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jp400 wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Dark Apostle 666 wrote:After readin the Max Brooks books I do indeed have a sort of vague plan but im so unfit and weedy i'd be dead very soon.
Also, I didnt sleep for 3 nights after reading those books, by the 3rd day I probably could have passed for a "Z-head"

Heh,Surviving the zombie apocalypse is a huge motivation for getting into shape.
Hmm...I wonder..that might make a interesting book in itself..." Getting your self in Shape for Z Day"?..." What to eat so you won't get eaten"?

Id buy this cookbook.

Dude,those are fething cool...I have to make some of those next Halloween...Holy Gak I sound like Martha Stewart.

It's ok...embrace your inner zombie Martha.

jp400 wrote:

When (if) I ever get married, my wife can orginise the entire wedding, but i'm having a cake like that if it costs me my life (on top of marrage already doing that)


But mine will be animated

I actually have a good plan.
If I'm in bed and find out zombieness has happend,this is the plan.

1,I grab the hammer I have next to my bed(I have it in case of fire to break my window and get out).
2.Drive the pick-up truck to my dads work place (building site)and get the small electric generator he has.
3,Head to the Protestant Church in my town,it has only one way up to it and has massive oak doors.
4.My friends will be there since I ran this plan with them before hand.
5,We go on a raid for canned food,a small freezer,cooking stuff and fuel.As well as find survivors and other things we might need.
6.Wait it out in the easy to defend church.
7.If I'm bitten,tie me to the cross and feed me the dead untill a cure is found.

Problem 1 with that plan, is going out for supplies AFTER it first starts. ITll be super mad crazy during that time. You need to stock up before that happens man. Let the crazy die down a bit, Id say as early as a month if your lucky. THEN you can try and be brave

King Cracker wrote:Problem 1 with that plan, is going out for supplies AFTER it first starts. ITll be super mad crazy during that time. You need to stock up before that happens man. Let the crazy die down a bit, Id say as early as a month if your lucky. THEN you can try and be brave

Right you are KC,attempting to "stock up on supplies" once the gak hits the fan (unless you are well armed,in a group and live in an extremely small town) will be suicide.
Ever go to one of those "Black Friday" sales,picture that a thousand times worse,with no attempt at keeping order,people shooting at you for the last case of beans and hungry dead eating their way towards you...that's the posistion waiting to get stocked up puts you in.

That image you went for FITZZ, is exactly why I say the outbreak will spread too fast to handle.


Also even well armed I always think of the Dawn of the Dead remake

Officer? Sir! You dont want to go back that way
Why not?
Because we tried it already.........back when there was 8 of us


Unless I can survive a nuclear explosion with no more then a nice tan, I wont be going out until it dies down.

KingCracker wrote:That image you went for FITZZ, is exactly why I say the outbreak will spread too fast to handle.


Also even well armed I always think of the Dawn of the Dead remake

Officer? Sir! You dont want to go back that way
Why not?
Because we tried it already.........back when there was 8 of us


Unless I can survive a nuclear explosion with no more then a nice tan, I wont be going out until it dies down.

The dawn of the dead remake was surprisingly good although again VERY different to the original.

Agreed. I think thats how a remake should be. Good, and not a carbon copy

I agree as well,the Dawn of the Dead remake was well done,though I still prefer my zombies shambling.
By the way,the remake of Day of the Dead was a complete abomination and the producers should be among the first fed to the hungry dead when they finally show up,

Never seend that one, I just read the wiki, and Im going to sarcastically say Im sorry I missed it

Step one, get to the garage and grab the plates of "scrap steel" and bolt the over the doors, going across the doorframe.

Step two, unbury my uberlong shelf life rations from the basement (need to continue stockpiling, only have about 2 months for just myself).

Step three, load all other firearms besides the TTC I keep loaded. Further note: Cold War soviet surplus firearms are the way to go. Not the greatest or most accurate weapons, but they'll outlast you with little care for them.

Step four, last as long as I can without leaving the house. Need to figure out waste management...

King Cracker wrote:Never seen that one, I just read the wiki, and Im going to sarcastically say Im sorry I missed it

The original Day of the Dead is arguably Romeros best zombie film,it certainly ranks highly on my own personal favorites list.
But the remake,dear lord...it is only marginally better than Uwe Boles "House of the Dead" and those repellent "Return of the living Dead" films.


