9/22/08 One week after the hurricane

We are reopening today. Met with numerous emails asking if we were still here, let alone still open, we heard resonating signs of relief from customers. They returned with sad stories of losing their homes, having their homes horribly flooded, and the occasional happy story of no damage at all. Incredibly, none of the wonderful dogs that call The Mutt Hut their second home were injured or lost.

We opened without a sewer system, with a boil water notice in place, and with spotty -- if at all -- telephone and internet service.

It was going to be a long day, followed by a very long week.