look half way decent for your woman.”
Terry nodded and walked over there.
Back at the truck stop, Charlie parked Gabe’s SUV next to his rig. He got out with Jerry and Dobie. Jeb pulled his jeep behind his rig, right up to the back so he could get it hooked up.
The sheriff walked up to Charlie. “Terry called. Sounds like we hit the mother lode.”
“Yeah, I think so,” Charlie said. “But it’s going to take quite a bit of elbow grease to get things cleaned up.
Hilda came over and hugged Charlie. “I’m so glad you’re back,” she said.
“You weren’t worried, were you? It’s pretty safe around here.”
“I’m worried whenever you’re out of my sight,” she said.
Where is everybody?
“Kurt, Mary, Jake, Trish, and Earl went into the store to grab supplies.”
“I need to go over there too,” Charlie said. “I want to chat with Howard.” They started walking towards the store, Hilda taking Charlie’s hand. They rounded the front of the building and went in the door.
“Hey,” Charlie said, seeing Kurt and Mary at the counter. They were chatting happily with Howard.
“Charlie! How was it out there?” Howard said.
“A mess, but fixable.”
“Good,” he replied, “I already called the local Sheriff and told him you’d be moving in there.”
“Great,” Charlie said. “We’re going to need quite a bit of stuff. Batteries, for one thing.”
“I have quite a few on hand…can order them if I don’t have what you need.”
“Well, we need too large ones for the generators. Here’s a picture.” He showed his phone to Howard. He had the picture that Terry took on there.
“Yep, that’s a special order for sure,” Howard said. “They’re pricey, too. About three hundred each. What else?”
“There’s a big diesel tow truck out there,” Charlie said.
Howard’s mouth dropped open. “That tow truck is still there?”
“Sure is,” Charlie said. “It runs, too. We used it to jump start the generators.”
“How’d you get it started?”
“Jumped it from Gabe’s SUV,” Charlie said.
“Oh. Yeah, I’ve got a battery for that…no problem. What else?”
“There’s four travel trailers and a 5 th wheel out there that look salvageable. They’ll probably need batteries, but I don’t know what kind yet. Since we got the generator running, we’ll have power to the trailers, anyway.”
“Is there a department store around here?” Hilda asked. “Maybe we should go get some bedding. You know that’s going to be gone.”
“Yeah, there’s one down this road about half a mile,” Howard said.
“Good,” she said. “Honey, why don’t I take Trish and Mary and go shopping?”
“Sounds good. I’m going too, though. We can take Gabe’s SUV.”
“Okay, I’ll round them up. You said four trailers and a 5 th wheel. Maybe two or three sets for each?”
“Yeah, that would be good,” Charlie said. “I can think of some other household wares we should buy…I’ll catch up with you in a few minutes.”
Hilda walked off, meeting Mary by the front of the door and then looking for Trish.
“What else you gonna need, Charlie?” Howard asked.
“Do you deliver diesel?”
“Yeah, as a matter of fact. Lots of folks out here have generators.”
“Good. We’ve got about two thirds of a tank out there. I have no idea how long it will last.”
“How big is the tank?”
“I don’t know,” he said. He pulled out his phone again. “Here’s a picture.”
“Oh, yeah,” Howard said. “I remember this setup. I’ve delivered out there before. That thing is huge. It’ll hold several hundred gallons.”
“How long will that last?”
“A few weeks if you don’t run it full time,” he said. “You really need to get the city power turned back on, though. I can call them for you, and I’ll let the mayor know what’s going on too, just in case. It’ll probably cost you, though.”
“Yeah, I know…taxes.”
“They’re going to want something. How
Terry nodded and walked over there.
Back at the truck stop, Charlie parked Gabe’s SUV next to his rig. He got out with Jerry and Dobie. Jeb pulled his jeep behind his rig, right up to the back so he could get it hooked up.
The sheriff walked up to Charlie. “Terry called. Sounds like we hit the mother lode.”
“Yeah, I think so,” Charlie said. “But it’s going to take quite a bit of elbow grease to get things cleaned up.
Hilda came over and hugged Charlie. “I’m so glad you’re back,” she said.
“You weren’t worried, were you? It’s pretty safe around here.”
“I’m worried whenever you’re out of my sight,” she said.
Where is everybody?
“Kurt, Mary, Jake, Trish, and Earl went into the store to grab supplies.”
“I need to go over there too,” Charlie said. “I want to chat with Howard.” They started walking towards the store, Hilda taking Charlie’s hand. They rounded the front of the building and went in the door.
“Hey,” Charlie said, seeing Kurt and Mary at the counter. They were chatting happily with Howard.
“Charlie! How was it out there?” Howard said.
“A mess, but fixable.”
“Good,” he replied, “I already called the local Sheriff and told him you’d be moving in there.”
“Great,” Charlie said. “We’re going to need quite a bit of stuff. Batteries, for one thing.”
“I have quite a few on hand…can order them if I don’t have what you need.”
“Well, we need too large ones for the generators. Here’s a picture.” He showed his phone to Howard. He had the picture that Terry took on there.
“Yep, that’s a special order for sure,” Howard said. “They’re pricey, too. About three hundred each. What else?”
“There’s a big diesel tow truck out there,” Charlie said.
Howard’s mouth dropped open. “That tow truck is still there?”
“Sure is,” Charlie said. “It runs, too. We used it to jump start the generators.”
“How’d you get it started?”
“Jumped it from Gabe’s SUV,” Charlie said.
“Oh. Yeah, I’ve got a battery for that…no problem. What else?”
“There’s four travel trailers and a 5 th wheel out there that look salvageable. They’ll probably need batteries, but I don’t know what kind yet. Since we got the generator running, we’ll have power to the trailers, anyway.”
“Is there a department store around here?” Hilda asked. “Maybe we should go get some bedding. You know that’s going to be gone.”
“Yeah, there’s one down this road about half a mile,” Howard said.
“Good,” she said. “Honey, why don’t I take Trish and Mary and go shopping?”
“Sounds good. I’m going too, though. We can take Gabe’s SUV.”
“Okay, I’ll round them up. You said four trailers and a 5 th wheel. Maybe two or three sets for each?”
“Yeah, that would be good,” Charlie said. “I can think of some other household wares we should buy…I’ll catch up with you in a few minutes.”
Hilda walked off, meeting Mary by the front of the door and then looking for Trish.
“What else you gonna need, Charlie?” Howard asked.
“Do you deliver diesel?”
“Yeah, as a matter of fact. Lots of folks out here have generators.”
“Good. We’ve got about two thirds of a tank out there. I have no idea how long it will last.”
“How big is the tank?”
“I don’t know,” he said. He pulled out his phone again. “Here’s a picture.”
“Oh, yeah,” Howard said. “I remember this setup. I’ve delivered out there before. That thing is huge. It’ll hold several hundred gallons.”
“How long will that last?”
“A few weeks if you don’t run it full time,” he said. “You really need to get the city power turned back on, though. I can call them for you, and I’ll let the mayor know what’s going on too, just in case. It’ll probably cost you, though.”
“Yeah, I know…taxes.”
“They’re going to want something. How
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