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CrashUSAR wrote:Step one, get to the garage and grab the plates of "scrap steel" and bolt the over the doors, going across the doorframe.

Step two, unbury my uberlong shelf life rations from the basement (need to continue stockpiling, only have about 2 months for just myself).

Step three, load all other firearms besides the TTC I keep loaded. Further note: Cold War soviet surplus firearms are the way to go. Not the greatest or most accurate weapons, but they'll outlast you with little care for them.

Step four, last as long as I can without leaving the house. Need to figure out waste management...

Not a bad plan,of course without a long term source of food your apt to simply starve to death (or have to eat a bullet).

I got my dad into this planning and he says that he wants to get one of those storage places and hold up there. We'll lure them into a storage unit and then throw a molotov in there when the doors close.

I'm in the Marines. I'm a part of the plan.

MasticatorDeelux wrote:I'm in the Marines. I'm a part of the plan.

Not according to Max Brooks. BTW any doctors out there are fethed.

You guys are so lucky with your guns and stuff. All I got is a -3 baseball bat that will last me about two or three encounters and a rusty tomahawk with a lose handle that will fly somewhere when I swing it.

halonachos wrote:

MasticatorDeelux wrote:I'm in the Marines. I'm a part of the plan.

Not according to Max Brooks. BTW any doctors out there are fethed.

I have to disagree with the last bit there.

Sure, 1st responders and medical professionals will be at higher risk.. but if the only way to get infected is via bites or body fluid transfer, basic BSI precautions will actually protect them better then Joe Average on the street.

You have to remember, you are talking about people who wear layers of protective garb to protect them from possible contaminated patients who only god knows whats in their blood stream in today's world.



This is quickly becoming the minimum standard for basic BSI for first responders (EMT LVL)

* nitrex gloves for hands
* Fluid resistant gown
* Tecnol Fluidshield PFR95 N95 mask with built in eye protection (though still recommended that you wear anti-fluid glasses on top of this)

During the swine flu scare, we had to wear the above on each and every medical call where it came down as unknown medical or if any flu like symptoms were described to dispatch (aka 911).

Not saying it can't/won't happen.. just that it is getting more and more unlikely as time goes on and Uncle Sam forces us to wear more and more crap.

jp400 wrote:

halonachos wrote:

MasticatorDeelux wrote:I'm in the Marines. I'm a part of the plan.

Not according to Max Brooks. BTW any doctors out there are fethed.

I have to disagree with the last bit there.

Sure, 1st responders and medical professionals will be at higher risk.. but if the only way to get infected is via bites or body fluid transfer, basic BSI precautions will actually protect them better then Joe Average on the street.

You have to remember, you are talking about people who wear layers of protective garb to protect them from possible contaminated patients who only god knows whats in their blood stream in today's world.



This is quickly becoming the minimum standard for basic BSI for first responders (EMT LVL)

* nitrex gloves for hands
* Fluid resistant gown
* Tecnol Fluidshield PFR95 N95 mask with built in eye protection (though still recommended that you wear anti-fluid glasses on top of this)

During the swine flu scare, we had to wear the above on each and every medical call where it came down as unknown medical or if any flu like symptoms were described to dispatch (aka 911).

Not saying it can't/won't happen.. just that it is getting more and more unlikely as time goes on and Uncle Sam forces us to wear more and more crap.

Dont you see even the doctors have a zombie plan! The time is near...

halonachos wrote:I got my dad into this planning and he says that he wants to get one of those storage places and hold up there. We'll lure them into a storage unit and then throw a molotov in there when the doors close.

You do NOT want a container of flaming zombies.

Fill it with massive spike pits

DA's Forever wrote:
Dont you see even the doctors have a zombie plan! The time is near...

You can wear protective garb all you want, but zombies like to bite and not like a dominatrix love bite, like a 'you're a hamburger with a plastic glove on' bite. That and I have yet to see a doctor with a firearm or hammer on their persons while in the E.R. You wouldn't belive how hard it is to bludgeon a zombie with a scalpel.

