“Weather happens.” It’s an age-old expression that has been emanating from newsrooms for as long as either of us can remember. Still, what happened to all of us last week was kind of otherworldly. It had been some time since these parts experienced anything like that wallop. It had us drop our cavalier attitudes and wonder just how safe the community was. As it turned out, we all escaped mostly unscathed. But along the way, our editors – working from their kitchen tables or elsewhere at home – went into overdrive with online and social-media postings. We actually closed our office the day after the storm, a first. We weren’t about to put our associates at risk. That was Monday. We noticed businesses in our midst opened as soon as possible, and good for them. Weather or not, commerce is their life’s blood. And that goes for Zionsville. Yes, travel was restricted, but the enterprises in the Village are within walking distance for many. It is a business owner’s right to earn, and that can’t happen if the door is locked. For any municipality to issue a stay-closed order, the world had best be coming to an end. People can debate the business’ decisions to open, and we welcome that at youarecurrent.com, but we’re siding squarely with the businesses on this one. If people want to violate a driving ban, it’ll happen at their own risk. Would we have driven? Not under a ban. Still, while not exactly heroic, we had this joint humming at three-quarters speed Tuesday on behalf of readers and advertisers, and business was pretty darned swell. Instead of tossing in the towel, do all you can in a given situation. That’s how we’re wired. Oh, well, here comes the rain. We can walk through that, too.