We lost power here, a very normal event for Virginia. Sun comes up,
power goes out. Church bells ring, power goes out. Tuesday comes, power
goes. It gets cloudy, we loose power. Is the most unreliable power grid
ever. Even living in the jungle of Viet Nam getting rocket and mortar
attacks two or three times a week I had better power supply there than
here in the capitol of Virginia.

So I had a fire going in the fireplace insert. No blower of course but
at least that was keeping the edge off so the pipes wouldn't freeze. I
had to keep the doors open to let heat out and keep from burning the
walls up on the insert. That of course let out smoke.

Peekaboo got really concerned for her safety. She began screeching
bloody murder. She was on a ramp screaming like the day I put bobby
pins in her eyes. She started making little noises at first, but then
that slowly graduated to full fledged screaming at a very high pitch.

Of course I was concerned and went to see what was going on. She had
no idea I was there being blind as she is. She was kind of crouched on
a ramp pointing down screaming non stop. I reached in with my fingers
and prodded her. She instantly stopped. Opening the door she leaped out
frantically. Only thing I can figure is that the smoke struck fear into
her and she was reacting seemingly for her life. My touch calmed her
down and being able to snug in my arms she quieted.

Guess one never knows how the mind of a ferret works.

Gordon, Peekaboo, and Pester

Rev. J Gordon Bengtson
Aarrow-Ranch Aviation
Mechanicsville, Virginia  23111

[Posted in FML 6261]