Sure was windy today.

[conuly]

Second time in a row that Sanitation failed to pick up our trash. They got Tuesday morning's pickup on Wednesday afternoon, so maybe they plan to get Friday morning's pickup on Saturday afternoon. I just hope they do it before Halloween. It's not fair to the kids to have to trick or treat on a street with garbage all on the curb.

I don't wanna go out to Party City on a bus to get glowsticks (because covid) so I guess I'll get candy this year and maybe some small things for those kids with allergies. Last year we didn't give out anything at all (again, covid) so they can be grateful with whatever they get.

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Comments

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Last year we didn't do candy at all, but that's because I put out a tray of things on a step near the sidewalk. I was afraid that squirrels or chipmunks might get into candy. Instead, I depleted part of my stash of creature rings (spiders were popular; big house flies, not so much). This year, I haven't decided yet. At least Dr Fauci says that door-to-door stuff is okay!