I used to be a camp counselor at Skye Farm Camps. If something broke you got it fixed by leaving a little note to the maintenance guys. In 2002 I held the record for number of notes to the maintenance guys. Here they are:
6/28/02 10:29 and 5/6 am
Elementary and Tucker washhouses
Tucker needs 8 four ft fluorescent bulbs
Elementary side needs 5 regular bulbs
Both are on the girls’ side
7/5/02 9:18
Hagy Cabin 2
There are ants on the ceiling beam every time I look and no one has food in the cabin. Why are they there and can you ask them to leave?
7/5/02 6:53pm
Hagy Cabins
The girls of Hagy have all lost their minds. Will you look for them for me? If you find them please return them ASAP. Can you also help me find mine?
7/9/02 5:48p
Tucker (for real this time)
There is a toilet that is “broken”. I think it is just clogged and the water shut off. Can you check it?
7/14/02 4:39pm
Johnstown Cabins
The bunk left of the door, the ladder is loose on one side. Maybe some extra screws? Thank you.
7/15/02 10:04am
Jr Washhouse
2 lights out over showers in washhouse
7/17/02 7:02pm
Jr Washhouse
Jr Washhouse girls’ side paper towel bar is broken
7/17/02 7:18pm
Tucker Washhouse
The door next to the neuter room on the girls’ side next to the door to the bathroom on the girls’ side (not the one around the porch side) does not have a hooky thing to keep it closed and I think someone entering the neuter room from the door next to the boys’ room door could push it open and whack someone (like me) coming out of the girls’ room or even going into it then they’d fall over and land on the porch of tucker unconscious and someone would have to send for the nurse and wake that person up and they might even have a concussion and need to go to the hospital which would short the staff and then we’d be in trouble because kids would be unsupervised and maybe get hurt and they’d have to go to the hospital also and well, it would be a big mess to worry about so let’s find that clippy thing for the door so it doesn’t happen.
7/28/02 now or close to it
dining hall Embury table
Dear Maintenance Guys,
How is everything in maintenance land? I haven’t requested anything in a while. Did you miss me? The third table extension is missing. Can you look for one for us? P. S. Sarah says the girls are falling off the table benches.
8/6/02 6:29p
Central Washhouse
One of the toilets has the top off because (?) it doesn’t work or is stopped up. Thank you
8/6/02 6:39pm
Outpost
We have an extra hacksaw with “Maint” on it. Why do we have it and do you want it back?
(this one is signed not Tracey, but ‘Anastasia Catalina Amanda Carolina Jennilisa’)
8/7/02 12:17pm
Tucker and Central
They have no paper towels in the neuter rooms
8/8/02 6:49pm
Maintenance Box
Please read the request under this one
Thank you
8/8/02 6:50pm
Central Washhouse Girls’ Side
None of the lights work. Can you get new bulbs or fix them?
(this one is signed ‘again’)
Nickerdude and Davey D. were such good sports.