Would put the baby in the ergo, have DH take the cat in the baby born and head for my boss's house. He's former military and has lots of weapons and a cabin. I'm anti-gun, but I'd make an exception for the Zombie Apocolypse.
I'm under no illusion I'd live though. I don't think accounting and computer skills will be super helpful. And I have asthma and am SUPER slow. I'm doomed.
Lmao dh and I have gotten in actual arguments about this (we watch way too much walking dead). I always say that if my family and friends we all already dead, I probably wouldn't fight very hard . Dh is all "YA GOTTA FIGHT FOR HUMANITY" and I'm all "if everyone who is important to me is dead, shoot me please "
So dh is disappointed he didn't marry a good zombie apocalypse partner.
We have to revamp our zombie plan every few years because DH is military, and we have to move often. Our place in NY was excellent for a zombie apocalypse, we had the whole third floor of a duplex with only one entrance that led straight up two flights of stairs. 'The stairs of death' I called them. Really easily defensible with very minimal effort. The plan there was to wait 3 full days then pack up the cats and go to my DHs base in NJ, then wait 3 full days there. If he hadn't met back up with me, I'd go south. We had a favorite campground in Mississippi that we would go to. We would get there, then leave signs (coded) to where we were.
Now, we live in a much more rural area. And as a bonus, we live on a peninsula that is separated by a canal. DH (being military) knows that should bad shit go down (zombies, plague), the people here will just raise the bridges and we're an instant island. Sure, a determined person could swim the canal, but I doubt zombies would think that far. So honestly we haven't discussed our zombie plan here. Its probably still wait 3 full days then make my way to his work. But I don't know how I'm going to get across the canal with the bridges up, if I have to make my way off of the peninsula alone (with LO). Unless its winter and the canal is frozen. But then I'm certainly not going to want to travel, it will be much too cold. What would I bring? We have a bamboo walking stick that works well as a staff, I'd use that as my weapon. I'm fairly proficient with handling it. We also have a machete. The baby Bjorn, and the stroller, actually. Its a beefy jogging stroller that can go 'off road'. I couldn't go into deep deep forest with it, of course, but I could take it over hiking trails and pretty uneven ground. And since its huge I could use it to carry a bunch of stuff. I'd actually need it to probably carry my cat in his carrier (with LO in the Bjorn, of course).
However, I'm also out of shape and really slow right now. I'd need to actually hope that I could hole up in my home for a while and beef myself up before traveling anywhere.
@mellymar If we're in WI when SHTF, we'll come to you. Don't worry, we are prepared.
So... indulge me. DH and I have this worked out. If you haven't read World War Z, please do. Don't watch the movie, its shit.
The plan is to siphon as much gas as possible and make our way in the trailer to the Flint Hills of Kansas and set up camp. Few people, rolling hills (easily defensible) and the cattle grazing land has non-electric water wells. Well-populated cities are the worst place to be. I grew up on a farm and DH gardens, so good skills to have. There are plenty of cattle in the Flint Hills. We're both engineers, so that will also be helpful. Guns? Check. But remember, you don't have to reload a knife.
As melly said, stairs are good. If stuck in the city, we would move to a more defensible place. Water and food are primary concerns. So are having the right people to restart society. Luckily we know a few doctors, several nurses, and enough engineers to eventual be able to recreate some semblance of civilization. If you can make things, fix things, raise animals, or grow things, we'll include you. If not, well, as DH likes to say "Come the zombie apocalypse, you will be food."
We have the Ergo for LO and a hiking type carrier for DS in case we need to escape. We used to be in shape and do ultra-marathons, so trekking with kids on our backs sounds feasible. Thor will come with since heelers are good apocalypse dogs (see the original Mad Max) but the cats are on their own.
I'd like to think if the US has a Redeker plan, DH and I are safe. At least until I can't have kids. A couple of engineers with farming backgrounds that can reproduce? Totally valuable after the zombie apocalypse. And let's be honest, the outbreak will start on a coast. So the Heartland has at least an extra week.
All good ideas. My vet says to grab the high quality dog food. High calorie, nutrient rich. DS is partial to blue buffalo wilderness formula.
