How screwed are you?

[3xmortis]

Well, i have to say, if an outbreak happened here, in Rockingham, Australia, i would be pretty dam screwed. no guns, no shelter worthy of holding back zed hordes, and only 1 shopping centre. (small, 1 level.) At best, i think i may be able to unite myself with friends and or family, but then we would all get ripped apart by angry angry zeds. so angry.....so neway how bout u? :lol:

[Zombie Survivor]

I live in the center of the city. My house has large windows with no escape route or fire exit. Yeah, I would be screwed in a zombie outbreak...

[Amsterdamm]

I live in Fairfax County, VA -- an exurb of Washington DC with 1.1 million people living the 2 car family lives and live in super-sized housing developments. 15 minutes into the panic and my roads will be clogged with wrecks and the densely populated neighborhoods tearing themselves apart.

I have a couple of ideas, but my environment doesn't make it easy for me.

[hatefuldisplay]

Well, I do own some weapons and have some ammunition for all of them. I also generally have food and can quickly bottle water. I have other survival supplies as well.

Unfortunately, I live in a major metropolis that is difficult to get around in on a good day. That being said, I'd probably have to escape on foot.

As for my house, only a couple of the windows could be accessed from the ground outside the house.

There are plenty of shopping areas around. They're shared with quite a few other people though.

[ZombieFreeWorld]

me i live in the projects so everyone around me got guns and all hard ass people. so i think once it happens those people will go out and start trying to fight them all. that would give me enough time to pack up and get the **** out of there

[C J]

:). I like the post above me.

My apartment is pretty dam secure. It is a small hi rise located in downtown with only one suite per floor. Very similar to "Omega Man." I have enough food for about 3 weeks depending on the water and gas situation. As far as weapons go I'm pretty screwed. The exit plan would be here below:

Here is the situation. Say the Zeds are below blocking the front entrance and rear parkade. Choosing A or B
A)
Heat up the deep fryer with oil to 375 and lure them out by throwing a piece of meat to the target. Pour hot oil on the bastards below. Talk a little trash. Run out the front door with my cordless drill and kitchen knife over to the nearest supply store.

B)
Take the elevator down to the parkade praying they are not down there. when the door opens. Run over to the SUV and drive over to destination.

[ZombieFreeWorld]

:). I like the post above me.

My apartment is pretty dam secure. It is a small hi rise located in downtown with only one suite per floor. Very similar to "Omega Man." I have enough food for about 3 weeks depending on the water and gas situation. As far as weapons go I'm pretty screwed. The exit plan would be here below:

Here is the situation. Say the Zeds are below blocking the front entrance and rear parkade. Choosing A or B
A)
Heat up the deep fryer with oil to 375 and lure them out by throwing a piece of meat to the target. Pour hot oil on the bastards below. Talk a little trash. Run out the front door with my cordless drill and kitchen knife over to the nearest supply store.

B)
Take the elevator down to the parkade praying they are not down there. when the door opens. Run over to the SUV and drive over to destination.

The zombies will not be attracted by a piece of meat. They will disregard the meat and keep moving to you. Remember, Zombies only feed for human flesh.
and the hot oil wont impede them any bit. They will continue to move seeing as they only die from brain trauma and hot oil burns the skin. They feel no pain.

[hatefuldisplay]

Take the elevator down to the parkade praying they are not down there. when the door opens. Run over to the SUV and drive over to destination.Elevators are never a good plan in emergency situations. I'd consider a new plan of action unless you're very secure in the working condition of your elevator.

[zmbvan]

I live in a apartment complex on the third floor (in what would be considered by my grandparents as the hood) in the downtown area. I could definitely stay up there for quite awhile and feel safe.

If I would want to leave all I would have to do is grab one of my many bludgeons and make my way to the parking lot in the back. I feel it would be unlikely that there would be many zeds in my apt complex seeing that you have to pull the door to get in.

My truck usually has at least half a tank of gas depending on my paycheck. Then I would make my way out to my uncle or grandfathers farm and stock up on guns and ammo.

If I needed to kill anyone in my family...i do it in a second. It's the end of the world who gives a :poo:. I am fairly certain I could make it out of town regardless of my location in the middle of Lincoln. I cant wait :drool:.
:loon:

[Teh Tab]

I live in a small town, where most of the people are old couples. If an outbreak occurred, I would be very well off. I have many survival plans, and many guns. With large calibers. Ping.

[C J]

The zombies will not be attracted by a piece of meat. They will disregard the meat and keep moving to you. Remember, Zombies only feed for human flesh.
and the hot oil wont impede them any bit. They will continue to move seeing as they only die from brain trauma and hot oil burns the skin. They feel no pain.

After reading this thread I looked around my home and realised I have few weapons. Last week, I just finished reading Monster Island. Have you read it?
In this book, the Zeds feed on just about anything but human flesh is there very favourite. The hot oil treatment, would make a funny scene in a zombie film. Imagine blind zombies with there skin hanging off there faces running down there neck .

[C J]

Elevators are never a good plan in emergency situations. I'd consider a new plan of action unless you're very secure in the working condition of your elevator.

There are 3 ways to get into the undergroung parkade 1st is the gate,
2nd the back door, last by the elevator. The first two options require going outside. Now, If I had a choice I might take the back door because the courtyard is gated. But to be honest I'm not sure if its key entry or not.

[Horror of Party Beach]

We live in West Haven, a city next to New Haven, in CT. It's densely populated, and like someone else mentioned, there's already people very armed as it is... mass chaos, burning cars blocking our way out... we'd be totally screwed. Totally. Unless we had plenty of advance notice of an uprising somewhere far away... and enough time to gather/plan/get out. I think about it all the time, we're in the worst possible place to be... ugh...

[doctorsatan]

i'd have it easy i'm located on a base and have about 20 other guys in the sniper program with me.

[Barbara]

I live on the edge of Baltimore City, right down my road are two major cementaries.


Can we say screwed?

[Victor Clark]

I live on the edge of Baltimore City, right down my road are two major cementaries.


Can we say screwed?

Zombies can't get out of a coffin if it's buried underground (the pressure from all the dirt would trap them indefinately), so if the coronaries are either empty or have a secure place for the autopsied corpses, a cemetary would be a good place to hide out for a while.


I live in a Midwestern small town that has a low population and high usage of guns (even though I don't own one, l but I could easily swipe one from some hunter that got killed by the undead), so I'm pretty well off if zombies were to arrive. The only problem I could see is that I live near Springfield, which has a population in the 6 digit category, that would probably cause hundreds of panicked people (and infected probably) to run through my town and carry the chaos from their neighborhoods. But other than that, an outbreak of zombies would be a moment for me to shine.

[Barbara]

Zombies can't get out of a coffin if it's buried underground (the pressure from all the dirt would trap them indefinately), so if the coronaries are either empty or have a secure place for the autopsied corpses, a cemetary would be a good place to hide out for a while.


I live in a Midwestern small town that has a low population and high usage of guns (even though I don't own one, l but I could easily swipe one from some hunter that got killed by the undead), so I'm pretty well off if zombies were to arrive. The only problem I could see is that I live near Springfield, which has a population in the 6 digit category, that would probably cause hundreds of panicked people (and infected probably) to run through my town and carry the chaos from their neighborhoods. But other than that, an outbreak of zombies would be a moment for me to shine.


Ok, good point.

Still a triffle scary though.

[retro zombie killer]

Hey Barbara,

Cemeteries give me the shivers as well and I know who to blame for it, NOTLD '68!

[vortec1]

Oh, whow got the firearms and the ammo!:)

[retro zombie killer]

Oh, whow got the firearms and the ammo!:-)

Not I!

