Do you honestly think YOU'LL survive?

Cianos

If it was to break out right now, what do you honestly think your chances of survival would be?

On the plus side, I live on the 3rd and top floor of the building, with only one entrance. I've immediate access to a large van with enough fuel to get me far in to the country side or up the dublin mountains, and I've a bicycle. Both myself and my flatmate are reasonably fit and don't have any health complications. There's all types of shops including a hardware store, a supermarket and a chemist literally within a 3 minute walk of my house.

On the down side, the food I have in the apartment would only last 3 or 4 days. Living close to the city centre means I'll be in the most rampantly affected areas of the country. And the best thing I have to use as a weapon is an old hurley.

I think my chances would probably be higher than average. The lack of food is a big problem, but if we could manage a raid on the shops around the corner we could barricade ourselves in here quite safely for a long time.

Micky Dolenz

Honestly, yes I would survive if it happened right now.

I am at home and this is the best place for me to be to wait out the ensuing panic and confusion.

My attic is already decked out and has certain emergency supplies. Lock all ground floor windows and doors, destroy stairs, replace with ladder.

Live on 1st floor and sleep in attic, pull up stira stairs for a peaceful nights sleep. Plenty of books and beer, then it's a waiting game.

degrassinoel

If i wasnt bitten and was aware of the outbreak, i'd survive, for about a month. After that due to current in-real-life health issues i would become a burden on fellow survivors and either be outcast or euthanised.

asthmatic and crohn's disease if you were wondering.
The zombpocolypse has no room for the weak, it really is survival of the fittest, harsh but thats the way it is.

Sofiztikated

I like to think I'd be grand, but in all honestly, I'd probably go down.

Maybe not first, but probably would not ride it out.

Not hugely fit, but I can hold my own.
Not strong, but stubborn.
Health issues would be my downfall. If I had a supply of antibiotics (Namely Augmentin Duo 500Mg or similar) and some other medical supplies, which I have a stock off, but not an ever lasting stock, I could do for a while.
Skills wise, I can bodge together some stuff, but I'm no sparky or handyman.

I'm currently in a town in NE Ireland, in a hotel (at work) that is so open, its impossible to lock down in the event of a zombpocolypse. Stupid fire escapes and Health and Safety crap.

I have access to a car, a 4x4 if necessary, still haven't figured out my safe zone though, after 3 years down up here.

ScumLord

Cianos wrote: »

On the plus side, I live on the 3rd and top floor of the building, with only one entrance.

I don't know why you think that's a good thing, your essentially trapped should Zombies camp outside your front door. You need a building with many entrances to aid escape. In the beginning that means more than having a secure building.

There's all types of shops including a hardware store, a supermarket and a chemist literally within a 3 minute walk of my house.

In the first few days I'd say raiding shops would be risky as people try to defend what they have, everyone else may have the same idea to.

On the down side, the food I have in the apartment would only last 3 or 4 days.

Not necessarily a down side as without electricity food won't last much longer than that. Dried and tinned food will last longer but preparing it in flats without electricity could be dangerous and time consuming.

On my own I don't expect to last to long, but at home in my own town I think my chances are fairly good.

Ginja Ninja

not to be snooty or anything,but hell F*cking yes I'd survive.

I'm upstairs in concrete house with double glazed tempered windows with a timber staircase.With a range to heat it
It's in the country[very rural mayo] with our own well and a fresh water lake just over the hill and a ridge of potatoes growing in the garden

Downstairs there's a single barrel shotgun with 2 boxes of shells[just in case]
5 metres outside the back door is a shed with 2 wood axes, a scythe a trimmed down slash hook,a generator,2 chainsaws and barrels of petrol with plenty of other tools and build-y type gear as well

We've a 2,000 litre tank of diesel[green,but it'll run] and a tractor with a front loader[would easily reach a second storey and can lift a car], plenty of industrial wooden pallets and fence posts to make a good 200m of zed proof barricades.
A town 15 minutes cycle away,with a builder's yard and 2 filling stations.A doctors surgery and a chemist

I,myself would be pretty fit and agile with no health problems and a decent shot with a gun.I'm a jack of all trades and know a little about trapping and blacksmithing with a small forge down in the shed , plenty of scrap metal to play with and a shed full of timber to fuel it.