Blades, not guns. And we're all traveling by bike. You can hike long distance with toddlers in backpacks but you can't fight nimbly. You have to be able to outrun the zombies if you have an LO in tow. Otherwise its better to stay put. We will probably need alliances so someone can go for food and supplies and someone can stay with the babies.
Yes, my house here isn't as nearly as easily defensible as my apartment was in NY, but with more than just me it wouldn't be so bad. Honestly, with some work I could close off many entrance weaknesses on my own, but I'd still be vulnerable to determined non-zombie invaders. So more people would help. People are welcome to come, tho I gotta warn you... Winters are HELLA cold, and without a working power grid, it'll be quite uncomfortable without the heater. We should be sheltered from the worst of the cold inside, but it will still be pretty damned cold inside with no heat. I don't have 'formal' skills, but I worked as a vet tech and could draw blood and place iv catheters in cats (which my boss at the time said their veins are similar to a human baby's), and I enjoy being outside in the sun, I'd work hard to learn how to farm. Also... I've played many a first person shooter - I've got good hand eye coordination and am quick at processing visual information.
Gamers WILL save the world one day, and when they do I'll raise my Xbox controller in salute
@henrytviii We also have a bike trailer. But that's not much faster than walking if you hit any hills.
@mellymar Having a good work ethic is a skill most people are lacking.
So we're going to establish a J15 safe house on melly's island. I know how to make cheese. Do we have someone who can brew beer? These are important skills to have.
Damn. I'm totally mooching off you ladies. My plan was stabby, stabby, don't die. But in all seriousness, I can be the caregiver. I could cook, clean, forage, and raise them babies. I'm also pretty handy, a fast learner, and don't mind getting dirty. Please don't vote me off the island.
God I can't think of a discernible skill I have that would warrant me being let onto the island. Except my husband, who is super duper handy.
Ps having an LO, I now watch TWD and see exactly how ridiculous it is that Judith is alive. There isn't enough formula in the world remaining to have gotten her to the year mark! And the crying, dear lord. Zombie alarm.
Solar panels. My DH will know where to get some and is really familiar with them. They might be below the canal, but we would have to send out foraging parties anyways
This thread is hilarious. I feel like I need to start watching the walking dead.
My DH went camping last year with 2 other guys and not a single one of them could start a fire the entire night. I think I'm doomed. They claimed it was defective wood ha.
My DH is super handy & very smart. He can make/fix anything. Get our fires started and build us pretty much anything. We are that family with a lot of firearms as well.
I am terrible. I could kill the zombies if I had to but I'll need training. I can trapshoot (blue rock shoot) so id like to think I could shoot at a closer range but I've never fired a handgun. I do know how to load one..... But that's it. We watch the walking dead religiously and go over these scenarios a lot! I'm glad to see we are not the only weirdos who do this.
We live only like a mile from the countryside so we can def go to DH parents underground tornado shelter if need be?! It does sound more fun to meet up j15 mom style at mellys island If I'm going to die there had better be humor involved first........ And wine.
Oh guys this sounds like fun. Firstly DH and I do know how to make beer! (MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE) secondly I can knit, sew and garden, I also have a ton of seeds for my vegetable garden beds and a new heated pad to grow indoors as well. Dh is super handy and can do most electrical work and build stuff. We don't have guns but we both know how to shoot and have played many many nights of halo. Well versed in movie quotes and we have a crap ton of camping gear, and we live in wine country so we can bring that stuff with us. Also I can use my knitting needles for stabby action and yarn to string up an alarm system, might take us a long time to get there though. Because I have a deep freeze and pantry full of food that I would want to eat before I leave
In all seriousness I would stay coop up in my house and then concede to being zombie food. Because I can't run and we all know the 1st rule is cardio.
I got to thinking how awful it would be to give birth in the zombie apocalypse....... No drugs. You have to be semi quiet...... DH would never touch me again.
