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Life and Its Little Oddities
By: TheSearch4

Chapter 10

We had made it through the Christmas period and the news was complaining
about the bad retail situation. Many stores had over bought and now were
stuck with merchandise they could not sell. They were trying every gimmick
to get shoppers in to clear the inventory at just their cost. But money was
very tight and people were not cutting it loose. Little did they know each
month that same dollar was worth less.

The innocent of the country were getting shafted big time. That did not mean
the young, but those who just accepted what government and the media told
them. A great many young and older people fell into this category. Life for
them was going to be shocking as it all fell apart.

The mortgage issue had cost many their homes and caused anger. But that had
been directed at the banks and not policies started by government. Those
lead to the crash of that market. One President had opened up the loans from
Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac to more people. They offered lower down payments
and lower early payments for low income people. But they would increase, as
they were more stable the government said. It did increase and they were not
more stable. The increase in housing starts had made the economy seem far
more stable than it was. The collapse was taking down the rest of the
country.

Many people who had been well trusted were found to have stolen the money
they managed. Companies that had invested in mortgages were now finding that
investment was worth little. Brokerage firms were collapsing due to the
investment they had made. Attorney Generals went after every company they
could for the real estate investments sold by them. The stock market took
some major dives and people were feeling the pressure from every side.

The media had focused on the number of foreclosures and this was hurting the
way banks bottom lines were. It just got worse from there. Those reports
kept the economy falling into its black hole. Each reporter telling of more
bad things they saw or expected to happen.

The driving feeling here for John was that his prediction was closer than
even he had guessed.

The day was a bright one of clear skies and no clouds. That was when Clem
and Julie drove up to John's house. Of course John knew Clem very well as he
had done surgery on him once.

"Come in and enjoy the warmer condition." They walked in to John's office.

"How would you like to sell this place John?"

"Well if you have a couple million in gold I would consider it."

Clem looked at John in complete shock. "First of all two million seems kind
of high. Second gold rather than US dollars is really odd."

"How much is your US dollar worth today?"

"I have no clue what the exchange rate is?"

"In gold it is $1,131 per ounce. I was buying gold a few months ago at right
at $670 and ounce. What a dollar is worth compared to any other currency has
zero meaning. All currencies are poor risks today. The fed is printing more
money to buy treasury bills. So they are paying debt off with money that has
little value."

"So how are you going to handle money here?"

"We use a credit and it is completely a computerized currency based on gold
and sliver values. 1,000 credits are worth sixty two ounces of silver or one
ounce of gold. Here we have enough gold and silver to reclaim our credits
ten times over. Our current vault value is right at five hundred million. It
is growing by a few million a day. So if anyone leaves they may draw their
money in gold and silver coins."

That shocked Clem and Julie. "Your joking right?"

"Not at all would you like to see that vault? Here it is on my computer
screen."

They walked a round the desk and saw stacks of gold bars and many bins of
coins just sitting there. Workers were walking in and out so you knew that
was real.

After sitting back down they now had many questions. "You sure did not have
money like that when I knew you before."

"Nope but I was lucky and hit on a Power-ball ticket and won big time. I
invested by buying the coal company here that had gone broke. I cut an
agreement with Virginia and closed all mines. What I really wanted was the
land and the lime stone mountains here."

"Why the mountains here?"

"They allowed me to hire the miners and build a lot of what I needed inside
the mountains. We hit a major gold vein and it is adding to our ability to
survive what is coming. No I have not and will not tell the government. They
would simply come in here and take over after tossing us out. Money is
needed so bad by governments they will do anything to get it."

Julie smiled as she heard this. "I know that well John. Medicare wanted me
to handle a woman's appointment and check up for almost no fee. I was lucky
to break even after paying my expenses."

"Well here we don't pay a lot as you have been told. But it does not cost a
lot to live here and I assure you food will be plentiful. You should be able
to save most of what you make. You have a twenty bed hospital for you to use
and run. There is no equipment that you don't have there. Sam Taylor is your
emergency room doctor and handles all military problems. Now insurance is
not needed as the company pays you.

"I have a check here for three hundred thousand and change. We will have
about five hundred thousand more coming when the house closes. How do we
protect it?"

"The bank will do that for you. We keep almost no US dollars and buy gold
and sliver coins. But what you bring in here is your money and will be
invested in precious metals. That value in credits will show in your
account. That you can see online anytime you wish. But understand your money
will never again be worth less than when it was converted here the first
time."