I live near Springfield

It's a small world after all! I also live near Springfield.

[DarthJoe8]

Zombies can't get out of a coffin if it's buried underground (the pressure from all the dirt would trap them indefinately),


Normally, I would agree with you but have you ever seen Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things? Or, Return of the Living Dead? The newly infected are numerous enough but add all the dead and buried....:think::scare:

On topic.
If we do ever see a outbreak i just hope that I'm home or near home when it goes down. I live in a rural setting so I'd hold up at home while loading provisions on my 4wheeler. If my place got over run then off in the woods we go.:drinking:

[TMNT Soup]

I'm screwed pretty nicely, I live on Oahu, Hawaii. An island with about 1.5 million people, my chances of survival look good:cry: I don't even live near the beach right now, I live in a suburb. I know near and far are matters of opinion, but if I were to get to the beach from my house I'd have to take a trip down probably the most people cluttered road on the island. It's like 4 or 5 lanes lined with houses all the way down to the beach. Then the beach near my house doesn't have a dock or anything, so either I swim to one of the northern islands(the ones where no one lives) or die.

[Seway]

I live in Basildon, 1 hour from london at optimal speed of about 50 km/h and near Southend which is a port with an enormous pier and there are millitary bases nearby. I would probably be evacuated pretty quickly. No, i can't join the army, i am an immigrant.
If there were fast zombies than... well, let's say, i either run like hell or i die.

[UseYourHeadCutOffTheirs]

I would be just fine for awhile atleast. I live in the middle of nowhere! There is absolutely nothing around me. I don't even live in a town or city. I'm in the thicket!:lol:

You can't even get cable where I live.


I have to say though, it probably wouldn't take long for the zeds to start flooding into my nowheresville.

I would have to evacuate. Too many windows and glass doors in my house to stay put.

[Akward afternoon]

I live in central Georgia.
The only gun I have is a 22 rifle.
Though I have a lot of blunt objects, most definatly heavy enough to kill a zombie.
No doubt I'de be screwed.
But it'd be pretty cool surviving while my life still lasted.

But...
I have a really high back porch, and I could just block the stairway below that goes to the ground.
Stand above all of them, and pour something flammable over them, and light them on fire with something.
I don't really see how that would help though.

[FreakenZombies]

I thank goodness live near the coast 15 minutes from beach and 10 minutes from my 3 boats.Where I have crab cages and fishing poles on all.(2 are pleasure and 1 is commercial!!)Where we would then go to one of the island of the coast.Thanks to my easily manipulated husband I also have some fire power and the windows of our SUV has a tinting film on it that will keep the glass from completely shattering.It has to be hit a few times(I mean really hit).But you know what scares me most is the fact that I've thought all this out:lol:If we get to the boat we should be okay for awhile.And thankfully all our friends have boats so we won't be alone.

[fester_hicks]

How screwed?

Honestly, right now, while I'm at work (Sprint World HQ in Overland Park, KS) - I'd be screwed BEYOND belief! Only hope would be to make it to a vehicle and navigate out of town, quickly, and get back to Ellsworth.

[Zomby Woof]

S-C-R-E-W-E-D :-|

I’m on the outer edge of Philly, wedged between the city proper and the ‘burbs. It would only be a matter of minutes before the situation in my neighborhood degenerates into utter chaos. Luckily my folks, my son and I, and my sister & her brood all live on the same block, so it wouldn’t be hard to round up most of my clan. Then again, my father would be even grumpier than usual; my mother would be a balling mess; my sister is a loud-mouth under the best of circumstances; my brother-in-law is a know it all who suffers from a Napoleon complex; and my 18 year old son? Hell, most of the time I might as well be talkin’ to a wall. Given all that, my first instinct just might be to grab my niece and nephew (ages 7 and 10 respectively) by the scruff of their necks and make a break for it. But in all reality, I probably wouldn’t want to be anywhere without the rest of the family too (the possible exception being my brother-in-law). Guess we’d probably hole up in my folks place – the most easily defensible house – and make our stand.

[fester_hicks]

Now, if I was in Ellsworth, I wouldn't be screwed at all... out in Colby, KS... its only a skip away from the Rockies .... Kansas City... CLICK...BOOM!

[TMNT Soup]

I would be just fine for awhile atleast. I live in the middle of nowhere! There is absolutely nothing around me. I don't even live in a town or city. I'm in the thicket!:lol:

You can't even get cable where I live.


I have to say though, it probably wouldn't take long for the zeds to start flooding into my nowheresville.

I would have to evacuate. Too many windows and glass doors in my house to stay put.

Can't get cable but you can get internet? How does that work?

[Darkness]

Can't get cable but you can get Internet? How does that work?

"Dial-up, perhaps?" ;-)

[voyager]

Well I live in Tennessee about 45 miles from the Great Smokey Mountains national park. That would be my first instinct would be to pack as much food and basic supplies and head deep in there. There are plenty of streams and springs there so water wouldn't be a problem. Caves are not uncommon either, one could probably secure himself in one. I just wouldn't want to get trapped with only the one exit though. Even if they can't get to you, you might not be able to get out around them.

[IronJayBee]

I live in the middle of North Carolina, i dont have easy access to any real weaponry, and i dont own many non-perishable food goods around, unless i could get to the docks, yeah i'd be screwed.:cry:

[C J]

My apartment is in a small building that has one suite per floor. Kind of like in omega Man only a slightly larger building than that. There is three exits one front door, the back door, and the elevator. All of which have a fire door as a buffer. With enough food for maybe a 3 weeks I have no weapons except general household items. The good thing is no Zeds would be knocking at my door and I try an always have a full tank of gas:).

[zombie bait]

So screwed...I live in Vegas and would have huge amounts of tourists and about a million permanent residents to deal with.

[Z0mb1eSlay3r]

Im pretty good,in perry Georgia,i have two schools literallly right beside my neighborhood(Perry Middle and High),i have a friend who hunts a lot nearby,for ammo,and my street is pretty secluded,i cant imagine any zeds wandering in for no good reason,and not a lot of population,if they come go to Perry Georgia,and go to Perry High,or Middle,ill be there,probally,if they dont come Perry is a great place to retire,but my hous eisnt safe,almost every room on the bottom floor has a window almost touching the ground,and almost touching the roof

[Slayer]

Currently I am in a small city area with about 25,000 people, in a suburb of nearly 100% single story homes, mostly 2 and 3 bedrooms. I am about 20 miles north of a big city with 350,000 people, and the general area it is in (my area included) has 4 million inhabitants. The home I live in has a lot of windows, and 2 big ones, it could be fortified, big sheets of plywood all over the windows, maybe, no room in the garage for vehicles, it's got all kinds of junk in there, it's been made into a storage room.

I have a number of weapons, 2 SKS's, 1 AK-47, but less than a thousand rounds between them, a 30-30 lever action with a couple hundred rounds, a .38 revolver with a few hundred rounds, and several Mosin Nagants with around 5,000 rounds, a couple shotguns, but limited ammo for them. I do have 2 10/22 rifles, and nearly 10,000 rounds for them however. Maybe 2 months food, tops, have 10 gallons of Gasoline stored. Best option would be to leave, I would have a slight advantage I would think over the people in the big city near here as it's likely an outbreak would start there, but I would need to be fast, however, I have nowhere to flee to.

[ashley]

I think I'd be okay. I live out in the country and the town I live near has maybe 5,000 people on a good day. I have a 22 gauge shotgun and some ammo, but not nearly what I'd need. The town itself is full of gun-toting rednecks and hoodlums. There aren't a lot of stores for supplies; just a tiny little Walmart, one grocery store, and one home improvement store. Not really sure what course of action I'd take immediately. Unless I left my house and went into town I probably wouldn't see a zombie for quite some time, but just hanging around waiting for shit to hit the fan isn't my cup of tea.

