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Power remained on for us through Agnes’ stay, though The Farmer’s grandparents, who lived just a short distance away, Were plunged into darkness dur ing that stretch of mid-June storminess. One pleasant memory of Agnes’ stay was sharing a hot lunch with them one day, three generations of us, snug in our cozy kitchen, while the rain and wind beat against the windows. When Agnes finally lumbered off, we had springs and streams running from the backyard, where no streams have gurgled before or since. Still, we were lucky to have known Agnes and been left with no more than a lit tered and soggy back yard. Towns, farms, businesses across the region lay flooded, damaged, 5 PC. DINING ROOM CLOSEOUT S I99 M /' FACTORY xSE’LJS'. . SPECIAL 1 ‘-S=» i $899.04 OAK END TABLE SET ,|> I Reg. Ret. $239 9$ | ' . Cash Price $129 9$ J " I SPECIAL $68.9$ i destroyed, and, even worse, lives were lost. Now, like birdwatchers record ing sighted species, we can add Isabel to our “life list” of signifi cant weather events. Downgrad ed to a tropical storm one by the time she hit the Mason-Dixon line, Isabel mustered enough of a parting punch to leave us power less, thankful for Uncle Earl the master electrician and his ways with cranky milking system generators, and added fodder for our downed-tree firewood stack and kindling collection. While we were spared any major destruction, Isabel did manage to pick up one of the calf condos about a foot into the air and sit it back down on cement blocks parked there to help anchor down a tarp strung across the front as a calf rain-guard. She also peeled away a single piece of barn roofing, which we have as of last weekend’s writing, still been unable to locate. And, a piece of maple tree limb Isabel plunked onto the hood of the battered old farm pickup added yet another “character line” to its crinkled countenance. Given the goofy weather of the last 10 months early, early winter, plentiful snow, cold, late spring, wet summer, soggy hay, fungus-laden wheat crop, etc., etc. we had long speculated that this would be the year. This would be the year, with a tall, beautiful corn crop nearly ready for harvest, orchard trees laden with fruit, soybean fields thick with podded stalks, we would also have a significant hurricane. Some things, you’d be just as happy not being right about. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ... If you’re not at the table, You’ll be on VWVV the menu. 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