reception. Texts show up days after they were sent or not at all. I can’t call out at times. Incoming calls sometimes don’t come through, but the voicemail left does. It’s odd.
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What me and a bunch of friends did was meet for lunch at a restaurant with good WiFi. We asked for a quiet booth and told the restaurant we were doing a training. Ordered drinks and appetizers and started the training. We then order a light lunch and did the training while having a nice lunch and socializing. After we were done, tipped the server well and left. It was a fun and educational. I find it no different than harassment training I do for work. We are all SafeSport certified now. My opinion about the requirement and training is irrelevant. I figure if you want to compete, you just do it and move on.
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I’m sorry, and I’m probably about to get flamed, but I find this entire “rural internet” argument asinine. I 100% agree that internet access is a real hurdle for financially disadvantaged rural areas. I live in southeast AL - trust me, I get it. HOWEVER, I find it incredibly disgenuous when people who have the financial resources to compete at rated horse shows pretend that they don’t have the resources to complete an hour of online training. You (g-you) can afford to spend hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars to attend a VOLUNTARY, recreational event but can’t figure out how to get your SafeSport training completed? I’m sorry, but I don’t buy it. You know where I did my training? In a hotel room on a business trip. On a hotel wi-fi network that didn’t have enough bandwidth to stream Netflix shows but had no problem handing the training videos. Pardon me if I fail to buy the sob story, but something sure smells rotten about this particular argument.
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tangential, but…
I’m divorced, and my ex-husband and I discussed this when my daughter was young. All slumber parties/overnights took place at my house. When she was a bit older, she had friends spend the night if we all knew each other (the parents, etc.).
It’s just not worth the risk of false accusations.
I was at a friend’s house and his father exposed himself to me; he was divorced. I did not go over there anymore. I helped a friend when her employee was accused of sexually assaulting a young girl as his own daughter slept beside the friend. He was guilty, BTW.
My ex and I were more comfortable with this arrangement.
I suppose it’s not worth the risk of legitimate accusations either. I’m sure your daughters friends thank you for your decision.
My new girl crush. Preach. “I am unable to find time to go somewhere with internet access but I can find time to show.”
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Say it sister!!!
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Whoa. That’s a pretty nasty thing to say.
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why’s that? Most parents are probably less concerned about sending their daughters to slumber parties at married parents or single mom homes than single dad homes. Your choice to host all of your daughter’s slumber parties seems like it probably saved some concerns or awkward moments.
my two sentences were unrelated. You misread.
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Not sure how I could have misread this:
“I suppose it’s not worth the risk of legitimate accusations either. I’m sure your daughters friends thank you for your decision.”
Legitimate accusations would mean that my ex-husband, my daughter’s father, did something inappropriate.
You misread.
you made a statement about preventing false accusations.
I made a statement that generally speaking, limiting unchaperoned contact hopefully limits legitimate accusations as well.
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I read it just fine. You made it specifically about this situation, which was nasty, and you continue to double down. Interesting choices, but you certainly are going to extremes to deny. Bless your heart.
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You are wrong. Sometimes it’s ok to be wrong and just move on. I’m sorry you are having a hard time with moving on.
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@right horse at the right time I understand what @ladyj79 was saying. I read your first post as that you host ALL of your daughters slumber parties and she does not go to other friend’s houses for slumber parties. Therefore your house is a safe house for slumber parties. This protects your daughters and daughter’s friends from other men/father’s that may be predators.
I am assuming the disconnect is that when your daughter wants to have a slumber party it will always be at your house and not at Ex-DH. I don’t think you meant that you never allow her at slumber parties at other houses.
The second part of your post your indicates a father of a friend exposed himself to you. Therefore it further made it read that ALL slumber parties that your daughter goes to are hosted by you and not a friend’s houses.
I truly don’t think that ladyj79 was in any way implying there would be a legitimate accusation against your Ex-DH. I think she meant it protects the friends against molestation/exposure from other friend’s father/or their mom’s BF if slumber parties are held there.
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