The Zombie Apocalypse has come

[OneOfTheMichael's]

Many people always joke or talk about what they would do if the Zombie Apocalypse ever came and I was wondering what you guys would do if it actually did.

Personally, I would find my nearest military base (let's assume it has been abandonned but left stock due to international panic). After raiding the base for supplies I would find friends, family and any other healthy indiviudals. I would then empty out a few supermarkets, nurseries and farm for indefinite food supplies. I would then find a skyscraper an with my band of survivors, destory any access to the upper levels and hold out there.

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[Stryc9]

First thing's first, I'm tossing my .30-06 in my car and picking up my best friend, then on the way back we're stopping to raid the local gun store for weapons and ammunition. Then we're gonna get the rest of the needed supplies and hole up somewhere easily defensible and wait this shit out, going out only when we need to restock supplies.

 

[Mr. Gency]

Kick back and let it die down because anything else will get me killed.

 

[OneOfTheMichael's]

Everyone says, 'I will raid a supermarket' and all that jazz. But I'm pretty sure every other person in your town/city is going to be doing the same thing.

And we must assume that everyone on the internet is in good shape for running from the dead. Have the survival skills necessary to live off the land, no more microwave dinners...
And can operate a firearm without killing themselves; and actually killing the undead.


Diagnoses: SCREWED

But i read lately that everyone has a part of their brain thats acts between how you normally think to your survival part that we had forever and if we all are living on that part of the brain we can stand a chance...i think...

 

[Nouw]

Personally I wouldn't worry about having any ideas of my own, I'd just search The Escapist for "zombie apocalypse" and quickly write down all the advice I could find. Then I'd make my living selling the resulting War And Peace-sized book to other desperate survivors.

/thread.

No seriously, this place has more Zombie-Apocalypse plans than any website or book.
I'd board up my house with my parents, cut off all entrances and wait for help. Easy as that.

 

[kitsunefather]

Honestly? HONESTLY?

I'd be dead faster than you could pull the pin on a grenade. I respond to threatening situations with uncomfortable laughter for no apparent damn reason. SO damn dead.

 

[ServebotFrank]

I'm here in Alaska so I just have to make sure I keep you desperate survivors out. Me and my best friend know how to shoot various guns, you're not getting in.

 

[Bravo 21]

be very thankfull that i live on an island, in Canada, where its cold, and there is a large amount of space to run from the zombies in

 

[Ldude893]

Hold up in a tall building with supplies and guns. Romero-style zombies are not intelligent enough to open doors, climb up buildings or walk up stairs. Plus, the military and those embracing the 2nd Amendment are capable enough of wiping out all zombies within a week.

 

[Jacob.A.]

I would do one of several things or multiple depending on the current situation level at the time. 1)Go to my dads comercial fishing boat, take it to the nearest fueling dock and fill it up and then leave port and troll for fish as my food source. 2)Call up a buddy of mine who owns a heli and get him to take me and people I know to a near by Island only reachable by boat (or heli) and then go back to town for resources. 3)Get a convoy going with my friends, load up with whatever is available and highjak a ferry and go somewhere secluded.

 

[Antidrall]

go to the mall, take a fire axe to any EB games employees, pick up a few games and walk back home as the zombies make way for me knowing that I will obliterate them in ways that the most manliest of men would become squeamish

 

[Mordwyl]

You haven't seen me after I wake up in the early morning.

 

[Skeleton Jelly]

In reality, people treat the zombie outbreak as if it's their time to shine and kick zombie ass and get all the ladies and blah blah blah.

3/4 of the Escapists will most likely die out. Nobody looks into the (fictional) subject too much and everyone thinks it'll be a cake walk.

Here's my plan though.

Running zombies: Kill myself or hide in my house and stay as quiet as I can. Those types of zombies would be way too hard to deal with.

Slow zombies: Call my close by friends. One has a stockpile of riles and shotguns. Raid the sub urbs for left over supplies or rob families at gun point (with no hard feelings, I doubt anyone one of my friends could take a life anyways, because it's not like a fucking video game people) and then make my way into the country side.

