The Spoilers / Juggernaut
The Spoilers / Juggernaut
“Nothing more happened to disturb us, but very few of us got a full night’s sleep; there was a great deal of coming and going to the chuck wagon, much quiet talking in the darkness, a general air of restlessness. The day had been packed with incident, a total contrast to the normal slow, tedious routine, and nobody knew what the next day would bring except they could be sure that the routine was broken.
The rig had reached the valley where the tanks had been hit, and was resting there. Kemp had ...no intention of moving it until we knew much more about what had happened in Kodowa, and Sadiq had taken him off at first light to look at the road. I had elected to stay behind.
Talk over breakfast was sporadic and I could sense the crew’s tension. Certainly I knew they had been discussing their own safety and the chances of their coming through the conflict unscathed, with less than full confidence, and I suspected that Johnny Burke and Bob Sisley were pushing the shop floor angle rather hard.MoreLess
The rig had reached the valley where the tanks had been hit, and was resting there. Kemp had ...no intention of moving it until we knew much more about what had happened in Kodowa, and Sadiq had taken him off at first light to look at the road. I had elected to stay behind.
Talk over breakfast was sporadic and I could sense the crew’s tension. Certainly I knew they had been discussing their own safety and the chances of their coming through the conflict unscathed, with less than full confidence, and I suspected that Johnny Burke and Bob Sisley were pushing the shop floor angle rather hard.MoreLess
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