With the ever growing threat of zombie invasions it is important for people to be prepared and ready to deal with undead. Now I'm sure most people are ready with a zombie plan, but how effective is said plan?
Ask yourself these questions:
1. Does your plan lead to a safe place?
2. Does your plan include provisions and living necessities?
3. Is your plan long term, or short term?
4. Are you attempting a rescue?
5. Mobile or stationary?
6. Backup plans?
7. Individual or group?
8. Does your plan include a gun store?
9. Does your plan confront the zombie horde?
10. Does your plan involve saving the world?
Lets examine these questions and there possible answers one at a time.
1. It is important for you to have a safe location in mind at all times irregardless of if you plan on being mobile or stationary (see question 5.) The point of having a safe place to be, even temporarily is for several main reason: a. sleep, You cant sleep in the open with murdering ravenous cannibals running around the streets, b. you can't run forever, eventually you need to rest, and c. the physiological effect of feeling "safe" is good for you, but don't get too comfortable;
If you don't have a safe place to go to the zombies will get you eventually. So remember to keep your eyes sharp and your weapon sharper. Find a place to hide out before moving on, you can never be too careful.
2. Finding food can be tough even when there isn't a horde of zombies roaming the streets, all you college kids out there know it! When your running from the undead it is important to shape a plan that can get you food in both the short and long term (see question 3.) Food is not your only issue. You many fail to realize that there are other things that daily life requires. First off basic health care is important, especially now. If you don't keep up your hygiene you could contract the plague or leprosy or maybe something as bad as acne! The point is that if you don't get the basic things you need to take care of yourself the zombies will be the least of your problems.
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party question: When grabbing supplies to escape a zombie horde would you have thought about toilet paper?)
3. Long term short term plan status is something that many people over look. If you think your gonna barricade yourself in a pub till the military shows up, you might be thinking short term. (the army's probably zombies by now) You need to have short term plans that lead to long term goals. It's important to know where your going, but its also important to not get too far ahead of yourself. If your plan of hiding in a twinky factory is crushed by the fact that there is no longer a twinky factory after the horde of zombies crushed it to eat all the workers, don't let that end you, use the short term to get to the long term. Think about places where food will be abundant and people would be in lower concentration. Places like Costco or Sam's Club come to mind. These are destinations that may be safe but not your only option. Stay smart and set goals that are flexible. The Ideal plan looks to meet conditions for safety, not best case scenarios that will most likely fail.
4. Attempting rescue is suicide! I'm not saying you shouldn't do it: if you love someone enough go ahead and try to save them, but don't be disappointed when both of you end up as zombie food, or worse, undead lovers. I'm not sure if roaming the earth together as cannibals is romantic or not, but hey its your call.
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Question for your partner: Would you come find me in the zombie apocalypse? (or will you be sleeping on the couch tonight?))
5. The ability to move around is never bad, but mobility does leave you vulnerable. Lets weigh out the pros and cons of Mobile vs Stationary.
Mobile:Pros:-Never in one place for too long.
-Always moving towards new supplies.
-Change of scenery.
-It's like an adventure!
Cons:-Zombies chasing you.
-Zombies chasing you.
-Zombies chasing you.
-supplies are heavy and there's...
...ZOMBIES CHASING YOU!
Stationary:
Pros: -Safety.
-Barricades.
-Time to decorate.
-It's like a post Apoc. home!
-At least nothing is chasing me.
Cons:-Zombies Waiting for you.
-Zombies Waiting for you.
-Zombies Waiting for you.
-boredom, cabin fever, resource depletion.
So you can see that neither plan is perfect. That's why you should do both! I mean don't sacrifice a good thing, If your held up in a were house full of good and stuff to do don't run outside in the hopes that you'll find a better deal, but in all honesty you are probably in a BK and out of fryer oil so I think then would be a good time to find a new place to hide out. The important thing to remember is if your stationary don't get surrounded by too many zombies, and if your mobile don't go where there is no place to hide, You sleep, Zombies don't.
6. This one is a no brainer (hehe zombie puns). Have a backup plan. Always. Nothing works out exactly as planned so stay flexible.
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Reader question: Zombies attack right now! What do you do?)
7. The individual or group question is tough. You need to ask yourself if you can trust the people you would travel with. They might change now that everyone they care about has been eaten by the undead. They might be crazy. You need to see it coming or it will most likely end you.
Things to think about include: who can watch your back when I sleep? Who will help me carry supplies? Will said friend steal my good while he "keeps watch"? Is my friend infected and not telling me about it? Will they eat me later if they are infected?
Keep in mind that different groups will work in different ways. Don't elect a leader, voting only serves to pit you against each other, just work on the Principal: whats best for the group is best for me.
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Party Question: Who would you chose to be in your zombie group? (what if there can only be 3?,2?,etc.))
8. You need weapons. Period. But, a gun store is not your only bet, in fact many gun stores will be: depleted of ammunition, over run by zombies, controlled by a bunch of jerks who are going to run out of food, bared up so you cant get in, or most likely filled with people trying to steal as many gins as possible before zombies arrive.
You can get weapons in most homes, cars, or police stations. There are weapons just about everywhere. Ammunition may be a problem but as long as you aim for the head and remember the old adage "one shot one kill." you should be fine. And just because it's not a gun does not mean it should be overlooked. Just remember the virus is contagious and you should try to reduce contact with zombie fluids, so weapons that tend to leave splatter demand protective gear and rain ponchos.
Please note that blood, saliva and other zombie fluids will transmit the disease. Just because they're dead (again) doesn't mean they're not a threat. Aseptic technique people!
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Awkward silence prompting question: Can the zombie virus spread as an STD?)
9. It is inevitable that you will have to face off against a zombie sometime or another, but seriously try to avoid it. They have infection on their side, and at close range you have little chance of coming out alive. Even more worrying is that some people might think they can "cleanse the earth" of zombies. these people will eventually form militaristic groups or get eaten or worse: infected. Avoid people who think they can fight the zombies back, they just bring up more safety risks then they are worth. This ties back to reviewing your group, and also back to who, if anyone, you are rescuing.
10. The answer to question 10 should be, no, not directly. The best thing you can do to save the world from zombies is survive. If they get all of us then its game over. Just try to stay safe and in the long run we might come out on top.
Note: If you meet a crazy scientist who says he found a vaccine/cure, he only needs to "test" it. leave him. don't ever follow the person who claims they have a cure. they might but they are going to put you in harms way so that they can "save the planet" and they will most likely risk infection of themselves and others multiple times just to "test" their vaccine /cure. Science is great when society is together, but when zombies come you better learn some new skill and quick.
This concludes the deadly deadly post Halloween post. Thanks for reading.
And remember, together we can beat the zombies.
