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I wrote this this afternoon as a game for my facebook friends, but I thought I'd share it here with anyone who is interested. Enjoy!

Maybe you've taken an internet quiz. Maybe you think you're hot gak in the Zombie Apocalypse because you answered some close-ended questions with easy answers. I don't know what you think, so you're going to tell me.



This is a Zombie Apocalypse simulation to test your wiles.



Here is the situation: Breaking news from 500 miles away that the Zombie Apocalypse has started. It may be only a few hours till the infection reaches you, so places where you'd get things like gasoline and food are probably going to be out of the question due to people mobbing for them. However, you have started planning for a Zombie Apocalypse / WTSHTF scenario, but only for a week. You have managed to gather ten items that will help you execute your survival plan. You only have enough gasoline to drive your car/truck for an hour.



Here are the rules:



- Your ten items can be anything it is feasible to acquire with a little elbow grease or 'relaxed interpretations' of the law within a week's time (ie: no RPGs, ridiculous military grade weaponry, etc)

- Whether your plan is to hole up somewhere or hit the bush, you have to be able to carry the ten items on your person (ie, no tanks)

- It is assumed you have a backpack of some sort already.

- If you have a firearm, ammo is considered included, but within reason. You aren't going to be able to pack around 40 pounds of shot shells, for instance.

- If you choose to hole up in your (or a) home, you can assume that you'll have running water for two weeks, but no electricity after a few days. Also, items you already have in your home may be used towards your survival plan. Your home has to be your home AS IS. For example, if you don't actually have a stack of 2x4s to board up your window, you can't say 'i'll board up my windows' as part of your plan.

- You have one hour to get somewhere, and and one hour to get set up before you can expect to fend off zombies. If you stay where you are, you have two hours to get set up.

- You can choose where you are when you get the news of the impending zombie apocalypse, but it should be somewhere reasonable: at work, or at a friend's place, etc. Note, that this will effect your prep time, and should take into account that if you have just received news of the apocalypse, everyone in the place you are at has heard it as well. Your bug-out bag with your ten items is at home.





These are the zombies:



- "Fast" zombies; they can run at or near human speed for the first week or two of the infection, or until their bodies start to decay. However, if the zombie was a 350 woman who got around on a rascal, she will run like a 350 lb woman. It is assumed that a zombie has a life expectancy of 3-6 months depending on how much it eats.

- The zombie has the approximate strength of it's living physical counterpart. You can expect the zombie to be able to break through a window with relative ease.

- The zombie ignores/can not feel pain.

- The zombie spreads infection through saliva or blood contact via bites, zombie blood getting in mouth, eyes, or open wounds. It is assumed that the pathogen cannot survive in the open air for more than a few minutes, so zombie blood, gore, or saliva spatter on skin is considered harmless after a short time.

- As per the usual, the zombie is killed by massive brain trauma or by destroying the spinal cord. Note that wounds such as broken legs or ankles will greatly hinder the zombie's mobility due to simple body mechanics.

- Zombies respond to sight only. While the zombie isn't deaf, gunshots won't bring it running, however, if a zombie within line of sight hears a gunshot, its attention will be drawn to the noise, and if it sees you, it may come running. The zombie is assumed to have no sense of smell. - The zombie is 'stupid'. It can't work complex mechanical devices. It may be able to use simple weapons such as rocks or bludgeons, but not with any adroitness or deliberation. The zombie will have trouble with doorknobs, but it can't be assumed that the zombie will not open a door. The zombie is able to climb on top of things, but anything more complicated than a ladder will probably confuse it.



You know your scenario. You know your Enemy. This test consists of three parts:



1. List your ten survival items, why you took them, and how they will assist your plan.



2. Survival Plan. Discuss how you plan to stay alive for the 3 months to a year following the outbreak. Where, if anywhere, do you go? How does your plan keep you from being eaten and turned into a slavering lapdog of satan? How does your plan keep food in your belly? Do you have a family? How does your plan account for them? Scavenging plans should take into account the possibility that you may be shot for looting someone else's dugout, and that urban areas are high risk and dangerous to travel around at any time. Bug out plans should include details on surviving the elements. All plans involving going somewhere like a mall, gun store, grocery store, etc will be extremely high risk due to hundreds of other people having the same thought. A good plan should have solid defense of life (will your plan really keep the zombies away?), practicality (is it feasible to build an ewok village?), and realism (Can you really hit a zombie in the head at 20 yards with your pistol?) in mind.



