Diary of a Crossing Guard, Day 6
I chatted with a new-to-Texas mom this afternoon and she expressed how thankful she was that temps would be going down "soon" since it'll be fall in a couple weeks. Had to break it to her that "fall" in Texas is, uh, not really a thing. High temps continue, as far as the meteorologist can see! Poor thing...moving to Texas when it's blazing hard can be a pain!
Diary of a Crossing Guard, Day 4
There are just some wonderful parents and grandparents who walk their kiddos to school, and seeing their fabulous smiles makes my day.
On the flip side, 3 cars disgorged their kids onto Burton Hill, 1 into opposing traffic. Slightly better than last week, but that's like saying that getting shot in the shoulder is better than getting shot in the elbow.
Four cars snuck into the staff lot, but 1 apologized.
And for the real win, only a handful of people ignored the "no pedestrians" sign, cutting through the lot instead of using the sidewalk. That's awesome! Even more awesome, all cars stopped for school busses with red flashers and stop signs today. Yay!
Have a great Monday, y'all. Time for me to fire up my laptop and crunch out some client work.
On the flip side, 3 cars disgorged their kids onto Burton Hill, 1 into opposing traffic. Slightly better than last week, but that's like saying that getting shot in the shoulder is better than getting shot in the elbow.
Four cars snuck into the staff lot, but 1 apologized.
And for the real win, only a handful of people ignored the "no pedestrians" sign, cutting through the lot instead of using the sidewalk. That's awesome! Even more awesome, all cars stopped for school busses with red flashers and stop signs today. Yay!
Have a great Monday, y'all. Time for me to fire up my laptop and crunch out some client work.
Diary of a Crossing Guard, Day 3
I recently shared some observations with a few others on Stupid Human Tricks, School Drop Off edition. Thought I'd share them here as well.
1. If a sign says "no pedestrians," it's not just there for funsies.
2. Red light means stop. This has never, in the history of motorized traffic, meant otherwise. I cannot and will not run out into moving traffic to save you, and shouldn't be expected to.
3. Stopping dead in the middle of traffic to DISGORGE YOUR KID INTO TRAFFIC is beyond brainless. SERIOUSLY. We have a specific drop off zone at the school, on the far safer side street than main drag. This, also, is nothing new.
4. When a school bus has its lights on and stop sign out, it doesn't mean you should swing wide to go around it. Yeah, you. I almost threw my stop sign at you.
5. Yesterday was High Five Friday...we all made it to the end if the first week - hurrah! Sorry I had to miss my afternoon shift...I'll be back Monday!
Have a great weekend.
1. If a sign says "no pedestrians," it's not just there for funsies.
2. Red light means stop. This has never, in the history of motorized traffic, meant otherwise. I cannot and will not run out into moving traffic to save you, and shouldn't be expected to.
3. Stopping dead in the middle of traffic to DISGORGE YOUR KID INTO TRAFFIC is beyond brainless. SERIOUSLY. We have a specific drop off zone at the school, on the far safer side street than main drag. This, also, is nothing new.
4. When a school bus has its lights on and stop sign out, it doesn't mean you should swing wide to go around it. Yeah, you. I almost threw my stop sign at you.
5. Yesterday was High Five Friday...we all made it to the end if the first week - hurrah! Sorry I had to miss my afternoon shift...I'll be back Monday!
Have a great weekend.
Diary of a Crossing Guard, Day 2
Texans are friendly. I've lived here 14+ years and always like that reminder.
Completed my fingerprints scan this morning, part of my onboarding. Digital fingerprint scanning is...interesting.
Compliment of the day: "well aren't you just the cutest crossing guard." If you didn't hear that in your mind in the robust voice of a Southern Granny, go back and try again. I'll wait.
Hugging other people's kids makes me uncomfortable, because of how suspiciously the state of our current world necessitates parents to be. Nevertheless, I don't turn down hugs, just make sure my hands are always seen...these kiddos are great and I love 'em.
Finally, it's a wee bit hot out there. I've drunk more water the past two days than any other two-day period in the past. But it's great out there for improving my tan!
Completed my fingerprints scan this morning, part of my onboarding. Digital fingerprint scanning is...interesting.
Compliment of the day: "well aren't you just the cutest crossing guard." If you didn't hear that in your mind in the robust voice of a Southern Granny, go back and try again. I'll wait.
Hugging other people's kids makes me uncomfortable, because of how suspiciously the state of our current world necessitates parents to be. Nevertheless, I don't turn down hugs, just make sure my hands are always seen...these kiddos are great and I love 'em.
Finally, it's a wee bit hot out there. I've drunk more water the past two days than any other two-day period in the past. But it's great out there for improving my tan!
Diary of a Crossing Guard, Day 1
So I'm officially the crossing guard at the kids' school. Fun!
Day 1 included getting numerous kids across the street, 5 hugs, a billion good mornings, tons of smiles, 2 bottles of water drunk, a comment that Burton Hill has the prettiest crossing guard (why thank you!), and meeting a nice woman named Yolanda who thanked me for being the crossing guard and asked if there was anything she could pray for me about.
All in all, a great first shift.
