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Post by iamnobody on Oct 13, 2021 8:24:38 GMT -6
Books, he had many how-to books and reference books covering all sorts of skills and plant and animal identification. He had thousands of such books, his collection had more books than the local public library. Then he had 10,000 downloaded videos and several laptops to view them on.
Tom stockpiled fishing supplies – hooks, line, sinkers, cast nets and trot lines. Traps for taking wild game - #110 Conibear body grip traps for squirrel and rabbit size animals, #220 Conibear for raccoon and groundhogs. He stocked garden hand tools. He used a small tractor and a Troy built rototiller now but knew that in the future hand tools like shovels, rakes and hoes would be very useful. He gathered up the tools needed for many different trades.
Tom stored all sorts of clothes – men, women and children sizes. Also shoes, boots, socks and underwear. When he was with Rita, he had stored clothing for her but afterwards had added her things to the general stockpile. He added as many medical supplies he could get – bandages, stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, etc.
Now Tom was under no delusion that he would be able to do all these different skills, but he was thinking he could sell or trade these in the future.
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 13, 2021 9:13:11 GMT -6
It had been several years since Rita. He had been occupying himself with work and studies but he was lonely. So he started actively looking for a girlfriend. The local town had 3 bars and for people that wanted to drink, that was fine for them but Tom didn't drink.
He starts by looking locally in the stores and even started going to church. There were 2 churches in the town, a “regular” church and the conservative church, he went to both of them. The regular church was a blend of everything. The conservative church, Tom could tell the preacher hated him right away. The preacher blamed him for mistreating Rita. He wondered if he had sex with Rita the way the preacher was acting. To Tom, both churches seemed to be more like social clubs than houses of worship. Very little opening the bible and reading it. The regular church, the women often wore dresses that were so tight, it looked like they were spray painted on, the dresses were V-necked to almost their belly buttons and the dress hem was barely covering their underwear when they were standing. When they were sitting, the dress hem pulled up and Tom plainly saw that a few of them weren't wearing underwear either. The conservative church women were all wearing modest dresses to their ankles but Tom soon found out that a lot of them would be willing to quickly hike their dresses up for him if he was willing. So after about 6 weeks of seeing all of this, Tom quit going to any church.
So over a 15 month period, he ended up signing up with 5 different online dating sites. 2 of them were Christian sites and 3 of them were regular sites. He honestly couldn't tell the difference between the Christian women and non Christian women. A lot of the Christian women had pictures posted of them wearing bikini swimsuits that were skimpier than any women's underwear he had even seen.
Over the 15 months and 5 dating sites, Tom got quite an education in women. He went from being a naive man to having several college degrees in women behavior.
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 13, 2021 11:35:45 GMT -6
The 1st thing he learned about online dating was the women DEMANDED his pic be recent and to prove it by holding a current date newspaper in his hand within the pic. The women when he met them, their pic often turned out to be 5 years old and 50 pounds lighter.
They demanded a man to be at least 6 feet 2 inches tall and all muscle – Tom was only 5 feet 10 inches
The man had to be earning at least $100,000 a year – on average, its 1 man in 5,000 that earns that kind of money, so all these 1,000s of women are chasing after 1 man, poor odds for the man making an average wage – Tom didn't want that kind of woman
Women of all ages wanted the man to take her traveling all over the world and spend lots of money on her, treating her like a queen
Women had several children, often 2-4 children with different daddies, Tom did not mind children but these same women demanded that he not have any children, they didn't want to help raise any he may have
Women wanted the man to have expensive new car – Tom's 2000 dodge truck wasn't good enough
Women lied about their age – when Tom met them, they mostly were 3-5 years older than their stated age on the dating profile
Tom wasn't allowed to call women before 11AM their time because they didn't get up before them
One site was for “farmers" and the women were only interested in whether the man had ATV and horses for them to ride around on. Plus they weren't interested in country life, just sleep in country house at night and go to the city malls during the day.
Liberal women – man couldn't have guns or raise animals to eat. And no idiotic men that prepared for bad times.
Women getting government welfare checks. Men were either beneath them because the woman got more free money than the man earned. Or she was not interested in marriage because then she would lose the government money.
