The Great Unraveling (A Preppers Perspective Book 1) Read Online Free Page B
Author: Ron Foster
coming to hold Dennis’s hand.
“Will do mom, back way before dark, don’t you worry, we are going to be just fine.” He said giving her a firm but gentle hug and holding her a moment to reassure her.
3
A World At The End Of A Rainbow.
Dennis finished loading his truck and was sweating like a race horse from the exertion but he still managed to be out of the house and on his way by 7.30 the next morning.
The town was very quite but he did see one police car and was wondering if they had gotten the National Guard mobilized yet to keep folks acting civilized.
“Curfew! Good old state governor mandated curfew orders. Damn that’s just about a half step from the President declaring full blown martial law and he wanted to be as far away from here as possible if that occurred. Probably got the same thing curfew thing going in the small town next to his farm but they were a whole lot less police and a bunch more friendlier people than in the city of Montgomery.” David reminded himself as he headed towards his country home down the highway.
Dennis decided he would take one of the country boy local backwoods alternate routes home and turned off the highway and slowly drove down an intersecting dirt road all the while checking out his distant neighbors land and homes. He had been down this little stretch of dirt road hundreds of times and pretty much knew who kept chickens or a cow or two but he did not know the owners at all, other than waving to them occasionally as he passed by. Charles had said he knew a few people back over this way. He certainly hoped that was true, because they sure were going to need to be networking with these bigger small farms that might produce some kind of surplus they would be willing to trade for.
Dennis didn’t even stop at his neighbor’s house as he drove by it and instead went directly to his home to reassure himself that all remained in order. The house was exactly as he had left it and he went directly to his gun safe and opened it. One 12 gauge shotgun, one SKS rifle and a CZ 52 pistol is what he had as loners for Charles at the moment. These firearms he carried out to the truck along with a few bandoliers of ammo. Next he went and filled his ice machine with water and then plugged it into his SUNRNR solar generator. He looked at the dripping thawed mess in his freezer and decided it was still good enough to eat and began loading it into an empty ice chest.
“Hey anybody home!” a woman’s voice called out coming down his driveway and startling him.
He went to his wide open front door and saw Charles and Monica walking down his driveway with two of their three big dogs on leashes.
“Hello my friends!” Dennis called back to them and waited on them to finish approaching his house.
“Come on in! Charles you want a hot beer?” Dennis said heading towards the refrigerator and removing one.
“Don’t mind if I do.” Charles said reaching for the one Dennis was offering.
“Monica? Want a hot beer? Sorry I don’t have any wine.” Dennis said holding up another can in her direction.
“That’s ok Dennis, well yea why not I will take one too. Thanks!” She said reaching for the proffered beverage.
“We saw you drive in. I was wondering when you were going to show up. Actually, I was starting to worry about you a little bit.” Monica said sitting down next to Charles on the couch.
“I darn near got stuck in Atlanta but that’s another story. I have been at my mom’s house looking after her. How have you all been making out?” Dennis gushed happy to see them while sitting down in a chair and making a face from his first sip of a hot beer.
“We have been ok. Well man you sure were right, the shit has definitely finally hit the fan.” Charles said meaningfully fixing Dennis` glance at him.
“Yea it damn sure has. This is one time I wish hadn’t of been right about that NASA
“Will do mom, back way before dark, don’t you worry, we are going to be just fine.” He said giving her a firm but gentle hug and holding her a moment to reassure her.
3
A World At The End Of A Rainbow.
Dennis finished loading his truck and was sweating like a race horse from the exertion but he still managed to be out of the house and on his way by 7.30 the next morning.
The town was very quite but he did see one police car and was wondering if they had gotten the National Guard mobilized yet to keep folks acting civilized.
“Curfew! Good old state governor mandated curfew orders. Damn that’s just about a half step from the President declaring full blown martial law and he wanted to be as far away from here as possible if that occurred. Probably got the same thing curfew thing going in the small town next to his farm but they were a whole lot less police and a bunch more friendlier people than in the city of Montgomery.” David reminded himself as he headed towards his country home down the highway.
Dennis decided he would take one of the country boy local backwoods alternate routes home and turned off the highway and slowly drove down an intersecting dirt road all the while checking out his distant neighbors land and homes. He had been down this little stretch of dirt road hundreds of times and pretty much knew who kept chickens or a cow or two but he did not know the owners at all, other than waving to them occasionally as he passed by. Charles had said he knew a few people back over this way. He certainly hoped that was true, because they sure were going to need to be networking with these bigger small farms that might produce some kind of surplus they would be willing to trade for.
Dennis didn’t even stop at his neighbor’s house as he drove by it and instead went directly to his home to reassure himself that all remained in order. The house was exactly as he had left it and he went directly to his gun safe and opened it. One 12 gauge shotgun, one SKS rifle and a CZ 52 pistol is what he had as loners for Charles at the moment. These firearms he carried out to the truck along with a few bandoliers of ammo. Next he went and filled his ice machine with water and then plugged it into his SUNRNR solar generator. He looked at the dripping thawed mess in his freezer and decided it was still good enough to eat and began loading it into an empty ice chest.
“Hey anybody home!” a woman’s voice called out coming down his driveway and startling him.
He went to his wide open front door and saw Charles and Monica walking down his driveway with two of their three big dogs on leashes.
“Hello my friends!” Dennis called back to them and waited on them to finish approaching his house.
“Come on in! Charles you want a hot beer?” Dennis said heading towards the refrigerator and removing one.
“Don’t mind if I do.” Charles said reaching for the one Dennis was offering.
“Monica? Want a hot beer? Sorry I don’t have any wine.” Dennis said holding up another can in her direction.
“That’s ok Dennis, well yea why not I will take one too. Thanks!” She said reaching for the proffered beverage.
“We saw you drive in. I was wondering when you were going to show up. Actually, I was starting to worry about you a little bit.” Monica said sitting down next to Charles on the couch.
“I darn near got stuck in Atlanta but that’s another story. I have been at my mom’s house looking after her. How have you all been making out?” Dennis gushed happy to see them while sitting down in a chair and making a face from his first sip of a hot beer.
“We have been ok. Well man you sure were right, the shit has definitely finally hit the fan.” Charles said meaningfully fixing Dennis` glance at him.
“Yea it damn sure has. This is one time I wish hadn’t of been right about that NASA
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