23rd jan go back
day in, two torn ligaments in one guests leg,
24th jan
turd incident in Rm 202, maintenance man equally surprised by size of poo, and maintenance log now has turd incident “it escaped to the stairwell after a wrestling match” and lightbulb incident on one form. “I don’t do lightbulbs, if you can’t reach get a fucking chair”. The hotel manager disappeared with man with two fake diamond earrings, and the fire alarm went off at 3 15 am
25th jan
the dangers of après ski are realized when our head chef loses first a glove, then leaves his helmet and goggles on the bar, and tops it off by trying to leave without his skis. The bus journey was the best drunken singing yet, a full version of don’t look back in anger by our rent-a-crowd of about 25 people, the shouting was loudest when the boys pulled the handrail down. Tin tin was the most hardcore of all and at 1 am was still in ski gear wandering around asking after his skis. He had left them against the wall of his hotel (rather than just inside the door!) and they were stolen. The thieves were kind enough to leave him just the one pole.
26th jan
the maintenance man will today be fixing the door to the pub storeroom. By all accounts it was him who kicked it in, after insulting his boss and setting off a fire cracker inside. He can’t confirm or deny it as he has no memory of the events.
29th jan
the game is to get customers to write comments about the maintenance man (alan) being gay on their customer survey questionnaires the results were “ I was disappointed to see a lack of coloured people working for ski world, but pleased to see you have employed some gays, particularly in the normally very male role of maintenance man” and “the maintenance man was kind enough to lend me some excellent facial moisturizer and I was pleased to hear his tips on winter skin care. It really makes the holiday when the staff go that extra mile”
I had to clean out the linen cupboard as punishment for being late, I got in at 5am not 4 45 on transfer day
1st Feb
Playing sega rally in ski boots is not a good idea
Ed lost his anal virginity to his ski. He stacked it over a jump and landed on the binding. although his ski trousers survived, his boxers were ripped!
Alan drove us home and the game was being flung from side to side as we wound our way back up the mountain with no headlights on.
8th feb
On my evening off I wandered up to the kitchen to see what was going on, it was a silly idea as when I went through the office door I saw a body collapsed on the floor, I quickly identified it as our most elderly member of staff (31) and called to the others in a bit of a panic, then shook him. He rolled over blind drunk and told me to leave him alone. I kicked him several times for giving me a scare before calling Tom to find out how he ended up this way. Apparently he had just announced to everyone in the lounge that he was heading off for a sleep under the desk. Great behaviour. He is now comfortably tucked up on a chair in the basement/laundry room where nobody is allowed to sleep because of the apparently dangerous cleaning products.
Skiing on ice
I avoided crashing with a little dot, but after not being able to turn on a massive patch of ice, I ran over the back of someone’s skis and stacked it properly. I lost a ski, a pole, my hat, and hit my head. The next woman to come past told me, in a caring kind of way, that I should slow down a bit. Was she suggesting that I was hooning down the hill completely out of control??? Moi?
11th – 15th feb .. deeeeeep clean week, really really horrible, lots of hours bad back and my joints hurt every morning when I wake up. Sat.. 4 30 to 10pm 3 hrs off, sun 8 30 till 6pm, mon 8 till 10 pm 2 hours off, tues 8 till 10pm 2 hrs ff, wed 8 till 12 30. add together my hours and my hourly rate this week is something comparable to a factory worker in delhi. Seriously moody, and seriously thought about binning it. physical pain is the point where it doesn’t seem worth it.. bad back, bad wrist, sore knuckles,
18th feb,
Bought of diarrhea during service, snow cheers everyone up except dan who buggers his knee a bit. Saw an off piste family with mother shouting to husband “how am I supposed to get down THERE?” little did they know they were skiing into a complete white out and would soon not even be able to see their own feet. I wonder how they ever made it down. Emma has broken her rib from coughing.
20th feb,
Hayley, who has developed a contagious scabby facial infection from being too keen with the cleaning products, was seen trying to kiss a small child. Scary. He backed away though – good to see an instinct for survival in the young ones.
I was v v lazy today and it was great, 6 euros well spent on a hot chocolate in a sun lounger with the paper facing the beginner slope.
21st feb
A proper day skiing. I crashed - not my fault for a change - then thought my back was swollen from the fall, but realized that actually I’m just putting on weight. Had another great fall… I was skiing along a bumpy bank – slightly above my skiing level at the best of times – when a small child overtook me then fell over right in front of me. The only evasive action I could manage was hurling myself down the bank. I lost a ski which somehow ended up five meters away from me, and a lot of dignity.
For dinner I went to a great local restaurant with genuine French people (including Tony).