[Groop] Who Turned Out the Lights?

[Gary Grossmann]

Hi Folks!

Well, the power is back on and has been for a few days. although it 
mysteriously cut out for a couple hours this morning.  There are still 
100,000 folks without power, so I am very fortunate.  And I am glad I didn't 
have to resort to lizards over the fire.  I hope Andrew in BC has his power 
back too.

The Groo Christmas Ornaments are pretty delicate and a fair chunk of them 
were broken (or broke) when you openned them.  I ended up with three.  Two 
have never been taken out of the box.  The other one was pre-broken (one of 
the swords, not the leg) but I glued it veeerrrrryyy carefully with 
superglue and you can't even tell.  It's been hanging from the bookcase that 
displays manny of my Groo items for a couple years now.  I put it on the 
tree one year and decided that was as much as I wanted to push my luck.

I hope everyone has a very happy holiday season.  Take care all -Gary G.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Finn Smith" <mulch3 at hotmail.com>
To: <GaryG at DOR.WA.GOV>; <groop at groo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Groop] Who Turned Out the Lights?


> 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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