I had a pretty decent plan in mind, fortify my workplace. Suburban college campus (not a college town). Back in the day, my building was next to the Theatre, which was an old lecture hall with various bits tacked on with metal siding. The scene shop would provide a bunch of tools, the stage platforms quick, reconfigurable barricade, the metal walls themselves more permanent barricade… Yeah, they tore that building down.
But beyond that, in my building, I’ve got radios, a loading dock that would be relatively easy to fortify, roof access, tunnel access to other academic buildings (hopefully no World War Z Paris issues…), industrial scale generators with on-site diesel storage, kitchen/dining facilities with considerable dry stores. Only problem is that the building is mostly glass, but hopefully if I keep quiet/stay off the first floor, that won’t be an issue.
And obviously I’ve got the greater campus, which tacks on more food supplies, plus weapons from the campus police station and a separate county precinct. And a fleet of vehicles, with on site diesel and gas tanks. There’s a lot to love about working at a college. Now to just get rid of all the damn kids…
@smigit2002 I had planned similarly, when until recently, I worked at a nearby maximum security ICE detention facility- stockpiles of automatic weapons, food, generators, and fuel, etc, to last for years- if we could just empty it of all those pesky illegal aliens, convicted felons awaiting deportation, etc.
Of course, then I also had to have a shelter-in-place plan for use there, in the event of a riot/prisoner takeover- I had the restroom inside the medical staff break-room staked out [located inside the secure medical wing] and had kevlar “twine” with a working break-strength of [IIRC] 600+ pounds to tie the door shut after gathering the coats, food, and containers to store water in from the contiguous break-room.
I don’t remember what the plan was but murdering zombies l4d2 style was certainly satisfying . Maybe get across the bridge the first time then get to a ship.
In the scenario that you gather a few allies: fortifying a Costco might be the way to go. It’s filled with food and other supplies, just tough to defend because it has so many entrances and corridors.
@Fuzzalini@Hfireborn It’ll also be tough to get in because there will already be a cohort inside when you roll up, attempting to do the exact same thing.
@Fuzzalini@Hfireborn@Limewater How much food do you need? I think taking over a convenience store would be easier. Plenty of gas, grub and beverages to last a while.
@Fuzzalini@Hfireborn@Limewater Maybe I need to go ahead and get that convenience store job just in case. That’ll put me in the right place at least to start.
@Hfireborn@Limewater@therealjrn I really find it hard to believe that we’ll all break off into factions and kill each other. I think anyone who still isn’t a zombie will probably help other non zombies. We’ll all have a common enemy.
@Fuzzalini That faith in humanity is why you’ll be zombie #8 or 9ish in town. After @Mehrocco_Mole kicks you and runs into the Costco that @therealjrn cleaned the previous tenants out of.
@Fuzzalini@Mehrocco_Mole@RedHot@therealjrn no one said we had to kill everyone in the Costco. There’s plenty of food. You just need to clear it. So nobody gets bit in the bathroom. And then decide if you should arm everyone or keep the guns to yourself. Well except that one guy. There’s always an asshole that fucks everything up. That guy we should shoot.
I am unable to run more than about 20 feet without involuntarily crumbling to the ground (bilateral gastrocnemius recession) so if the zombies end up being the running type I’ll be out in the first five minutes. If they aren’t and I survive long enough to see the world split into shitty, murderous factions being generally shitty to and murdering one another for dwindling supplies then I’ll gladly opt out and walk into the nearest shambling horde.
@lumpthar
We’ll have a Bloody Mary first thing, have a bite at the King’s Head, couple at the Little Princess, stagger back here. Bang! Back at the bar for shots.
A lot depends on the zombies. If they’re just shopping online, voting for totalitarian assholes, and trolling iphone threads, ummm, you know, I really SHOULD buy a gas chainsaw.
If it’s somewhat warm: try to contact a few friends who I know would be helpful/trustworthy and book it to the wilderness with all our gear and as much food/fuel as we can gather. I have the weapons covered. Stay out in the woods and adjust from there.