Both doctors were pleased with how things worked here so far. "But what can
we do with even gold later?" Julie wanted to know.

"There will come a time when the country is free of most of the strife and
fighting. Then land and businesses will be sold for gold and silver or
whatever the new currency is. So come that time buy your own hospital and
run it for a profit."

"How will the fighting be stopped? "

"It will come from those who used force being killed off. The military will
hold up on its bases or in major cities. The ones in cities being mostly
National Guard. Cities will be dangerous places for the next few years and
that will force some good people out. Hopefully they survive this mess. But
we all know many won't and they are a true loss. A major problem will be the
command in most larger cities will be military and not political. DC will be
a ghost town at the end. Too many people and too little food will kill it
off."

Both doctors could see John's idea. "I am sure glad we decided to come here.
Looking at it that way not many places will offer any safety."

"Here we have a good defensive force with strong weapons technology. The
road you came here on leads just down to a tree farm and it stops. So almost
anyone coming up that road is trouble for us. It is also trouble for them if
they are aggressive. Our Special Forces people are used to small group
fighting. A small team can hold down a couple hundred attacking fairly easy.
Over rough terrain they are far better yet."

"Now I understand why here. Your really on a dead end road. So anyone coming
is very open to being repelled."

"The only reason for the road being paved was the coal mines. For years this
was a dirt road and holes were filled with crushed stone. It does not show
up on the state road map at all. We have at least two mountains between us
and the world outside we have to watch. So yes we are pretty protected."

Kelly came out of her cube and ran over to John.. "All done daddy and now I
am all yours."

Both doctors looked at each other. "Aren't you a bit old for having
children?"

"I guess not as my wife is pregnant with twins right now."

Julie looked at John and shook her head. "You have to be well over sixty
even if you look more like upper forties. So the odds of a woman conceiving
from your sperm are very slim."

"Well my great grandfather sired one at 70 doc. It is not like my children
will be poor after all this is over. Besides I am going to live for many
more years. I have no health problems right now at all." John was smiling at
both doctors now.

"Can we see where your putting us to live and the hospital?"

They walked down the hill and into the city. At the edge of the park was a
door set into a stone building may be eight feet square. John opened it and
they found an elevator waiting for them. It took them down a good hundred
feet and opened. Both doctors looked and it was very much like walking down
any hall. They got to the next elevator and went up to what was called eight
on the buttons.

"This is your home area and one I built for me before we moved into the
house. So enjoy it and the things I built into it."

They walked to a door and John had them both place their hand on a scanner.
Then he did and the door opened. It was a big very nice apartment and as
Clem and Julie walked through it they were impressed.

"This is nicer that the house we just sold. I really like the big screen
views of the outside. They are like windows. The bath is the biggest I have
ever seen before."

"I think you will enjoy this. The nice thing is we go out to that elevator
and go to 1 and your in the hospital. It takes about three minutes to go
from here to there. You are 800 feet over the hospital here. We have good
air systems and heat controls for each level."

"We do have a truck coming in this morning with the things we wanted to
keep. All furniture was sold except for a couple of items. Here is the check
to be deposited and all our money we are carrying. If 1 is the hospital we
can find it ourselves."

"There is a map of the subterranean tunnels and where they go in your office
here. You will be contacted by security and a RFID seed injected into you to
assure we know where you are. It also allows entry to restricted areas where
your approved for them."

Now the doctors walked the apartment and looked closely at everything. They
went then to the hospital and were pleased with how well it was set up.
There were no semi private rooms, as each was a private one. A good lab,
radiology area fully equipped, surgery, delivery and emergency room were all
there. They met Sam and liked him a lot. He was a good doctor with a ton of
experience.

"Each person who is here for treatment is wired into our system. Heart rate,
blood pressure and oxygen levels are constantly checked. We have two nurses
on duty every shift and one is senior and in charge. They work twelve-hour
shifts and work four on and four off. So with sixteen nurses we cover the
hospital all the time. Most work right now is deliveries and accidents. But
once the military gets active that will change. How much experience do you
have with bullet wounds?"

Clem was not shocked at this question at all. "Actually quite a bit. I was a
Marine Corps doctor and did my time to pay off my loans. Until a few years
ago I was a reservist."

"Good because I can handle the normal wounds, but those needing surgery and
in a delicate position is not my bag. I just don't have the hands needed for
a good surgeon."

