We had high winds (60 - 70 MPH) yesterday, and this morning Stephanie and I drove around looking at the aftermath. You really don't see a fallen tree like this one every day. I particularly like how the sod pulled up in a nice, straight edge along the sidewalk, without actually damaging the sidewalk.

We found out, in speaking with the neighbor, that the tree fell on a minivan. Alas, we weren't able to get a look at the van. (I think the neighbor was a little saddened that this guy walking around with a camera wasn't The Insurance Adjuster. Oooh-- sorry. So close. I'm The Attitude Adjuster.)

You can see the "before" on Gooogle Street View. The color of the tree owner's house has changed, but it's the same place. The ill-fated van is visible in the garage of the neighbor's house, assuming you follow Street View north one "click".

Remember the Fulmer and Hocks sign changeup picture?

A letter of apology from the sign installer, KAP Signs, confirms that it really did happen! I'll excerpt the letter, posted on the City of Vandalia, Ohio web site, here:

I love living in a world where everyone with a cell phone has a decent digial camera on their person most of the time. I also love having such a local connection to a Megaflicks-like happening.

It figures that I don't have the pictures available now to put up, but I wanted to at least post the facts: The Hocks Pharmacy pictures appear to be legit. The store in question now bears a red and white "HOCK'S" logo, as depicted in the photograph.

The story is that the old Fulmer supermarket in Vandalia, Ohio has become a Hocks Pharmacy location. Assuming this is true, the sign on the store would have to be changed. A Customer passed me this yesterday:

We're going to drive down to that location and see what's really up. The red-on-white letters don't match the Hocks website, and the possessive "Hock's" is incorrect, as well. Perhaps it's just branding inconsistency between the brick-and-mortar and online stores. We'll post a picture when we know more.