[mattifikation]

I once locked myself out of the house, so I pushed in a screen and crawled in.

I'm pretty sure that was the sturdiest screen in the nicest window in this piece of junk house. I'm getting out of here in 5 days though, the roommates are moving out and I can't afford it here on my own.

Problem is, I haven't found a place to go yet. So in five days I'll be homeless. And that means, odds are I'll be the first frickin zombie in my horde.

[RockJock]

I would be just fine for awhile atleast. I live in the middle of nowhere! There is absolutely nothing around me. I don't even live in a town or city. I'm in the thicket!:lol:

You can't even get cable where I live.


I have to say though, it probably wouldn't take long for the zeds to start flooding into my nowheresville.

I would have to evacuate. Too many windows and glass doors in my house to stay put.

See this is where me and my foster brother joke that reservation living would actually be a semi-positive thing. Being in a compound in the middle of no where with people you know and trust. :drinking:

[SelfDefined]

I live in Britian, i live on the outskirts of the town itself, like a 5 minute drive until i reach the middle of town. I'm only 15 so i dont have any weapons. I could use my mums kitchen knives, but thatd be pretty risky seeing as how i'd have to get close to the zombie. oh i just remembered, i have a pool table, so a pool que could come in handy, if i sharpened it, itd be quite easy for me to escape, just grab my mums or step dads car keys and off i go. but i have no escape routes really, but i have this small roof like slope outside my bedroom window, so i could easily escape if they were banging on the front door.

[Hitman]

I'm not screwed at all. I bought our house with these kind of events in mind. we keep enough supplies for at a minimum of 2 months . water would have to be gathered , a stream in the back yard + lots of swimming pools around make that no problem (I have purification means) . guns and ammo is more than covered and anyone that would be coming over would be bringing thier own guns anyway.

[Creature]

I Think i would be screwed without a plan. But i have a plan. I Live in Thunder Bay and everyone on my street is either drug dealers or gangsters. Bad Thing - They would be looting Good Thing - They have plenty of guns and ammo i can swipe. So Far my plan is to take my 4 by 4 Chevy truck (its really old and made outta steel. not plastic so i'm good) to the docks and i'm gonna take someones boat. Then. I'm gonna fish. Any of you wanna come?
:)

[UNDEAD FRED]

I guess Im screwed, I live in San Diego, over 1 million people, plus Mexico is right next door, but there is a very large Military presence here. Navy & USMC. I think a company of US Marines can be a very effective in removing the undead of the streets.

[Zev]

Us folks from Southwestern Pennsylvania are totally prepared for this sort of thing. After all, there was that documentary made about that uprising in 1968.

[RockJock]

The biggest bonus I can think of being on the reservation would be the about twelve square miles of desert in any direction. When I was a child we were told not to play that far out and to get closer as the sun went down. Mainly the reason of coyotes.

Now coyotes one on one will run from a man, but in a pack they'll attack up to three or four people. (Which if it's a zombie holocaust is a bonus since nature'll clean up stragglers... IBID, unless they become zombie coyotes, then we're a special kind of screwed.)

The desert also cleans up after itself pretty good. Even an army of zeds'll have a hard time especially since there's a huge number of carrion eaters. Buzzards, scorpions, spiders, foxes, coyotes. Plus there's the natural heat index which dries stuff out hardcore. So yes, they might still be active but they'll be trapped in skin tight leather straight-jackets that used to be their outside husks.

[JakAttak]

I doubt coyotes would kill a Z simply cause how would they get to the brain?

[RockJock]

I doubt coyotes would kill a Z simply cause how would they get to the brain?

If they'll attack a full grown man out on his own, then a person who appears to be sick and smells like their favorite food dead stuff. Probably. :lol: But then like I thought before we'd have to deal with zombie coyotes.

[JakAttak]

but how will they get to the brain?

[Trebek]

but how will they get to the brain?

Persistence.

Back on topic, I have enough ammunition, but the food/water situation is suboptimal at best. After about a week, I'd be as boned as a hooker on payday.

[JakAttak]

like 15% my food is canned.

[Emankcin]

I live in a small town in North Carolina, surrounded by other small towns, with Fayetteville and Fort Bragg the nearest cities. On the plus side, Fort Bragg is an Army base, so if an outbreak occurred, there would be soldiers with guns to help out. However, depending on the severity of the outbreak, that may or may not be beneficial. A couple more negatives to consider is that it is not just me to protect. Not even just me and the wife. We have two small children. A lot of the movies rarely consider the children in an outbreak because of political correct bullshit and no one wants to offend or make squeamish. I get it, to an extent. When I saw the Dawn of the Dead remake, my wife was pregnant with our first child. I think you guys know where I am going on this. As a father, if you see something like that, you tend to put yourself in that character's shoes. Another thing to consider is that zombies are attracted by sound. Imagine this. A group of survivors are together, surrounded by zeds, and one of the women has an infant. That baby cries if hungry or tired, or... well, let's face it... babies cry. I'll let you all figure out what happens next in this unfortunate tale that no movie has covered (at least, none that I've seen yet.)
So anyway, I've got myself, my wife, and our two small children to protect. My gun, a .22 automatic pistol, is currently in hawk. A decorative battleaxe is currently in storage in another state. A wood axe, which is my father-in-law's, currently has a broken handle. Our vehicle is a minivan. Those are the downs.
The ups are, my father-in-law lives one block away, has more guns, and probably more melee weapons. He has a few vehicles, including a Ford Super-duty pickup, with a car hauler trailer. I'm not sure if or how the car hauler trailer would come in handy. Also in our town is a police academy (The State Police Academy) complete with shooting range.
So, I think in an outbreak, we might have a decent chance... Unless it is a major catastrophe.

[Fierce_Track]

I'm gunna venture to say that we'd all be pretty screwed if Z-Day came. We don't have too many necessary resources available to us. :x

[Bob]

Very
When the drug store gets looted I have about 2 -3 months before reaching the point I will concentrate on high risk missions so I can die with my boots on.

[BenAli]

Screwed? Not me! I am young, strong, and I have prepared in advanced. I live in an area with a moderate climate, wild game is abundant (I also have domesticated animals), water plentiful, remote enough, and my DD-214 speaks for its self. No, not screwed at all!

[Krazymouse]

Live in a small country zone with a small farm, lake with fish, chicken coop, next door neighbor has a herd of 160 cows... 15 minutes from town. I own a .22 and i got lots of food and well for water... I'm READY

[Bob]

Old age and treachery will always defeat youth and vigor.

[automaton]

There are “Pre-prime”, “Prime”, and “Post Prime” levels of development. Once an animal or even a human hits the post prime stage of their life they enter the downward spiral to death. Cunning and treachery can’t stop that.

[Bob]

Nope it can't.
I lost a friend of thirty years last night.

[automaton]

Bob, I am truly sorry for your loss.

[Bob]

Thanks
He was quite a guy, gunsmith, commercial reloader, collector extrodinare.

[homelitexl]

ha ha i live in viola arkansas part time and some on my farm i have 6 shotguns two hand guns [Blak powder confederate revolver} a rifle a chainsaw and two novas. i have enough ammo to take out anyt6hing i have to and i would head for the swamps zombies ain't bright enough to dodge quicksand:drinking::puke::drool::poo::poo::poo:

[Bob]

Hometextile
What is a Nova?
Would you say you have at least a hundred rounds of ammunition on hand at all times?