As far as the marines and military go Max Brooks says that they will be in one of two places; in a zombie or at home taking care of themselves or their family.

@ chowderhead, A flaming bunch of zombies trapped in a storage unit just sounds fun you know?


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jp400 wrote:

Is it just me or does it look like nothing's wrong with Turk? He could just be dancing away from what I see.

I have to agree with Nachos on this,zombies are "pit bull" biters, PPE designed to prevent contact with body fluids wont do much against that.
When I worked for the "State Hospital",it was common practice to wear similar PPE when transferring violent patients,I still got bit several times...quite badly on two occasions...and that was by people who weren't trying to eat me...at least I don't think they were.

....And yes,Turk looks unscathed....perhaps he's attempting to come up with a witty comment concerning everyone auditioning for Thriller.

In the possibility of said outbreak, what would you do when it's rampant? You know, street level violence, looting, zombies staggering around through crowds of screaming people..

I mean, my view would be get to my girlfriend first, simply because my family live really ar away, so they're a no go. To be honest, surely waiting for it to quiet down just makes you a bigger target, as there's more zombies, and less people...

Just a thought.

ghost wrote:In the possibility of said outbreak, what would you do when it's rampant? You know, street level violence, looting, zombies staggering around through crowds of screaming people..

I mean, my view would be get to my girlfriend first, simply because my family live really far away, so they're a no go. To be honest, surely waiting for it to quiet down just makes you a bigger target, as there's more zombies, and less people...

Just a thought.

During the initial outbreak,IE riots,zombie mayhem,general collapse of every aspect of civilized society, there's not much more you can do than CYA.
Get as far away from major population centers as possible,have enough provisions to last at least a couple of months,have adequate weapons and ammo,hopefully have a few people you can count on with you,hunker down someplace that's well defensible and wait for the majority of "society" to get devoured.
After that..*shrug* attempt to survive,I personally think small rural towns,particularly those in cold mountainous regions, will be the key to surviving,at least in America..low population,fairly self sufficient people,large caches of weapons and ammunition,fairly defensible...seems like the best place to hold up.

Surely the better idea would be to run for safety while the carnage is in full swing? I mean, surely you have better chances breaking out of town when the zombies have 59000 potential snacks to choose from, than trying to break out when there's 59000 zombies with only the one snack?

I dunno, I just think if your street smart, and have the right encouragement, breaking out wouldn't be hard.

Helps I live on the edge of town with my garden leading into a field.

Escape= easy.

Command......... I mean Turn Undead

ghosty wrote:Surely the better idea would be to run for safety while the carnage is in full swing? I mean, surely you have better chances breaking out of town when the zombies have 59000 potential snacks to choose from, than trying to break out when there's 59000 zombies with only the one snack?

Problem is that everyone else will be thinking the exact same thing.

ghosty wrote:Surely the better idea would be to run for safety while the carnage is in full swing? I mean, surely you have better chances breaking out of town when the zombies have 59000 potential snacks to choose from, than trying to break out when there's 59000 zombies with only the one snack?

I dunno, I just think if your street smart, and have the right encouragement, breaking out wouldn't be hard.

Helps I live on the edge of town with my garden leading into a field.

Escape= easy.

Oh I definitely agree,waiting until your the only hot meal in town to try to make a run for it probably won't work out so well for you.
Of Course...trying to make a run for it when all hell breaks loose won't be much better,good chance your toast if you wait that long .
It would seem to me that the best time to pull up stakes and head for the hills would be at the first signs of trouble,that golden window of opportunity between "Hey..somethings not right here" and " Holy Gak!! People are eating the neighbors!!",when people are standing around scratching their backsides waiting on the TV to tell them what to do next,that's when Fitzz,Family and Friends will be putting miles between themselves and Atlanta.

FITZZ wrote: Not a bad plan,of course without a long term source of food your apt to simply starve to death (or have to eat a bullet).

Oh, I live in a small farm town. Not that that will matter after a few short months (I do know how make flour!). After I take all the wheat grain I can stand, I run to the hills just outside of town, natural caves and deer and freshwater fishing and what not. I've spent a lot of time contemplating several scenarios from zombehs to societal collapse from a variety of causes.