it.
They thought it might be prudent to preposition some of the supplies into the barn, just for back up. It was mostly water purification, some of the seeds, spare canning items and other things. They also brought tools they knew they would be needing but were too heavy to carry if they had to go there on foot. They also made sure that they were all just back up items for now, while also trying to do all in one trip. They had to limit it to only as much as would fit in the trucks.
Monday came and went with all the things that were already feeling normal. Sam and Tawny headed off early for a hike in the woods behind the house. They wanted to check out the area and did not return until late in the afternoon.
Matt gave Sam some ribbing about it; while Dez warned him he had best be a gentleman. They all had a hearty laugh while Sam urgently assured Dez he was not about to be some kind of jerk.
The evening was cool and the ladies made sure everyone ate a hearty meal before relaxing. Some of them watched movies, but most just went to bed early. It seemed, though, no one could sleep. They were all anxious to find out if the banks would open in the morning. Dez went for a glass of water and finding Jeremy sitting in the kitchen sipping cocoa, she hugged him tightly whispering,
“It’ll be ok, I love you bud.”
Jeremy nodded and smiled a weak smile that they both understood. Jeremy was the oldest and had been the man of the family since he was fourteen. Much of their lives Dez had bought extras during a sale or squirreled away things for what she would say to him was a rainy day.
In reality Dez was simply trying to make ends meet and she would coupon or buy only sales, scratch and dent or thrift items to keep the household afloat.
September 18 th
It was Tuesday morning and everyone was already awake and having coffee as Tawny and Lynn walked into the house chattering away about something.
Toni whispered to Dez, “I’m glad they are becoming friends, we were worried about whether or not she would feel comfortable.”
They each grabbed a cup of coffee and before Dez could even say anything Lynn was making another pot. She was around often enough to know the rule; if you drain it you make it.
Thus far there had been nothing on the news at all about either Ebola or the Bank holiday. No one could access their online banking either though. Once it hit nine a.m. Sam and Matt headed out the door to go try the ATM. It was just up the road at the corner store, and they were curious if they too were offline. They wanted to check, just to see if it would work.
Getting out of the truck they approached the ATM, there was a crowd around it already; some of the people were getting quite upset. One young lady was crying that she needed diapers, talking to an older man she explained how she could not get her EBT card to work. Sam felt bad for her, he walked over to her and gave her twenty bucks. Although afterward he told Matt,
“I know it will do little to ease what was coming, but it felt like the right thing to do.”
They quickly headed back to the house to get everyone moving on what they did not yet know would be their last shopping excursion. Pooling all the money they had left to see what extra supplies they could afford.
Some of them had only a little left from the previous trips, while others had more. Matt and Dez however, still had the money for the mortgage payment. This brought them up to over two thousand dollars; they split it up between all the shoppers made lists of what each should look for and headed out.
Tawny, Sam and Jeremy went to the Army surplus store and the two gun shops in town to see what they could find while the rest went to the grocery stores and to Walmart. Except Matt and Dez who opted to stay with the kids this time.
Picking up anything that would be helpful not caring about what it
They thought it might be prudent to preposition some of the supplies into the barn, just for back up. It was mostly water purification, some of the seeds, spare canning items and other things. They also brought tools they knew they would be needing but were too heavy to carry if they had to go there on foot. They also made sure that they were all just back up items for now, while also trying to do all in one trip. They had to limit it to only as much as would fit in the trucks.
Monday came and went with all the things that were already feeling normal. Sam and Tawny headed off early for a hike in the woods behind the house. They wanted to check out the area and did not return until late in the afternoon.
Matt gave Sam some ribbing about it; while Dez warned him he had best be a gentleman. They all had a hearty laugh while Sam urgently assured Dez he was not about to be some kind of jerk.
The evening was cool and the ladies made sure everyone ate a hearty meal before relaxing. Some of them watched movies, but most just went to bed early. It seemed, though, no one could sleep. They were all anxious to find out if the banks would open in the morning. Dez went for a glass of water and finding Jeremy sitting in the kitchen sipping cocoa, she hugged him tightly whispering,
“It’ll be ok, I love you bud.”
Jeremy nodded and smiled a weak smile that they both understood. Jeremy was the oldest and had been the man of the family since he was fourteen. Much of their lives Dez had bought extras during a sale or squirreled away things for what she would say to him was a rainy day.
In reality Dez was simply trying to make ends meet and she would coupon or buy only sales, scratch and dent or thrift items to keep the household afloat.
September 18 th
It was Tuesday morning and everyone was already awake and having coffee as Tawny and Lynn walked into the house chattering away about something.
Toni whispered to Dez, “I’m glad they are becoming friends, we were worried about whether or not she would feel comfortable.”
They each grabbed a cup of coffee and before Dez could even say anything Lynn was making another pot. She was around often enough to know the rule; if you drain it you make it.
Thus far there had been nothing on the news at all about either Ebola or the Bank holiday. No one could access their online banking either though. Once it hit nine a.m. Sam and Matt headed out the door to go try the ATM. It was just up the road at the corner store, and they were curious if they too were offline. They wanted to check, just to see if it would work.
Getting out of the truck they approached the ATM, there was a crowd around it already; some of the people were getting quite upset. One young lady was crying that she needed diapers, talking to an older man she explained how she could not get her EBT card to work. Sam felt bad for her, he walked over to her and gave her twenty bucks. Although afterward he told Matt,
“I know it will do little to ease what was coming, but it felt like the right thing to do.”
They quickly headed back to the house to get everyone moving on what they did not yet know would be their last shopping excursion. Pooling all the money they had left to see what extra supplies they could afford.
Some of them had only a little left from the previous trips, while others had more. Matt and Dez however, still had the money for the mortgage payment. This brought them up to over two thousand dollars; they split it up between all the shoppers made lists of what each should look for and headed out.
Tawny, Sam and Jeremy went to the Army surplus store and the two gun shops in town to see what they could find while the rest went to the grocery stores and to Walmart. Except Matt and Dez who opted to stay with the kids this time.
Picking up anything that would be helpful not caring about what it
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