Asian women – seem like nice women but listed as separated – Tom did some checking on that and found out that in their countries the women couldn't get a divorce so there was no future there
Native American women – living on the reservation and getting a government subsidy check so won't leave the reservation unless the man was rich
Corporate boss woman – she was better than the man because he was lower in social standing than her and she made more money. She was open for sex but no marriage
One woman was 65 years old and had money and traveled the world, she wanted Tom as her “boy toy” traveling companion and she would pay for everything
Woman sent him a video, he had talked with her several weeks, he naively opened the video and was shocked at the anatomy lesson she was showing him of herself
One woman had an organ transplant and would require Tom to move to the city, even though his profile said country life
One woman was bedridden for a bad back for years but she was going to help him in the country
Women wanted big fancy houses, his small cabin wasn't good enough for them.
One woman said she wanted him to spank her
A lot of married women were coming on to him, at least ½ of the women. It didn't matter if they were white, black, brown, red or yellow race – or their age young, old or middle age – or if they were overweight, skinny or in between – nor if they were rich, poor or average - they all were offering sex
Tom was up front about requiring a full STD test for him and any woman before there would be any sex – he would pay for it. Women were offended – what type of woman did he think they were. They “just know” they are clean
.A lot of days it seemed like he would have better success finding a woman if he had a prison record, no job, was alcoholic, a druggie, tattoos and body piercings all over, and physically beat on women But Tom wasn't that type of guy.
He learned about “ghosting” At first he thought that he had said or did something wrong and was confused. Then he found out what ghosting was. Immature people. How about a simple “I'm not interested in you anymore”
So Tom decided to stop actively looking for a woman and concentrate on his life
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 13, 2021 11:41:56 GMT -6
In real life, I have tried 5 different online dating sites, paid membership so I had all the perks. Some were Christian sites some were non Christian sites.
Sadly EVERY one of the above examples I actually experienced while on the sites. Its nasty out there in the dating world.
I have given up on actively looking for a woman and , like Tom, I am concentrating on my own life. But I didn't win the lotto.
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 13, 2021 12:44:55 GMT -6
After a full day of work around his place, he heads to his bedroom. Starts through the door and bam, hits his head on the overhead door sill – for what seems like the 1,000,000th time. Why did the previous owner have to make the door so short. Rubbing his head he went to sleep.
Between his work and studies, Tom found the prepper forums. He was active on several of them. So many of them seemed to be all talk and no actual doing. Some of them bragged of having 2 buckets full of Ramon noodles and a box of ammo, and they were ready for SHTF. Others talk of having a gun and they will take what they want from other people.
Some believe that SHTF will start on Friday after work and be done by Sunday evening so that they will be back to work Monday morning. Others say that “they” would never let anything bad happen. But these people can't tell you who “they” are.
And the wannabe Rambo that say they will just stand up and shoot from the waist and mow all the enemy down, after all, they saw that in the movies so it must be real. Along with guns Tom has seen during his gunsmithing. Semi auto rifles and pistols so dirty and rusty that they will not cycle properly. Shotguns with clogged bores, ammo with so much corrosion on them that they will not cycle into the gun.
He has heard preppers talk about their liberal extended family members who earn big money and refuse to prep but tell the prepper they need to store only premium food for them but don't give any money and say they won't work as payment but prepper says they will give them all the food and starve themselves. Or people that say they have no extra money to prep but then brag about the new big money boat they got because they needed that.
Other preppers have buckets of garden seed but have never planted a garden in their life. How hard can it be, just throw some seed on the ground and stand back so the growing plants don't knock you over. They will be eating fresh vegetables by evening. Some have never cooked any of their storage food to know how it is done or whether they even like it. A lot have never cooked over a campfire. How hard can that be and they would never ruin any food by burning it on the campfire while learning how to cook. Others have no variety in their storage foods nor any spices to season it with. But they do have 100 pounds of oatmeal and 100 pounds of rice.
Most preppers have only one set of shoes / boots that they bought at Walmart. How long will that pair of cheap quality shoes last in rough, wet terrain. Then they are barefooted. They have no medical supplies and no water filtration.
And the worst part is most of the people do not want to correct their mistakes in prepping.
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 13, 2021 13:16:06 GMT -6
Tom is now 40 years old and still single. World events and the economy are going down the toilet. For the past 4 months things were getting bad. Shortages of everything and skyrocketing prices. A loaf of bread was $15 and a can of Spam was going for $30, if you could find it in the store. He was just returning from the store, delivering his last shipment of produce to the grocery store. He was as stocked as he could be. The big bunker was fill up. His $800,000,000 lotto winnings, the last installment had been several years ago. He had everything from shoe laces to soap bars to blankets in storage. The last $100,000,000 he had spent on silver American Eagles and old silver quarters and dimes. He was glad the bunker floor was thick concrete to support the weight of that.