3. Discuss how you fill your days or nights. What do you do? Where, if anywhere, do you go? How do these things effect the long-term strategy of staying alive? If you survive, where do you see yourself fitting into the new world?

1.
I. Crowbar- Killy, buildy, and all around a multi purpose tool.
II. Blowtorch and Propane: Fire, welding, weapon, light, etc.
III. Hunting bow: Silent, deadly, easily transported, low recoil
IV. Road Flare: Signal, light source, fires, weapon
V. Shark suit: If it can stop a shark from biting into you, it will stop a zombie.
VI. Clip Semi Auto Rifle: Primary weapon, good in a pinch, mountable add ons for multitude of excursions.
VII: E-Tool: Shovel and CCW. What's not to love?
VIII: SMG: Small, compact, low recoil, great for heavy firefights.
IX: Freeze-dried food: Food, sustenance.
X: Ribcraft boat: Well, I'm going to be protecting an island...

2. Simple enough. I live on a man-made peninsula, so I would blow the bridge. The houses in my area are large, and mostly owned by old people, so we will take the wood for the barricades from them (Sorry old people). There can be sniper towers, as there are boats elevated to high positions and cranes, and make the barricades on the beaches. Using the shovels, we will build Viet-Kong style death pits all over the beaches, and a row of massive trenches. By this time, the Bird Sanctuary will have it's pond scavenged for water. This will serve as food (Animals) and water (Water from the pond). Use the gas from the cars (Seeing as how the island houses less than 200 people, we won't be needing them) to heat the houses during the winter. Animals will need to be killed, but no pets will be harmed. They will be safe, as long as they don't go outside the barrier. We will last as long as we can until the unbelievably rich guy comes with the heli to save us.

3. Same way I always do it. The Gas will fuel generators, allowing for moderate light and some web usage. I would probably be a spotter or sniper, as we have a boat on stilts that overlooks a beach.

That was fun!

Bomb shelter from the 60's dried food. water. 6 hot Hispanic chicks. Yawn.

Query: Can the meat of these zombies be eaten if properly cooked? Do these zombies need oxygen (i.e. could they swim/walk their way across water?)?

Query 2: Does the infection spread beyond humans? (will stray dogs become infected from eating zombie remnants, or could infected corpses be used to feed livestock?)

Query #3: Do these Zombies have Body Heat?

sexiest_hero wrote:Bomb shelter from the 60's dried food. water. 6 hot Hispanic chicks. Yawn.

You didn't read the rules at all, did you =P

micahaphone wrote:Query: Can the meat of these zombies be eaten if properly cooked? Do these zombies need oxygen (i.e. could they swim/walk their way across water?)?

You could probably eat the corpse's meat if it was just someone who got killed, but any meat over a few days old would probably be too rotten to eat, cooked well or not. Consider eating zombies a high-risk enterprise.

The zombie can survive without oxygen, but it probably can't swim great distances, and wouldn't enter the water unless it had a clear line of sight to you. It might be able to cross a stream, or still waters that aren't too deep.

Emperors Faithful wrote:Query 2: Does the infection spread beyond humans? (will stray dogs become infected from eating zombie remnants, or could infected corpses be used to feed livestock?)

Animals eating a steady diet of carrion may not themselves become infected, but they should be considered contaminated or at least carriers.

Slarg232 wrote:Query #3: Do these Zombies have Body Heat?

Yes, but their metabolism is closer to that of a cold-blooded creature. It is safe to assume they would be difficult to detect with thermal imaging. They may fall into torpor, freeze, or become inanimate in extreme cold.

hemingway wrote:Automatically Appended Next Post:

Slarg232 wrote:Query #3: Do these Zombies have Body Heat?

Yes, but their metabolism is closer to that of a cold-blooded creature. It is safe to assume they would be difficult to detect with thermal imaging. They may fall into torpor, freeze, or become inanimate in extreme cold.

