Day 69 October 31

 Today I was with Tony all day.  We started by going over to Ceders, and I replaced some smoke alarm batteries while we fixed a sink.  After we were done at Ceders, we went over to VSR to pick up a key from a resident so we could make a copy.  On our way to making the key, we found out that painters had arrived at our make-ready, so we had to turn around and help them get started.  We realized we barely had any of the paint we actually needed when we thought we had plenty.  We got them started on what we had and then went to get the keys copied.  After we had our keys copied, we went to Sherwin-Williams and picked up 10 gallons of paint for the painters.  Once we finally had them started, I finally got to work on the make-ready and replaced a TP holder and put the stove back together from when it was apart for cleaning.  We also realized that the cleaners had missed a drawer when they cleaned, so I had to clean it out.  Another thing I did was clean the vent that was in the bathroom.  When I had gotten all that stuff finished up, I had to go help Tony move a couple of stoves.  Then I was able to get back in the make-ready and clean up the spots that the paint wouldn't cover yesterday with some kills.  I then had to repaint a bunch of spots.  After we were done with that, we had to fix one of our outside gates, clean some in the van, and do some work in the maintenance room.  Just some housekeeping things.  On our way out, we got flagged by a lady who needed her door sealed up since the wind was blowing in.  We just put some weather tape around the door as a temporary fix.  When we finally got out of VSR, we went back to Ceders and installed a fridge door seal.  This was pretty easy, and then we headed back to the office for the Halloween party.  We got there a little late, so we missed out on the trivia, but we were able to get in on the snacks and the Pictionary.  I also tried some of Posh's Cuban coffee, which I did not like, but it does really wake you up.  After the party, I biked home and didn't do much the rest of the evening.  I did make and try ramen noodles for the first time, though.

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