I know this guy that woke up early one morning and his alarm clock read 5:55 AM. He was sure this was a sign because it occurred on the 5th day of the 5th month of the year. He decided to go to the race track and bet on horse number 5 in the 5th race. The stars were aligned. He would be rich. His horse finished 5th.
The news services out of Green Bay this morning reported that a family of 6 had gone to New York last week on vacation. Hurricane Sandy prevented them from returning to Green Bay as scheduled Sunday morning. The good part is that their hotel said they could stay a few more days (I’m sure at outrageous rates). The bad news they were stuck in New York with massive flooding and no electricity for 2-3 days. Imagine being on the 50th floor and no electricity to run the elevators. Maybe hell on earth does exist.
The east coast hurricane might affect the Packers Super Bowl chances. Greg Jennings was supposed to get groin/stomach surgery today in Philadelphia. Recover is at least 3-4 weeks or longer. Jennings can’t get to Philly and even he did, all surgery has been postponed and as yet, not rescheduled. So Jennings can’t get his surgery. The Packers don’t have a deep pass threat. Potentially, the Pack could lose another game or two because of it and there you have it. No Super Bowl. Stupid scenerio? Laugh if you will.
The phenomenon of “Facebook” was an alternate source of help during the hurricane. 911 lines were overloaded because of emergency calls for help. People turned to Facebook and friends and pleaded for help getting their calls through. In some cases, friends actually answered the distress situations. Hmmmmm! Maybe social media does have some redeeming value.
Be thankful that your basements are dry and electricity is un-interrupted.
Love,
Dad