Sweet. I'm going to go Sub-Zero all over them come winter's -15 degree weather

I'll detail my plan tomorrow, right now I need to go to bed becuase I might have to work in the morning. Cars busted and I don't know when I will be getting it back.

Slarg232 wrote:
Sweet. I'm going to go Sub-Zero all over them come winter's -15 degree weather

Looking forward to reading it. Just remember that the zombie won't just fall over when a snowflake hits its head. It will freeze/hibernate over time, like a clock winding down, or a normal person freezing to death. It might take a few days of constant exposure, or longer if the zombie is in a rage trying to get into your cabin (or wherever), simply because of friction.

Oddly enough ( ), I've thought this scenario through quite a few times...

Limiting my "kit" to ten items.

1. Ruger Mini-14 with scope-for hunting and zombie disposal.
2 Colt 1911 side arm-obvious reasons.
3.MRE's-milatary meals ready to eat.
4. canteen.
5. K-Bar knife-can double as saw and hammer,used to dress game.
6. Machete-close combat/brush clearing.
7. Water purification tablets.
8. zippo lighter
9. standard tool kit-various functions,from opening doors to stealing cars.
10. Hi-test fishing kit-for fishing,setting traps,sewing wounds if need be.

Basic plan:..I have some family who own a cabin in rural Northern Mississippi,it is well stocked (food,guns,ammo) and has it's own well and generators,plus the area it's located on is sparsely populated,nearest town is 20 miles,and that town has a population of 4,000,so my plan would be to head that way.
By car it is a 4 hour trip,but I'd more than likely have to do a lot of walking as I'm sure the road ways,at least the major ones, would be fethed.
Fortunately there are long stretches of back roads in the South,going through areas with little to no people,so avoiding contact should be fairly easy,as most people would be likely to panic and crowd up the highways,creating a large enough zombie buffet to act as a distraction..
...I know how to hunt/dress game and how to fish,so food is little problem and there are plenty of fresh water streams,ponds etc throughout the area for drinking water.plus traveling through rural areas provide many trees to climb,for surveillance,getting out of harms way..etc.
Upon reaching my Families cabin,take inventory,hopefully some of my Family is there,tend to gardens for vegetables and such,secure perimeters,hunt for food...survive.

My gear:

1. Crossbows from my local sports shop- Fast to use, silent and easy to make more ammo.
2. Fishing rod
3. Flintkey- good for lighting fires and won't run out of fuel
4. Bucket- for collecting water.
6. Fuel- not really bothered what it is as long as it burns.
7. As much tinned / sealed food as I can fit in the bag.
8. box of tools- good for making defenses
9 Wind up torch/ radio - good for hearig any news and seeing at night. Doesn't need batteries.
10. Fishing rod.

The Plan:
Get my family and drive to the nearest coast. Find the largest pier in the area and put all my stuff on it. Steal a sailing boat and sail it to the far end of the pier. Get the as and cut away a large section of the pier joing it to the coast (making sure the break is far enough out to see that zombies can't swim out to it. Get the fuel and burn the part of the pier nearest to the land, leaving me a nice island with a boat next to it. Get a fishing rod from one of the many shops in the area. Sit on my island, eating fish and birds and collecting water with the bucket. Any extra supplies can be got from the land by sailing to the shore.

FITZZ wrote: Oddly enough ( ), I've thought this scenario through quite a few times...

Haha i can tell--your list looks a lot like mine, barring a couple small differences in choice of firearm and melee weapon. It reads like you spend time on gun/outdoorsman forums ^^v

What I have would be more dependant on where I am depending on when it hits.

I live in the country, but work on a military base

So equipment changes depending on where I am, but Ze Plan stays the same.

I would grab whatever guns I can, since both a country town and a military base is packing.
A Shovel, for both trenchyness and meleeness (Shovels hurt, this I know from experiance).
Winter Coat.
Blankets.


Ze Plan:

I have a friends house that is close enough to town to walk to, but far enough and on a twisted enough pathway that Zombies would never be able to catch up to if I just ran there. I would rope up some wimminz, a truck, and run out there: Either A) he's dead and doens't need it anymore, B) Alive, and there, in which he will want more hands, and C) Alive and not there, and I don't think he would mind if I borrowed his house. Anyway, his house is in the middle of this giant field, so with a scoped hunting rifle I would be able to see zombies long before they would be able to see me, and keep track of any brigands/survivors coming and going.

