Day 2 of being an RA.
Sometimes things happen that are beyond your control. Mechanical failure.
I had two mechanical failures fixed on my wing today.
First off I had my overhead light's ballast changed. When it was cold the light would constantly flicker.
This is a really cool feature if you want to run a disco in the dorms on the cheap, but not so cool for reading or other normal behavior.
The maintenance man was really nice to me. Apparently when they change the ballast they leave presents for the occupants of the room.
I got a clear plastic wrapper, install instructions for the new GE ballast, and an open package of 150 wire nuts. And the maintenance man must be into some sort of Feng shui because he moved my desk and chair.
The other awesome mechanical failure today was when two residents were locked inside their room. The door handle failed and was unable to turn to let them out. Luckily they had a connecting bath and were able to go into the neighbors room to leave.
The old door handle was off faster than a greyhound at the race track because another maintenance man was already in the hall and got it fixed asap.
On a side note in the gym today there were lots of sorority members 'getting ready for spring break'.
Most of them have a LONG way to go. Good luck.
-Swifty
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