So,I think I'll be fine.....now who wants to come over and start founding a new country :P
now do you see why my plans involve coming home?Does anyone think I'm missing something?

Cianos

ScumLord wrote: »

I don't know why you think that's a good thing, your essentially trapped should Zombies camp outside your front door. You need a building with many entrances to aid escape. In the beginning that means more than having a secure building.

A building with just one entrance is more of an advantage imo in a densely populated area. There's enough stimuli in the immediate surroundings to make it unlikely a horde would be fixated on my one entrance indefinitely. I think that would only happen if my building was noticed as housing the only remaining survivor, and there was no other indication of any other survivors in the surrounding area. This would easily be the case in a secluded rural dwelling (where multiple entrances would definitely be an advantage), but in my case I think having only one entrance would be better as all defensive measures can be focused on it.

In the first few days I'd say raiding shops would be risky as people try to defend what they have, everyone else may have the same idea to.

Definitely, but I was presenting a scenario where our chances of survival are dependant on us hearing about the outbreak right now! If I'm only hearing about it right now, chances are most other people haven't begun actioning any survival plans, and key factors like stocking up on food and tools would be without much competition save for some fellow Boardsies :pac:

Not necessarily a down side as without electricity food won't last much longer than that. Dried and tinned food will last longer but preparing it in flats without electricity could be dangerous and time consuming.

Yeah so if I were to shack up and stay put I'd have to have been able to get a large amount of supplies from the local shops and secured myself back in the apartment. If I was unable to gather a sufficient amount of supplies I'd have to get myself as far outside the city as possible, and take things from there :mad:

ScumLord

Cianos wrote: »

A building with just one entrance is more of an advantage imo in a densely populated area. There's enough stimuli in the immediate surroundings to make it unlikely a horde would be fixated on my one entrance indefinitely. I think that would only happen if my building was noticed as housing the only remaining survivor, and there was no other indication of any other survivors in the surrounding area. This would easily be the case in a secluded rural dwelling (where multiple entrances would definitely be an advantage), but in my case I think having only one entrance would be better as all defensive measures can be focused on it.

It's actually odd it doesn't have a second exit for fire regulations. The second exit would usually be around back which would be ideal. One entrance onto a main road (I'm assuming) isn't ideal, is there any chance to escape out a window? I just think one way or out of a building could leave you stuck if the Zombies have nothing else to chase.

I don't think the Zombies could tell the difference between a residential building and any other type so they'll be chasing someone else in and stay at the door indefinitely or catch a smell and stay outside indefinitely.

Mahatma coat

Would survive

I know my way out of the city, I could organise a Convoy in less than 30 minutes with just MY vehicles, anyone in brisbane wishin to survive can join us in their own 4X4. Up the road litteraly 30 seconds away in one of the biggest Canneries in Australia, I would load up a few pallets of stuff on the Isuzu truck, then proceed round the corner to Geebung (industrial center of SEQ) and pick up some Decent heavy duty safety gear some weldin gas and some Regular Gas and whatever tools and weapons I need but dont currently have, there is still a list but its gettin shorter)
I would then rock back to the Yard and start fillin 45 Galon drums with diesel and loading them onto the back of the Isuzu, with that truck full I would load as much Building materials (Cement, Nails, specialised steel, basicly the stuff I cant scavange) as I could onto the Mercedes Truck along with my Alaskan Slabbin mill and my LucasMill,

With those trucks full I would convert the Tray of my volvo Tipper truck as a 'bus' and load it up with Bedding and Clothing etc.


Then everyone not driving the trucks loads into the 5 Landcruisers I have outside and we proceed to head for the Hills, getting out of Brisbane will be fairly straightforward if a little longwinded, we cant go through the city and we probably cvant take the Motorway, but all my trucks are Loggin trucks so well capabable of a bit of Light/midddlin offroad driving.

