Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Cleaning Lady
I used to enjoy the end of the school day. Before leaving the school, I would check my email whilst listening to some music, get a bit of work done and just unwind a bit. Now, I am very uncomfortable and try to leave as soon as possible. The reason for this: the cleaning lady.
She is one of the most bizarre people I have met since coming to Scotland. To describe her you must picture Chris Farley's Lunch Lady costume in Sandler's classic tune "Lunch Lady Land" and listen to the recording of Adam Sandler's "High School Janitor". She is very simple and has some very annoying tendencies. I try to ignore her but she continues to ramble about uninteresting and pointless things. It always starts the same way...
Cleaning Lady (I don't know her name): "I'm knackered" OR "I can't be bothered" (Either gets the point across that she is trying to start a conversation.)
Me: "oh"
CL:"You look tired"
Me:"yeah"(staring at the computer screen to insinuate to any coherent person that I am preoccupied and do not want to be disturbed)
CL:"ach well. It'll be holidays soon. I'm going to Majorca".
Me:"oh. that's nice" (in the least patronizing tone I can muster after hearing this bit of information for the fourth time in 2 weeks)
CL: "Is that a new shirt? Do you know where you can get cheap shirts? Asda (UK equivalent of Wal-Mart). £5 for 3! That's a good deal. I can get you some the next time I'm there."
Me:"I think I have enough for now, thanks."
CL:"I can't be bothered" or "I'm knackered".
Me:"uh, ok. bye."
I don't want to know about where there is a good swimming pool or where I can buy a tent for less than £10! I just want to be left to myself so I can have some peace and quiet! I suppose I brought this upon myself by staying to work after school. I did set a precedent by engaging in conversation the first day she started working here. I'm damned to listen to a strange cleaning lady blether on about pointless minutia for the rest of the year!!
She is one of the most bizarre people I have met since coming to Scotland. To describe her you must picture Chris Farley's Lunch Lady costume in Sandler's classic tune "Lunch Lady Land" and listen to the recording of Adam Sandler's "High School Janitor". She is very simple and has some very annoying tendencies. I try to ignore her but she continues to ramble about uninteresting and pointless things. It always starts the same way...
Cleaning Lady (I don't know her name): "I'm knackered" OR "I can't be bothered" (Either gets the point across that she is trying to start a conversation.)
Me: "oh"
CL:"You look tired"
Me:"yeah"(staring at the computer screen to insinuate to any coherent person that I am preoccupied and do not want to be disturbed)
CL:"ach well. It'll be holidays soon. I'm going to Majorca".
Me:"oh. that's nice" (in the least patronizing tone I can muster after hearing this bit of information for the fourth time in 2 weeks)
CL: "Is that a new shirt? Do you know where you can get cheap shirts? Asda (UK equivalent of Wal-Mart). £5 for 3! That's a good deal. I can get you some the next time I'm there."
Me:"I think I have enough for now, thanks."
CL:"I can't be bothered" or "I'm knackered".
Me:"uh, ok. bye."
I don't want to know about where there is a good swimming pool or where I can buy a tent for less than £10! I just want to be left to myself so I can have some peace and quiet! I suppose I brought this upon myself by staying to work after school. I did set a precedent by engaging in conversation the first day she started working here. I'm damned to listen to a strange cleaning lady blether on about pointless minutia for the rest of the year!!
// posted by Mr. Muir @ 10:26 p.m. 
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maybe you should just blow up at her and swear and slam the door and walk away. then she won't bother you anymore. i find that works well.
yes, I think chair throwing is a great idea! Then she'll think you're crazy and won't come near you.
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