The world has changed significantly since 1981, and I've received a number of comments which fail to take into account the nearly 40-year gap since the time of the story to the present day. To help understand the world Mike lives in (and the AWLL gang lived in way back in Book 1 of Series 1), I've added a Preface to the story to set the stage.
I hope you all continue to enjoy reading the story! There is much, much more to come.