Ten minutes later the three men were in Meg’s pickup and headed out of town.  Before they’d even gotten halfway to the RV lot, Allistor spotted a landscaper’s trailer in front of a house along the road.  It had two commercial-sized riding mowers on it, and several leaf blowers and weed whackers hung on its sides.

Allistor pulled into the driveway.  “Help me unload this stuff.  We can hitch up the trailer and use it to haul back whatever personal items your people want to bring with them.

The three men had the job done in no time and were back on the road in less than ten minutes with the trailer rolling along behind them.   When they reached the RV lot, Allistor said, “Let’s take two of the biggest, fanciest ones we can find.”  The father and son grinned in agreement, and they got to work.

Katie had given them keys to the office, and they let themselves in.  There was a sales area with brochures full of shiny images and spec sheets.   Luther went to Katie’s desk and found an inventory sheet that listed the makes and models of everything on the lot, along with the prices.   Not wanting to spend a ton of time on research, they picked the two most expensive vehicles on the list.  Allistor found a brochure for that make and model and grabbed it.  The info would help him with his market listing.

Luther located the keys, as well as a key to the gas pump behind the office.  He also grabbed a hand pump with a hose, since the power was out.   He and George located the two RVs and pulled them around to the pump.  It took some finagling, but they managed to fill both vehicles’ tanks.   Allistor had them fill four 55-gallon metal drums with fuel as well and rolled them onto the trailer.  It was rare to be able to forage so much gas at once.

George dropped the pump keys through a slot in the office door, and they were off.  He took the lead, followed by Luther.  Allistor brought up the rear in the pickup.   They didn’t make any stops on the way back, not wanting to push their luck.  The gates opened for them as they approached, then closed behind them as friends and neighbors whistled and cheered at the fancy vehicles.   George especially had a good time showing off the top of the line luxury features.