I wanted to be awake at midnight for the radio transmissions that should be on the air. Aric said he just wanted some time away from all those women. Certainly couldn’t blame him for that. I took the little radio out and extended the antenna. After tossing the little wire extension up into the small oak tree, I connected it to the radio. “What’s with that?” Aric asked. “I picked up a radio transmission the other night. And we should be able to pick one up tonight.” “What’d you hear? Was it local?” Shaking my head, “Wasn’t local. I think they were in Idaho. And what they had to say wasn’t too comforting.” “Like what?” Aric asked. I took a minute to explain what I’d heard, and we talked about the possibilities. None of them was very good. But I reminded him I’d only heard it once, and there was no way to confirm any of it.
