In an apocalyptic scenario, would you survive long?

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I wouldn't! At all. I cannot run fast or fight, I'd be a goner immediately the zombies or aliens or whatever descend. When I watch a movie of tv with this theme I can't ever keep up with the characters when they make a quick plan about who is going to do what where, and when they give each other silent hand signals eg going into a room they think is occupied I'm just like huh what do you mean?

If you reckon you'd survive a good while if the shit hits the fan, what are your best survival skills? Are you good at going with the flow, being flexible, thinking quickly on the go?

“By removing the head or destroying the brain.”

I suggest you watch Shaun of the Dead, immediately! It might save your life come the zombie apocalypse.

And while we are at it, Zombies are the reanimated dead.

As much as I love 28 Days later, they are NOT zombies. They are people who are very much alive and infected with a virus that makes them angry and fast.

A real Zombie apocalypse is nothing to fear.

They are just rotting corpses ambling around.

Your nan could out walk one on her zimmer frame.

As an aside, did anyone used to watch Z Nation? I bloody loved that.

Sorry, 2 seasons. Waiting for the third. After the third I’ll definitely be able to fly too.

I think I'd act smart not brave. Good at strategy and solving problems but not running around and fighting.

I have also watched every episode of ER and Greys, my diagnostic and operating skills are honed. No problem creating a biro into a tracheostomy tool. I also have a 3D printer which I'm sure will come in super handy.

I'm beginning to think I'd be on the A team. I'm going to do a bit of OL shopping to get the right outfit to throw on. I'm thinking layers obviously, a quiet but effective camouflage print and many pants. One can't have too many pants.

@Iwantabloodypizza All Sean had to do was stay in the house. The annoying boyfriend who wanted to stay in his flat was right. Instead he went his girlfriend and Sean and died.

The government would probably more likely round them up and force them to work for the public sector to save money.

I'm going to do a bit of OL shopping to get the right outfit to throw on. I'm thinking layers obviously, a quiet but effective camouflage print and many pants. One can't have too many pants.

Don't forget you won't need any razors for the underarms or hair dye. According to the movies you won't need them. Just maybe a fetching sooty smudge on your cheekbone.

Pour liquid metal on them, harness them dangle a live rodent aka carrot and stick and they can pull vehicles. Greyhound racing tracks could be used as mother's meeting points, just pop the baby in the pram, attached to a walker and off they go, round and round while you drink nettle tea and chat.

I can run for a very long time and and am a high level martial artist. I'm calm in a crisis and have no problem shooting animals. Not killed a human yet but by god I've wanted to! 🤣

On the other hand I'm not sure I'd want to as I like my creature comforts too much like tea and a shower every morning.

There could be a business opportunity for someone. This is how you survive! Not by fighting but adapting 😂

@Useyourfork

Have you been living under a rock? Everyone knows that a blow to the head kills zombies. You could even use the rock that you have been living under.

I recon I'd be okay. I'm a member of a women's shooting community, we are armed to the hilt, we all have mean shooting (rifles and shotguns), fishing, butchery and general agricultural skills that we'd manage pretty well, plenty of us live about as off grid as is possible so we could definitely hole up and set up our own compound. We have medical professionals, engineers, professional gamekeepers, farmers and plenty of other skilled professionals in our group that we'd do well on our own between us and our partners. My downfall could be running out of nerve medication, but I keep a massive stock of it anyway, and moving away from being desk bound will probably ameliorate 99% of my problems anyway.

@Vitriolinsanity Excellent skills!

I think I would be screwed with a zombie apocalypse as I can't run. Something like a virus I am immune to seems like a better bet. Once the main crisis event subsides I would have practical skills for growing and preserving food and sewing. My medications running out would make life unpleasant and painful, but not fatal. Memory foam pillow would be greatly missed.

Films always seem to put the camp / compound somewhere really bad. I have spent ages screaming clear defensible perimeter at the screen. Why build it in a wood, in an area with tunnels, junk yard etc. Clear line of sight and double perimeter wall please! I do think the risk of feral animals is also massively under appreciated. Rats will gnaw on corpses, dogs will make packs to attack, farm animals can kill. We aren't used to sharing our space with large animals at all.

The nuclear power plants would melt down and kill us all, then we'd all be zombies apart from the government in the bunkers.

I think I’d hold up well enough. Depending on the apocalyptic event, it might actually be a more peaceful life what without working, bills, people, etc.

I’d miss the local chippy though 😂

I’m almost blind with my contact lenses and get migraines. I barely survive glamping

How has no one noticed that Ray Mears' wife is on this thread as @Namechangedforthisonetoday?

We have a plan for this 😂

as a team with my family we’d be amazing. On my own I’d give up, cba

Traditional zombies as an infection vector are crap, especially after we endured Covid-19. It's spread via blood or saliva (dig out those face masks and googles) and requires skin contact. Just go around in a rubber suit and wack them over the head. Use a scooter or electric bike for extra manoeuvrability. Yes, you will look like a human condom, but you will be doing your bit for the human race!

TBH, I would be more afraid of the Government kill squads sent to deal with them (like large - scale pest control) than zombies.

Now, if you want something terrifying, let's talk about cannibal locusts.

It would be just my bloody luck to survive an apocalypse and have to deal with all the fallout while everyone else lies happily deaded. I’m very resilient. It’s a curse.

Go to the Winchester, have a pint, wait for it to all blow over.

Very sensible.

I could manage the 1970s shopping mall zombies, no problem, as long as I had my running shoes. It’d be fairly easy to do a supermarket grab for supplies, flamethrowing stuff, get diy tools sorted and grab a vehicle. I reckon I could manage a life in the hills and avoid getting mangled. The 28 days later hyper zombies are out of my league so I’d give up and join them.

I'd have to break into a pharmacy for medication, but can read proper maps and use a compass. I'm in reasonable nick but couldn't out run those fast zombies. If I survived into later years, I might have a function as a repository of wisdom and teach children to read.

On the other hand at 68 I might be immediately viewed as a liability and have to do a Captain Oates: I'm going outside, and may be some time.