[Emankcin]

ha ha i live in viola arkansas part time and some on my farm i have 6 shotguns two hand guns [Blak powder confederate revolver} a rifle a chainsaw and two novas. i have enough ammo to take out anyt6hing i have to and i would head for the swamps zombies ain't bright enough to dodge quicksand:drinking::puke::drool::poo::poo::poo:

Chainsaw is loud, shotgun is louder... both will attract throngs of zombies from up to a mile away. Quicksand may sound like a good idea initially, but it will only slow them down; not stop them. Sure, a stuck zombie will give you ample opportunity for a decent headshot, but if you are surrounded, escape is priority. Which means that eventually the zombies that are stuck will get free. Even if they go completely under, they don't need to breathe, and they are tenacious enough to not give up until they get what they need.

[Bob]

Emankcin
The sound is going to be very different in regard to pinpointing it's location.
The Chainsaw is a continuous sound while the shotgun is an impulse that is gone almost instantly.

[VideoJunkie]

How screwed? Depends. That's fair enough, right. I've got my plan in place and can be ready to go in minutes. No problem and not at all screwed. That's assuming that I figure out what's going on BEFORE the roads are all blocked. And that my daughter is at my house, and not her mom's. She's here a little more than half the time so it's about a toss up. If she's here, we're outta here in about 30 minutes. If she's at her mom's...that's about another 1 - 2 hours depending on how difficult her mom and step dad are. I'd also have to bring her little sister (not mine) and her mom and step dad along. I've got no problem with the little sister, but the other two...I guess I'd have to deal with it. Man, zombies are easy. It's this family stuff that makes me crazy!!!:loon:

[pneighthaughn]

i'd be able to bust out of town with the hammer in the closet. we aren't too set aside from that


i'd probably get a sledge or axe from the hardware, then as long as there are a few people with me we should be relatively safe. a brisk walk will outpace zombies, it's the hordes that are trouble

[Bob]

VJ
What is his skill to ensure his continued survival.

[mattifikation]

A Nova is probably the Benelli (sp?) Nova, a semi-auto shotgun.

[Darkness]

"Or it could be the car." :lol:

[Bob]

Darkness

The first thing I thought of was the car but I figured that was because of my age.

[Darkness]

"It came to my mind because I heard they make great homemade tanks." :lol:

[MacSupreMe]

I live in Belleville Ontario... Thats Canada.... We're a small city of about 52 thousand people... I live in an upstairs duplex... My downstairs neighbors would be screwed... I could barricade the door and just wait it out I guess...
Plenty of food in the house, probably toss my wife out the window though...jk...

Great thing is though if it were purely a dead rising we have a murder rate of 0% so no unexpected bodies... The only ones that would rise would probably be in the hospitals, old folks home and probably a couple houses here and there... The hospital and the old folks homes are built like fort knox so it would be rather complicated for the Zeds to even get out... Until someone opened the door of course.

There is a river that divides the city into two sections it leads to the bay and is about 4 min walk from my house (2 min run)

As per the dead coming out of the cemetaries, Damn right I think it could happen, you've gotta remember that those coffins shift under the ground move around... You maybe standing over your loved ones tombstone but there probably about 2 maybe 4 feet to the right... So think this as well are you in an earth quake prone area?

One of the cemetaries here in Belleville is right on the bay and there has been several times since I've been alive (1984) that degregaded coffins and body parts have sort of shown up...

Would I be screwed?

nah I think I'd be pretty good, winters pretty much six months of the year...


Forgot morgues and funeral homes
Zombcicle anyone?

[homelitexl]

its a damn car built by chevy mine is a 1965 model and hey its the babe magnet

[Bob]

Nova SS?
327 or 369 or 427?

[Darkness]

its a damn car built by chevy mine is a 1965 model and hey its the babe magnet

"HA! I was right! He IS refering to the car!!" :)


"Living in a mobile home one would feel pretty screwed. I'll feel better when we get our fence built." :lol:

[OatmealHat]

Speaking of living in a mobile home/RV thing: I read the Autumn series by David Moody.

In it, there were scenes where a couple were traveling through the zed horde in an RV...I'm still freaked out by it if I'm in one at night.

As far as my status, I live in a cookie-cutter housing addition where all the homes look exactly the same. It's a two story, but I'm worried about the back door...it's a glass slider and I don't think it would hold up too long. If there's a weak point at my house, that would be it.

[Darkness]

"Inside doors could easily be removed, and secured over the glass panels of the sliding glass door." ;-)

[OatmealHat]

Sure. I guess it all depends on how much prep time I had. If I had that much time, I might devote it to gather my zed-attack provisions and running to the church down the street.

I know it probably sounds like a bad movie cleché, but this church is by far the best place to go in an attack. It is a friggin' fortress, and it has a pool and food court in it (can you believe that?). It also has a tall column that's great for observing the surrounding area.

So, given the time it takes to remove, relocate, and re-secure doors, I'd probably pack up and run the down the 1/2 block...unless of course that's where they were coming from. Hmmm, now that I think about it, the people do seem a little zombie-like when they exit that church on Sunday mornings...

[Darkness]

"Do you realize how many people instinctively flee to the nearest church when the shit hits the fan? It will be packed at the first sign of zombies."

[OatmealHat]

Yea, that's true. Keeping my own theological beliefs out of the equation, it's still not my greatest wish to spend my last days inside a church, but, in fairness, this church is freaking huge. It can easily accomodate all of those who can get there in short order and then some.

[homelitexl]

my plan b i take my other nova that dont run and build a tank and head for florida

[homelitexl]

no not an ss it the sport coupe w strait six and three on the tree oll original 64k miles owned by an old lady till i bought it

[BobZombie]

Only if I hear, "click" and that will never happen. Not screwed at all! Too well prepared for the rise to fail. Besides I won't be heading to the nearest church. I have a plan and tools that far exceedes seven years. Not screwed at all!

[Bob]

Hometextile

When I wore a younger mans shoes I had a 69 Chevelle SS 350 with a 4-speed and a 410 rear gear.
That car was bad-ass!

[homelitexl]

bob
nice mine was owned by an old lady no rust or dents she my baby

[The GWD]

I will be VERY screwed in the case of a zombie apocalypse. I live in a small, one-bedroom apartment. Ground level, big windows in the living room and bedroom.

One plus, I live about a block away from a gun shop, and a couple general merchandise stores. If I do manage to survive the initial outbreak, I can stock up on guns and food and head to my father's house. Large basement, very secure. 2 lockable doors just to get down there, and the real trick is to do it without any flesh-eaters seeing.

[homelitexl]

ha ah hah ahahahah u would last as long as a cub scout at micheal jacksons christmas party

[Spot]

if i lived thro the outbreak i would be fine, im a little crazy to begin with so i feel sorry for the zed that makes me lose it lol:loon: but i (thank god) live in the soulth lol you can always find a gun and ammo, and if your lucky that ammo will go with the gun you found:doh: but if im at work (for me that would be with "homelitexl") id be good lol i would let him grab a saw and get himself killed as i ran and got the shotgun:evil:

[homelitexl]

dammit bill i got that 308 now and like id let u use it

[Bob]

Holy Carp Batman!

There are two of them!

Spot do you really work with HomeliteXL?

[homelitexl]

yeah and spots computer is down. but yes his name is bill=spot.

[Bob]

When will spot be back?
Perhaps you need to fix his computer for him.

[kiltedninja]

Well, my best friend and I live pretty well on the outskirts of town, we've a decent number of weapons, and live about a block away from a Sportsman's Warehouse, where we could get supplies that we don't already have.

