Groundskeeper-Willy

The Blog of a Groundskeeper-Willy who is employed in a state high school in NSW. I like my job but can't live on the money $412.50 per week. {Now $428.56!} {Now $436.99!} {Now $455.27!}To live I will have to return to my trade so I have started looking, but so that my experiences in the education system are not consigned to the rubbish bin of posterity I am going to record them here.

Wednesday, December 29, 2004

The Dogs are Back!

Stop Press!

I have contacted my Principal the dogs are to come back! Sense at last

Horst at Skool

Friday, December 24, 2004

Attack Dogs!

I am so angry about this I just have to post.

Was at skool today doing my holiday chores when I heard the canine companions barking so in went to investigate {the great thing about the canine companions being with me is that no one can approach unnoticed, people are not supposed to be on the skool grounds during the holidays and the ones that are are up to no good}

They were barking at a security guard

Guard "Call your dogs off!"

Willy "Clive, Horst come here" they come

Guard "You should not have the dogs on the skool grounds."

Willy "Why?" {I have permission from my principal and the district office and as the skool is in a high crime area the principal and district office think it is a good idea for my own personal security}

Guard "Children come into the grounds to play and the dogs might bite them"

Willy "The grounds are classified as Enclosed Lands, entry to the grounds without permission is prohibited, any kids who come onto the grounds if they can get over the 6ft fence I chase off"

Guard "That one tried to rip my jugular out" pointing at Clive

Willy "Are you scared of them?"

Guard " NO!" {he is, he's acting like a junkie hopping around,nervous twitching}

Dogs are calmed down but wary of the security guard as he is definitely scared of them and I admit that Clive is a bully, love him and he will slobber all over you if you diss him or fear him he will bully. Horst is just a shit stirrer.

Willy's Mobile rings it's a Teacher who is on the premises "Willy is everything OK I can hear the dogs barking?"

Willy "no worries it's just a security guard who is scared of them."
by this time the security guard has wondered off he is entering the unlocked buildings which he is not supposed to do.

The teacher comes to see me "Willy there is a guard walking in the buildings!"

Willy "yes I know"

the guard returns

Guard "I have just rang my boss you have to remove the dogs from the premises immediately"

Willy "Ok, what are you doing for the next hour and a half"

Guard "Why?"

Willy "Immediately means now and it will take me that long to take them home and come back" as he puts dogs in car and drives away leaving guard standing open mouthed {I didn't argue with him as you don't argue with an idiot} I took the long way home and back again
when I return the guard is not there so the skool has been unattended except for the teacher who is doing 'work'

I later find the Guards report slip "Was attacked by 2 savage dogs, wich (sic) I assertained(sic) belonged to the GA, I told him to remove them and he did"

The 2 savage dogs a Fox Terrier {Horst} and an elderly Boxer {Clive} with a limp!

What really upsets me is demonising the boys without knowing them

I hope he doesn't come in contact with some really savage dogs!

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Neighbours

Of course the Skool is bounded on most sides by houses, some of these have people in them who were quite happy to send their children to the Skool but as these children have left now take great delight in complaining about the Skool and the students.

We have Mr Bread Bun man who insists throwing stale bread buns over the fence

Mr Quasimodo who complains about "the bells the bells". His sense of smell is so acute that he can smell the school bin from his house (it's 127 metres from his property) he takes great delight in ringing up the district office and complaining about the rotting prawns in the bin after Christmas (he put them there)

Mrs Mangle who insists on ringing up the front office to complain about the students parking their cars in "HER" street and demanding that "We do something" This is the same lady who rang up and complained to Principal Skinner about the ribbons and deflated balloons. Skinners answer to that is "Willy can you do something about that?" this despite the fact that it was not on Skool property and was across the road.

This brings me to the story of Mr Video Man and Principal Skinner
Mr Video Man lives in a shed that is close to the Skool fence near the Industrial Arts block, you know industrial arts their the ones not practiced any more. Lovely big workshop facilities unused because people have swallowed the idea that a Trade is something to look down on and without a University education your life is incomplete. I digress.

Willy is behind the Industrial Arts block picking up fallen branches, when he comes across Video cassettes not just any video cassettes but Anal Hetro Porn ( lets see how many hits this blog will get now) Anyway I picked them up and put them in a garbage bag and took them to Principal Skinner

Willy " Ive found this in the school grounds it's on the list of prohibited items." pushes bag towards Skinner
Skinner " Well what is it." reaching for the bag
Willy "Culture videos"
Skinner "Culture videos?" placing hand inside bag
Willy "yes you know porn!" with that Skinners face goes white and he removes his hand out of the bag and pushes the bag towards me
Skinner "Get rid of it!" in a terrifified voice.

Willy takes the bag and throws it in the dumpster. here endeth the lesson

though it makes you wonder as to why he was scared of the videos?

Friday, December 10, 2004


Me