The storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car slowly coming towards him and stopped.John, desperate for ...helter and without thinking about it, got into the car and closed the door only to realize there was nobody behind the wheel and the engine wasn't on. The car started moving slowly. John looked at the road ahead and saw a curve approaching. Scared, he started to pray, begging for his life.Then, just before the car hit the curve, a hand appeared. I had to tell Gwen.Shelli: "Big news. Tom asked me out on a second date"Gwen squealed with delight. "I guess we will need to go shopping for anew outfit."Shelli: 'I am sure I have something that might work, but if you insist ona new outfit, you are the boss."Gwen: "What sort of look are you wanting?"Shelli: "I am not sure what you mean."Gwen: "It's a second date and I can tell how much you like him by the wayyou look at him. What do you want your outfit to say to him?"Shelli: "Cute,. ’ Walking around the back of her car to stand next to her I said, ‘I know, my car is missing its hubcap too. It looks so odd that way. Odd, but I found it strangely utilitarian.’ ‘So honest. No pretty frills to hide its function, just a metal surface with large bolts and the tire seemingly molded to it. I never looked at my car like this,’ she continued, bending over and moving her hands to the tire. She ran her hands over the tire and said in almost a whisper, ‘I love the feel and smell of. We were still traveling along the Platte. They had pulled out far to the south of us. We'd see their wagons occasionally, but for the most part, it was like they weren't there.The Platte looked like it had shrunken in on itself. It is never a navigable river, but now it was even worse than normal. Ab said he was a little concerned about us having sufficient water for the cattle and horses if it continued to dry out.We made twenty-two miles for the day and camped on a large stream that only had.