[Bob]

Sportsman's warehouse ROCKS!
They generally have a great selection of firearms or they did before the panic started. Tents and camping gear and dehydrated food and all manner of bows and cool stuff.

[homelitexl]

no clue when spot be back but he had a virus that erased all his porn he said.

[Bob]

OH NO!
Erased all his porn?
Now he is doomed to be celibate.

[homelitexl]

yeah i feel sorry for him too now he is joining the marines.

[tytanos14]

I Would be Okay i Live in a Small Town Middleton So we WOuldnt be Affected for awhile tuns of time to Prepare Me and All my Friends would prbably get ontop of the Grocery store and have a pull-up ladder so one of us can get food we would use Heaters and tents + blankets to keep Warm Id get all my Rifles and SHotguns And As much ammo We would Snipe Any Zombies Seen And Eventually Make a Wall Around the Store Complex Which has a Gun sho and Pawn Shop So we would be Set haha

[Bob]

tytanos14

Do you live in the same town as HomeliteXL?

[homelitexl]

if he does im shooting him in the knee before he shoots me.

[Bob]

Probably the smartest thing to do...

[homelitexl]

with big bertha my double barel 16 gauge.

[beyerwrestler]

I live ina moderate sized town out in the suburbs. I live in a court with alot of overprotective families, whom i know for a fact have some sort of gun or another. As for me I have a .357 revolver with about 100 spare rounds, a 12 gauge 3 shooter shotgun with about 8 extra shells, and a .22 speedmaster rifle with about 600 extra rounds. Plus my home is full of sporting equipment. My family has enough canned food to last about a 3 weeks, but my neighborhood is a tight knit group with everyone helping so thatd be good. Theres a Sports Authority and grocery store only 2 minutes away for extra supplies and ammo. So all in all i think I have a good chance.

[Creeping Death]

Im kinda screwed.
I live in a small town. (less than 4000.
I don't own any guns, just melee crap.
And not many people in this town own guns.
:x

[Bob]

You would not believe how much "on hand" ammunition some of the people on this forum have.

Beaverwrestler
Dirk lives out there in Kaliforiniastan somewhere.
Maybe he could help you out when the Zed arrive.

[Findecan]

Every dwelling has its pros and cons. You just have to use your noodle and make use of the environment and be aware of the weak spots.

Myself, I'm currently living in a University dorm on the 3rd floor so...I'd probably barricade the door and escape through the window.

[Bob]

Findecan

Rope ladder?

[Comander Shaw]

I live across the street from Creeping Death, and he's right.
The only place I can think of going to, after we pick up my girlfriend who has 7 guns, is Findlay cause of the mall.Otherwise we'd be screwed after the first day or two maybe.:cry:

[mattifikation]

Every dwelling has its pros and cons. You just have to use your noodle and make use of the environment and be aware of the weak spots.

Myself, I'm currently living in a University dorm on the 3rd floor so...I'd probably barricade the door and escape through the window.

Why not barricade the stairs and have everything from the ground floor up as your base?

[homelitexl]

or destroy the stairs and use a rope ladder.

[kiltedninja]

I'd go to Area 51.

I'm sure I'd be safe there, or dead before I knew what hit me. But it beats being a zombie.

But thinking seriously, If I could build my ideal Anti-Zack fortress, it'd be like Sportsman's Warehouse, without the front door, and a single entrance that had to be reached by a ladder that pulled down by a rope you had to jump to get to.

[the_velociraptor]

Right now? I'd need to leave. The doors leading to my backyard are sliding glass, and it's a one story house. I'm far away enough from downtown to get away from crowds, but the highways near me will be jammed to the brim.

[Nameless1]

Don't really know if I'm screwed or not but I live in a small studio in the back of a apartment complex. I figure that the zombies would get to my neighbors before me. THe only problem is I got a big window to the place which might make it easy to get into. If the zeds notice me that is.

[Ball Tripper]

Velociraptor, I've got big glass doors to my back yard too but I don't think they would be that much of a problem. I've thought about it before, what I would do about those doors if I had to barricade my house against zombies. My dining room table is pretty big. I figure if I tip it on it's side and put it against the glass doors I could move a couch behind it and that would effectively block that one particular opening.

[bootsy]

i live in armadale western Australia and i would e absolutely buggered if the zeds attacked i mean i have some cqc style tools but not anything made for it and its almost a 2 day drive to my family farm were my guns are at so unless i could get a car or plane i would just go and run to the cop station ( 1-2 blocks away) and try to get either a gun or a police paddy wagon then put a motorbike in the back and start driving or if that dusent work ill get the nearest solid object and die like an Aussie (taking as many of them with me as possible) :)

[joerrrrrr]

i wouldent be to bad off i can see a park with 100+ acres of forest an d i own guns and knives so close outbreak and id hit the trees

[DeathWalkingTerror]

I have a one story house with i huge window in my room and a small backyard and one shopping center walking distance from my house, I'd say Im more screwed than safe.

[Redfields]

Hey ThreadStarter, I live in Aus too :lol:

Anyway, if an outbreak occured and I for some reason stay in my house, I would be absolutely zed food. There are just soo many windows. best I would do if i was too late is to lure the zeds using my cousin (no, not because im evil but because my safety is more important *jokes*)

So yeah, windows left right centre, zombie entrance galore!

[JimiVengeance]

haha im totally prepped..no fear i actually have hoped for a real outbreak!:evil:

[Fr1day]

If an outbreak started now while at work I could well be screwed. Working on a school so if the kids got infected they would swarm my way quickly. I'm also in London so its like hello zombie at every bleeding turn!

Guess what I have going for me is that we have hoarding all the way around the area we are working on but then I'd be like trapped with no guns anyway....

....yeah cheers!! :roll:

[Raidenator]

Eh, if I was working I'd be one of the first to go. Being in the medical field. If I was at school...it's a large campus spanning a good 6 miles or so. I'd probably be screwed too after the first day.

If I was at home, I'd do alright. I live in a basement apartment that's pretty easily defended. Two steel doors, one going outside, the other leading to the rest of the house. 3 windows with steel grates above the window wells could allow secondary routes for escape. The owner of the house claims to have a years supply of dry foods and water, which is conveniently in storage in the basement for me. I also have an AR15 with about 1000 5.56 Nato rounds which I've had forever. Sidearm is a 9mm Kimber with a good deal of rounds, don't know for sure.

If the **** hit the fan though, I'd grab my BOB and weapons, stock up on any other supplies that I could grab and throw it in the back of my truck. I live in a pretty densely populated area. The city I live in is about 80,000 and I live in the burbs. Not to mention my city is wedged in between like 5 other cities that bring the total population to about 500k or so. So I'd throw the stuff into the back of my truck, take the back roads and hit up the mountains (Rockies). Go deep in there, hope I can make it to one of the Uinta cabins I know of. Wait for the deep freeze and head north.

[Lowrie Productions]

hey i would be screwed too, cant really get a hold of guns in scotland.

i guess i would go to the local high school or my grans house. she has a loft, sorry an attic, perfect zombie hiding place

Dan

[Bob]

Lowrie
Do you think you personally are safer in real life because guns are outlawed there? This is not intended to be a sarcastic or disparaging question it is curiosity at work.

[kanUsurvive]

Lowrie
Do you think you personally are safer in real life because guns are outlawed there? This is not intended to be a sarcastic or disparaging question it is curiosity at work.


I don't he is safer. What will you do when a criminal attacks you with a gun that he got illegally? Throw rocks?
There is a lot of gun violence is America though. It would be a lot worse if we didn't have them for protection though. There are pros and cons.

