[Groop] Who Turned Out the Lights?

[Grossmann, Gary]

mmmmmmm.  cream of chocolate soup!  now all i need is warm pork!  

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From: groop-bounces at groo.com [mailto:groop-bounces at groo.com] On Behalf Of
Chris Schechner
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 4:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [Groop] Who Turned Out the Lights?




EAT THE ICE CREAM FIRST!!!!




on 12/15/06 5:46 PM, Grossmann, Gary at GaryG at DOR.WA.GOV wrote:

> Hi Folks!
> 
> Well, here I am in the Pacific Northwest with no power at home.  Could be
> that way for a few days or so. Of course there would be power at work, but
> at least that lets me e-mail you folks.  Any other Groopies up this way
with
> no power at home, but maybe Internet Access through some other means?  
> 
> It's a very Grooish situation at Grossmann Central.  I tried to get the
> generator that we bought 7 years ago (and have never used) going, but of
> course such things are beyond me.  In keeping with my relationship with
> mechanical devices, I followed the instructions to the letter and the
!@#$%^
> thing still would not work.  (The tool I am the most skilled with is a
> sledge hammer.) 
> 
> But it's really no big deal.  I have lots and lots of firewood and a big
> fireplace and like our hero I can at least start a fire.  In fact, like
our
> hero, I am very good at starting fires. If you ever need a fire started,
> just give me a call.  I'll be right over.  
> 
> So right now the Long Suffering Mrs. G. and her Mom and the dogs are nice
> and toasty in front of the fireplace.  Later we'll heat up some leftover
> casserole in the fireplace and augment it with things that are most likely
> to spoil first out of the refrigerator and then top it all off by roasting
> marsmallows and making schmores.  
> 
> Tommorow will be interesting.  I'm going to help my son move out of his
> apartment, which also has no power, so he can dump his stuff at our house,
> stay for a few days, and then join his wife in Providence RI, which
> presumable has power.  And sometime this weekend, I'll be bringing my
> daughter home from college, where they also do not have power (today she
> took a final by candle light).  She's an RA and must stay there until all
> the girls in her dorm have left and many of them are stuck because their
> flights were cancelled because the airport had no power.
> 
> So probably right after everything has settled down and all the
> complications from the power being out have been taken care of or muddled
> through, the power will come back on.  As Groo said in his very first
> official appearance, "Oh, well...
> 
> Take care all,
> 
> Gary "Pyro" Grossmann
> 
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