"As long as you take care of the easier to remove bullets, I'll handle the
ones that require cutting and patching."

"You have a deal doctor and one I am very happy with. Now let me warn you as
I have already had my ass bitten off by John. I told him he was being an ass
and he came down on me like a ton of rock."

"Look Sam let me make one thing clear. He is the boss here and no way will I
tell him he is an ass. That shows you just how dumb the military is allowing
doctors to become. He is the same thing as the President here. Now as an
officer would you tell him that?"

That registered with Sam. "I guess I did really step out of line big time.
He was just demanding more information than I was ready to provide."

"If he wants information qualify it, but give it to him. Here we have no
right to hold back on him and he is the only one that is true with. If you
start holding back now, then when he is making major decisions your going to
fail him and this community."

"How in the hell did you get so smart about command?"

"It is simple rules we always followed in the Marine Corps. You Special
Forces types have learned to operate without authority. That is hurting your
command decisions now. Your not operating now in BFE, so you had better
start to think like you did long ago."

Julie was now confused. "What the hell is BFE?"

Sam smiled now. "It is (bum fuck Egypt) and a standard acronym. When things
are stupid, way out side the box and not going right it is always happening
in BFE or if you're the cause your being sent to BFE."

"I like that idea a lot and will adopt it to my limited bad vocabulary.
Being able to say BFE without using the words fits me just fine." Julie was
enjoying this completely new environment. The hospital was really a first
class facility for this small community.

Dana walked in to the lab with samples and was introduced to the doctors.
"Well Julie you will be delivering mine and John's twins."

Julie was in complete shock now. "Your John's wife?"

"Sam I think that is right isn't it? I chased the hell out of him until he
collapsed."

Now Clem was laughing like mad. "She just got you dear.

"Look lets get this over with. I have heard every age reason not to marry
John or why I should find a younger man. Most from John and I have told him
to mind his own business and let me mind mine."

"I guess that put things into a perspective for me. Now I hear you have a
set of twins coming?" Julie was all professional now.

"You have a good 8 months to handle before they get here. Tests show
fraternal twins one boy and one girl. Now you have a lot of reading to do
before you come close to understanding John, Kelly or me in a physical
sense. Kelly is age 7 with the intelligence of around 14 or 15. Give her a
few moments and she can discuss any topic at great length with you. So far I
have found no test to measure her IQ. The odds are these twins will be the
same way."

That statement left a lot of questions for Julie. "OK where do I start this
reading you say I need to do?"

Sam spoke up. "We have her lab right next to the hospital. Her dad's
notebooks are in there. There are two researchers coming in to work on drug
manufacture here. We are going to need basic drugs and will not be able to
order them from a distributor. They will also study the new drug Dana's
father developed." He quickly added the drugs he had developed and sold to
pharmaceutical companies they knew.

"God Dana your dad was one smart man. I met him just once at a meeting on
Duke's campus. We talked for about and hour and I enjoyed him a lot. He was
opinionated and very blunt. But he always made a lot of sense on the subject
being discussed."

"Dads greatest failing was his inability to allow others an opinion. What he
had no interest in he ignored. Thank God John has taken over the education
of Kelly. She is only allowed a half day of school now. Then she spends a
half day working with John. He says she gives him a different outlook and it
helps in decision making."

Clem saw Sam did not think Kelly was that smart. "I very much enjoyed meet
her in John's office. Now I have a test for IQ I really like, as it is not
questions, but geometric designs. It was developed in Europe and can be used
on a very young child."

"Feel free to give it a go. Duke's people just gave up on her. They said the
scale today just did not go high enough with any accuracy. That was due to
such a small sample size at Kelly's level."

John and Kelly were today inspecting some of the approaches to the valleys.
They both were mounted on good horses and riding trails to lookout posts.
Each post protected a good part of their valley here. At each outpost they
saw just how well it was hidden and the electronics to help stay safe. You
could hear footfalls, see heat signatures and watch it all on a map.

Once they returned to the command post the briefing was a quick one.

Once back home Kelly went to her room to play with her DVD player. John
headed to his office. He had several issues to check and then tonight he was
master of ceremonies at the New Years Eve dance. The last year had gone
quickly and far different than he would ever have guessed. For sure he never
expected to marry again and having children? That was just never possible
without a wife capable of it.

