Camp Maranatha

September 18, 2007, 10:30 am; posted by
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Best of Job, April 2006. Visit Camp Maranatha here!

“Job, the ‘No Running’ sign on the pool deck needs to be repainted,” my boss, Keith, told me. I set to it right after lunch, when I knew the campers wouldn’t be swimming. A simple job requiring a one-inch paint brush and — at best — a capful of red paint.

I brought a brand new 5-gallon pail of paint out to the pool deck and set about to repaint the masterpiece some staff guy had begun years ago. “The 11th Commandment,” I thought to myself, as I colored in the letters that had been faded by the hot California sun. I was quite different from the sign…kin to Casper and hailing from the cool green hills of Vermont, the sun had darkened me considerably. A feat, for sure.

Nearing completion (and proud of my work), I backed up to view the sign from a distance — and straight up waltzed into the 5-gallon pail.

Sweet Moses.

Like the scene of a grisly murder, the paint spread like blood down the slightly slanted pool deck, running straight toward the clear blue water of the pool.

Oh, sweet Moses.

I hopped the fence (again a feat, for sure) and grabbed the hose. But it wasn’t attached!

Feeling sick to my stomach — it had just been last week that I caught the mower blades on a rock — I quickly attached the hose, hopped back over the fence, and began to fight the paint back with the water. Dilute, spread out, turn into a snake, whatever, paint — just please do not go into the pool.

It was the greatest fight of my life so far. As I cleaned up the murder scene, fully intent on the remains never being found, suddenly I heard a gate open on the adjacent basketball court — and I felt the express horror of watching Keith approach, a quizzical look on his face.

Sweet fancy Moses.

“Sign looks good, Job.”

He watched me with the hose.

“Is the pool deck dirty?”

“A little, yeah.”

And away he whistled.

 

Found out later he was color blind.


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1 Comment to “Camp Maranatha”

  1. Ethan on September 18th, 2007 10:06 pm

    Job, you are hilarious! Keep the good times rolling :)

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