The Infected Dead (Book 5): Shelter for Now by Howard Bob

Author:Howard, Bob [Howard, Bob]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Tags: Zombie Apocalypse
Publisher: Sunrise Books, LLC
Published: 2017-12-09T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

STAYING WARM WAS possible during their first winter in John Glenn International Airport, but that didn’t make the crew of Executive One feel lucky. Before the infection some people who lived in Columbus would talk about anything except winter. That was an off-limits subject. There were colder places in the world, but that didn’t make them feel better, either.

When the temperature started getting down below freezing, they added layers of clothing. They all knew their feet needed to be kept warm, but they almost learned the hard way that your feet will sweat and get cold, so they had to change their socks more often. Fortunately, there were plenty of socks and pantyhose in airport luggage. The men balked at first, but the women convinced them to try the pantyhose, and they finally gave in.

When it got even colder, which was hard for them to believe, they used some of their precious battery power in their plane to run the microwave.

Mike liked to camp during his off time between flights, and he had learned some crazy survival techniques. There was an Asian restaurant in the terminal, so they weren’t surprised when they found a tremendous supply of rice. Susan had joked about them not going hungry, but Mike was the one who told them it would help them stay warm in the winter. He searched the terminal and found enough fleece to sew together a pile of small bags filled with rice. He warmed the bags in the microwave and then shoved them into the bottoms of the sleeping bags they had made from coats and blankets. Surprisingly, the rice bags stayed warm most of the night, and so did they.

On sunny days, the large windows of the terminal would heat small sections for the survivors, but the ceilings were so high that the heat was quickly lost. They were forced to put doors over their access points in the ceilings because of the updrafts they created. In the end, they stayed covered at night and moved around during the day to stay warm.

The security office was a treasure trove of useful equipment, and when they found binoculars they didn’t seem half as important as the guns, flashlights, or foul weather gear. They were added to the inventory the crew had compiled.

When Sim remembered the binoculars, he knew how much he needed them. He also had to get as high as he could to be able to see in all directions. He had navigated planes for so long that it was only natural for him to map the ceilings of the terminal, but when he finished that chore, he wanted to start learning more about the area around the airport.

When he talked it over with Jon, the copilot wasn’t too sure it was going to make a difference if they learned the terrain or not. He pointed out to Sim that there were just as many of the infected out there now as there had been when they first landed.

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