for Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers photo prompt!
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She coudn’t wait to get home after another boring day at work. Boring job, boring collegues. Working with children would be much more fun. Teaching, running a playgroup. Sadly though, she wasn’t qualified.
Her journey was taking for ever. Heavy traffic, road works, a broken down truck blocking the way. With just a short distance to go, a gaggle of geese suddenly marched across the road. Another hold up!
‘I know’, she thought, ‘I’ll become a lollipop lady! Not only will I work with kids, bit I’ll get my own back for all those times I’ve been brought to a halt!’
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Incase you are unfamiliar with the term, a lollipop lady/man is someone who helps children to cross the road near a school by standing in the middle of the road and holding up a stick with a round stop sign on it!
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PHOTO PROMPT © Jennifer Pendergast
I think Lollipop Lady would suit her perfectly!
Exactly what I thought!
Of course!
Now that’s turning an obstacle into an opportunity!
Perfectly put, Neil!
A lovely idea.
She’ll be in her element!
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Dear Keith,
It sounds like she’s ready to escape the boredom. Good for her. Fun story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Indeed! Thanks, Rochelle.
so cute, love this. here’s to the lollipop lady!
She’ll be great at it I’m sure!
I’m happy she’s not giving up on finding the ideal job for her. Cute graphic also, Keith.
Out with the old, in with new!
Thanks, I love creating graphics!
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Clever Keith … coming to our stopping the traffic encounter over here – Airbourne? I’ll be staying out of the way … Cheers – Hilary
Probably, if only to see the Red Arrows. I remember it being the noisiest four days of the year when I lived in Eastbourne!
Great story Keith. Beautiful how a seemingly simple event can change one’s thinking…one may even find a calling and a passion from something that “interrupt” the day. Nice one. I enjoyed the read as always!
Thanks so much, Suzette. So often, chance encounters determine our future.
I’m glad you explained lollipop lady. I was thinking it involved the actual candies.
That would be an enormous candy!
Lollipop lady is a fabulous name for a job like that! Very clever, Keith!
Thanks, Nancy. I had a feeling it might be job title some would be unfamiliar with!
I do hope she gets the job.
I’ll make sure she does!
Good story. Thanks for the “lollipop lady” explanation – didn’t know that.
Thanks so much. You too – thank goodness I added the footnote!
i suppose she has found her true calling by accident. 🙂
So it seems! Cheers, plaridel.
Seems like a good idea. Nicely done!
That’s what I thought! Thanks, Meha.
Steady hours and responsibility seems like a job that would quite her, that is a lollipop lady. But…could she handle the boisterous children.
I have never heard the term lollipop lady but it is a perfect description. I hope she enjoys the work. It is so important, if you can avoid it, to not hate your job.
Good take, Ive never thought of lollipop ladies being vindictive!
Clever twist! I think that will suit her well. She turned a problem into a great solution!
I hadn’t known the term but your story and image made it clear even without the explanation. A perfect job, she’ll have fun. As did I, reading this.