{"id":7982,"date":"2023-09-03T16:16:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/?p=7982"},"modified":"2023-09-03T16:16:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T20:16:24","slug":"dodging-weather-bullets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/dodging-weather-bullets\/","title":{"rendered":"DODGING WEATHER BULLETS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Evil Princess and I have had good luck ducking bad weather. Sometimes we were out of town teaching when the hurricanes hit, and sometimes our town was in the crosshairs of one and then it diverted.  This time, it hit dead center at Category Three, and with magnum force: the strongest storm in these parts since they started keeping records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had to be elsewhere, working on a homicide case. We arrived home two days after the storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were lucky again. Some damage to siding, carport torn up, a few trees down and no target frames left standing on the range.  Alba the rescue dog was safely ensconced within the brick walls of the best boarding kennel in the area. Power was out in most of the area, but ours came back on within hours of our return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Emergency Response Team was out in force, and did a wonderful job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trees were down, taking power lines with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The President came to view the damage and make a speech. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our hearts go out to the many people who were hit harder than us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the aftermath, I was chatting about it with another resident who happened to be an atheist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me, speaking in gratitude: Thank God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atheist: Thank the Emergency Response Teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me: They\u2019re angels as far as I\u2019m concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atheist: No, they\u2019re electrical engineers and technicians!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me: Po-TAY-to, po-TAH-to\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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