If a zombie apocalypse actually happened (and they were slow, shambling Romero type zombies) where would you go to try to survive and what would you take with you? Keep in mind, in this hypothetical question, you have never heard of zombies and neither have anybody else. No one would know what the fuck was happening.
-Rob
WHITNEY
I would bring the Physician's Desk Reference... hollowed out. Inside: waterproof matches, iodine tablets, beet seeds, protein bars, NASA blanket and, in case I get bored, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. No - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban. Question: did my shoes come off in the zombie attack? (sorry, I couldn't resist the Dwight reference)
LAUREN
Honestly, my apartment building is surrounded by a steel gate; so I think I could bunker up in the top level of my building. This conversation comes up quite frequently between my boyfriend and I, especially when we were moving out to L.A. Initially, the Rockies would be a great spot, but then we laid our eyes upon our new dwellings- we knew we found the perfect spot to hide out during the zombie apocalypse.
Especially if they were the Romero zombies.
NESSA
I would head to Canada its less populated and cold. I would take guns, gas, food and my man. I've been plotting it for ten years, ask Mary.
You will need to know how to hot wire a vehicle. You may have to abandon your car. Go on foot and that knowledge will help you find another car faster. Know your nearest gun store. They will have what you need and they may have a skilled gunman/gunwoman alive inside who can help you get away. In the case that they are not skilled and are just zombiefied, try and kill them before they eat you.
A bus is nice but it says "If your alive I will save you." If you want to live you can't go around saving people. You will need a small fast car. If you bring anyone make sure it's someone you can mate with. Leave your pets! I know you love them but they are better of without you. Pack quick and smart. Can opener, knives, bats, rope, etc.. Listen to the radio in the car find out what kind of zombies your dealing with. A helpful guide to read before any of this ever happens is The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks zombiesurvivalguide I liked it so much I got a copy for Mary. It addresses all types of zombies and questions you might. Go where it is least populated and a colder climate will slow the zombies even more (If we are talking Romero zombies).
Think me as you will but it's better to prepared.
MARY
First wave of invasion: I would hole up at my work, slightly outside of the big city. You need badges to scan your way through the building. The zombies aren't figuring that one out. There is a cafeteria, a huge supply of bottled water, semi-trucks that could be converted into mass transit vehicles and a roof big enough to land a helicopter on. It is two buildings connected by an above ground tunnel with very heavy doors on either end. I love imagining the zombies outside the tunnel eventually breaking the glass. Of course, the two buildings full of survivors would be separated and have to communicate with signage from the rooftops after that. We would have a live television feed to alert the rest of the world/military that we needed rescue. Hopefully there would be survivors at the nearby news station with access to a helicopter.
Second wave: I would make my way north, north, north! Zombies will freeze solid if it is cold enough.
I have been a bit Wii tarded lately. I have been working at both jobs lots and lots. I am sad that Y! The Last Man is over. I read Ultra Seven Days that Bendis! sent me along with my sweet column prize of all eleven autographed Powers trades. I had read a bit of Ultra before. I liked it better the more I read. It reminds me of Sex in the City. I did not enjoy that show. I do enjoy the comic book version well enough though. Hot lesbian superheroes are a-ok with me. I finally got my hands of White Night paperback of the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, which I am reading right now. Powers 28 will supposedly be out this Wednesday. I won't be shocked if it gets pushed back again. Will Deena die? I am betting yes.
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Dear Mary and Nessa,
Please take me with you if the zombie apocalypse happens.
Thanks,
Lauren
You can't go wrong with your classic, barricaded shopping mall. Except for when it all DOES go wrong. Stupid biker gangs.
But I don't know if I agree that freezing temperatures would necessarily affect an already cold, dead zombie.
It might make sense to sail to Haiti, where humans and zombies have peacefully coexisted for generations.
Of course freezing temperatures would affect zombies. They no longer have the heart pumping warm bloodied skills we do.
If you get into an area that is below freezing temperatures, they will freeze solid. Chances of a spring thaw are good but you will be safe until then. Keep moving north. You will be fine. Global warming may change that.
First off, if you have not already started preparing to survive an outbreak chances are you are good as dead. Personally, I have been preparing for an outbreak for years. I think I should be able to survive if I get lucky(level 3 outbreak) with the supplies I have.
I have bottled water, food(nonperishables), guns, clothing(camo for summer/white for winter), containers for gas/water/goods to transport, and other misc. items stockpiled for a possible epidemic.
Start buying the necessary gear now. It is better to be prepared and not need to be, then to get caught with your pants down.
To Nessa regarding pets, the only exception would be Dogs. Dogs are wonderful at alerting the presence of a threat, so take your dogs with you. They might be the little extra advantage that you need to stay alive.
"Remember Zombies are not as smart as a fifth grader.”
Touche on the dogs. I was just referring to my cats and how they would just slow me down and get me in trouble. Besides they'd hide better and move faster without me.
well if i were in fact having to prepare for a zombie attack....
first i would want to see one and find out its reaction to me.. from afar. or at least its reaction to someone else, and then i would most deffinately try to find the places that zombies wont go (i.e. highrises and buildings that go up 120 floors)
but if i had time to prepare for a zombie attack, i wont be the only one, and ill deffinately find other smart humans up in condos, and possibly get them to allow me to stay with them
if not, i would have to scourage empty shops like many others would be doing and depending on the zombies reaction to sunlight i could or could not have the time during the day to move from place to place backtracking the zombies until they have moved on and i can settle in a place they already had used up or passed without need for return ^^
wow that was a little too in depth lol
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