Fall has arrived at the Lechler house: first sweater day, first cabin socks day, and bringing in the blue chair day. The yard and plants are greener than ever sopping up the rain and really showing off at this late stage of the season.
Tonight after church Beth, Mike, Andy and I are going to the re-new burger place on High Street. It was once the old A&W, then went into the burger joint, then closed and luckily they have re-opened for a second try. I think the great economy has made this possible. All of the malls are flourishing, the stores are filled, and the restaurants, in general, are on spot. Columbus is an eating out town where many restaurants try the area out first to see if their business will fly. So tonight is burger and fries night after church. NOTE: I could not believe the crowd at this place called Ritzy's after church the lines wrapped around the little place in the rain! It was ludicrous. There were lines even after we had seated and eaten. The new owners were stunned. They said the had a soft opening to try it out Wednesday with no ads and still the lines wrapped the building. I am happy for them, an older couple with two grown sons.
Saturday night as we were falling asleep a big tree fell across Cooke Rd. I think it hit a car and there were saws going for nearly a half an hour. The police cut it up but it is piled almost in the road for our neighbors to deal with today. I hope it did not hit a car, but a girl kept running up and down the road--it was a mess and made me sit up at the loud noise. There is big equipment on the sides of Cooke because of the gas lines going in, so I thought a car had hit a piece of equipment. Well, it's over. But they should close Cooke Road while all this mess is going on--but no. People see the red flashing lights before they come down the hill, but do they choose a different route? NO. They are like robots and seem to feel there is no other route to get to their destination. Not a dull moment on Cooke.
Tomorrow things dry out and temperatures drop, but they will rise again. Summer will not give up easily.