[MiNdPhUcKeD]

If a zombie invasion happened, I would be well and truely screwed. I live in a medium sized town in England. A 5-10 minute walk to the centre of town, and currently ( and it's probably gonna stay this way ) have absoloutley no weapons. The closest thing to a weapon I have is a kitchen knife. No firearms like people in America. Although America is a much larger country, and therefore more of a chance of getting bitten, loads of people own guns, making it easier to survive. I live like 80 miles from London, where supposedly "gangs" have guns. But if people have guns, why is there so much knife crime here?

If an invasion happened, England would but utterly and truely screwed.

[kiltedninja]

I'd have to agree, when all the stupid people are trying to eat all the smart people in America, guns may be able to come by. Or ammo.

Portland is a strange place, it depends on where you live, I know a lot of the gang members in this neighborhood, which is why my house hasn't been robbed. Anyway, chances are, I'd hook up with my skinhead friend, we'd take his small arsenal, some beer, and his pickup and get the F--k out of town. I think that Portland would succumb more to infighting before we ran out of supplies or were overrun.

[mariomarioecw]

At home, Im screwed. I live in an attic-less 1 story house. I have no firearms (because i'm to young to legally own any) and few melee weapons. However, where I am right now (my grandparents) I am pretty safe. They have an attic, plenty of bludgeons, and a rifle.

[Krazymouse]

.22 rifle and an attic. We have chickens, a garden with food, and a lake with fish. We also have a well for water. Plus, Our neighbors have shotguns/rifles/pistols.

I think im doomed.

[Bob]

Probably so
The hoards trying to escape from the city may well over run you.

[homelitexl]

ha ha ha ha ha

[F0rgivingS0rrow]

No unnecessary short posts or else the mods will get mad at you.

I'm probably screwed. I live in the suburbs next to Montreal.
I have absolutely no guns. I have a shed with a bunch of tools i can use.
I have barricades. Wood etc.
The time varys if im screwed or not. If no one comes home then i'm safe.
If the infected go hitting at my windows... Hammers i guess.
I have a katana.
I'm a black belt in karate and know tae kwon do.
I know a bit of ninjutsu. (Smoke bombs, hands stands, moving fast.)

That's about it. and if the dog gets infected. i'm breaking his head.

[mattifikation]

The mods are always mad here. The day people start getting banned for telling people that they're laughing is the day I head for another zombie forum.

I thought a parent could buy a rifle for their child?

[Darkness]

"Laughing is not against the rules." :lol:


"I think it depends on the age of the child and the type/style/caliber of the rifle." :think:

[brandenpwns]

im moving soon so ill tell you about my new house later- but in the meantime, my apartment is ok.

we are surrounded by a partial lake and woods, the woods are the problem no fence or anything just a large cliff-like drop off.
the lake is about 200 feet deep and 16 miles long ,so yeah, and we have a yacht so a possible escape route.

the entrance of the whole complex is a double road and a gate, but the gate, if i really wanted i could kick it down. now my actual apartment is very sturdy and is on the 3rd level so we have protection, but if we happen to become barricaded up on the top and need supplies: we some how need to get down and get help or run to the boat. we do own guns, modern ones because of a military connection and more old ones like a karr 98.

so we have an ok chance.

[homelitexl]

"Laughing is not against the rules." :lol:


"I think it depends on the age of the child and the type/style/caliber of the rifle." :think:

thank you darkness i thought that was funny what they said there screwed with that plan

[Dave Of The Dead]

I live in hickcentral. Its about half an hour to each surrounding town around here and there are plenty of warehouses and factories to hole up in. With all the rednecks around this area, there should be plenty of guns and ammo. The landscape is pretty much as flat as you can get it so a commanding view from a watertower or something is a possibility. I own plenty of food and weapons, so I don't think I'm that screwed. Only thing that might affect my well being is the lack of natural obstacles so the great plains may become a sea of undead. So I would say on the screwed-meter of one to ten, I would be a 5.

[phatpete]

yeah im in washington dc, id be dead within a few hours, my place is pretty well stocked, however if im caught out of it im totally dead, even in it the lack of running water would leave me with about 3 days of drinking water

[homelitexl]

wow man you should head west if it happens.

[Dave Of The Dead]

Plans are to move to Washington or somewhere around there in a few years. I should feel a little more comfortable when I have the rockies at my side.

[homelitexl]

im thinking a strip club.

[gama169]

I live in a two floored residential. There is a good amount of non perishables in my pantry, but 1)they need to be cooked. and 2) Their not SPAM!!! Next, my home hardly has any weapons. None that would last very long, and I'm not in a position to get more weapons. I have a group of friends in the same town I was able to pre-form a zombie survival squad with, but only two of them live close enough to get to in a class two or three. Not to mention that I live all the way across the town on the oppisite way of all the retail, fast food, and other junk. And even if I can get to it, it's only fast food, so what's the point? I'm Screwed!

[homelitexl]

now im thinking a whiskey distillery

[kiltedninja]

I live on the outskirts of Portland, I think that I could get out of here relatively quick.
The problem is, where to? We've all established that we'd leave town, but where would we go after that?

[The Patron]

Not screwed at all. Zombies attack, i grab my bat from my garrage, hop on my bike, and ride for bout 2 min till i'm at my old friends house. we both live in the suberbs, and he is kindof a farmer. as far as i know, he has two axes, a slegehammer, and two machetes. he also claims to have a chainsaw, but i have never seen it:) his dad also probably has some guns, cause hese in the military. :saw: :guns:

[homelitexl]

if you need a saw i got one 4 sale

[Gemtech Oasis]

Hmm, I have 2+ years of food in the basement. I live on a year round smallish river. I have allot of guns (AR's, AUG's, FN's etc) and multiple thousands of rounds of ammunition. I have reloading presses set up with supplies. I have an active solar set up that heats the water, and powers lights and certain appliances along with my pellet stoves. I have more than a one year supply of pellets. My house is in a semi out of the way area. It isnt obvious that there even is a basement in the house. I have a garden in the back and 2 + years of non hybrid seeds here.

I'd hole up here and wait things out.

[J Dub]

i'd be screwed until i could get to some mountains.

in all honesty, if the shtf we're all pretty much screwed one way or another.

being secluded and off the grid is a good start i reckon.

[kanUsurvive]

I'm in a pretty good place. I live in a very mountainous area. Lots of guns and ammo around town mainly because of rednecks and paranoid people. A few grocery stores in a small area that could be raided. Caves high in the mountains that zeds and could not really get to. Plus raiders couldn't really find them either if they came through town. Hopefully I'll be at work if an outbreak happens. I work at a small wal mart. So, all of us that overnight stock which is only about 6 of us. (it's a small wal mart not a supercenter) We could just block off the front door and hold up in there. If it eventually runs out of food, there is a grocery store right across the parking lot.

[GamingMaiden]

I would be fairly screwed. :lol:

I live in a city surrounded with many people. All I have to defend myself with would be a sword. Yeah, I own a sword. What about it. Well, yeah, I'm screwed. The sword is very heavy. :doh:

Then again, I do have a metal bat....hm....I could also steal my friend's bike since mine got stolen. xD

[homelitexl]

well gamingmaiden if you will go to all the liqour stores in your area and get me all the bourbon, tennessee, sourmash, whiskeys and all the coors beer.

ill save you because when the :poo: hits the fan im gonna have to hoard the coors because theyll never make it again, oh god thats a nightmare.

[kiltedninja]

I live just out of Portland OR, some people refer to it as 'Felony Flats', since it's not part of any of the surrounding cities. Three sides are surrounded by Clackamas, Portland and Milwaukie.

I'd probably try to not get out of town at first, but make sure my friends and I are in a safe place until all the initial chaos fizzles out. Then we'd get out of town.

