We had the whole nine yards —- the banners across the TV screen, the warnings from the weatherperson to “not go out unless you absolutely must”, and the advise to take in all lawn furniture and Halloween decorations. The last warning was a valid one — this morning it was windy. But it wasn’t, thankfully, nearly as bad as we expected.

Looks like the marathoners will not have to jump over as many tree-trunks and/or downed power-lines as originally thought. Whew!!!