I'm undecided as to whether or not I'd take my BMW 535

Its a nice car and very fast, but it'd be the only thing runnin on Petrol in a diesel convoy.

It normally takes 3 hours to get to the bush Property so I'd allow 7 for this journey, once I get down to the bush I'd drop by the neighbours and after checkin that they were still Human I'd collect my Shotguns and Rifles, if they have been turned then I's squish their heads and take their weapons too

Once at the Property we have 30K Ha of Forest a Few Thousand Cattle and sheep wanderin around out there a Field of spuds a Field of Maize and Some tomatoes and capsicums growin in the back Garden.

I also have a Transesterification Unit for future fuel needs

And I can still (hopefully) chat to my Fellow BoardZies via My satelite connection.

Deise Musashi

Two rifles, several knives and bladed tools, reasonable stocks of emergency stuff laid in but I'm starting to spend €20 extra a week for stores.
I'm a first aider, wife is a Nurse, I can build basic cement buildings, weld a little.
I know the basics of smithing and heat treating, could do 01 or similar high carbon tool steels in a pinch to make weapons.
Fairly sure I'd do ok in a zombpocalypse, childhood and early teen years spent doing "survival" in the mountains, added prepping and some skills learnt since just makes my chances better.

Lack of ammo down the line will be a bummer, but black powder is doable.

Mahatma coat

Actually the Amunition side is interstin, I would be reasonably confident that I could refill Shotgun shells, for makin Gunpowder I have a Colony of fruitbats in the back Garden so Guano wont be a problem, primer could be difficult but Potassium Perchlorate should be do'able even guncotton is possible, obviously the weapons wouldnt have the same range but it'd still be capable of a '12 Gauge Uppercut'

HxGH

Me? Um.

Yes?

I mean, its Z-day.

We all have chances.

I think mine may be higher than some.

Very quick and needs little food.
Disadvantage - not the strongest but knows some skills to cancel this.
Eg- Good shot and wide knowledge on fighting styles and techniques.

Good at crafts and making homemade devices. Quick thinker too!

Something I must do is write up a FULL plan. FULL!

Soon too.

cyberwolf77

I admit openly I won't see the end. My plan is to take as many zombies with me as I can. Kamikaze drive with hand weapons and improv body armor. Hopefully I could make a decent enough showing so people with a decent chance of survival could make good their escape.

nalorac

I'm a gonner!

Plus side: I live in the middle of nowhere
down side: local shop far away by the time I get there all supplies gone
Plus side: I have a lot of Koka noodles in the cupboard
Downside: What if the water is infected
Plus side: I grow my own tomatoes
Downside: So far I have grown just two

$kilkenny

i think i can
i got my dads shotgun in my press... i live in the country side and i have 2 rivers 5 mins walk away from me aswell as many woods for escape
i have 2 chainsaws and lots of fuel
a van with a weldor and grinder so i can build things and make weapons
and my attic has a fold up stairs and 1 window so id say i could
and i have a few weeks worth of potatoes in my back yard aswell as apples,and fish from the river
and then theres plenty of sheep nearby yum

Daniel2oo9

Im ****ED !
Live in a Terrace so 2 Dead ends = No easy escape c
Clustered Houses=****load Of Z's
Nearest shop=5-10 min walk UPHILL :pac:

Good Things:
Freezerz Full of food,Koka Noodles in Cupboard
Plenty of blunt weapons,Golf Clubs,Snooker Cues.

Id say id survive for a few days an then run out of food !

Micky Dolenz

Daniel2oo9 wrote: »

Im ****ED !
Live in a Terrace so 2 Dead ends = No easy escape c
Clustered Houses=****load Of Z's
Nearest shop=5-10 min walk UPHILL :pac:

Good Things:
Freezerz Full of food,Koka Noodles in Cupboard
Plenty of blunt weapons,Golf Clubs,Snooker Cues.

