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seeing everything will probably remind you of things. If I wasn’t so freakin’ tired right now, I’d go through it all with you, but I got almost no sleep before I headed out today. Now I just wanna talk to that hunky stud with the green eyes and go to sleep.” She cut off more cheese to take to her room.
If she thought she was going to get away with that, however, Cameron disabused her of that notion.
“Yeah, speaking of which, you sort if skimmed that part when you were telling us what happened today.”
Mackenzie flopped back in the chair, sighed, and stuffed more cheese in her mouth. Cam was right about their need to know. They were heading into a dangerous situation, both with the power outages and the nut-job from the hardware store. So Mackenzie swallowed her food and told them what she knew.
“Well, he’s a prepper, so that should reassure you. We won’t have to worry about him stealing from us later, even if he’s shown where we live. He has a son I wound up for a bit before he went to get Neil from the back. He’s been up here a few years, owns the knife store, seems to know his way around them pretty well, has a ham radio, and took me seriously when I warned him about the outages.
“I really don’t know much more than that, but I’d say that’s a good start after three short conversations. Most of which revolved around sharp objects.” That garnered a bit of a laugh from everyone.
“Is that it? Are you done grilling me?”
“You really like him, don’t you?” Mac smiled.
“Yeah, I do. Surprised me. Not that I would like him, because he seems pretty great, but that I would meet someone like him at all right now. Weird timing, but whatever works.” She was about to get up and leave when she realized they had no idea what the plans were for the future, so she turned to Kirk and Leigh and spoke to them directly.
“You guys are going to be stuck with the futon for now, and you won’t have your own room yet. I’m sorry about the lack of privacy. We can get started on the main house in a few days. We’ll have to do the interior framing, wiring, walls, plumbing, et cetera, before we’ll be able to really live in it, but just getting the building up means we can spread out a bit.
“The next few days we’ll need to get every bit of our main running around done. Anything that requires using gasoline, so that we can refuel all our tanks and jerrycans when we empty them. If we wait, we may not be able to stock up again.
“Our very first priority is to get things ready for livestock. They’re absolutely vital.” She paused for a minute, thinking, grabbing a handful of almonds to gnaw on while she considered the situation.
“Cam, maybe you guys should just forget about the weeding tomorrow. After I’m done talking to Neil, I’ll draw up the plans for the enclosures, and you guys can start getting them set up. I just need you to do minor stuff, and then I can finish with the construction when I get back. You’ve got some experience with tools and stuff, right Kirk?” He nodded.
“Yeah. Even where I work, or worked I guess, I was using power tools all the time.”
“So, what I’ll ask you two to do, is dig some post holes and a shallow area that I mark out.” Leigh spoke up then.
“We’re going to have to learn all this stuff anyway, so is there anything else we can do other than digging holes, or even weeding?” Mac shook her head.
“Not without being taught how to use the tools. You could get seriously hurt. Have you ever used a cement mixer, or table saw?”
“No. Kinda regretting not taking that shop class now, though,” Leigh said sardonically.
“Mom, I can use some of the tools. You taught me some stuff already, and I did actually take shop in high school.”
Mackenzie took a moment to think about it. The last thing she wanted was for anyone to get injured, but time was short.
“Okay, it’s probably worth the little bit of time it would take to get you two
If she thought she was going to get away with that, however, Cameron disabused her of that notion.
“Yeah, speaking of which, you sort if skimmed that part when you were telling us what happened today.”
Mackenzie flopped back in the chair, sighed, and stuffed more cheese in her mouth. Cam was right about their need to know. They were heading into a dangerous situation, both with the power outages and the nut-job from the hardware store. So Mackenzie swallowed her food and told them what she knew.
“Well, he’s a prepper, so that should reassure you. We won’t have to worry about him stealing from us later, even if he’s shown where we live. He has a son I wound up for a bit before he went to get Neil from the back. He’s been up here a few years, owns the knife store, seems to know his way around them pretty well, has a ham radio, and took me seriously when I warned him about the outages.
“I really don’t know much more than that, but I’d say that’s a good start after three short conversations. Most of which revolved around sharp objects.” That garnered a bit of a laugh from everyone.
“Is that it? Are you done grilling me?”
“You really like him, don’t you?” Mac smiled.
“Yeah, I do. Surprised me. Not that I would like him, because he seems pretty great, but that I would meet someone like him at all right now. Weird timing, but whatever works.” She was about to get up and leave when she realized they had no idea what the plans were for the future, so she turned to Kirk and Leigh and spoke to them directly.
“You guys are going to be stuck with the futon for now, and you won’t have your own room yet. I’m sorry about the lack of privacy. We can get started on the main house in a few days. We’ll have to do the interior framing, wiring, walls, plumbing, et cetera, before we’ll be able to really live in it, but just getting the building up means we can spread out a bit.
“The next few days we’ll need to get every bit of our main running around done. Anything that requires using gasoline, so that we can refuel all our tanks and jerrycans when we empty them. If we wait, we may not be able to stock up again.
“Our very first priority is to get things ready for livestock. They’re absolutely vital.” She paused for a minute, thinking, grabbing a handful of almonds to gnaw on while she considered the situation.
“Cam, maybe you guys should just forget about the weeding tomorrow. After I’m done talking to Neil, I’ll draw up the plans for the enclosures, and you guys can start getting them set up. I just need you to do minor stuff, and then I can finish with the construction when I get back. You’ve got some experience with tools and stuff, right Kirk?” He nodded.
“Yeah. Even where I work, or worked I guess, I was using power tools all the time.”
“So, what I’ll ask you two to do, is dig some post holes and a shallow area that I mark out.” Leigh spoke up then.
“We’re going to have to learn all this stuff anyway, so is there anything else we can do other than digging holes, or even weeding?” Mac shook her head.
“Not without being taught how to use the tools. You could get seriously hurt. Have you ever used a cement mixer, or table saw?”
“No. Kinda regretting not taking that shop class now, though,” Leigh said sardonically.
“Mom, I can use some of the tools. You taught me some stuff already, and I did actually take shop in high school.”
Mackenzie took a moment to think about it. The last thing she wanted was for anyone to get injured, but time was short.
“Okay, it’s probably worth the little bit of time it would take to get you two
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