HOLY SH** ZOMBIES
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I live in a major American city. Luckily, it's coastal, and crappy neighborhood that I live in, it's a 15 minutes walk to the waterfront and the walk is in the opposite direction of the bridges/highways/stores/places most people would think to go. Then I'd have to steal a boat and become a pirate. Unless it was the winter, then I'd be screwed. Guess the windowless crawlspace in my basement is the only place within 30 minutes time I'd trust enough to hole up in.
For the record: Fuck Zombies. This shit has been done to death! So much so, that little fuckin kids aren't scared of Zombies. How about this instead... wait for it.... METH ADDICTS! Yeah! And you're the ONLY crystal meth dealer in the universe... wait doesn't change anything does it? Shit looks like we need to leave the undead and the drug addicted to their own devices.
I have highlighted cliches found in every zombie apocalypse film.Fraeir said:
Enjoy your Hollywood-horror film life.
since I don't eat twinkies, I'll be infected and either be one of the billions of brain-munchers to be or, I'll be killed off by a bullet wound to the head or nuclear bomb drop
When they overthrow the zombies mid-apocalypse.Rex Dark said:
I don't eat Twinkies so I would become one of the zombies probably.
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Well, being who I am I have put a rather disturbing amount of thought into the idea of surviving a "what will you do if they come for you" type scenario. Though truthfully Zombies are almost non-existant on the scope of my list of potentially viable threats. On top of that I pretty much never expect having to get off my fat A$$ and do anything extreme, because well, for the most part I live by the rules such as they are. Chances are if anyone came after me it would say very bad things about society in general no matter what reason was stated.
In general the problem with a Zombie apocolypse, is that they key element in any adversarial situation is to be pro-active and force your enemy to react to you. Once you start reacting to what the other side does, and that dictates "the game" it's inevitable your going to lose in the end. This is why I am so opposed to a lot of the US's military actions (feel that we are behaving stupid in the name of morality), and it also means that say if the cops were to come after me and assuming they didn't take me down as soon as that became apparent, as pro-police as I tend to be I'd start killing cops randomly (ie even if not looking for me, kill some beat cop/patrol officer and move on). Not because I hate the police but because it becomes "me or them" and I'd rather they invest as much of their energy as I can make them reacting to me as opposed to actually hunting for me. Very simply rule of engagement and gueriella warfare.
I point this out because the problem with a hypothetical zombie outbreak is that it's almost always shown from the perspective of a reactive approach, hence the comments on these threads. People mostly empathizing with the dudes trapped in a mall, as opposed to the sheriff who you might see on TV going "we've got a Twitcher" . These guys who are doing it right are almost always in zombie movies, going back as far as Night Of The Living Dead (they shoot the lone survivor by accident). As I pointed out in another zombie apocolypse scenario unlike the movies the numbers are going to be finite and in general killing them/clearing out areas is probably the best way to survive.
That said, in the spirit of the post... I'd lock myself in the storeroom of the closest conveinence store/supermarket/or other place with a stockpile of food and water and try and wait it out there. Where would depend on which ones I could find were unoccupied or had zombified residents because each person I effectively have to share with shortens the amount of time I can wait things out. I wouldn't kill anyone to ensure this, but I'd prefer that if I'm playing the waiting game to only have myself to worry about.
Now keep in mind this is again not my ideal, I'd probably be looting, loading up my vehicle, and then heading for a situation I think I can fortify with as much ammo as possible. Then I'd intentionally want as many zombies to swamp the place as possible so I can sit up on the roof and pick them off, because every dead zombie is one step closer to a win for humans.
In general I would NOT go blasting through hordes of Zombies if I could avoid it. If their mindless zombies setting up a kill zone is easy enough.
