He knew better than to worry about the measurements, as they were recording quantum fluctuations. Glancing out his window, one minute the NASA contain...ent building was there, the next, it was gone, just as he was.It took a few moments for Eric to reorient himself. Physically, nothing moved within the capsule, but the transition left him feeling disoriented and unsteady. He quickly recovered and checked each status display, leaving nothing to chance. The last thing he wanted on this mission was. Ann grabbed her things and moved them out of the way.After her things were safely inside Bib got back on the tractor and began to clear the driveway. The New Holland tractor had a small front-end loader attached instead of a blade and he had to maneuver a bit more with the bucket than he would have had to if he had a snow blade on the front of the tractor. In a short time he had the drive cleared down to Ann's car, in back of her car and had part of the road cleared so that the tow truck could. We often times would stay way after closing time, sitting at the bar & having a few drinks, since we did not drink while working.This one night It was just Les, Al, myself & the old man, Les had as a night watch man, plus the band stayed to practice some new songs. Bunker was a neat old man in his 70's & we became very close friends with him, he was very protective of all the gals who worked there, But him & Al had a special bond. He looked at Al as a daughter & she at him as a father figure.As. Well I'm here to tell you that I was no advocate of owning slaves. My family didn't have any and no one we knew did either. I fought in the war because the Unionists attacked us and I was defending my country, same as it was during the Revolutionary War I suspect. I do know this: I will go to my grave believing the war was just an excuse for greedy Yankee carpetbaggers to take what was ours. I see the same thing out here in the west with the Red Indians. The same people who were a hollering.