Pulling up to his cabin on this dreary day, he sees the cabin door open and some one leaning against the door jam – RITA! She turns and walks inside. Turning off his truck motor, he races towards the door.
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Post by sniper69 on Oct 13, 2021 13:26:04 GMT -6
Pulling up to his cabin on this dreary day, he sees the cabin door open and some one leaning against the door jam – RITA! She turns and walks inside. Turning off his truck motor, he races towards the door. Big mistake - she probably has a "bad boy" hiding in there to try to beat Tom up. (of course I could be wrong).
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Post by solo on Oct 13, 2021 14:42:00 GMT -6
In real life, I have tried 5 different online dating sites, paid membership so I had all the perks. Some were Christian sites some were non Christian sites. Sadly EVERY one of the above examples I actually experienced while on the sites. Its nasty out there in the dating world. I have given up on actively looking for a woman and , like Tom, I am concentrating on my own life. But I didn't win the lotto. Sadly, those sites are just a microcosm of what is going on in the humdrum everyday real world. And sadly, this type of behavior is becoming way more the norm and us the exception. Men have become self centered beasts and women, entitled Karens. It is sad.
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Post by cashless1 on Oct 13, 2021 18:23:07 GMT -6
I love your realistic stories keep going and type faster
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 13, 2021 18:43:03 GMT -6
I love your realistic stories keep going and type faster I have 8 fingers and 2 thumbs
But only 2 of those fingers know how to type.
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Post by 9idrr on Oct 13, 2021 20:39:28 GMT -6
Please keep it goin'.
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 14, 2021 7:58:32 GMT -6
As he busted through the doorway, he could see Rita leaning against the kitchen table. Then 2 sets of hands grabbed his arms, holding him tight. Wildly looking around he saw a rough looking guy on each side of him. Then the rest of the cabin came into focus and he realized there were others there. He could see the preacher from the conservative church with Rita snuggled up to him, there was the county sheriff still in uniform and 8 other men that he recognized the markings on their jackets as gang members from the town about 40 mikes away.
Rita and the preacher had big grins on their face as the sheriff walked up to Tom, balled his hand into a fist and hit him in the gut. Tom was trying to get his breath and the 2 guys were holding him upright. The sheriff said that Rita told them Tom had food and money from selling it, that they wanted all of it. Tom was able to gasp out that he had little food and very little money. That earned him another punch while Rita laughed.
The gang started searching the cabin. They found some food in the refrigerator, some in the pantry and about 2 dozen jars of green beans in the basement.
One guy found about $30 in a drawer, another took Tom's wallet from his pocket and it had $100. Rita was rummaging through a desk drawer and then started laughing. She held up an old ring box with a diamond engagement ring on display. She asked if this pathetic small ring was what Tom was going to give to her. Tom just stared at her, to which she nodded and the sheriff drove another fist into his gut.
The gang members trashed the place looking for more food and money. Several went outside and Tom heard chickens squawking, then silence. Several came back in with now dead chickens and some eggs. Then the pig he had was squealing, a shot then silence. 2 came in carrying the hind quarters dripping blood. The gang looked at Rita and she shrugged her shoulders saying she thought he would have had more.
The sheriff told the 2 guys holding him to take Tom outside and tie him to a tree. Every one outside. Tom is bound to a tree. Rita comes over and reaches in his pocket for his truck keys and then tries to start his truck. It won't start and after a few tries she gives up. Walking to him she laughs and says his truck is still junk. She then spits in his face and with a ball bat she has, she whacks him along side the head. The tree took most of the blow but Tom was still dazed and could see her get on a motorcycle behind the preacher and the gang rides away, leaving just 2 guys who start beating on Tom.
After 20 minutes Tom is a bloody mess and is sagging in the ropes binding him to the tree. The men are tired and it is starting to rain. The men had been told to dispose of him away from the cabin and set the place on fire before leaving. The gang members cut the ropes holding Tom and then throw him across the back of the motorcycle, Then toss a bundle of rags on fire against the cabin as they ride out. The rain has picked up and is now a heavy downpour which puts out the fire
Taking him up along a road with a steep dropoff, they toss him over the bank. He tumbles ½ way down the hill about 100 feet down. Hours later the rain beating on him finally brings him back awake. He doesn't remember how he got here, what happened. He turns his head and slowly focuses on a human skull a few feet away. He senses he must get out of there. Looking upward he sees the top of the hill and slowly, painfully starts inching his way up on his belly. He passes out several times and comes to, not knowing how long he has been out. Finally he makes the top and crawls partway out on the road and passes out again.