In general the problem with a Zombie apocolypse, is that they key element in any adversarial situation is to be pro-active and force your enemy to react to you. Once you start reacting to what the other side does, and that dictates "the game" it's inevitable your going to lose in the end. This is why I am so opposed to a lot of the US's military actions (feel that we are behaving stupid in the name of morality), and it also means that say if the cops were to come after me and assuming they didn't take me down as soon as that became apparent, as pro-police as I tend to be I'd start killing cops randomly (ie even if not looking for me, kill some beat cop/patrol officer and move on). Not because I hate the police but because it becomes "me or them" and I'd rather they invest as much of their energy as I can make them reacting to me as opposed to actually hunting for me. Very simply rule of engagement and gueriella warfare.
I point this out because the problem with a hypothetical zombie outbreak is that it's almost always shown from the perspective of a reactive approach, hence the comments on these threads. People mostly empathizing with the dudes trapped in a mall, as opposed to the sheriff who you might see on TV going "we've got a Twitcher" . These guys who are doing it right are almost always in zombie movies, going back as far as Night Of The Living Dead (they shoot the lone survivor by accident). As I pointed out in another zombie apocolypse scenario unlike the movies the numbers are going to be finite and in general killing them/clearing out areas is probably the best way to survive.
That said, in the spirit of the post... I'd lock myself in the storeroom of the closest conveinence store/supermarket/or other place with a stockpile of food and water and try and wait it out there. Where would depend on which ones I could find were unoccupied or had zombified residents because each person I effectively have to share with shortens the amount of time I can wait things out. I wouldn't kill anyone to ensure this, but I'd prefer that if I'm playing the waiting game to only have myself to worry about.
Now keep in mind this is again not my ideal, I'd probably be looting, loading up my vehicle, and then heading for a situation I think I can fortify with as much ammo as possible. Then I'd intentionally want as many zombies to swamp the place as possible so I can sit up on the roof and pick them off, because every dead zombie is one step closer to a win for humans.
In general I would NOT go blasting through hordes of Zombies if I could avoid it. If their mindless zombies setting up a kill zone is easy enough.
Ok, there are no good defensible buildings in within 30 minutes travel of my house, and the only way out of the city is through a major road so I'm basically confined to my house. If I can, make a 15 minute trip to the local safeway and stock up on as much food as I can fit in my car and store it in my house before bringing in all the lumber from the shed along with my Dad's tools (can't forget nails and screws).
Then proceed to barricade my windows and doors with any heavy furniture that I'm strong enough to move before boarding up the windows with said lumber. With that done, I'll take the frozen turkey from the freezer and lock myself in the basement since that's the most secure spot in the house and there's another freezer in the laundry room in case the turkey needs refreezing. Any zombie that manages to get in gets a face full of frozen turkey.
Then proceed to barricade my windows and doors with any heavy furniture that I'm strong enough to move before boarding up the windows with said lumber. With that done, I'll take the frozen turkey from the freezer and lock myself in the basement since that's the most secure spot in the house and there's another freezer in the laundry room in case the turkey needs refreezing. Any zombie that manages to get in gets a face full of frozen turkey.
Get some wood, and reinforce my door, i live in an appartment on the second floor, so there's only 1 entry way into my appartment, my door. If i get it hard enough to be claw-resistant i'm good.
I've got tons of canned food cause i'm too lazy to shop that often anyways.
I've got tons of canned food cause i'm too lazy to shop that often anyways.
load up the camper van with me other half, dogs and what ever food i could beg, borrow or steal from the local shop.
take the 200 yard drive down to the pier and steal a boat and load it with other half, dogs and perloined food.
sail out to here.
(note to self. must learn how to make spoilers)
take the 200 yard drive down to the pier and steal a boat and load it with other half, dogs and perloined food.
sail out to here.
