This is what it did to our fence. That's the McCarthy's place on the left; ours is behind the Durcan's entryway.

The glory days of Russian River vacations were drawing to a close anyway; Will and Rose were off to college, and never again would there be those summer-long stays with the whole family together. Still, this was a real innocence-shattering event. Damned if I'm not getting choked up over it right now. Click here to see more destruction.