He is vaguely aware of hands grabbing him and rolling him over. He sees 3 blurry faces looking down at him. Then 3 sets of hands easing him into the back of a truck. He passes out again.
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Post by frankie on Oct 14, 2021 8:13:16 GMT -6
This just gets better & better.
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Post by solo on Oct 14, 2021 9:16:38 GMT -6
He should have seen the motorcycles in the front yard. Still, women can most definitely give us a strong case of tunnel vision.
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 14, 2021 9:48:31 GMT -6
Tom awakes to feeling he is in a bed. His eyes slowly focus and he scans the room. His head hurts, is actually pounding from a bad headache. He moves his legs and his whole body is screaming out in pain. He moans in pain and suddenly a person moves into his view, a woman. He passes out again.
The next time he wakes up, he sees 3 women looking at him. He asks for water and 1 of them brings a cup and helps him sip some water. Tom thanks her and lays his head back down. They ask him his name, he starts to say something but realizes he can't remember his name and tells them so. Where does he live- he can't remember. One of the women says he had a shirt on stenciled with the name Tom and shows him the shirt. He starts to shake his head no but the pain is excruciating.
One of the women is holding a single shot shotgun, an old JC Higgins model. How does he know that. Tom can't remember. He asks why the shotgun and is told its for if he is one of the gang members. Gang members? They say he isn't wearing the gang symbols but they were taking no chances. The one said we will call you Tom like your shirt was stenciled. Okay.
The 3 women introduced themselves. There was Lindsay, a Caucasian. There was Stacy, an Asian. There was Ashley, a Negro. Ashley was the one holding the shotgun. Ashley also said he was laying in her bed. Tom told her sorry and he attempted to get out but she stopped him. He was in no shape to be moving around, that he was really banged up. Did he remember what happened to him – no. Lindsay told him he they didn't have many medical supplies here at the farm and couldn't do much. He told her to find some Allheal and Comfrey plants and he would tell them how to use it. Tom told them what the plants looked like and where to look for them. Tom was wondering how he knew that.
While Lindsay went looking for the herbs, Stacy sat next to Tom in a chair and started feeding him some chicken soup. It was good and Tom realized he was hungry. Ashley still had the shotgun, remaining watchful on him and listening for Lindsay outside. Coming back inside with the herbs, Tom told them the Allheal was used as a tea several times a day and the Comfrey to be made into poultices. Ashley said she hoped it works cause he looks horrible. They held a mirror so he could see. His face looked like a swollen jelly blob and they told him his body looked just as bad.
Tom realized that he needed to use the bathroom after drinking the water. Then he realized he was naked under the blanket and his face turned beet red. Then he realized he wouldn't be able to walk there on his own. He got really embarrassed when Ashley said she would help him there. Handing the shotgun to Stacy, Ashley threw back the blanket, helped him stand and supported him to the bathroom. Then thankfully told him he could handle it from there and call when he was done.
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 14, 2021 11:23:38 GMT -6
Back in bed, Tom is looking at the women. Lindsay is about 5 feet 4 inches tall, shoulder length brown hair and about 130 pounds. Stacy is maybe 5 feet tall, long black hair hanging way down her back and maybe 100 pounds. Ashley is about 5 feet 10 inches tall, curly black hair tight knit on her head and maybe 170 pounds. Tom asks them how and why they are here on the farm. Turns out they are from a big city and knew each other from their workplace and had become friends. Things were very bad there, little food and roaming gangs. Stacy's grandparents had left her this farm and they had made trips here before on vacation.
When things got bad they had threw some clothes into Ashley's truck and headed here. A town an hour away there had been a road block. Ashley and Stacy had gotten out to move the logs across the road when 2 men stepped out of the bushes with evil grins, saying what they were going to do to the women. Lindsay shot one of them from her position at the truck and Stacy flicked open her butterfly knife and stabbed the other man. Ashley then kicked both men in the head when they fell. Quickly removing the logs, the women continued on their way to here. They said the 2 men had on jackets with gang symbols.