(note to self. must learn how to make spoilers)
i would probably go to the gun shop, take the best rifle and machete there, go to a supermarket, empty it in terms of zombies, then lock it up as best i can and make sure no lights get through the windows so no zombies that wander near know m there and start a bloody zombie riot and smash through the windows
First off, I need to weapon up with whatever is in the house. Most likely my father would've opened the safe and pulled whatever guns he could to hold the pre-mutated infected. Then whomever of us is still alive, including me, would take all the guns and ammo then get into the heaviest vehicle and with the rules thrown out the window we'd speed as fast and as safely as we could to San Diego where we could end up at the marine or navy military bases or we could get to the air craft carrier and boats and hold up out in the water and most definitely have to hunt for food and supplies.
The only factor is not realizing what would happen along the way even though there would be less of the mutated infected on the highways.
The only factor is not realizing what would happen along the way even though there would be less of the mutated infected on the highways.
Where i live in the heart of Sherwood Forest in England there is an abandoned railway that has been turned into a nature trail, this comes out into some woodland where i can then travel straight through into the the forest proper with only crossing a few minor (country) roads.
I can clear the town suburban area in 15 mins with very little contact with people i also have outdoor & camping equipment at hand should i need to make a sudden departure.
The problem with England is the lack or readily available weapons though i have a handy selection of garden tools that will do the job & also observes rule No 4 in the zombie survival Guide: Blades don't need reloading!
ALso in the heart of Sherwood forest is the ideal village of Edwinstowe where a friend of mine lives who is also a forest ranger & has access to hand tools, hand weapons & shotguns.
Given that the dead have just started to rise then the Global Communication Network will still be functioning for a short while so it would be easy to make plans to meet up at an predetermined location that we can both get to.
All we would need to do then is either make camp in the woodland or find a suitable farm house/lodge in the area where we can set up a more permanent camp.
I can clear the town suburban area in 15 mins with very little contact with people i also have outdoor & camping equipment at hand should i need to make a sudden departure.
The problem with England is the lack or readily available weapons though i have a handy selection of garden tools that will do the job & also observes rule No 4 in the zombie survival Guide: Blades don't need reloading!
ALso in the heart of Sherwood forest is the ideal village of Edwinstowe where a friend of mine lives who is also a forest ranger & has access to hand tools, hand weapons & shotguns.
Given that the dead have just started to rise then the Global Communication Network will still be functioning for a short while so it would be easy to make plans to meet up at an predetermined location that we can both get to.
All we would need to do then is either make camp in the woodland or find a suitable farm house/lodge in the area where we can set up a more permanent camp.
I live in a small city, but there's a river at the end of my garden.
First I would secure the house as best I possibly could, and make some sort of basic floating device. There might be zombies in the water. Then I'd pack up with as many makeshift weapons as I could (I'm a uni student, so we don't really have lots of stuff lying around). Mostly kitchen-based. Knives, knives on the end of broomsticks, a pot or pan, maybe even a wok. And a grater, to get some badass kills in with.
During this preparation, I would phone as many friends as possible (I take it, by your admission that the radio words, I would have some coverage at least). Organize to meet outside the city somewhere. See if someone can get some walkie talkies.
Once the plan is in place, I'd set out on the river until I left the city, getting far enough out until I see less signs of infection, before heading cautiously inland to rendezvous with as many that made it as possible. I imagine several others would take the aqua route too, so I'll both meet with friends and battle any interlopers along the way.
I can taste victory already.
First I would secure the house as best I possibly could, and make some sort of basic floating device. There might be zombies in the water. Then I'd pack up with as many makeshift weapons as I could (I'm a uni student, so we don't really have lots of stuff lying around). Mostly kitchen-based. Knives, knives on the end of broomsticks, a pot or pan, maybe even a wok. And a grater, to get some badass kills in with.
During this preparation, I would phone as many friends as possible (I take it, by your admission that the radio words, I would have some coverage at least). Organize to meet outside the city somewhere. See if someone can get some walkie talkies.
Once the plan is in place, I'd set out on the river until I left the city, getting far enough out until I see less signs of infection, before heading cautiously inland to rendezvous with as many that made it as possible. I imagine several others would take the aqua route too, so I'll both meet with friends and battle any interlopers along the way.
I can taste victory already.