they have bottomless pockets to build a new one. the only way they re going to feel something and only way they ll get the message is with a body count. so on april 18th, the day before the bombing, mcveigh is ready to build his monstrous contraption, a 7,000-pound bomb. of course, you leave nothing to last second. went out to the truck, checked it over, started it up and drove off. got to the storage shed. started loading stuff in the truck. somebody was supposed to meet me there, didn t meet me there. he s referring to terry nichols, who was supposed to meet up early at harrington, kansas. nichols appears to have abandoned his friend at the most crucial moment. this leaves mcveigh with a back-breaking task of loading