DH and I are huge Walking Dead fans and both agree that should an apocalypse of any sort occur, the biggest threat would be other people. I can't shoot (scared of guns), have zero cardiovascular endurance, weak ankles, and I don't think I'd be able to kill anything for food. So basically I'd probably barricade my door and wait to die. Or maybe adrenaline would kick in and I'd turn into the Tomb Raider or something. Fingers crossed.
I'm concerned about my Zyrtec supply. One day without the stuff and I break out in hives. So I'm gonna raid the nearest drug store for that and antibiotics because I feel like that will be handy. I can't survive without Zyrtec. But my husband says I'll be the first to die because I require too much water. I'm thirsty all the time.
I'm with @cait7425 on the nurturing. DH works for the power company, so maybe he could rig up electricity. My grandparents farmed when I was little, so I do have some gardening knowledge. I have a gun, I'm not great with it, but I like to think I could protect myself. DH says I won't survive. Maybe I'll just take LO and join ya'll so he can go fight zombies.
DH is way to prepared for this. He has army backpacks filled with everything from shovels that fold up (and of coarse they are serrated on one side) to knives with forks attached, food, guns, ammo, toiletries, wood for fires, portable cots, water, vests with multiple pockets (also filled with survival gear) and an escape plan.
Our plan is to stay put since we live on a farm and can survive off of it for a while. Then when things calm down head to a friend's farm that's more wooded and again way to prepared for this. He has his own water and gas. He also has industrial genterators and what I call the dungeon because its pretty much a home under ground. ...DH is confident we will survive.
This is our zombie/government takeover/terrorist attack/natural disaster that wipes out modern technology plan. He's also made the kids do trial runs to insure we can secure the farm. He has prepared the boys their entire lives to be ready for disaster. D day ready right here.
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I'm under no illusion I'd live though. I don't think accounting and computer skills will be super helpful. And I have asthma and am SUPER slow. I'm doomed.
So dh is disappointed he didn't marry a good zombie apocalypse partner.
Now, we live in a much more rural area. And as a bonus, we live on a peninsula that is separated by a canal. DH (being military) knows that should bad shit go down (zombies, plague), the people here will just raise the bridges and we're an instant island. Sure, a determined person could swim the canal, but I doubt zombies would think that far. So honestly we haven't discussed our zombie plan here. Its probably still wait 3 full days then make my way to his work. But I don't know how I'm going to get across the canal with the bridges up, if I have to make my way off of the peninsula alone (with LO). Unless its winter and the canal is frozen. But then I'm certainly not going to want to travel, it will be much too cold.
What would I bring? We have a bamboo walking stick that works well as a staff, I'd use that as my weapon. I'm fairly proficient with handling it. We also have a machete. The baby Bjorn, and the stroller, actually. Its a beefy jogging stroller that can go 'off road'. I couldn't go into deep deep forest with it, of course, but I could take it over hiking trails and pretty uneven ground. And since its huge I could use it to carry a bunch of stuff. I'd actually need it to probably carry my cat in his carrier (with LO in the Bjorn, of course).
However, I'm also out of shape and really slow right now. I'd need to actually hope that I could hole up in my home for a while and beef myself up before traveling anywhere.
I am definitely meeting up with @mellymar! She seems to have her shit organized!
So... indulge me. DH and I have this worked out. If you haven't read World War Z, please do. Don't watch the movie, its shit.
The plan is to siphon as much gas as possible and make our way in the trailer to the Flint Hills of Kansas and set up camp. Few people, rolling hills (easily defensible) and the cattle grazing land has non-electric water wells. Well-populated cities are the worst place to be. I grew up on a farm and DH gardens, so good skills to have. There are plenty of cattle in the Flint Hills. We're both engineers, so that will also be helpful. Guns? Check. But remember, you don't have to reload a knife.
As melly said, stairs are good. If stuck in the city, we would move to a more defensible place. Water and food are primary concerns. So are having the right people to restart society. Luckily we know a few doctors, several nurses, and enough engineers to eventual be able to recreate some semblance of civilization. If you can make things, fix things, raise animals, or grow things, we'll include you. If not, well, as DH likes to say "Come the zombie apocalypse, you will be food."