Id say id survive for a few days an then run out of food !

Sounds to me like you have loads of options.

Go into your attic and i bet ya with a bit of work you can make a hole in wall between your two neighbours attics. now you have two escape routes and access to more supplies.

If you need to get out quickly, going through the roof is a good option and easy to do. Once on the roof the terrace is your kingdom.

degrassinoel

i had an idea about suburban housing

my estate is an old corporation housing estate, built in the 50's, so the walls are very solid. each road has a ring/rectangle of houses. Gardens all meet at the rear forming a large walled enclosure. not great at explaining how it is, so here's a crappy picture of what i mean


Providing the inhabitants of the houses could contain the infection and make a barricade, the interior garden area, and most of the interior of the houses will make a fortress.
This would present its own problems, personality clashes, jealousy, etc.. if that could be overcome, the walls separating the rear gardens could be knocked down, resources shared to build brick and mortar barricades at the front of the houses.
blocking key doorways & windows. rear gardens coul be used for housing pets, and chickens! etc.. small crops.
would definetly be a solid defensive point, although it would run dry in weeks maybe a month the work could be accomplished in less than a day if all the residents could pitch in. local resources could be plundered for supplies, shops, chemists etc..

Jesus Wept

I hadn't considered it.
I'm sure I'd be grand, what's the worst that could happen?

cyberwolf77

The-Rigger wrote: »

I hadn't considered it.
I'm sure I'd be grand, what's the worst that could happen?

You get infected, and a loved one is forced to smash your skull

Jesus Wept

I see.
I think I'll need to begin frequenting this forum and make a plan.

cyberwolf77

The-Rigger wrote: »

I see.
I think I'll need to begin frequenting this forum and make a plan.

Thus the reason this forum exists. Humanity must survive and destroy the undead threat

Jesus Wept

I have a couple of large candle sticks, they might make a decent makeshift weapon, bit blunt though.

cyberwolf77

Blunt is good, don't get stuck when you smash the skull.

Nemi

Ginja Ninja wrote: »

I'm upstairs in concrete house with double glazed tempered windows with a timber staircase.With a range to heat it
It's in the country[very rural mayo] with our own well and a fresh water lake just over the hill and a ridge of potatoes growing in the garden

..... Does anyone think I'm missing something?

I think your problem is right there in bold. The rural isolation increases your chance of a long and painful death, as they know there's no-one around to hear your screams. This is the experience in other societies that have failed.When they assault a country home or farm, they will usually stay there for hours or days torturing the owners.Zombies will go for a quick kill in an urban environment; its not that they have a conscious intent, just that the ones that don't will have been quickly eliminated.

If you were in the city, there's a chance that I'd hear your cry for help while out scavanging. Of course, I'd ignore you at first. But one of my kids would probably be with me. Something in the disappointment in her eyes, as she saw I was going to leave you to your fate, would tell me that I had to do something; like that bit in The Road where The Boy persuades The Man to share their precious food with a hungry stranger.

Of course, if I arrive at the scene just a little too late, if I feel that I've saved you physically but that you've been mentally compromised by the sight of your nearest and dearest being eaten in front of your eyes, I'll have to kill you too. Nothing personal, its just that the psychological damage might make you want to inflict the same pain on others, so that you could seize the power of the creatures that took everyone from you that mattered. I just can't allow my family to be exposed to that kind of threat.

But I promise I will be quick. You need have no fear of experiencing the days of being alternatively raped and partially eaten that would be your lot in your isolated and vulnerable Mayo house. Another benefit is that my daughter will take strength from the sight of me attempting to help a stranger, even if I tell her I arrived too late to save you. The fact I put myself in danger will enable her to persist in her delusion that human decency was not destroyed at the moment that the undead arose.

And that must give us all hope. To paraphrase Cormac McCarthy, if my daughter is not the word of God, then God never spoke.

