Each had to carry their only bed mat. They didn’t have sleeping blankets, but were encouraged to wear warm clothes, several layers, so that they c...uld sleep clothed at night, but take off the extra layers during the day. Then they only needed thick socks and sturdy underwear. Extra items were cut down to the bare minimum – water, food, a sharp knife, a flashlight and food. Every extra kilo becomes a problem when you have to carry it through the bush. The 9 of them surrounded a fire, and. ”“That sounds ominous,” Claire said pretending to shiver in fear.Jack laughed and said, “It is and it isn’t.”“How are things with Abby?” Claire asked. For the past three days, Abby hadn’t been over to her house. She knew that Abby had only worked a small fraction of that time and that wouldn’t explain her absence.“She’s still upset about something. She won’t tell me what is bothering her so there isn’t too much that I can do to help,” Jack answered. He had no idea what he had done, but she was. As we rode up she kept talking about how nice I was to help her out. She said when she drinks she always drinks too much and then always ends up with some wierd guy who takes advantage of her. I found that a little funny as she looks alot like Hillary Clinton and wondered what kind of guy would be hitting that. Her husband was wierd looking too. Once off the elevator I walked her to her room and she asked that I come in for a minute to make sure she gets settled which I did. She stumbled into. Lisa and I were apprehensive of a frontal assault, but we went up to each side of the door. I peeked around the corner a couple of times and couldn't see anyone, so we entered a small room that had only one door that led into the main warehouse...I swung that door open and moved a nearby chair in front of it so we wouldn't worry about it closing on us. I used the handheld radio and told the Suburban with the push bars to come back in and knock down a barrier that had been pushed to the middle.