The score he had set for events and conditions was now a 9.1 on a scale of
10. When he had started this that had been a 7.3. So things had really
turned for the worst and done so fast. He expected governments to start
failing at 9.5. Things were close and it could start to happen over night at
any point.

Dana when she was dressed looked like a goddess to John. Her trim body, pert
small breast and long legs were features John loved to look at. Nothing
about her disappointed him in any way.

"Why are you standing there looking at me?"

"Because love I get lost just doing that." John returned to her.

"That is not the truth husband, as I am carrying two babies that comes long
after the looking."

Kelly came in just then. "Daddy button my back up please?"

John squatted and did her buttons up the back of the dress. "Why in hell do
they put buttons up the back of a dress for a child this small?"

Dana was laughing now. "One is so they can't take it off. Two it gives
fathers something to do and feel useful. Three is it used to piss me off
when I was her age and that had to make someone happy."

They were all laughing now and it felt good. "Ladies lets get down to the
club. I have taken the liberty of securing transportation for you. Walking
down that hill did not seem like a good idea tonight." He helped them into
their coats and walked out the front door.

There stood a carriage drawn by two white horses. He helped both ladies in
and covered them all with the lap blanket. "Daddy this is fantastic. I have
never dreamed of riding like this."

"Well for my queen and princess nothing is to good. But Jackson will stay
around the main city and take the people at the dance for rides tonight. It
seemed like a good way to bring some romance into tonight's festivities.
Then after the dance he will take us back home ladies."

The girls were holding on to him and they loved how he treated them. "Where
did Jackson come from?"

"His dad runs the tree farm down the road. We are raising horses there and
Jackson is doing the training. He is teaching riding, so out people use the
animals correctly. Matter of fact there are now three horses in the stable
behind the house. Riding is very good exercise and I love to ride. So there
is a horse for each of you stalled there."

Kelly went nuts and hugged her daddy. "I loved riding with you today. Are we
going to do a lot of it?"

"I intend to ride every day for the pure enjoyment I get from it. But a
horse lets me get around without burning fuel. Try taking and electric
vehicle to the top of a mountain and see how far you get? A horse will do
that easy and you even get to enjoy going along."

Dana had said nothing to this point. "I am afraid of horses John."

"That is good as only a fool would not worry about something bigger than
they are."

That hit Dana as really odd to have someone say. "But that means I will not
be riding with you."

"Fine it is your choice and I'll send your horse back to the ranch."

Kelly was watching her daddy handle her mom. She always learned a lot from
these situations.

"But what if I want to try it later?"

"You can go see Jackson and let him teach you."

"But if I did I want you to teach me."

"Nope that is just not going to happen. I was willing to teach you to start
with. You rejected my offer and I accept that. Kelly was scared today, but
she trusted me to make sure she was safe and it worked out for her. But I
will never force you to do anything where you don't feel safe."

Damn him for being so considerate. "We are all going riding tomorrow and
that is the end of it." Dana had walked into the lion's den now.

"What has brought this on?" John just did not understand it.

"You never push me to reach beyond myself. I just don't understand it?"

"We have had several conversations where you have vented at your father for
pushing you into things. You seemed to feel he was manipulating you that
way. So I have decided never to do that, as I like just who you are now.
Besides pushing you to do something you don't want to is not unconditional
love."

She mellowed at this set of comments. "You right and I was over reacting to
your not pushing me."

"Just remember for the next eight months your going to be a ball of hormones
and conflicting issues. What you accept today is going to piss you off
tomorrow. That just comes with being a mother during the time your doing all
the work."

"Thanks for loving me and keeping me straight love." Dana snuggled into
John's arm.

They arrived at the front of the club and got out of the carriage. Jackson
went to the back and brought out a sign for free carriage rides for New
Years Eve. This was placed on a stand and he waited for people to come.

The table for John and his family was beside the stage and elevated so all
could see them. Just before the dance started John went on stage and took
the microphone, made sure it was live then addressed the crowd. "Good
evening ladies and gentlemen welcome to our first New Years Eve dance. Now
food will be served buffet style for those who are hungry. Jackson has a
beautiful carriage outside for rides, if you would like a little fresh air
tonight. You young people are welcome to ride as well in groups of 4 to 6.
Security will change at 11 PM and that way all can at least have some time
here. Breakfast will start to be served at 12:30 AM and the club will close
at 2 AM. Happy New year to all of you and may God bless us in the next
year."