[J Dub]

not as screwed as the guy who's taking a .22 zombie hunting :evil:

[kiltedninja]

I've got my own .22 pistol, but it' not going to be as effective as I'd like to think.

My hope is that I can get me and my friends to my dad's house where the rifles are, and the .45, always a necessity.

[homelitexl]

haha i got a sawnoff 410 shotgun thats counts as a pistol.

[DeAdLY SiNZz]

i live on a air force base, si i'd be good to go with supplies weapons and yada yada, plus we have very tight security measures, and our base is snuggled up against the black hills of South Dakota so easily could grab supplies and head tot he hills where there are small towns or cabins if necessary

[ZombieKat]

I would be really screwed I live in LA & its very populated, there's no way I could hide anywhere because all the buildings I've seen have alot of windows & glass doors. The only way I have a chance of surviving is if I get out but even then it wont be easy. So yeah I'm totally screwed

[kiltedninja]

I would be really screwed I live in LA & its very populated, there's no way I could hide anywhere because all the buildings I've seen have alot of windows & glass doors. The only way I have a chance of surviving is if I get out but even then it wont be easy. So yeah I'm totally screwed

I've walked right out of LA before. The idea is to get out before the chaos gets bad, especially since you can't find a building that isn't all windows nearby. Definitely get out quick.

My biggest trouble is going to be getting all my friends in one place. We're scattered across town.

[ZombieKat]

I've walked right out of LA before. The idea is to get out before the chaos gets bad, especially since you can't find a building that isn't all windows nearby. Definitely get out quick.

My biggest trouble is going to be getting all my friends in one place. We're scattered across town.

I'm talking about right now I'm talking about when the zombies are here, so if people get infected here it will spread quickly & most of the "living" will turn into zombies so I'm not sure how I would get past them by my self so I'm still working on that scenario

I dont have to worry about anyone so thats the good thing

[kiltedninja]

What part of LA are you in? Most of East LA would be...I dunno, some of them might figure it out. I'm not too familiar with much of LA, but I know East LA pretty well.

[Bob]

Every time I hear the words East LA I think of the Cheech and Chong song...

[Zombreach]

My house is in a country setting in a small subdivision, so as long as I have ample warning, I should do okay. My main problem would be a safe and secure building--my house has too many windows to cover up and there are few safe buildings near by. The safest place I can think of is my work--the building is made of concrete block and all the windows are small and high up except for one. It is 20 minutes away though and located in a small town. Maybe I am screwed.....:x

[kiltedninja]

My house would be pretty good, except we never have any food.

[ZombieKat]

I live close to Downtown & the Zoo kind of in between. I dont know much of East Los I dont really go around there that much.

[kiltedninja]

For good reason, E. LA is not a good place to be.

Yeah, you'd have to get out quick then. I hope for your sake that you can get out quick.

[Xombie11]

i'm quite screwed cos we have a big window next to the kitchen so i have little chance of being able to barricade it effectivly and so i would probably end up dieing of hunger or thirst although i might end up getting eaten cos all i have is a couple of kitchen knives, a multi tool wich has a small knife on it and a air rife which, while it won't make much noise at all it will probably not penitrate the skull and destroy the brain and i have to take a shot, reload take another shot, and reload so i'm pretty much dead:doh::skull:

[kiltedninja]

You could barricade it from the outside before the outbreak gets too out of control. That's what I plan to do about my big window.

[The Voice Of Desperation]

I live about an hour and a half away from the big apple in a small town, I live right next to a mini mall so I think I'll be able to escape to some where safe before the infection completely consume NYC. So I'm not so screwed.

[kiltedninja]

A little screwed, but not too bad. If you got out quick.

I'm in a pretty decent place as far as escape goes, unless I'm at work or school. Then I'm screwed.

[FortDOOM]

I live in a slightly large midwest town, however, we are right on the river. I have no doubt that I could run down to the marina and nab a boat if things got hairy. Sadly I have no relatives close with guns, but I did play baseball for 9 years, so bats are not a problem. And It wouldnt technically be hard to hide out. I don't think I'd try to leave the city, honestly. Me and my friends have discussed this, and we think it'd be better to not have to travel long distances, and just hit somewhere local.

And thanks to sports, I'm in fairly good shape, so hoofing it wouldn't be all that awful fatigue wise.

[mrlaughingman]

im not screwed at all i live on a military base with plenty of fall out shelters for protection

[kiltedninja]

What happens when all the refugees think 'hey, the military will protect us' and come to your base?

[mattifikation]

I suspect a lot of refugees will die in that case. I think the military would at least be smart enough to keep approved refugee centers separate from their bases, and I think any unwelcome gathering around a designated "safe" staging area will be ended swiftly and brutally.

[kiltedninja]

No doubt they would, but still, can you imagine the chaos that possibly tens of thousands of people would cause while trying to get to a military base? I know that Ft. Lewis in WA is gonna have a helluva time in ZPAW.

[Tomeh]

Depends where I am, if I'm at my school and a zombie charges down the hallway while I'm in class i r probably screwed.. if I'm out running and I see zombies charging down the street I'd probably.. cry.

[Dbuhos]

Meh im benefited,i live in an small city.

[MallNinja]

Given that dead bodies are walking around eating people, I'd say we're all at least a little screwed.

[Dexter]

I'm posting this in zombie defense because, well, it pertains to the defense of my selected fallback location.

My location is an abandonded school around 1700 feet from my home, it's two story, with a stairwell on either end of the building (They couldn't be taken out, they're part of the superstructure.), With heavy steel doors, and very high and small windows, a true place of education.
But my place isn't the building itself, but the roof. The roof has a small wall-like structure about three and a half feet tall surrounding the whole roof, giving a small amount of cover and such. In one corner is a small garden of sorts, once maintained by the students, but now wildly growing, is a perfect place for growing small amounts of food. There is no access to the roof from the inside of the building, but from the outside, if you climb on top of a nearby abandoned bus, you can jump and grap the edge of a lower section of the roof and climb up, I myself know I am capable of doing this with my Z-Day pack on, because I've done it.
The building itself sets atop a hill, with few nearby buildings, and you can see for miles around, and bee seen for miles.

The only problem with my plan is, I've only got two weapons.
My trusty .38 S&W, with only twenty shells.
And my crow-bar.

Any comments on this plan?

[mattifikation]

I think the roof is going to leave you incredibly exposed to the elements. I also think you need better weapons.

[ZombieAddict33]

I live on the edge of Baltimore City, right down my road are two major cementaries.


Can we say screwed?

HAHAHAA i live north of b-more in the middle of nowhere in harford county , theres nothing but farms and woods

[ZombieAddict33]

I'm posting this in zombie defense because, well, it pertains to the defense of my selected fallback location.

My location is an abandonded school around 1700 feet from my home, it's two story, with a stairwell on either end of the building (They couldn't be taken out, they're part of the superstructure.), With heavy steel doors, and very high and small windows, a true place of education.
But my place isn't the building itself, but the roof. The roof has a small wall-like structure about three and a half feet tall surrounding the whole roof, giving a small amount of cover and such. In one corner is a small garden of sorts, once maintained by the students, but now wildly growing, is a perfect place for growing small amounts of food. There is no access to the roof from the inside of the building, but from the outside, if you climb on top of a nearby abandoned bus, you can jump and grap the edge of a lower section of the roof and climb up, I myself know I am capable of doing this with my Z-Day pack on, because I've done it.
The building itself sets atop a hill, with few nearby buildings, and you can see for miles around, and bee seen for miles.

The only problem with my plan is, I've only got two weapons.
My trusty .38 S&W, with only twenty shells.
And my crow-bar.

