Who Is It

Who is it?

We have a thief among us. It's only 3 weeks into the school term and already we are down to the last 4 forks in the entire staffroom. 

Beth, the science teacher, is carefully eating salad with a fork and I am sitting there eating 2 minute noodles with some disposable chopsticks I found in the second draw. Like a scene from 'Survivor', teachers are eagerly scanning the room to see if anyone is finishing their lunch to try and snaffle their fork (if they are using one) when they are done.

Each term the school supplied forks and then they go missing somewhere between the draw, dishwasher and staffroom. The admin team decided to stop providing forks after calculating they have replaced over 300 forks in two years and decided that money could be spent better elsewhere. We have never ran out of cups, bowls, plates and knives, but those forks decide to go on an adventure of no return.

However it's amazing what you can achieve when your desperate. After a busy day, when all you want to do is eat some slapped up last minute dish, brainpower can shift a gear. You start going Bear Grills to identify ways to eat that lunch. You scan your dish and what is left in the drawer, mostly spoons and knives. Problem solved. You see Rob with his 3 pieces of toast topped with lettuce, egg, beetroot and steak. He is going to struggle. Others, just go the fingers while muttering who is throwing out/taking the forks home. 

When Winter sets in, you get thinking about ways to make a profit. Supplying forks from home could net a return. Some people get desperate enough they would shout a chocolate from the vending machine. Maybe whoever is taking/throwing the forks out will want to go into business.