I would take the truck and pillage my hometown as often as needed for food, medicine, and other needs. I would be able to dig a trench and fill it something (Water? Gas? IDK) to help repel the Zombies as a last resort (that, and I've always wanted a moat). When winter comes, I wait until after a day where the weather is -10 (It does happen, a fair amount, truthfully, up here), go out and bust up some Zombies with a shovel or whatever.

Of course, if I'm in the Base at the time, more than likely I would be forced to stay in the base, or maybe even conscripted.

Slarg232 wrote:
Of course, if I'm in the Base at the time, more than likely I would be forced to stay in the base, or maybe even conscripted.

yeah i imagine you'd get deployed to an urban area where the gak is really hitting the fan.

1. katana or other long bladed sword (easy decapitate, fast, light, no ammo, no brainer)
2. crowbar (multiple uses, also literally no-brainer if needed)
3. another pack (for found stuff along the way) currently holding extra pair of boots, lightweight sleeping bag, and a good tarp
4. small cookpot, lots of rice, iodine capsules (lots) for safe water supply
5. big box of nails, (use crowbar for hammer), spool of twine, screwdriver, etc - basic small building/fixing hand tools
6. wind-up AM radio
7. small local area map and larger regional map in waterproof baggies, with matches and lighters and extra waterproofing supplies too
8. very thick layered clothing including polypropaline underlayer (good versus wet, zombie bites, and cold)
9. lots of protein bars
10. set of dice, pencils, notebook, playing cards, random book (for sanity)

plan of action: get the hell out to the middle of nowhere and near a water supply with my limited gas, then play camping for a long long time. I can already make a fire the old fashioned way if necessary, saving matches and lighter fluid for emergency, and use iodine to purify water if it is bad. Protein bars good for overland foot travel, rice packs light and eats heavy. spend evenings writing, solitaire card playing, or writing a zombie-action rpg rules system (what the dice are for).

Bug out plan? move faster, have a readily packable campsite at all times, only use fire for cooking during the day and be prepared to move fast after the fire before any zombies can shuffle their way towards the smoke. Leave the smoke for them to mull around anyways while I move. Family? HAH! This is a zombie invasion. If they weren't zombies already, or somehow responsible, they will be soon. No baggage other than what I need. Avoid all strangers as much as possible and kill all not possible to avoid, just in case. Trust nothing but my backpack, my other backpack, and my sword and crowbar... plus the fact that I am faster, smarter, and pretty accustomed to living outside for fun. Anything electric, gas powered, ammo needy... anything not reusable or replenishable... is a waste of valuable carry space and the point is to move as fast as possible while maintaining an optimum load of survival supplies, not to 'fight them off until help comes'. Fighting them off and having a glory day of using this or that awesome gun is still only inviting the inevitable, and when 'help' comes, chances are that they will be zombies too by then. I actually doubt if the sword would be necessary once out of the immediate threat area... its all about moving further and further away from populations. Screw the whole town let em rot for all I care (literally!).

hemingway wrote:

Slarg232 wrote:
Of course, if I'm in the Base at the time, more than likely I would be forced to stay in the base, or maybe even conscripted.

yeah i imagine you'd get deployed to an urban area where the gak is really hitting the fan.

But they would at least give me some guns and ammo.

"Though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no Evil, for I am carrying a hand held dispenser of 'feth You'"

1 - his & hers crowbar from the hardware shop over the road
2 - flint striker for fire lighting
3 - waterproofs
4 - dry food
5 - water bottle + filter
6 - good shoes/boots
7 - tent + bedding etc
8 - spade
9 - car
10 - wife

Plan
I live on the top floor of a 3 floor block of apartments, so I would gather my supplies and then wedge all the building's doors shut to stop entry of the undead. After that my wife and I will draw the curtains, fill the bath and sinks (and pots and pans) with water, block the front window and lay low for as long as possible in the flat.

