St. Helens Page #2

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Na, go on ahead.

This is my wife Patty Jean and

a friend of ours Linda Steel.

This is David Jackson the geology

fella I was telling you about.

Hi.

Do you come to prefer the inn Mr. Jackson?

Well it sure beats living

in the snow all day.

Well is that what geologist have to do?

Only the stubborn ones I'm afraid.

Hay Cindy, could we have a couple

more pitcher over here please.

Have you been around these parts before?

I've done some exploration further South.

Are you from here?

Chicago.

Washed up here about nine years ago.

I know theirs one hiding in here somewhere.

Those things are gonna kill you.

I know. I'll quit tomorrow.

I'll get um. Where's the machine?

Its back there.

You didn't tell me he was cute.

Well I didn't think he was.

Well don't you think he's cute, Lynn?

Yeah, a little too serious for me though.

But he does have sexy green eyes.

Well you girls feel free to

talk dirty while I'm gone

cause I don't want to hear it when

I come back. You know what I mean.

Well you boys don't even care what kind

of scum you hang out with, do you?

This guy drop any logs on you yet?

Aw well, it don't matter he ain't gonna

be around that much longer anyway.

You keep messing with me and I'm gonna

kick your butt so far between your

shoulder blades, your gonna have to

stand on your head to go to the john.

I'm at you.

I understand your gonna be doing

some work on the mountain.

That's right.

My name's Clyde Whittaker.

I own this inn and half a dozen

logging operations in the area.

What kind of work do you think

your going to be doing?

Just setting up some

interments to record the

amount of volcanic

activity in the area.

Volcanic activity.

- Yeah.

- Well hell I've lived

around these parts all my life.

We've never had anything like that.

I guess that's what well find out then.

Now just hold on..Just...

It's just that it's just a sensitive issue.

I mean theirs an awful lot

of tourism in these parts.

How many people do you think are gonna

want to pitch their tents on a volcano?

Only take one wrong word and this

place is gonna turn into a ghost town.

Mister either you have a live

volcano or you have a dead one,

but your not gonna find out quick by

keeping your eye on the cash register.

Old Clyde don't like to

listen to that kind of talk.

I never knew an old Clyde that did.

- Wanna dance?

- Sure.

This guy's talking about volcanoes.

...used to be to hot to hold

but now now there's no fire

cause you've lost desire

you've gone cold

so I'll be leaving peaceably

I'd hate to do eternity

in the hell I've known

cause I ain't much for misery and

you don't take me seriously

it sure it gets old

one man's heaven is another man's hell

takes me a while to see

let's go home honey, I'm a little drunk

but you might as well go with me

that man's heaven

cause you sure are hell to me

you drive.

Sure are hell to me

You know, people here quit

dancing when the music stops.

Wouldn't want to break the local custom.

Where the hell is the damn water pressure!

Place shot to hell.

How you doing there duck? Warm enough?

Looks a little black around the wings.

Let's see what Edie says about a

duck being black around the wings.

"Baste duck every 20

minutes in cherry sauce."

Cherry sauce.

Dammit Edie, how am I gonna baste

the duck in cherry sauce?

I'm all out of cherry sauce.

Looks like I gotta make a load of sauce.

If I had some cherry's I

could make a load of sauce.

What are you gonna do? The least

you could do is set the table.

So how 'bout you, any loves in your life?

I'm afraid I have been accused

of only relating to mountains.

Well my marriage only

lasted a couple of weeks

I thought it was gonna last forever but

the guy left and I never saw him again

and a month later I found

out I was pregnant.

- Boy or girl?

- Boy.

You know sometimes you do the

right thing even when your crazy.

I saw this picture of

this beautiful mountain

it looked so cool and far away

I just packed up my bags and left.

Chad was born here.

Least there's one thing I

never regretted doing.

Your right. mountain country

is a great place to raise kids.

Yeah, sure is.

Would you like some coffee?

Thanks Jenny, I'll call you in

the morning about tomorrow.

OK, bye Chad.

I'm gonna make some coffee

Chad and your gonna go to bed.

Aw mom, let me finish this program.

See those lizards Chad?

Their the only lizards in

the world that can swim.

How do you know?

Cause that the Galapagos

Islands and I've been there.

They have giant turtles there too.

I know, I rode one once.

He didn't like it much.

Gee, I'd like to go there someday.

- Go to bed Chad.

- Aw, mom.

Move it. Now.

- 'Night mom.

- Good night Chad.

Good night David.

- Don't forget to brush your teeth.

- Those turtles live to be a hundred years old.

- Nice kid.

- Yeah, I know.

Why don't we take 'em now?

Shut up Curry, this is my party. He

gonna pay for dropping that log.

Looks like a good a place as any.

You take the passengers side.

I'm realty gonna enjoy this.

He won't drop anymore logs.

Where is that chopper jockey?

Well, I guess I'll just have to

bust up his gall dang car then.

How's that!

Ain't no place you can go except up here.

All right you go over that way.

You go down there.

We'll get that apple mocker.

George, right here. Come on.

Ugh.

Ah.

George? What?

No.

Ugh.

To your left.

Lets go man.

Hay! Whats going on here?

This is private business. Get out of here.

Oof.

Aagh.

Hay, I owe you one man.

Otis Kaylor.

David Jackson.

You do this sort of thing every morning?

Only on Tuesday and Thursday.

Monday and Wednesday I go to the gym.

What the hell was that?

A 4.5 on the richter scale

5 maybe 6 miles away.

- Felt like it was right here to me.

- Yeah.

Hay, your that volcano dude, ain't you.

Yeah.

Tell me something man.

Is that thing gonna blow?

I don't know for sure but she's

sure trying to tell us something.

We've been recording

oscillations all morning.

Minor quakes, 4.5.

No. No harmonic tremors at present

but these quakes are continues.

Well, it might look like that from

bolder Lloyd, but not from here.

We just had an avalanche on the north face

I would recommend that you

call the governor.

In preparations to be made

for a possible evacuation.

I said possible evacuation

Lloyd, for Christ's sake!

Gimme a break.

Yeah Lloyd.

Great.

No, I don't want to unduly

alarm anyone either.

Sheriff right here.

He'll take care of the local level.

I'll keep you posted.

I don't understand it.

One minute you arrive your

talking about volcano's burping

the next minute your

planing an evacuation.

Now what the hell is going on?

Jesus Wayne, I'm not planning an

evacuation I just want to be prepared.

That's all.

What is it you wanted me to do?

Is there anybody who

can provide us with

accurate information

as to who is working,

living, vacationing in this area

in case they have

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