We have the Ergo for LO and a hiking type carrier for DS in case we need to escape. We used to be in shape and do ultra-marathons, so trekking with kids on our backs sounds feasible. Thor will come with since heelers are good apocalypse dogs (see the original Mad Max) but the cats are on their own.
I'd like to think if the US has a Redeker plan, DH and I are safe. At least until I can't have kids. A couple of engineers with farming backgrounds that can reproduce? Totally valuable after the zombie apocalypse. And let's be honest, the outbreak will start on a coast. So the Heartland has at least an extra week.
ETA Heartland not Heatland.
Blades, not guns. And we're all traveling by bike. You can hike long distance with toddlers in backpacks but you can't fight nimbly. You have to be able to outrun the zombies if you have an LO in tow. Otherwise its better to stay put. We will probably need alliances so someone can go for food and supplies and someone can stay with the babies.
People are welcome to come, tho I gotta warn you... Winters are HELLA cold, and without a working power grid, it'll be quite uncomfortable without the heater. We should be sheltered from the worst of the cold inside, but it will still be pretty damned cold inside with no heat.
I don't have 'formal' skills, but I worked as a vet tech and could draw blood and place iv catheters in cats (which my boss at the time said their veins are similar to a human baby's), and I enjoy being outside in the sun, I'd work hard to learn how to farm. Also... I've played many a first person shooter - I've got good hand eye coordination and am quick at processing visual information.
Gamers WILL save the world one day, and when they do I'll raise my Xbox controller in salute
@mellymar Having a good work ethic is a skill most people are lacking.
So we're going to establish a J15 safe house on melly's island. I know how to make cheese. Do we have someone who can brew beer? These are important skills to have.
I can make peppermint patties and almond toffee. And maple syrup. Not beer. @virginiaunicorn11 We need your family.
I can also do the night watch. Ain't nobody sleeping in this house anyway.
Ps having an LO, I now watch TWD and see exactly how ridiculous it is that Judith is alive. There isn't enough formula in the world remaining to have gotten her to the year mark! And the crying, dear lord. Zombie alarm.
My DH went camping last year with 2 other guys and not a single one of them could start a fire the entire night. I think I'm doomed. They claimed it was defective wood ha.
He can make/fix anything. Get our fires started and build us pretty much anything. We are that family with a lot of firearms as well.
I am terrible. I could kill the zombies if I had to but I'll need training. I can trapshoot (blue rock shoot) so id like to think I could shoot at a closer range but I've never fired a handgun. I do know how to load one..... But that's it.
We watch the walking dead religiously and go over these scenarios a lot! I'm glad to see we are not the only weirdos who do this.
We live only like a mile from the countryside so we can def go to DH parents underground tornado shelter if need be?!
It does sound more fun to meet up j15 mom style at mellys island
If I'm going to die there had better be humor involved first........ And wine.
Oh guys this sounds like fun. Firstly DH and I do know how to make beer! (MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE) secondly I can knit, sew and garden, I also have a ton of seeds for my vegetable garden beds and a new heated pad to grow indoors as well. Dh is super handy and can do most electrical work and build stuff. We don't have guns but we both know how to shoot and have played many many nights of halo. Well versed in movie quotes and we have a crap ton of camping gear, and we live in wine country so we can bring that stuff with us. Also I can use my knitting needles for stabby action and yarn to string up an alarm system, might take us a long time to get there though. Because I have a deep freeze and pantry full of food that I would want to eat before I leave
In all seriousness I would stay coop up in my house and then concede to being zombie food. Because I can't run and we all know the 1st rule is cardio.
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DH would never touch me again.
Our plan is to stay put since we live on a farm and can survive off of it for a while. Then when things calm down head to a friend's farm that's more wooded and again way to prepared for this. He has his own water and gas. He also has industrial genterators and what I call the dungeon because its pretty much a home under ground. ...DH is confident we will survive.
This is our zombie/government takeover/terrorist attack/natural disaster that wipes out modern technology plan. He's also made the kids do trial runs to insure we can secure the farm. He has prepared the boys their entire lives to be ready for disaster. D day ready right here.