Non-Zombie Z-Day Dangers

[Shone]

I havn't been here long but i havn't really seen anyone talking about what will happen when humans don't exist anymore. Things like nuclear reactors letting off radioactive fog or buildings that could be headquarters being crumpled because of rebar rusting, what are the ATZ members plans for the sit?

[Behemoth]

Originally Posted by Shone

I havn't been here long but i havn't really seen anyone talking about what will happen when humans don't exist anymore. Things like nuclear reactors letting off radioactive fog or buildings that could be headquarters being crumpled because of rebar rusting, what are the ATZ members plans for the sit?

Humans will always exist somewhere, even if it is in a space station looking down on earth or in a bunker 500 feet below.

[AN OLD SHOE]

yeah humans will always exist...until the earth explodes or the sun explodes...

eventually people will build new houses and buildings if need be(wont be needed for atleast a century or so..)

umm the nuke plants is the only bad thing i can see that would kill off the humans...but the governments top priorities would have safely shutting down the nuke plants involved..i hope

[stonyman65]

That is a good point. I don't think anyone has realy put that much thought into that matter. But, what the others said is true. As long as there are still humans somewhere, it can still be taken care of. Maybe not in the best conditions, but it will still be working.

Hell, even after a nuclear armageddon (Road Warrior ring a bell?) humans still survived in a less-than-optimal enviorment. things wouldn't run as smoothly as now, but they would still run

[AN OLD SHOE]

well the nuke plants are the farthest thing from your mind in they can go years without finally blowing...

what about

gangs
looters
millitary clean up crew
insects
power outages
broken bones
huge cuts
contageous diseases
lack of clothing(naked)
crazy people
1 girl in a group of 20 guys...thats serious danger


ummm those are all of the non zombie dangers i can think of...

[Behemoth]

Add, wild packs of dogs
fires burning out of control
blocked roads
power surges
chocolate production stops.

are a few more, i am still thinking.

[Zombie Buffet]

Hmmmm, well what about drought? No water and we have a very serious problem.

[Shone]

Well, not to long ago i watched this after humans thing on discovery channel (im a nerd lol) and they where talking about alot of things i would never think of, aside from uncontrolable fires and clean up crews, there would be radioactive fog, when humans stop working in the reactors they overheat and cause a radioactive fog that would kill everything for miles....sounds yummy lol.

[mattifikation]

Originally Posted by Behemoth

chocolate production stops.

Say it isn't so!

[UNDEAD FRED]

Living in Southern California, and seeing a few wildfires go thru here, I would think fire would be a major issue. With no firefighters to put it out, you could easily be burned out of your shelter, drive you out in the open into the waiting dead hands of the stenchers.

[UseYourHeadCutOffTheirs]

Fire is a huge concern. Just as important though is the weather. A tornado comes through and wipes out your safe haven....Now what?

More so I don't think we all realize the extreme effect the dead will have on us other than their need to eat us. Billions of disease infested bodies EVERYWHERE. There is no doubt of major illnesses beyond our thinking and death just from that.

Also wildlife is also a big concern. Assuming the zombies don't eat the animals. Someone could very easily get hunted down by a wolf or grizzly bear or who knows maybe even a Komodo Dragon depending on your neck of the woods. What about a snake bite? could be fatal. More than likely definitely fatal if by something poisonous.

Hell, frostbite would be a major issue in the winter months.

I could also see sleep deprivation becoming a huge problem also.

I totally agree on the chocolate thing....I will miss it so very much.

[Seway]

Yep, fire would be quite dangerous. And i bet there would be a lot of fires because there would be manny trigger-happy kiddos running about with molotovs and gasoline cans trying to burn zombies... then they might run off to a forest or something, and the burning zeds might follow them and start a fire...
Nuke plants are not a real danger unless the zombie outbreak (if it is a global/countrywide one) would be spanning across a prolonged period of time (as in more than 10 years). AFAIK most nuke plants would be shut down but during a long outbreak they might collapse thus releasing the radioactive materials. (Unless the radioactive things would be taken somewhere else during the said outbreak.)
About the looters and gangs... well, those idiots would die pretty quickly due to their lack of hygiene, fighting, and zombies trying to clusterfork(<-censored) them all the time.

[UseYourHeadCutOffTheirs]

Hygiene? are you saying that in order to be a looter you have to be smelly and dirty?

That's funny. I suppose I wouldn't fit in the gang/ looter category because I plan on having a tooth brush in my pack.


I must say they would be a big problem...I'm really not trying to get raped come zday.

[mattifikation]

Oh, I thought of one. Poisoning.

Not food poisoning, just poisoning.

There are several countries out there which have stockpiled enough chemical weapons to kill everyone on earth several times over.

Who's going to keep that safe?

[detpat]

when you don't have medical science at your fingertips you need to conduct yourself in a totally different manner. very small things can be fatal. when you consider PAW adventures you need to make adjustment for a VERY conservative code of personal conduct and a risk averse lifestyle.