Ike Hits Hash Hard

Last week's storm and power outage (Sunday, September 14) wreaked havoc across the tri-state. In case you live in a cave and didn't hear the news, close to 1,000,000 humans and pets in Greater Metropoliton Rabbit Hash (including Cinci) were out of power for days after Hurricane-force winds from Ike blew through. We lost several large trees and some siding. Unfortunately the front deck was untouched, leaving me to finance a project that's been on the books for two years. I have no doubt that had I replaced the deck ahead of the storm the walnut tree would have taken it out. There's gotta be a lucky formula or storm-damage dance for getting this kind of situation corrected at no-cost.

Fortunately the weather was terrific and we managed to get by with a few watts from a power invertor hooked to the trusty 4Runner. Worked bags and bags of ice on the frig and freezer till the lights came back on 4 days later. We had a much deeper appreciation for Ryan who just came off a 130 day mission (no electric, no a/c), full gear in 130 degree heat.

So what's this got to do with the pooch? She was pretty calm , cool and collected through the entire tree-blowing episode which lasted 4-5 hours. She sure didn't act like a beezer with wire in her bloodline. Note: Ibizans come in two flavors, smooth hair and wire hair. The wires have a reputation for getting wound tight during storms. Macy seems to have inherited the more desirable "mellow gene".