Amidst the forest fires that have been ravaging Greece, we found the following story rather heartening. It seems that after running out of water with which to battle the blaze, a certain George Dimopoulous, of Makitos, Greece, filled his copper hand-pumped crop sprayer with his homemade wine. With the help of 200 liters of vino, he was able to save his house and neighborhood. While we would have been more impressed if Mr. Dimopoulous had miraculously produced enough catfish for a block-party fish-fry, we are duly impressed nonetheless.
(Editor’s note—this information also came from the New York Times, circa Tuesday or Wednesday. You see, here on our undisclosed offshore location, when you go to the “paper store,” they ask you if you would like yesterday’s or today’s edition. If you answer, in a huff, “Well, today’s, of course,” they will tell you, in a deliberate manner, “Come back tomorrow.”)