Any comments on this plan?

Damn i should team up wit you the only problem is ammo but shit your pretty damn made :lol:

[Dexter]

I think the roof is going to leave you incredibly exposed to the elements. I also think you need better weapons.

I've got a winterized tent, it's waterproof, and wind proof, the same goes for my sleeping bag/clothing; but yes, I'll be exposed to the elements in general, we don't have any severe storms here, so all I'm concerned about it the rain, and snow, the roof doesn't have very good drainage systems, but I could possible build a canal-like system? It would aid the growing of my garden, but also be difficult to build.

My weapons aren't really my concern, I live in a very outdoor oriented area, I guarentee you that everyone in my town owns at least two guns, and I know everyone, so could I bum some .38 ammo off grandma? Yes, would I be able to get another weapon? It's a high Possibility.

[ZombieAddict33]

Well as of watering the plants you could salvage trashcans and other items like that and use them to collect rain water also as of ammo if you set up base right then you shouldn't need a lot, as of the elements you could always take shelter in the abandoned bus

[Dexter]

I Like the water gathering idea, (Maybe use trashcans to make watering system?)

The only problem with the bus is,
It's a bus, it's old, rickety, and Doesn't really offer that much protection, (Unless somehow fortified.), And it's on the ground level, So I wouldn't be able to sleep that close to zeds.. specially when I've got a nice warm and dry tent upstairs..

[zephyr]

some people could say i'm screwed.
12 million people in my geographical area, 3.2 million in the county, 210,000 in my city, at least 70 miles to safety, freeways nearly always overloaded in Southern California traffic,

so to some degree i'm really really screwed. but if I don't panic then I'll be ok.

[Dexter]

some people could say i'm screwed.
12 million people in my geographical area, 3.2 million in the county, 210,000 in my city, at least 70 miles to safety, freeways nearly always overloaded in Southern California traffic,

so to some degree i'm really really screwed. but if I don't panic then I'll be ok.

You're not in that much trouble,
If you find a decent hiding place,
or concauct an expert escape plan,
You'll be alright;

There isn't any situation the human mind can't think itself out of. :eat:

[ZombieBoy]

In the case of a zombie outbreak, I am in a bad location, I live in a middle class neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Columbus,Ohio being that I'm almost right next to it (15 minute drive) my location put on a map is terrible.

But if we put it into house perspective I'm all good. My attic is giant and has one entrance that is a stairway you have to pull down from a hidden compartment in my sisters closet and my basement has tiny thick glass/plastic windows with tons of tools and only one entrance, being a rickety stair case.

Pros: Easy to safe house in
Lots of room
Lots of supplies
Easy to hide (in attic)
Cons: 1 way out/in
Next to a busy city
Not near to a pharmacy/convenient store

[Dark Comic]

I am going to be VERY screwed, not because of geographical location or the design of my house.
My downfall will be my addiction to caffeine, and no, I'm not talking like a yuppie that gets a little moody if they don't have a latte on the way to work. I have a full blown chemical dependency, I drink at least a gallon of coffee a day, without it I will most likely be mistaken for a zombie and get shot in the head. Mental note: Keep Darkness close on hand to vouch for my non zombie status. I sure hope coffee will be easier to locate than ammunition.

[Darkness]

*Note to Self: Be sure to pack the Dark Chocolate-Coverd Coffee Beans in the Bug-Out Bag.* ;-) :lol:

[SWAT Zombie]

i'm not prepared for a zombie apocalypse at all really. my house, well small unit really, is tucked away up a driveway alongside a bunch of similar units, so i may have a bit of time before any zombies come looking but when they do the doors are crappy and the windows are large. my fences are high and sturdy but just regular wooden fences so they will only protect for so long. i don't have anything to wear as any sort of decent armour so i'm stuffed there. i can use my sturdy little handaxe as a weapon but i think i'd rather a bigger woodchopping axe. maybe should get one. i live in a town of about 20,000 people and have my parents, my sister and her family and a cousin and her kids who live in town in different areas so i'd feel inclined to go to them at some point which would make things more dangerous for me, but whatever, i'm not gonna abandon them if it can be helped. i don't have a car, i have a mountain bike so i'm less protected, less mobility, but i can go where cars can't and won't get trapped by crashes and stuff. no issues with refueling too. also the town is surrounded by farms so there might be somewhere a bit safer out of town where there may also be firearms assuming the people there are inclined to accept me. just outside of town, not far from where i live, is an air force base. again assuming they'll take refugees i may be able to get there pretty quickly on bike and they have weapons, chain link fences and a potential escape route, what with the planes and shit. wouldn't be too great against a huge amount of zombies but would be somewhere to go initially at least.

[Bob]

Dexter mentioned having a waterproofed tent.
Here is a tip for waterproofing a tent.

Thompsons Water Seal.
Set the tent up, spray it down.
Leave it up for a few days to get rid of the odor.

[kiltedninja]

I am going to be VERY screwed, not because of geographical location or the design of my house.
My downfall will be my addiction to caffeine, and no, I'm not talking like a yuppie that gets a little moody if they don't have a latte on the way to work. I have a full blown chemical dependency, I drink at least a gallon of coffee a day, without it I will most likely be mistaken for a zombie and get shot in the head. Mental note: Keep Darkness close on hand to vouch for my non zombie status. I sure hope coffee will be easier to locate than ammunition.

I enjoy my coffee, and I'm probably going to pack about 6 bags of it. As long as I have coffee and dry clothes I'm set.

[Dark Comic]

*Note to Self: Be sure to pack the Dark Chocolate-Coverd Coffee Beans in the Bug-Out Bag.* ;-) :lol:

That sounds like a good idea. Be sure to pack them in the very bottom when I'm not looking, otherwise their shelf life may be much shorter than you expect.:lol:
New plan, we loot the cash and carry first, they have 5 pound bags of 'em.:)

[Zell959]

I'm much more screwed than I should be because of how poorly stocked I am on ammunition. I own two viable handguns (G17 & M&P 45C) as well as a viable lever action rifle (Marlin 336), but almost never have much ammunition on hand. My present ammunition stockpike:rimshot: consists of a single 50 round box of 230gr FMJ .45ACP rounds, a 20 round box of .30-30, and ZERO 9mm rounds :doh:

I buy tons of ammo every time I go to the range, but I can never manage to actually put any aside to bring home :machgun2::guns::shotg:

[mattifikation]

That's better than I'm doing.

I have 100 rounds of 9mm ammunition, although I no longer own a 9mm gun. I have 50 rounds of 00 buckshot, and 40 rounds of 7.62x54R. I have no ammo whatsoever for my AK47.

[Undead Jackal]

I would be screwed after the major breaks
My dad has a "doomsday" gun storage. (his idea of a joke)
well he has snipers,assult,semi rifles,and many handguns with 10000 rounds for each
The sound would probably screw us all lol

[weirdenator]

i am really screwed the only weapons nearby are machettes and axes in my dads shed the gun laws in my area of australia are tight so no guns 4 us:x

[unnamedbaby77]

another reason I love arizona ...we can buy guns at yard sales... and carry without permits :D

[ZombieGore]

When it comes to guns...im screwed...but I have more than plenty makeshift melle weapons...the wilderness by my house would be wonderfull...and here is why...

1. I know some of it pretty well (where the caves are, where we can cross creeks, where paths are and aren't)

2.Thorny vines everywhere....it takes time and patience to get through because you have to watch every step...any regular person could avoid them but zeds dont think...if you just walked straight and didnt feel the pain you would be entangled quick...natures barbed wire...

3. Not many people would take to the forest...only the smart ones...

4. easier to hide if there is danger...