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replied.
“ So, my priorities are set for tomorrow. I’ll see who we have down at the barn that can step up and take charge of the wall. I’ll organize one team to go scout Charlottesville. I’ll send another team to check out the buffalo farm, we’re going to need a couple of large trucks and trailers. We’re out of diesel, but I found a pretty good supply, enough to fill our tank. Marshall, John, Leo and I will handle the rest of the fuel problems.”
It was well after dark now. Mom and I had been talking for almost an hour. I grabbed the radio base station and called a staff meeting.
By the time everyone arrived, it was almost 9:30pm. With measures in place to save power and candles being limited, most of the whole colony went to sleep shortly after dark. It was too hot to keep a fire going in the fireplace just for light. I hung a battery powered lantern from the chandelier in the small dining room and went over my whole previous conversation.
“ That’s a huge project, mate,” John said, looking at the plans for the wall. “How are you going to transport that much stone here?”
“ I’m not sure yet John, logistics isn’t really my strong suit.”
“ You know I was a bloody miner before the end of the world, right mate? Moving earth is my thing. If they’ve got a couple of huge dump trucks, we can haul it here and dump it.”
“ That’s a ton of fuel, John. I don’t know the top speed of those trucks, but I’m not sure there’s enough fuel left to do it. I think we’re going to have to go back further than that. My thought was a pair of four-wheelers dragging a flat bottomed barge up the river. I’m by no means an expert.”
“ That could work, but I don’t think a four-wheeler could drag more than a couple stones, even on a floating barge. It’s going to take something pretty massive.”
” I agree with Mom that this is something we’re going to have to do. We might need to find flatbed trailers and tractors to haul the stone. They get around thirteen miles per gallon under load, that would be two gallons of diesel each way, eight gallons per day hauling. Let’s table the details for now. Charlie, do we have any logistical people in our colony?”
“ One last point mate, one of the women down the hill was a horse trainer. I think it makes the most sense to use horses to drag the stones on wagons or up the river on barges. In the UK, the gypsies still use draft horses to pull their barges down the canals. If we can find the right types of horses, I’m sure we can make a go of it,” said John.
“ Sir, there are a couple of construction workers in the mix, but I’ve only really polled those who had working jobs that seemed valuable. I’ll find out about someone with logistics experience.”
“ Thanks Charlie,” I said. “Now, let’s move on to more pressing matters. We’re going to have harder scavenging tomorrow. We need diesel, that’s our primary goal. We need food. Its September already, winter is coming and we need a ton of canned food. We can find meat and keep it fresh, but vegetables and starches we’re going to need lots of. Mom and I figured two tractor trailer loads of cans and dry goods. There’s a Sysco warehouse in Charlottesville off Rio Rd, I need someone to reconnoiter that and get us a general feeling of what kind of shape Charlottesville is in.”
“ Are you and your team taking one of those runs Tookes?” asked Charlie.
“ We’ve got other plans, Charlie. Other than diesel, these are strictly recon, in and out, quiet and clean.”
“ Yes sir. Quiet and clean. We’ll bring back a fuel and if possible a truck load of food.”
“ Thanks Charlie. I appreciate your efforts, you’re a good leader and I’m lucky to have you.”
“ Thank you, sir,” Replied Bookbinder, getting up from the table. ”I’ll deliver the orders to the men. We won’t let you down. If that is all,
“ So, my priorities are set for tomorrow. I’ll see who we have down at the barn that can step up and take charge of the wall. I’ll organize one team to go scout Charlottesville. I’ll send another team to check out the buffalo farm, we’re going to need a couple of large trucks and trailers. We’re out of diesel, but I found a pretty good supply, enough to fill our tank. Marshall, John, Leo and I will handle the rest of the fuel problems.”
It was well after dark now. Mom and I had been talking for almost an hour. I grabbed the radio base station and called a staff meeting.
By the time everyone arrived, it was almost 9:30pm. With measures in place to save power and candles being limited, most of the whole colony went to sleep shortly after dark. It was too hot to keep a fire going in the fireplace just for light. I hung a battery powered lantern from the chandelier in the small dining room and went over my whole previous conversation.
“ That’s a huge project, mate,” John said, looking at the plans for the wall. “How are you going to transport that much stone here?”
“ I’m not sure yet John, logistics isn’t really my strong suit.”
“ You know I was a bloody miner before the end of the world, right mate? Moving earth is my thing. If they’ve got a couple of huge dump trucks, we can haul it here and dump it.”
“ That’s a ton of fuel, John. I don’t know the top speed of those trucks, but I’m not sure there’s enough fuel left to do it. I think we’re going to have to go back further than that. My thought was a pair of four-wheelers dragging a flat bottomed barge up the river. I’m by no means an expert.”
“ That could work, but I don’t think a four-wheeler could drag more than a couple stones, even on a floating barge. It’s going to take something pretty massive.”
” I agree with Mom that this is something we’re going to have to do. We might need to find flatbed trailers and tractors to haul the stone. They get around thirteen miles per gallon under load, that would be two gallons of diesel each way, eight gallons per day hauling. Let’s table the details for now. Charlie, do we have any logistical people in our colony?”
“ One last point mate, one of the women down the hill was a horse trainer. I think it makes the most sense to use horses to drag the stones on wagons or up the river on barges. In the UK, the gypsies still use draft horses to pull their barges down the canals. If we can find the right types of horses, I’m sure we can make a go of it,” said John.
“ Sir, there are a couple of construction workers in the mix, but I’ve only really polled those who had working jobs that seemed valuable. I’ll find out about someone with logistics experience.”
“ Thanks Charlie,” I said. “Now, let’s move on to more pressing matters. We’re going to have harder scavenging tomorrow. We need diesel, that’s our primary goal. We need food. Its September already, winter is coming and we need a ton of canned food. We can find meat and keep it fresh, but vegetables and starches we’re going to need lots of. Mom and I figured two tractor trailer loads of cans and dry goods. There’s a Sysco warehouse in Charlottesville off Rio Rd, I need someone to reconnoiter that and get us a general feeling of what kind of shape Charlottesville is in.”
“ Are you and your team taking one of those runs Tookes?” asked Charlie.
“ We’ve got other plans, Charlie. Other than diesel, these are strictly recon, in and out, quiet and clean.”
“ Yes sir. Quiet and clean. We’ll bring back a fuel and if possible a truck load of food.”
“ Thanks Charlie. I appreciate your efforts, you’re a good leader and I’m lucky to have you.”
“ Thank you, sir,” Replied Bookbinder, getting up from the table. ”I’ll deliver the orders to the men. We won’t let you down. If that is all,
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