If it’s in the dead of winter: get my onsite apartment manager to lock down the building. If we shut down the elevators, we can lose the lobby, hallways with external glass doors, and underground garage while still staying secure since the stairwells are behind steel fire doors and concrete.
Fake it.
But don’t get shot!
Walk fast.
@thismyusername walk faster
@thismyusername @ybmuG I don’t have to outrun the zombies…
@2many2no @thismyusername Exactly, which is why MY strategy is to walk faster than you!
@2many2no @thismyusername @ybmuG Good luck with that plan after I tripped you or better yet shot you in the foot.
/giphy zombie bait
@2many2no @Mehrocco_Mole @thismyusername @ybmuG
^^^ That post there is prime goat material.
Just sayin’.
@Mehrocco_Mole @mike808 @thismyusername @ybmuG
Yup, yup!
@2many2no @mike808 @thismyusername @ybmuG
Nope, nope!
Stay high on hallucinogens
Fight for Zombie rights.
ZOMBIES WERE PEOPLE TOO!
@Mehrocco_Mole I actually have that shirt. It’s one of my favorites.
Get lobotomized. It worked once before.
I had a pretty decent plan in mind, fortify my workplace. Suburban college campus (not a college town). Back in the day, my building was next to the Theatre, which was an old lecture hall with various bits tacked on with metal siding. The scene shop would provide a bunch of tools, the stage platforms quick, reconfigurable barricade, the metal walls themselves more permanent barricade… Yeah, they tore that building down.
But beyond that, in my building, I’ve got radios, a loading dock that would be relatively easy to fortify, roof access, tunnel access to other academic buildings (hopefully no World War Z Paris issues…), industrial scale generators with on-site diesel storage, kitchen/dining facilities with considerable dry stores. Only problem is that the building is mostly glass, but hopefully if I keep quiet/stay off the first floor, that won’t be an issue.
And obviously I’ve got the greater campus, which tacks on more food supplies, plus weapons from the campus police station and a separate county precinct. And a fleet of vehicles, with on site diesel and gas tanks. There’s a lot to love about working at a college. Now to just get rid of all the damn kids…
@smigit2002 I had planned similarly, when until recently, I worked at a nearby maximum security ICE detention facility- stockpiles of automatic weapons, food, generators, and fuel, etc, to last for years- if we could just empty it of all those pesky illegal aliens, convicted felons awaiting deportation, etc.
Of course, then I also had to have a shelter-in-place plan for use there, in the event of a riot/prisoner takeover- I had the restroom inside the medical staff break-room staked out [located inside the secure medical wing] and had kevlar “twine” with a working break-strength of [IIRC] 600+ pounds to tie the door shut after gathering the coats, food, and containers to store water in from the contiguous break-room.
Put on a suit of armor and go forward into battle before dying of dehydration, probably
@Peggyths - ARMOR - that’s what everyone seems to overlook.
@aetris @Peggyths and wiener dogs. Don’t forget them.
I don’t remember what the plan was but murdering zombies l4d2 style was certainly satisfying . Maybe get across the bridge the first time then get to a ship.
In the scenario that you gather a few allies: fortifying a Costco might be the way to go. It’s filled with food and other supplies, just tough to defend because it has so many entrances and corridors.
@Hfireborn the ones around here seem to only have one big entrance, two sides. Even the employees come and go through them. And the loading dock.
@Fuzzalini @Hfireborn It’ll also be tough to get in because there will already be a cohort inside when you roll up, attempting to do the exact same thing.
@Fuzzalini @Hfireborn @Limewater How much food do you need? I think taking over a convenience store would be easier. Plenty of gas, grub and beverages to last a while.
@Fuzzalini @Hfireborn @therealjrn But what are you going to do with the guy who runs the place, and the people who were in there when things went south?