They had seen Tom laying on the road and were just going to let him lay there and go around him. Lindsay talked them into picking him up, saying he wasn't wearing a gang jacket. So they did and came here a day ago. Then Tom woke up this morning. Tom thanked them for picking him up and tending to him. Said he couldn't remember his name, what happened or where he lived but he didn't feel like a bad guy.
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 14, 2021 14:09:36 GMT -6
As they talked more, Tom found out that all 3 women were 50 years old, never had been married and no children. All their parents lived on the west coast and were very liberal. Tom looked at Ashley and the shotgun she was holding and said that he takes it that she is not a liberal. She smiles and says that where they lived in the city, you grew up fast and did away with stupid ideologies. Tom said he was tired and the women said good night.
The next day Tom wasn't hurting as much. He asked if they could help him outside so he could sit in the sun and let the sunlight help heal him. He wasn't sure how he knew that but they did help him outside. They made more Allheal tea and applied more Comfrey poultices. He pulled down the blanket to his waist to get the sunlight and hoped there wasn't any nearby neighbors that he would scare with his naked, bruised body. They said the nearest neighbor was far away. He absorbed the sun for about 20 minutes but not long enough to get sunburned. Then moved him into the shade. He napped some as the women were doing things. When he woke up he could see them gathering wood for a cookfire. They were trying to gather green living wood. He explained how the green wood would not burn well, plus it would give off a lot of smoke and let people see someone was here.
The next week, Tom was able to be up moving around without too much pain. His clothes had been washed and most of the stains had come out. Tom was just happy to have clothes on again and not be walking around with his butt hanging out in the breeze. He had been telling them about different ways of doing things to better their stay here and some wild plants to stretch their food supplies. But now he could hobble around. He sat down with the women and said that he didn't want to be a burden on them and their food supplies. He didn't know where he would go or do, but he would understand if they wanted him to move on and he was very thankful for their kindness in helping him. The 3 women looked at each other, then Stacy said they would talk about it and let him know in the morning.
The next day, Tom was up at daybreak sitting on the porch watching the sun come up. Some rabbits were nibbling grass along the edge of the yard and pigeons were flying out of the barn loft. Soon the 3 women joined him. Lindsay spoke for them and said they agreed to let him stay but he would have to work hard just like they would be doing. Agreed.
Tom walked around getting a feel for the place. He checked out the barn and saw shovels, rakes and hoes. Some vegetable seeds were in jars on the shelf. He asked Stacy how old the seed was, she was unsure. Her grandparents had passed away 5 years ago. Tom was shown where the old garden plot used to be and it was now mostly overgrown with weeds. Tom took a file he found, got the shovels and the hoes and sharpened the edges. Most people never sharpen their shovels or hoes but Tom knew a sharp tool did better work.
He found an old hand scythe and sharpened it. Then he used it to cut the weeds off the garden plot, stacking the weeds in a pile to use in a compost stack. Tom was explaining this to the women as he worked and saying he didn't know why he knew, just that he did. Then using the shovel he started spading up the garden. He explained he wouldn't dig up the whole plot, just rows about 18 inches wide in which to plant the vegetables. No need to dig up the whole space when 60% of a normal garden is just walkways.
Before planting green bean seed he soaked it in room temperature water for several hours to soften the seed and getting it started in sprouting. Then made a furrow in the spaded space, dropping the seed about 4 inches apart and covering it with an inch of dirt. The green bean seed was a bush variety that was 50 days to maturity. Tomorrow he would dig up another space. He spotted some edible wild plants growing along the edge of the woods, harvested some for their meal and was able to use a rock to kill a rabbit.
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 14, 2021 15:08:44 GMT -6
Over the weeks Tom showed them how to snare rabbits and squirrels for meat. He built fences around the garden plot to keep the wildlife from eating their vegetables. The garden was now ½ acre in size. He tanned the animal pelts and used them in repairs for clothing and shoes. He offered to clean and oil the shotgun that Ashley always carried but she declined. Tom didn't push it, she never fired it in the time he had been with them. He had found an ax in the barn and kept it sharpened. It made cutting firewood a lot easier. He was putting in a lot of work to make all their lives better. He gathered wild herbs and dried them. He found whole corn in barrels in the barn, showed them how to grind it with rocks. Crude but it worked and they made corn mush with it. The work around the place and getting firewood for the winter had healed his body.
