Goodnite Irene

We made it through Hurricane Irene without too many problems here at Gary's Home Made Ice Cream.  Although we had intended to remain closed all day Sunday, I got so many phone calls that we opened at 3pm.  Many people in the surrounding communities (Chelmsford, Lowell, Billerica, Westford, Dracut, etc) had been without power all day due to trees and branches down all over, but we were fortunate to have maintained steady electric power.

Business was much brisker than I expected - only Tommy and I worked - we could've used at least 1 more person but who knew!?!

Finally at 9pm with a line at the window the power went out.  But it came right back on.  Then a minute later it went out again - but it came right back on.  Then it went out a third time - and stayed off til almost 1 a.m.  I came in after that - did the cleanup, batched out the debit and credit card transactions, checked all the refrigeration and went home.

All is quiet now....it is a beautiful Monday morning - blue skies and 70 degree temperature. 

The only problem we really had - we lost one of our 11' sunflowers that was on the island in front of the shop.  Those 2 sunflowers had grown into monsters - but one snapped off at the base.  It could have been a lot worse.

-Peace & Carrots,     Gary