Days would be spent planning a route to some nice, reasonably remote, large island (using the internet in the first few days) or other safe haven, gathering supplies from the house and generally getting ready.

Once our food/water started getting a bit low, or the situation appeared advantageous, we would sally forth in the car, possibly stopping off to fill up with supplies/petrol at the giant supermarket that is over the road.

It may be possible to find some high rise building where we could repeat our earlier hiding feat. Something with a large flat roof may allow growing fruit/veg.

gear:

1. crow bar, all round multi tool/weapon
2. buckets for collecting water
3. portable stove and fuel supply
4. a whole lot of tinned food, hehydratable food
5. a shot gun for hunting/defense
6. wind up electronics (radio/torch)
7. flintkey -lasts longer than matches
8. pen knife
9. saw
10. crossbow, easty to get a hold of weapon

plan: move everything into our attic lift up the ladder and lock it up (zombies can jump, a great film staring wesley snipes and woody harrelson) wait out the storm in relative ease. have watch people by the windows while you hunt for resources if neccesary.

stuff to do, read all the books you get given but never get around to reading, drawing, talking, planning.

In this order
1. Call buddies, tell them the Zombie games have begun. Ask if they have marshmellows.
2. Go downstairs. Open the dor that says"DO NOT OPEN!!!"
3. Climb to the balcony. Watch the river of weiner dogs pouring forth, all the while muttering "A new power is rising. You will not feel pain, you will not grow tired. You will taste Man flesh. To WARRR!!!"

Frazzled wrote:In this order
1. Call buddies, tell them the Zombie games have begun. Ask if they have marshmellows.
2. Go downstairs. Open the dor that says"DO NOT OPEN!!!"
3. Climb to the balcony. Watch the river of weiner dogs pouring forth, all the while muttering "A new power is rising. You will not feel pain, you will not grow tired. You will taste Man flesh. To WARRR!!!"

But what if the Zombies have dog treats?

Slarg232 wrote:

But they would at least give me some guns and ammo.

"Though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no Evil, for I am carrying a hand held dispenser of 'feth You'"

yeah an m4a1, an abrams, and a bunch of guys you trust your life with is about as good as it gets if you're in a high risk area, but facing tens of thousands of the undead running full tilt, ignoring FMJ .223 rounds are tough boots to step into ;P

BluntmanDC wrote:4. a whole lot of tinned food, hehydratable food

could you carry it all in your pack, and have it last a year?

SilverMK2 wrote:Days would be spent planning a route to some nice, reasonably remote, large island (using the internet in the first few days) or other safe haven

Is there a large island within an hour's drive of your place?


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yeenoghu wrote:Bug out plan? move faster, have a readily packable campsite at all times, only use fire for cooking during the day and be prepared to move fast after the fire before any zombies can shuffle their way towards the smoke.

They're fast zombies, they would be moving as fast as they could. However, the rules of the game say that unless they can see you, or you don't to anything to draw attention to yourself, they don't know you're there. A concealable fire, or a fire in a cave or something would be pretty safe, and you'd only have to worry about zombies stumbling upon you.

hemingway wrote:Is there a large island within an hour's drive of your place?

Quite possibly. Though it would probably take 2-3 hours, easy enough in the car.

hemingway wrote:[

BluntmanDC wrote:4. a whole lot of tinned food, hehydratable food

could you carry it all in your pack, and have it last a year?

in my pack? me and my family would stay in one place, the attic, no need to carry stuff, except when on store runs.

there is a rather good atricle on cracked that is actually rather 'accurate' about why a zombie apocolypse wouldn't last long, mainly due to microbes

1: Colt 1991 Pistol, red dot sight,
-- A good backup weapon, easy to obtain, the sight will help me aim (I'm no professional markswoman).

2: Crowbar
-- Will help me get into and out of places, in case my plan does not work.

3: Water purification device, canteen
-- Potable water is extremely important given the heat of this state.

4: As much non-perishable foodstuffs as I can carry without tiring myself out.
-- Should be obvious.

5: Up-to-date maps of D/FW and Abeline
-- Should be obvious, but will also ensure I know alternate routes in case of a zombie-caused accident.

