From the very beginning of this whole
thing, I have praised the odd and strange things that we were lucky enough to
be stocked with here in the store. I said often that some of these things would
never sell except under the most extreme of circumstances. So while it may not
have been very cost prohibitive for Reason’s to put these items on the shelf
for possible sale, it meant that we had a pretty good stock of those oddball
odds and ends floating around.
One of these things was the
weather/emergency broadcast radio. This thing plugged into the wall but it also
took batteries. Hobbit Judy was one of the smart ones that put aside a large
collection of batteries and designated them specifically for the radio for once
the power went down.
We had a pretty nice schedule drawn up
and we checked the emergency broadcast twice a week. For the longest time, we
got nothing but silence. It was as if the whole world had just been lost.
But today, for the first time in
months, when we turned on the radio, we heard that white noise static. Now,
granted, it does not seem like much but I will take static over dead silence
any day of the week. We are trying not to get too excited about the prospects
and the possibilities but maybe this is a good sign. Maybe it means that
whoever is starting to make a push back.
When you go to war with someone, one
of the first things you want to do is disrupt their communications. You take
away the information and that leaves them all stumbling and fumbling in the
dark. And most importantly, they cannot rally, regroup, and get organized for a
coordinated assault.
Now, don’t get it twisted. I am not
saying that the zoms did this intentionally but a byproduct of their relentless
attack totally left us in the dark. And I think that was one of the most
frustrating things. For all we knew, help could have been just two towns over
and we never would have known. On the other hand, for all we knew, we could
have been the last people left on the planet.
But we still can feel that military
presence every once in a while. I have documented a few times where we have
seen cars driving past. We met Kyndall and Wes. Survivors are still out there and
now with the Emergency Broadcast possibly going back live, I think that it
could be proof that we are finally starting to make a push back against these
ravenous hordes. We could even be regaining ground.
We are trying not to put too much
stock into it. No one wants to get too excited over some static. It is like you
are lost at sea and you see a boat way out on the horizon. You try to contain
yourself because you don’t want to expend your energy when they are not in
range to see you yet but your heart is fluttering at the chance of being
rescued…
