I hope that the weather is treating you well. Iowa always manages to give us a few surprises, such as the August Derecho (“land hurricane”). I hope I never need to deal with one of those again, but I can assure you that if I do, I couldn’t ask for a better crew around me than the doctors and staff at the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center. Although we didn’t know what was happening, when we heard the alarm everyone worked seamlessly to rapidly collect owners and animals from outside and place them in safety in interior spaces. Of course, this was all done with physical distancing and providing masks to maintain our COVID-19 mitigation procedures. Although we lost power, our generators came on, and the patients were all examined and taken care of appropriately. The health and safety of our patients and their owners was our first priority.