Bunker
Frank walked out of the barn and took his phone out of his pocket. He dialed.
“Jane?”
“Hi, Honey. How is it?”
“Needs lots of work, but it’s got everything that we need. You feel up to driving the rig out here?”
“You want to stay there?”
“Yeah, sweetie. Since we’ve cut all the locks, we want some folks to guard the place…we can also clear the mess away from the RV sites while you guys are on your way.”
“Any switchbacks or anything?”
“No, Jane, it’s all flat and straight. It’s an easy drive.”
“Who’s going to stay there with you?”
“Terry and Gabe. Everybody else has to go back to drive their vehicles over.”
“You guys got guns, right?”
“Yes, all of us do. We’ll be fine.”
“When are the others going to be back here?”
“Less than an hour. If we need any supplies, you might want to go to the store about now.”
“Okay, Frank, will do. You be careful out there.”
“I will. You be careful on the road, sweetie. Love you.”
“Love you too, honey. Bye.”
Frank put his phone back in his pocket. Gabe and Terry walked out with rakes.
“Should we clear the closest spaces, or go back a ways?” Gabe asked.
“Maybe we shouldn’t have the rigs right on top of each other,” Frank said. “Might as well give ourselves a little bit of privacy.”
“Not a bad idea,” Gabe said.
“You guys should pick out trailers, too.”
“I know, we will,” Terry said. “Dobie already asked for the 5 th wheel. He thinks he can tow it with his truck.”
“Can he?” Frank asked. “He needs one of those 5 th wheel hitches installed, doesn’t he?”
“Yeah, and he’s not going anywhere without new tires and who knows what else,” Gabe said, chuckling. “All of these rigs are gonna need tires, probably batteries too.”
“Yeah, we’re going to need quite a few batteries,” Terry said. “A couple for the generators, one for that tow truck, and at least one for each of the trailers that we’re going to use.”
“You picked one out yet, Terry?”
“Naw, haven’t even been in them yet. I’ll let Trish decide.”
“Ah, so you two are moving into one together, huh,” Gabe said, chuckling.
“Don’t start messing with us about it,” Terry said. “I don’t mind, but it drives Trish crazy.”
“Okay, Terry,” Gabe said. “I’ll only tease you about it when she’s not around.”
Terry nodded. They started raking out the first row of sites.
“What are we going to do with all of this stuff?” Frank asked as he helped.
“Let’s rake it into piles and burn it,” Gabe said.
They worked silently for a while, and got the first row of sites cleaned out, making a good sized pile. They went on to the next row.
“What do you guys make of that place under the barn?” Terry asked. “You think the owner was some kind of survivalist?”
“Yep, a certified nutcase,” Gabe said.
Frank looked at him and chuckled. “I don’t know, Gabe. Maybe those guys got the last laugh on all of us. This is the world they talked about all the time.”
“All that re-loading equipment down there is going to come in handy,” Terry said. “I saw dies for everything except the AK’s, and we could probably get those in town.”
“Plenty of canned food down there too,” Frank said. “We need to finish exploring that place when we have some time. There’s three bedrooms and a kitchen behind the second door. That place must have a footprint as big as the whole damn barn.”
“Good place to go during a twister,” Gabe said.
“You think that’s why he put it there?” Terry asked.
“Maybe in the beginning, but that place was set up to live in…for a long time,” Frank said.
They had the second row cleaned off, and moved on to the third.
“I’m thirsty,” Gabe said. “Getting a little warm out here.”
“Hey, Terry, why don’t you go over and start getting that stuff away from the trailers?” Frank said. “Might as well make them
Frank walked out of the barn and took his phone out of his pocket. He dialed.
“Jane?”
“Hi, Honey. How is it?”
“Needs lots of work, but it’s got everything that we need. You feel up to driving the rig out here?”
“You want to stay there?”
“Yeah, sweetie. Since we’ve cut all the locks, we want some folks to guard the place…we can also clear the mess away from the RV sites while you guys are on your way.”
“Any switchbacks or anything?”
“No, Jane, it’s all flat and straight. It’s an easy drive.”
“Who’s going to stay there with you?”
“Terry and Gabe. Everybody else has to go back to drive their vehicles over.”
“You guys got guns, right?”
“Yes, all of us do. We’ll be fine.”
“When are the others going to be back here?”
“Less than an hour. If we need any supplies, you might want to go to the store about now.”
“Okay, Frank, will do. You be careful out there.”
“I will. You be careful on the road, sweetie. Love you.”
“Love you too, honey. Bye.”
Frank put his phone back in his pocket. Gabe and Terry walked out with rakes.
“Should we clear the closest spaces, or go back a ways?” Gabe asked.
“Maybe we shouldn’t have the rigs right on top of each other,” Frank said. “Might as well give ourselves a little bit of privacy.”
“Not a bad idea,” Gabe said.
“You guys should pick out trailers, too.”
“I know, we will,” Terry said. “Dobie already asked for the 5 th wheel. He thinks he can tow it with his truck.”
“Can he?” Frank asked. “He needs one of those 5 th wheel hitches installed, doesn’t he?”
“Yeah, and he’s not going anywhere without new tires and who knows what else,” Gabe said, chuckling. “All of these rigs are gonna need tires, probably batteries too.”
“Yeah, we’re going to need quite a few batteries,” Terry said. “A couple for the generators, one for that tow truck, and at least one for each of the trailers that we’re going to use.”
“You picked one out yet, Terry?”
“Naw, haven’t even been in them yet. I’ll let Trish decide.”
“Ah, so you two are moving into one together, huh,” Gabe said, chuckling.
“Don’t start messing with us about it,” Terry said. “I don’t mind, but it drives Trish crazy.”
“Okay, Terry,” Gabe said. “I’ll only tease you about it when she’s not around.”
Terry nodded. They started raking out the first row of sites.
“What are we going to do with all of this stuff?” Frank asked as he helped.
“Let’s rake it into piles and burn it,” Gabe said.
They worked silently for a while, and got the first row of sites cleaned out, making a good sized pile. They went on to the next row.
“What do you guys make of that place under the barn?” Terry asked. “You think the owner was some kind of survivalist?”
“Yep, a certified nutcase,” Gabe said.
Frank looked at him and chuckled. “I don’t know, Gabe. Maybe those guys got the last laugh on all of us. This is the world they talked about all the time.”
“All that re-loading equipment down there is going to come in handy,” Terry said. “I saw dies for everything except the AK’s, and we could probably get those in town.”
“Plenty of canned food down there too,” Frank said. “We need to finish exploring that place when we have some time. There’s three bedrooms and a kitchen behind the second door. That place must have a footprint as big as the whole damn barn.”
“Good place to go during a twister,” Gabe said.
“You think that’s why he put it there?” Terry asked.
“Maybe in the beginning, but that place was set up to live in…for a long time,” Frank said.
They had the second row cleaned off, and moved on to the third.
“I’m thirsty,” Gabe said. “Getting a little warm out here.”
“Hey, Terry, why don’t you go over and start getting that stuff away from the trailers?” Frank said. “Might as well make them
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