@Fuzzalini @Hfireborn @Limewater Um…I guess the same thing we were going to do to the Costco people…nobody said it was going to be easy.
@Fuzzalini @Hfireborn @Limewater Maybe I need to go ahead and get that convenience store job just in case. That’ll put me in the right place at least to start.
@Hfireborn @Limewater @therealjrn I really find it hard to believe that we’ll all break off into factions and kill each other. I think anyone who still isn’t a zombie will probably help other non zombies. We’ll all have a common enemy.
@Fuzzalini @Hfireborn @therealjrn Maybe YOU wouldn’t…
Man can’t be the real monster if everyone’s being nice to each other.
@Fuzzalini That faith in humanity is why you’ll be zombie #8 or 9ish in town. After @Mehrocco_Mole kicks you and runs into the Costco that @therealjrn cleaned the previous tenants out of.
@Fuzzalini @Mehrocco_Mole @RedHot @Limewater
@Fuzzalini @Limewater @Mehrocco_Mole @RedHot @therealjrn
@Fuzzalini @Mehrocco_Mole @RedHot @therealjrn no one said we had to kill everyone in the Costco. There’s plenty of food. You just need to clear it. So nobody gets bit in the bathroom. And then decide if you should arm everyone or keep the guns to yourself. Well except that one guy. There’s always an asshole that fucks everything up. That guy we should shoot.
Find and hoard the Twinkies.
@ThunderChicken For somebody that never buys anything you sure are active around here.
Ping! #GoatRadar
@therealjrn Don’t worry, I’ll screw up eventually.
Play
deadundead?dead?undead?…I am unable to run more than about 20 feet without involuntarily crumbling to the ground (bilateral gastrocnemius recession) so if the zombies end up being the running type I’ll be out in the first five minutes. If they aren’t and I survive long enough to see the world split into shitty, murderous factions being generally shitty to and murdering one another for dwindling supplies then I’ll gladly opt out and walk into the nearest shambling horde.
Head down to the Winchester, have a pint, and wait for this to all blow over.
/giphy Shaun of the dead
@lumpthar
@lumpthar
We’ll have a Bloody Mary first thing, have a bite at the King’s Head, couple at the Little Princess, stagger back here. Bang! Back at the bar for shots.
@lumpthar I’m not sure if they had an original Winchester or not but it’s a beautiful gun
A lot depends on the zombies. If they’re just shopping online, voting for totalitarian assholes, and trolling iphone threads, ummm, you know, I really SHOULD buy a gas chainsaw.
@aetris
I’ll give my plan in my best Neo from the Matrix voice:
“Guns… Lot’s of guns.”
I’d probably go sit on the roof. Zombies can’t get you on the roof.
@InnocuousFarmer you say that now but eventually you’re going into the basement for some reason
Turn off the TV or wake up.
@mml666 I was going to say “continue to eat my popcorn and leave the theater when the show was over”
Put a scarecrow in the window and carry on.
I’ve always said if there was an apocalypse/plane crash/whatever that I’d volunteer to be jerky.
@dptalia
/giphy jerky
Depends on the season.
If it’s somewhat warm: try to contact a few friends who I know would be helpful/trustworthy and book it to the wilderness with all our gear and as much food/fuel as we can gather. I have the weapons covered. Stay out in the woods and adjust from there.
If it’s in the dead of winter: get my onsite apartment manager to lock down the building. If we shut down the elevators, we can lose the lobby, hallways with external glass doors, and underground garage while still staying secure since the stairwells are behind steel fire doors and concrete.
“I noticed you’re a little light on defensive weaponry.”
07/31/2011
@mike808 I mean they were always going to hook up. What better way than by gunpoint during a zombie apocalypse?
Hopefully, I don’t have to do anything. All I do is sit in my room and play Overwatch. Maybe I’d be killing people. That’d be sweet.
Change the channel. You guys are delusional.
I’ll be at Costco.
@batgirlmp Does Costco sell guns?
I’m not giving away my strategy to possible zombies.