6: Civilian M4 (IE, semi-automatic)
-- Reliable, efficient weapon for removing heads from zombies, without being too big for me to carry around.

7: All forms of my personal identification (including permits to carry the above-mentioned weapons).
-- Will assist with my plans (see below).

8: Supply of medical alcohol and bandages
-- While I might not be able to clean a bite fast enough depending on how the disease works, I might be able to ensure that OTHER injuries don't cause me any sickness.

9: M9 Bayonet
-- Attaches to the M4, but also useful in case I have to catch my own food or as a weapon of last resort.

10: Change of clothes (one set of jeans, one set of sweats, one long sleeved shirt, one short sleeved shirt, four pairs of socks).
-- helps if the weather changes. I don't want to be running around in sweats in the Texas summer, that'll tire me out too fast.


Assuming I find out at home, the general plan is to take my car and drive to The Fort Worth NAS-JRB (it's fairly close to where I live) and hole up there with the USMS and other navy personnel. I would likely gather my Battletech series of books for entertainment in the trunk of my car along with the Ciaphas Cain books, and whatever nonperishable foods and drinks I can put in there (sodas are dead last in importance here, but gatorade, bottled water, etc are fine).

After getting there, I would let them do with the car what they wanted to-- make a barricade out of its parts if they thought that was the best use for instance (it is, after all, an all-steel construction). If my family was still alive and with me at the time, I'd take them with me, if not, I'd leave a note for them telling them where I headed and hope for hte best. .

The main issue here is that it might be too crowded to get in, but hopefully if I have a supply of nonperishable foodstuffs in the trunk they'd have less of an argument for me to get in. Once there I'd try to keep to myself, just in case someone who was infected got in, as well as asking one of the Marines there to help train me in proper marksmanship. After that, it's a matter of making sure no infected gets in and noone who is infected stays in, and it's a defensible location with capable people there.

The alternative, which is not preferable, is to hole up in the home, but this is a suburban area so there are lots of people here who are potentially infected, or potentially violent due to the zombie outbreak. We do have an empty pool we can use to incinerate destroyed zombies in, which is a plus (reduces the chance of sickness from the decaying corpses) and a nearby stream, but it's definitely not preferable.

hemingway wrote:

Slarg232 wrote:

But they would at least give me some guns and ammo.

"Though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no Evil, for I am carrying a hand held dispenser of 'feth You'"

yeah an m4a1, an abrams, and a bunch of guys you trust your life with is about as good as it gets if you're in a high risk area, but facing tens of thousands of the undead running full tilt, ignoring FMJ .223 rounds are tough boots to step into ;P

Meh, take as many of those [Bleep]ers as you can with you, and always make sure to keep one grenade on your person, and your golden.

Me, I'll hole up for a few days until the Zombie's eyes have all dessicated. After that, fast or not the stinky ones won't be able to find me.

Job's a good'un and life goes on pretty much as normal.

SilverMK2 wrote:

hemingway wrote:Is there a large island within an hour's drive of your place?

Quite possibly. Though it would probably take 2-3 hours, easy enough in the car.

rules are you only have enough gas to for 1h driving =)

also, can you be sure the roads will be navigable? are you leaving an urban area? you can probably expect a gongshow stack of dead cars on any outgoing roads from towns of more than 1500.

hemingway wrote:

FITZZ wrote: Oddly enough ( ), I've thought this scenario through quite a few times...

Haha i can tell--your list looks a lot like mine, barring a couple small differences in choice of firearm and melee weapon. It reads like you spend time on gun/outdoorsman forums ^^v

My Uncles are all avid hunters,I've spent alot of time in the woods and bayous,particularly in my younger years.

Slarg232 wrote:

Frazzled wrote:In this order
1. Call buddies, tell them the Zombie games have begun. Ask if they have marshmellows.
2. Go downstairs. Open the dor that says"DO NOT OPEN!!!"
3. Climb to the balcony. Watch the river of weiner dogs pouring forth, all the while muttering "A new power is rising. You will not feel pain, you will not grow tired. You will taste Man flesh. To WARRR!!!"

But what if the Zombies have dog treats?

Weiner dogs are both voracious and unforgiving. Eventually they will run out. Then the weiners will be truly displeased.



