Aha! I bet it was a similar technique of cloth-folding! How big was the Flag? Our tablecloths were very long things, and frequently saturated with spilled water and splodged with secretions of stale stew, so speed was the best way to go. Three tablecloths per House table. A Sam Sheperd play that would express my CH days... hmm.. "A Short Life Of Trouble"?Ajarn Philip wrote:Angela, the above quote reminds me of a Sam Sheperd play I did a few years back in which I had to learn how to fold the Stars and Stripes. Took me ages...
Stergene, Jo! A concentrated blue detergent, it came in a blue plastic bottle; easy to stash away in one's locker, and yes, I can still remember its smell. Quite nice! (The last time I possessed some little somethings by Janet Reger, Stergene was recommended on the label for washing - not so long ago - I must look out for it.) It always caused a bit of havoc in the bathrooms when people were soaking their underwear in the washbasins whilst they were concurrently in a bath.
"Whose are these?" (Moaning noise) "Oh c'mon.... all the basins are full..." Voice from bath "Nearly out!" Noise of basket being kicked crossly along bathroom floor into queue. Irritated voice "Hur-rry u-p then!"
Ah well - institutionalised life -