9/14/08 -- Hurricane (something) brought his force all the way up to Ohio swinging hurricane force winds through our town and did not happen to miss Polley Road, either. Much of the Columbus area was without power for more than 5 days and some for much longer. Power was restored at the house within 2 days, and frankly the timing couldn't have been better. I was staying at a real estate convention downtown for three days, so I didn't have to live through the storm or suffer through the power outage at all during the event, though cleaning out the fridge was no party. How long is too long without power to your fridge? I decided to take the chance on some items, but many items were tossed siding with caution rather than sickness.

I love my neighbors! Many of them called me to let me know that insulation was flying out of my house and down the street and that parts of the construction project were flapping around and being moved about by the storm. Luckily, no real damage was done - there was a support beam shoring up some of the work at the back family room addition, which was knocked down. Wet insulation was strewn about the property and work scraps were tossed about. The biggest mess, as usual, was from the old large trees in the yard - large branches did fall creating a messy scene and much work to be done.