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Oh, and for what it's worth, the cleaner at my school was called Tom, and when I read the first story to my wife she looked thoughtful for a moment, then beamed
by RiderOfGiraffes 16y ago
Oh, and for what it's worth, the cleaner at my school was called Tom, and when I read the first story to my wife she looked thoughtful for a moment, then beamed and said, "Bridget."
- Rickasaurus 16y agoYou guys must have gone to small schools. My high school had 2500 students and at least 5 cleaners. My university was around 30K students and had its own cleaning department.
- 16s 16y agoYes, but most of the buildings have the same small crew. That's how it was at my university.
- LogicHoleFlaw 16y agoAt my High School, the custodian was Mr. Snodgrass. He was middle-aged but had an amazing mane of shock-white hair, with a shining beard down to his chest. He looked like a total mountain man. His hobbies were civil-war reenactments and painting. Most of his paintings were of the reenactments or of nature scenes. He had a small side-business as a craftsman selling his paintings at the sites of reenactments. He was a gentle giant to us kids - always there with a twinkle in his eye and a friendly word. I'm glad to have known him even a little bit. If I had dismissed him as "just the janitor" my world would now be a more impoverished place.