Tempest of Tennessee (Episode 2): Tempest of Tennessee by McDonald Terry

Author:McDonald, Terry [McDonald, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Dystopian
Published: 2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00

Righting the van proved easier than I thought. My idea was to throw a chain over it and then hook it to the bottom side of the top and use to tractor to pull it over.

Vikas argued it wouldn’t tip and that all we’d do was drag it on its side. His idea was to dig a trench under the top for Billy’s floor jack and raise the van high enough to back the bush hog under it. From there the tractors hydraulics’ could do the lifting.

To get it high enough we had to brace the van a couple of times so we could shim the jack to raise it higher. I won’t say the bush hog didn’t crunch and scrape the door-less driver’s side of the van, but it lifted the top high enough that a concerted final shove by us took it past the tipping point and it settled onto its tires.

We sat on a couple of buckets to rest from nearly an hour of exertion. Vikas said, “There was not offense meant that I said earlier we do not need you always to guard.”

“You didn’t offend me. I more likely offended you by thinking you can’t defend yourselves.”

Vikas said, “When first we came with you we did not know the use of the weapons. They are easy to use, but of course, not so easy to hit what shot at. Think Tempest, If Annette were not with us, you would go to see the new farm, would you not?”

“Yes, I’d go.”

Vikas nodded and said, “There you have it.” and ended that line of talk. “Your bruise is still big. Are you sure you should not wait much longer in case your head is cracked. You would not want to have a return of dizzy when not here.”

“I should wait, but I won’t. This is February. The temperatures shouldn’t be in the sixties and seventies. Exploring in shirtsleeves is better than shivering in a coat.”

Again, Vikas said, “There you have it,” then added, “The girl in boss of herself.”

He helped me remove and replace tarps as I checked the condition of my salvaged belongings. They had gone a good job of sorting. Without a deeper examination, it was not possible to know if any items were missing, but all the important stuff was there.

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