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Melissia wrote:1: Colt 1991 Pistol, red dot sight,
-- A good backup weapon, easy to obtain, the sight will help me aim (I'm no professional markswoman).

2: Crowbar
-- Will help me get into and out of places, in case my plan does not work.

3: Water purification device, canteen
-- Potable water is extremely important given the heat of this state.

4: As much non-perishable foodstuffs as I can carry without tiring myself out.
-- Should be obvious.

5: Up-to-date maps of D/FW and Abeline
-- Should be obvious, but will also ensure I know alternate routes in case of a zombie-caused accident.

6: Civilian M4 (IE, semi-automatic)
-- Reliable, efficient weapon for removing heads from zombies, without being too big for me to carry around.

7: All forms of my personal identification (including permits to carry the above-mentioned weapons).
-- Will assist with my plans (see below).

8: Supply of medical alcohol and bandages
-- While I might not be able to clean a bite fast enough depending on how the disease works, I might be able to ensure that OTHER injuries don't cause me any sickness.

9: M9 Bayonet
-- Attaches to the M4, but also useful in case I have to catch my own food or as a weapon of last resort.

10: Change of clothes (one set of jeans, one set of sweats, one long sleeved shirt, one short sleeved shirt, four pairs of socks).
-- helps if the weather changes. I don't want to be running around in sweats in the Texas summer, that'll tire me out too fast.


Assuming I find out at home, the general plan is to take my car and drive to The Fort Worth NAS-JRB (it's fairly close to where I live) and hole up there with the USMS and other navy personnel. I would likely gather my Battletech series of books for entertainment in the trunk of my car along with the Ciaphas Cain books, and whatever nonperishable foods and drinks I can put in there (sodas are dead last in importance here, but gatorade, bottled water, etc are fine).

After getting there, I would let them do with the car what they wanted to-- make a barricade out of its parts if they thought that was the best use for instance (it is, after all, an all-steel construction). If my family was still alive and with me at the time, I'd take them with me, if not, I'd leave a note for them telling them where I headed and hope for hte best. .

The main issue here is that it might be too crowded to get in, but hopefully if I have a supply of nonperishable foodstuffs in the trunk they'd have less of an argument for me to get in. Once there I'd try to keep to myself, just in case someone who was infected got in, as well as asking one of the Marines there to help train me in proper marksmanship. After that, it's a matter of making sure no infected gets in and noone who is infected stays in, and it's a defensible location with capable people there.

The alternative, which is not preferable, is to hole up in the home, but this is a suburban area so there are lots of people here who are potentially infected, or potentially violent due to the zombie outbreak. We do have an empty pool we can use to incinerate destroyed zombies in, which is a plus (reduces the chance of sickness from the decaying corpses) and a nearby stream, but it's definitely not preferable.

Can I just say I will be sticking my head out the window cleansing the zombie gene pool for fun and profit. Noen of this running crap. I am a Texas by God and that aint kosher. Eventually when the sheriff gets a posse around I'll join that for more fun filkled entertainment. But everyone needs to remember, tweenkies do in fact have a shelf life.


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Mr Mystery wrote:Me, I'll hole up for a few days until the Zombie's eyes have all dessicated. After that, fast or not the stinky ones won't be able to find me.

Job's a good'un and life goes on pretty much as normal.

Mystery has the way of it. After that, we shift to Zombie Games -Historical Gaming and Children's Events. After all its not fair to leave the kids out of the fun!

Frazzled wrote:

Slarg232 wrote:

Frazzled wrote:In this order
1. Call buddies, tell them the Zombie games have begun. Ask if they have marshmellows.
2. Go downstairs. Open the dor that says"DO NOT OPEN!!!"
3. Climb to the balcony. Watch the river of weiner dogs pouring forth, all the while muttering "A new power is rising. You will not feel pain, you will not grow tired. You will taste Man flesh. To WARRR!!!"

But what if the Zombies have dog treats?

Weiner dogs are both voracious and unforgiving. Eventually they will run out. Then the weiners will be truly displeased.

Oh, Ok. But what if the Zombies sacrifice themselves (and their meals) to be dog bones?

Also, my mom likes your wiener dog picture.