Only come back to the city for supply runs. Maybe books to learn how to grow food and such, because the city will most likely be crawling with gangs and zombies and they'll both be wanting food and supplies. And both would most likely be willing to kill for it.

 

[The Urban Moose]

The trick is to already be prepared. You and your friends and your friends friends and all of their dogs are going to be performing the routine, "I go and raid the nearest store." Chances are that store and all the stores near it will either A) be completely cleared of supplies or B) infested with zombies (because wherever large crowds of people go, the infection has a higher chance of spreading).

The person with the most chance of surviving already has everything they need in the comforts of their own home, as well as the skills to use them. Do you have guns? Do you know how to use and maintain them? If not, do you have any other potential weapons? What about food? Most families in America (I don't know about anywhere else) have only enough food to last them about a week.

Another problem is that you can't just pull the old, "I'll run away, and live in the countryside for a while." Think about it, hard. First problem: you will most likely not be the only one thinking this. Many will try to get out of the city, and many will fail before they can do so, leaving their cars in the middle of the road. This leaves you with a high risk of getting stuck on the road and suffering the same fate.

Suppose you did make it out of the city. Then what? You live off the land? How? Answer this to yourself honestly: do you really know how to live outside of civilization? Foraging for food in the forest or plains or mountains or wherever you live isn't as easy as you might think. Berries don't grow on every other bush, and even if they did, not all of them are safe to eat. Farmers of old struggled from year to year, just growing their own food to feed themselves. And hunting? Forget about it. It's more than just point and shoot, assuming you can track something and not scare it off. You have to know how to gut the animal, and then how to cook it properly before you take even one bite.

The simple answer: if you want to have any chance of surviving the zombie apocalypse, develop these skills first, and have a realistic plan for food and shelter. Otherwise, you'll be joining the horde before you can say, "Ah! My brains!"

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Good Lord, I have too much time.

 

[General_Potatoes]

go to the mall, take a fire axe to any EB games employees, pick up a few games and walk back home as the zombies make way for me knowing that I will obliterate them in ways that the most manliest of men would become squeamish

EB games. your australian no? If you are then you'll know what bunnings warehouse is right?

 

[The Urban Moose]

I'm here in Alaska so I just have to make sure I keep you desperate survivors out. Me and my best friend know how to shoot various guns, you're not getting in.

Harsh.

 

[Rahnzan]

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The Airforce.

 

[Skeleton Jelly]

Many people always joke or talk about what they would do if the Zombie Apocalypse ever came and I was wondering what you guys would do if it actually did.

Personally, I would find my nearest military base (let's assume it has been abandonned but left stock due to international panic). After raiding the base for supplies I would find friends, family and any other healthy indiviudals. I would then empty out a few supermarkets, nurseries and farm for indefinite food supplies. I would then find a skyscraper an with my band of survivors, destory any access to the upper levels and hold out there.

Here's why your plan would fail miserably. They wouldn't abandon a military installment. The only reason they would, is if the infection got into the base, in which case, it's crawling with zombies, and in all of the chaos, the survivors that have flocked there (there will be TONNES because a lot of people would expect the military to help them).

And you think you're the first person to think of raiding a super market? Unless you're next door to one, I wouldn't bother. Those places will be rushed and flooded with survivors. Even more than a military base. Have fun getting trampled, beaten, and maimed trying to get a couple of 2 litre sodas. And nurseries? What are you talking about? Like Clinics and Hospitals? Most likely will be flooded with infected people trying to find out what's wrong with them. Although Clinics would be a pretty good idea. As most people would go right to a hospital instead of a clinic, and even so, many clinics are small so it'd be easy to clear out. Although I'm not sure if they have a lot of medical supplies on them.

And I don't know about your city, but my city has most of it' sky scrapers near the heart of the city. So you're telling me you're going to get into the most densely populated part of the city (the more densely populated, the more infected/chaos), find a building, get upstairs, and somehow destroy solid stone/metal staircases? Unharmed?

Good luck. I'll be sure to remember your name and find your grave so I can leave a flower in your rememberence when it all subsides.