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Chris Gallagher stood and watched as Jim changed the tyre on the Buick. He'd already made the call. Welch had blown his top, as expected. But he would have been sacked on the spot if he'd told him the real truth. The official line was there had been an issue with the unions, but that he'd argued them down and they were moving to the exploration site.
It had bought him some time while they loaded the scaffolding back onto its truck and waited for the rescue vehicles to arrive.
They also had the opportunity to reconnect those other trailers back onto their cabs. It would take a few hours to fix the mess, but at least it would give the crew the extra time to pack up the tents. And more importantly, to sober the hell up.
Gallagher rolled his neck around his shoulders. He felt sober hims