Towards autumn he was in the barn sharpening the ax when he heard screams from the women. Running outside with the ax clasped in his hands, he saw them being attacked by a grizzly bear. He recognized the hump between its shoulders. How did a grizzly get here in this area far from its regular area. Tom starts yelling as he runs towards them, trying to distract the bear. The grizzly rears up on its hind legs and snarls at Tom. The women are trapped in the area and can't get out. He prepares to attack, he feints and jumps aside the bears paws. He swings the ax and makes a gash in the bear's leg. The bear is enraged. Tom barely dodges it swipe. The bear drops down on all fours and comes at him. Tom dodges the rush and brings the ax down into the bear's shoulder, then a second strike into the bear's skull. The ax bites deep and is twisted from Tom's hands but it was a death blow and the bear is dead. Tom removes the ax and is standing there winded while the women are staring at him. Tom looks at Ashley who is still clutching the shotgun. She looks down and says that it wouldn't fire, would Tom clean the gun for her. Tom says sure, right after they help him skin the bear.
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 14, 2021 16:08:23 GMT -6
Tom had the bear skin stretched out on the side of the barn. He cut some of the bear meat for a few meals and had to let the rest for animals. It was still too warm to keep the meat and he didn't have a smoke house. That evening he cleaned the shotgun. It was filthy. No wonder it didn't fire, the firing pin hole was so gunked up it was like sludge in there. Tom got it all cleaned up and oiled, checked her ammo which had some corrosion but still looked usable. Returning the gun to her, he cleaned up and went to bed on his sleeping pad he now used in the living room. He could hear the women whispering after he laid down but could not hear what they were saying and soon drifted off to sleep.
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 15, 2021 9:07:28 GMT -6
Later that night Tom was awakened when he heard footsteps. By the moonlight coming in the window he saw Lindsay, Stacy and Ashley in robes near him. Sitting up, he was unsure of what was going on. The women said that since he got there, they had seen how hard of a worker he is, how smart he is in doing things to provide for them and then that today he had shown how brave he was in coming to rescue them from a vicious grizzly and risking his life for them. We want you to be our husband, all 3 of us. For you to love all 3 of us equally with no favorites. Tom sat there with his mouth hanging open then asked if they were sure. To which the 3 women dropped their robes.
In the morning Tom awoke to strong sunlight shining in the window. He had never awakened that late, he was always up at 1st light. Lindsay, Stacy and Ashley were at the kitchen table and when they saw he was up, they came to him. Each one of them took their turn to embrace him and kiss his lips. Tom smiled and realized it hadn't been a fantasy dream last night. He said good morning my wives and they smiled too. Tom couldn't remember his past but surely he couldn't of been happier back then.
Life continued, with all of them working hard to better the place. Winter was coming on. Their truck had some gas in it and a radio so they sparingly ran the truck every few days to listen to any news. Each time the news was getting worse. The big cities were literally being destroyed by violence. Police and firefighters were refusing to go into the areas because they feared losing their lives. The 4 of them could only look at each other in utter disbelief at what they are hearing.
It is late winter and they have been husband and wives for several months. Tom had asked them about the possibility of them having any babies. They all said that with them being 50 years old, that they were past child bearing age and couldn't have them. Then the women got a look of fear on their faces and asked Tom if he was going to leave them because of that. Tom took Ashley in his arms, kissed her passionately and while looking into her eyes told her he loved her and had no desire to leave her. He did the same with Stacy, then with Lindsay.
Early spring, they were listening to the truck radio when they heard the president come on. The president had been recently elected with a big scandal taking place over the election. The president announced that due to the break down of law and order, that our wonderful allies the Chinese had offered their services in restoring peace and he had graciously accepted their kind offer. That Chinese troops wearing FEMA uniforms would be out helping people soon.
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Post by solo on Oct 15, 2021 10:30:39 GMT -6
I knew you were good at the PAW writing genre... Why hadn't you shared you horror writing chops before? Three wives? Wow.
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 15, 2021 12:41:22 GMT -6
The 4 of them started discussing this news. How it could affect them and what they could do. Tom loved all 3 of these women and would do all he could to protect them. Being out here in the Appalachia would keep them away from the beginning “help” of the Chinese. It was decided to plant a garden as normal but to be watchful. The was only 10 rounds of buckshot left for the shotgun. Their garden was doing good and early crops were near harvest when they heard the sound of a helicopter. The sound came closer and it made a circle overhead. Then it came back in a low pass, spraying something over the crops and then went away. Within 24 hours the crops started dying. They tried replanting but the seedlings would come up and then quickly die. They would have no crops this season.