Ginja Ninja

And this is why I'm not going to be one of those hoarders we all know of.My plan always bases itself around a group of 5 while we're travelling/escaping the city or a group of 10-12 when we get settled back in my place.I know trust issues come into it and believe me I don't trust anyone lightly.The way I see it,call me arrogant if you want,but unless I get shot/stabbed in the back straight away any intruder is going to wish they were never born once I get to them

but sure feck it,something will kill me eventually no point over stressing about it

OptimashPrime

what if someone traveling with you is sick or weak and slowing you down, would you cut them off so to speak ?

NicoleL88

Hey everyone, can't believe I haven't spotted this section of the forum.

Love zombie movies, so much so that I think I'll be doing my thesis on them (I'm doing an MA in Film Studies).

Constantly envision myself in zombie scenarios.. so... right now?

It's 2.19pm, I'm at home alone. I'm still wearing pjamas so that's not really appropriate running-for-my-life attire. I can lock my door, and jump out my window if needs be. In terms of weapons, all that's to hand that I could do damage with is my electric guitar that I never use, so I'm sure I could make **** of a zombie or two with it.

Would prefer to have a gun at hand though!

Live in the town in an estate and can't drive so I'd either have to hole up in my room or run. And I'm not a good runner. I guess I'd be fecked!

GavRedKing

I think yes, I honestly could survive.

I have a plan, as I live with my family, a grand total of 6 of us. 2 adult males, 3 adult females and a 18 month old baby.

Myself and father would go about barracading the house, as I think in the first few days and weeks of the outbreak any un-necessary travel should be avoided if possible.

We would barricade as much of the upstairs as possible and destroy the stairs and move as much supplies to the attic.

As my dad owns 2 guns, a High powered deer rifle and a 12 gauge shotgun we would be well enough protected to take own any z's that might come and against any potential human intruders.

I would knock the wall to my neighbours attic, providing they were not occupying it and have another escape route.

We would hide out for a few weeks and see how it plays out before making any move.

ShadowGal

i think id survive, im kick ass

Agent J

I think it boils down to where you are when it happens.

If i am in an area i know then i reckon i have a good chance.

Foreign country.. unfamilair terrain...chances drop...

Valmont

I'm hiding in Micky Dolenz' attic with my iphone so I'll be grand.

My only plus is that I have a sharp axe and a decent survival kit and I am experienced living and eating in the outdoors. I would just head for the very large estate near to where I live, set up a camp in a tree and plan my next move. I would be ok in the short term but long term I think I would need to find either a gun or a gang somewhere.

smellslikelemon

Completely doubt my survival skills, be dead within the week!
I think you need incredible army skills in order to make it through a zombie outbreak.
I live out in the country which would probably be better for me so who knows, but can you actually wait out a zombie outbreak?

$kilkenny

it all depends on how long you wait and the amount of people in the area
take ireland for instance.... dublin all dead,all zombies when done in say wexford,louth etc will then move hopefully to dublin or atleast to cities where the food is
so i think you can..just stay away from towns and let them starve to death!

WhodahWoodah

Lol I live in a huge densely populated housing estate that's surrounded by more huge housing estates so I'd be "brain-bread" almost immediately. I'd imagine one of the zom-brats that are always playing on the green will probably get me......feeling a bit depressed about it now.

bad2dabone

it's very much in the balance for me, I've a very small baby to deal with so if z-day breaks out soon I think the noise she makes while crying would attract too much attention for us to be completely safe.

komodosp

You people are way over-optimistic. Any of the documentaries I've seen seem to indicate that only a few people from a city will survive. Like say a group of 12 from a town the size of Limerick. Skill is to do with it, but luck plays a major part, you probably have about a 1 in 5000 chance of just being in a position where you can use your zombie-survival skills.

Think about it, your wife walks in to the bathroom while you're shaving in the morning, all groggy and senseless looking, mumbling something about brains... Do you assume she's a zombie or just still waking up? Wife, brother, sister, room-mate, father, mother... This is how it starts.

AND THEY'LL TAKE OVER THE SHOPPING CENTRES FOR GOD'S SAKE!

