Winter Blows
Who: Collin Ives [open thread] Where: Brown Cow Diner, Glenrock, Aerilon When: Y03 Jan 06
Collin parked his heavy duty pick-pick and then grabbed his gloves before opening the door. He jumped out of the cab and left the diesel engine running. He held on to his hat as he slowly walked past the snow plow attached to his pick up and toward the diner’s front door. It stopped snowing a couple of hours ago but the wind was blowing it back up into the air. The snow drifts were expected to get high before the cold front passed through the region, only to leave them a small window before the next one was expected.
Once inside the diner, Colin heard the news report on the wireless.
“The Caprican government said that the fire at the air control center has left them no choice but to restrict air travel in the colony for the sake of safety. This has caused thousands of travelers to be stranded at sky harbors around the planet. The cause of the fire has yet been determined but the center was under renovation at the time.”
Collin dusted the snow off his hat and removed his gloves. “No one is going to fly in this blizzard either.”
“You said it brother, they have nothing to complain about,” the diner’s owner said behind the counter said with a pot of coffee. “Black?”
“Do you have to ask?” Collin sat down on a stool. “The blacker, the better.”