After discussing it, an inventory was made of the food, maybe 2 months worth. There was only ¼ tank of gas in the truck so that wouldn't take them far and it would be a one way trip. It was decided that they would make exploratory trips to see if they could find food. So picking a day, they set out on foot down the toad. Ashley had her shotgun and the rest carried staffs, as much for walking as for defense. After walking a day they showed Tom where they had found him. Looking over the dropoff, it was steep and Tom had no idea how he didn't die from that. They made a cold camp that night, no fire and ate some food they carried in knapsacks. 1 person would be on guard through the night and they would rotate that duty every 2 hours.
Tom was up for the 2-4AM shift and was backed up against a tree so his shape didn't show up. His wives were all asleep, soft zzzzz coming from them. He heard rustling in the bushes and in the moonlight he saw a wolf ghost between some trees. Stepping in the middle of his sleeping wives, he nudged them with his foot and whispered wolves. Forming a small circle with their backs to each other, they watched. 6 wolves stepped into view, snarling at the humans. Tom tried yelling to scare them away but that didn't work. The wolves attacked. Ashley fired the shotgun and killed 1 wolf with a load of buckshot. Tom used the staff and swung it to the ribcage of another wolf. The blow broke bones and the wolf left yipping. Another leaped towards him and Tom blocked the jump, knocking the wolf to the ground and then using the end of the staff, drove it into the wolf's throat, breaking its neck. Ashley had reloaded the shotgun and killed another wolf. Lindsay and Stacy had been keeping the other 2 wolves at bay, and now all 4 attacked the remaining wolves killing them.
No one could sleep the rest of the night, so at daybreak after a quick bite of food, they started out again. Keeping a careful watch all around as they walked, they also kept to the sides of the road in case of a helicopter flying over, they could blend into the trees on either side. Around noon they spotted a lane.
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Post by sniper69 on Oct 15, 2021 12:52:53 GMT -6
hopefully they are finding Tom's home- and Tom will remember. Then they can use the supplies from his bunker.
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Post by iamnobody on Oct 16, 2021 14:58:56 GMT -6
The lane was overgrown with weeds and a gate was swung to the side. There was an old Dodge truck setting near a small cabin. The yard was waist high with grass and weeds. Tom thought he saw a chicken dart into the brush. Things were quiet except for some birds chirping in a tree. Tom had his wives wait near the treeline while he went forward calling out to the cabin that he means no harm and will leave if its occupied. No answer. Getting closer he sees the door is part way open and the front of the cabin looks charred from a fire. Stepping onto the porch he eases to the door and slowly pushes it open with his staff. The inside is dusty and some leaves strewn on the floor. And an opossum walking around on the kitchen table. At least they will have some meat for supper tonight.
Waving his wives forward, they soon join him in the cabin. They can have a safe, dry place to stay the night. They check the Kitchen for any food – none. They walk towards the bedrooms and Tom goes through the doorway of one of them. Bam, he hits his head on the low door sill and says OUCH!, After seeing stars in his vision, says that he must of hit his head a million times on that door. His wives are looking at him, Tom is looking at them and realizes he has his memory back. Tom tells them that his name really is Tom and that he owns this place.
He tells his wives what happened to him and that he is 40 years old. His wives start worrying that since they are 50 years old to his 40, that he will no longer want them. Tom gives a deep belly laugh while pulling them all into a group hug, saying they are not going to get rid of him that easy. That he loves them and is very happy being their husband. They go to the basement to check it for food – none. Tom is standing near a pile of trash and calls them over. He says he has something to tell them.
Flipping a switch, he then moves the trash and opens the hatchway. They all look down and see light. He says Lindsay, Stacy and Ashley – years ago he won a lotto for $800,000,000 and was rich, a millionaire. That he spent all of it over the years stockpiling supplies for just a situation that they were now facing. He leads them down the stairs and his wives stared around in amazement. Tom was showing them around when his wives spotted the stash of chocolate candy bars. Lets just say that over the next 3 nights Tom got very little sleep but had a huge grin on his face as all 3 of his wives took turns showing him how much they loved finding the chocolate candy bars.
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Post by gipsy on Oct 16, 2021 16:28:59 GMT -6
Poor Tom
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