-You're safe! Good afternoon!
Which way? Straight?
I'm Thomas Mitchell.
I'm a crossing guard for the Seattle School District.
You're safe to cross for the Hawthorne Grade School.
You're ever so welcome.
This is starting my third year, and I really like it.
Okay, have a good weekend.
I'll see you Monday.
(children greeting)
Well, I had a former crossing guard over in
my neighborhood who had asked me if I'd like to be a crossing guard.
Great job!
So I at first told him no for two years.
And then finally my property tax went up and I said,
“Hey, how do I get to be a crossing guard?”
So he told me how and where to go to.
Your’e safe to cross.
I think like any other job... Have a great day!
A crossing guards’ job is pretty important.
This is a
dangerous intersection I'm at right now.
Where it's safe to cross.
I got to keep the kids safe, keep ‘em in line,
and before I cross ‘em, I look both ways to stop the traffic.
STOP! And get them home to their parents, grandparents.
They are a great bunch of kids.
You’re safe to cross.
You can see they all kind of watch me and we cross together.
See you all in the morning!
Let me stop him. And you're good to go.
The parents tend to cross without my
stop flag.
No, no, no, no!
You were supposed to waited till he stopped!
No, no. Come on, it's too late now.
And then I gave him a little quickie lecture on:
“Please wait for me next time around.”
There's a handful of parents that were saying,
“We're glad to have you.”
“We think you're doing an outstanding job.”
Good to see you.
How are you? -He's the nicest guy.
My grandson knows that
he listens to him and he gets keeps him safe.
-Sooor! -It's really enjoyable.
The kids treat me with respect.
- Thank you.
-I would suggest this job to anybody
who is looking for a real simple job.
I would like to see people retired.
The Seattle School District
needs crossing guards for people who have nothing else to do.
This would be a great job to get that little extra side work,
and then they'll put you at a grade school that really needs you.
Hi, guys. Hi. A fun job.
Something that will
make you happy down inside.
- Bye, Tom.
- It does for me. I'll see you in the morning.
That's great.
I mean, I'll see you Monday.
-See you Monday!