[Joshua] Broadcasting from the ridge, WBLR returns to the air

Sep 15, 2006 19:56

Who: JoshuaWhere: Batesburg, SCWhen: June 13, late morningInvited: Anyone in the area, not that I'm expecting anyone just yet.Status: Complete
The drive south was uneventful, though at 25 mph it was also boring. He turned the radio on so he could listen as he drove. That produced an unexpected sound from behind his seat, making it all the better ( Read more... )

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lord_of_ithaca September 17 2006, 02:51:55 UTC

Filling up the tanker didn't take Joshua that long, so he decided he might as well wrangle the last of the backyard storage tanks intended for customers into the attached trailer. While he had plenty of propane at hand, gasoline and diesel were relatively scarce, so coming back home with an empty trailer was not an acceptable option. The first one he had wrestled with had taken a lot of effort since it was supposed to be a two man job to move one of those, even when empty. However, having been an engineer in the Guard meant he had learned to build things to do stuff, however inelegant they looked. A block and tackle system made do for the missing man and let him load the empty tank in the trailer.

Joshua went back into the radio station. No one had called yet, but he would have been surprised if it had. After all, WBLR had never done that well in the ratings, he joked to himself. He picked up Thing 2 who had curled herself on a nice cushy leather chair. "I'm sorry," he apologized to the disgruntled cat, "but it's time to go." ( ... )

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