The band came out and the dance started on time at 8 PM. Clem and Julie came
in and sat with them for a short time. They were still excited about their
apartment. Then they left and for the next hour people were stopping and
talking.

Carlton Tapped John on his shoulder. "Need to see you boss in private."

When they got out doors Kelly was with them. But Carlton knew that was all
right. "We got hit tonight and were caught flatfooted. I have two men in
sickbay with minor wounds. I have had to put one chopper up with FLIR
abilities and we have seen a group of about fifty getting ready to attack.
There are going to be a lot of dead people boss."

"Can we get behind them and take out their leadership?"

"I have two teams now working their way into position. But the majority are
going to be coming at us before we get to them."

"How the hell did they get here and how did they know where to come?"

"The driver for the doctors truck is one of the leaders. I would guess he
brought the others with him and dropped them off before his delivery? We
refused him entry due to security reasons and did the delivery ourselves."

"It seems we have a choice right now. Either we let the world know we are
here or we close the mouths that would do that? That is not hard for me to
make that decision right now. One small leak and we would have every state
cop and FBI agent all over here. Take them out and if any survive give them
a room to farm. But no one leaves here do you hear that? Be sure any bodies
are never found as well."

"Loud and clear boss and it will go as you wish. I felt the same way and
have made the plans based on expecting you to see it as I did."

"I need to go back and warn Dana of why I will be gone for a time."

"You go daddy I'll take care of mom."

With that he and Carlton were off in a shot to the control center. They both
were on a dead run and made good time. Once inside John filled a cup with
coffee and sat back to watch the men working.

Several trails coming up the mountain from the next valley were being used,
to come over the mountain. The IR images were clearly showing from six to
eight men moving up the mountainside per trail. The FLIR or forward looking
inferred imager, was showing each mans position from bottom to top of the
mountain. That included our personnel waiting for the enemy.

Yes, these men were seen as the enemy and that was not open for discussion.
They would steal and kill with no reservations. So we would do it faster and
better. The enemy had fifty men and we were defending with twenty six. Two
three man teams were moving in on the leaders. Then there were twenty to
handle those coming up the mountain.

The noise from the enemy coming up the mountainside was so loud, you always
knew where they were.

"Carlton where did the two men get hurt?"

"They were walking sentry in front of the gates went they were shot from
down the road. I think they expected us to leave our posts and rush them? Of
course we closed the gates after bringing the men inside. Sam checked them
and we had one shoulder wound and one leg wound. Both were muscle wounds and
he was treating both when I came from you."

"Why would they shot for an arm or leg?"

"They had flack jackets on and those areas were not protected."

"No more guards outside the gates. Use an IR camera and keep the men behind
protection. If needed park a Bradley armored vehicle there and let them use
it as a post. With its weaponry they could fight a small war with men on
foot. With the M3/A3 you have the best possible defense weapon. It has the
best electronics as well."

"It does handle 5 men pretty well boss. With the missiles it has we fight
either air or tank opponents. Up here either would have a hard time hitting
us. But the chain gun would clear that road and fast. So we will put one at
the gates for a sentry post."

"Be sure the mailman does not get all bent out of shape."

"He no longer comes up here. I have a jeep meet him down below and get the
mail for us and the tree farm. He is very happy not to make that ride up the
mountain each day. He knows he can get his packages off loaded as well. So
he always brings all he has for us."

Then the firing started on top the mountain. It was loud and could be heard
outside, but it sounded like firecrackers. Of course military people knew
exactly what it was.

John watch the men coming in on the leaders just take them out with not one
knowing all had been killed. Everyone was a head shot and the driver from
the truck lost a part of his head. It was all bagged up quickly as there was
a need for the body. It was loaded in the truck and driven to a spot where
the driver stopped. He pulled the original driver into position, removed the
bag from his head and took the brake off to let the truck roll forward. It
went off the road and dropped three hundred feet before it exploded.

The fire could not be seen from the road and neither could the truck. So if
found there would be questions, but it did look like an accident to any who
would see it.

A large backhoe came into the clearing and started digging a hole. As the
bodies were brought down they were placed in the hole dug for them. All ID
was removed and placed in a sack for later review. Once done and covered two
smaller trees were planted over the top of the hole. It was hoped they would
grow there as a marker.




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John
Old age is the most unexpected of things that can happen to a man.
 - Leon Trotsky
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