[Groop] Who Turned Out the Lights?

[Finn Smith]

As I read Gary's account, an image of a Sergio sketch popped into my head:  
Gary huddled by his fire, roasting an emaciated little lizard on a stick 
Groo-style . . .

And, like our beloved wanderer, Gary is good at making fire and smashing 
things with a hammer.

finn


>From: "Grossmann, Gary" <GaryG at DOR.WA.GOV>
>To: "'groop at groo.com'" <groop at groo.com>
>Subject: [Groop] Who Turned Out the Lights?
>Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:46:22 -0800
>
>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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