back when they 'd first gotten stuck in carp ( that 's how he always thought about it-getting stuck-he , dayna , and his mom were just like empty plastic bags skipping across the country on fitful bits of wind , occasionally getting snagged around a telephone pole or under the tires of some semi , pinned in place for a bit ) , he 'd been beat up three times : once by greg o'hare , then by zev keller , and then by greg o'hare again , just to make sure that dodge knew the rules .