Arlo liked living at the edge of town. He had to drive to work and it look him over an hour each way. It was noisy and hot, but at least he had quiet when he got home. Quiet was very important to Arlo. As a young man he had been damaged by the noise of loud and terrible explosions and he had to be sent to a hospital at home to recover. he had met his wife, Maria, there. She was one of the nurses who had looked after him.