School

The Party’s Over, It’s Time to Call it a Day

5th December 2025 Going Postal 0

There are many reasons why I took on the job as caretaker. The school is just across the road, the pay is reasonable for the hours worked, I am, technically, my own boss and I [more…]

The Party’s Over, It’s Time to Call it a Day

29th November 2025 Going Postal 0

It never entered my mind that I would be doing this job for… checks retirement date …more than 15 years… It was around March and Mrs C. was working at the school as a dinner [more…]

Goodbye to School Hello to Work, Part Seven

26th August 2023 Going Postal 0

Part one is here Part two is here Part three is here Part Four is here Part Five is here Part Six is here This time: Frank the KP, much excitement amongst the girls, a [more…]

Goodbye to School Hello to Work, Part Six

19th August 2023 Going Postal 0

Part one is here Part two is here Part three is here Part Four is here Part Five is here This time: Days off and the new kitchen porter. Tuesday. I was up and about [more…]

Goodbye to School Hello to Work, Part Five

12th August 2023 Going Postal 0

Part one is here Part two is here Part three is here Part Four is here This time: Fallout from the lock in and Eck’s sudden departure I was woken by the alarm going off [more…]

Goodbye to School Hello to Work, Part Four

5th August 2023 Going Postal 0

Part one is here Part two is here Part three is here This time: A day off, my try at water-skiing and a lock in. Thursday, my day off, no alarm set and I woke [more…]

Goodbye to School Hello to Work, Part Three

29th July 2023 Going Postal 0

Part one is here Part two is here This time: Working on my own, hippies and the loch. The alarm woke me at six, I fumbled to switch it off and lay in bed for [more…]

Goodbye to School Hello to Work, Part Two

22nd July 2023 Going Postal 0

Part one is here This time: My first day The next morning, I was up at 08.00 had a bath and breakfast. By 09.30 I was ready to go. All attempts to persuade Graham or [more…]

Goodbye to School Hello to Work, Part One

15th July 2023 Going Postal 0

Finishing school and looking for work When school and I parted company on less than friendly terms around April/May 1973 my dad wanted to know what I was going to do for a job. It [more…]