So you have a shot-gun. That'll keep you safe for about a minute before you run out of ammunition, and your house / pub / whatever is over-run.

You think your're safe in the country? These hungry zombies will find you anyway, except now you don't have a group of random strangers to band together with. And if we're lucky enough that the army does come to the rescue, it's not you they'll be saving, it's the population centres where they can maximise the lives saved.

No I'm afraid you and I will simply be in the senseless masses, probably becoming zombies before anyone knows there's a zombie outbreak, and who gets their head blown off and is then forgotten.

You might think it's great - raping, pillaging, looting, driving on the right, doing whatever you like without any regard for consequences, but the end of the world means you're dead too.

Mahatma coat

.....driving on the right.......

Ah Now, the breakdown of society wont be THAT Bad

Ginja Ninja

komodosp wrote: »

No I'm afraid you and I will simply be in the senseless masses, probably becoming zombies before anyone knows there's a zombie outbreak, and who gets their head blown off and is then forgotten.

you know,you're probably right.But I for one will fight tooth and nail to try and beat the odds, screw just giving up this is survival FFS

cyberwolf77

Ginja Ninja wrote: »

you know,you're probably right.But I for one will fight tooth and nail to try and beat the odds, screw just giving up this is survival FFS

Yeah, and I will do my best to insure your chance to beat the odds.

ScumLord

komodosp wrote: »

You people are way over-optimistic. Any of the documentaries I've seen seem to indicate that only a few people from a city will survive. Like say a group of 12 from a town the size of Limerick. Skill is to do with it, but luck plays a major part, you probably have about a 1 in 5000 chance of just being in a position where you can use your zombie-survival skills.

Why would any one in a city survive over those in the country? In the city your surrounded and trapped by infected, I find that those in cities tend not to know much about the world outside of their city due to the fact they don't often have to leave it, people in the country do have a better knowledge of their surroundings as they do have to travel to buy even essentials at a reasonable price.

Think about it, your wife walks in to the bathroom while you're shaving in the morning, all groggy and senseless looking, mumbling something about brains... Do you assume she's a zombie or just still waking up? Wife, brother, sister, room-mate, father, mother... This is how it starts.

This can happen in the city due to the close proximity of people but those in the country will have some time and distance to protect them. However Irish people do tend to work in the city and live in the country so there will be a spread into smaller towns but it will be minor.

You think your're safe in the country? These hungry zombies will find you anyway, except now you don't have a group of random strangers to band together with. And if we're lucky enough that the army does come to the rescue, it's not you they'll be saving, it's the population centres where they can maximise the lives saved.

It'll take them days to wander out to the country and it'll become very hard for them to move over fences and gates, "always close the gate after you" is drummed into you at an early age in the country, it's likely the measures taken to fence in cattle will be enough to prevent Zombies from breaking through to fields. If it's raining Zombies may become completely trapped in mud.

It's also allot harder to become trapped in the countryside.

DakotaYoda

I'd also comment that rural places MAY be cleared our first rather than population centers.

Realistically the area easier to secure and those rural areas will provide all the food the survivors will need. Canned stuff will run out sooner or later.

Ginja Ninja

DakotaYoda wrote: »

I'd also comment that rural places MAY be cleared our first rather than population centers.

Realistically the area easier to secure and those rural areas will provide all the food the survivors will need. Canned stuff will run out sooner or later.

+1

from a recovery point of view the vast majority of the country could be taken with ease, Dublin would have to be hemmed in and cleared street by street .it's too much effort for what it's worth

country;fewer zeds,more space more natural/usable resources

City; highest concentration of zeds,difficult to clear, no real advantage from a survival point of view, all the tech and amenities are useful going forward,but not the most effective at keeping people alive

ShadowGal

Agent J wrote: »

I think it boils down to where you are when it happens.

If i am in an area i know then i reckon i have a good chance.

Foreign country.. unfamilair terrain...chances drop...

agreed. if you were in a busy city when it happened then id say it wasnt looking too good, but the further out you are then you've got a better chance