Attention! Zombies.

We had one of these threads a few months ago, and it was entertaining, so here goes.

There are two doors that they'd have to get through to get to me at this point. The main door to the house, then the door at the top of the stairs into our apartment. Since Zeke's ability to go through doors is limited to force rather than the use of doorknobs, I'd have ample warning as they try to breech the first entryway.

Unfortunately for them, I am awake at this hour. Upon hearing their entrance to the building, I'd get my 12ga from the next room and plant myself at the top of the stairs with that and the box of 7 1/2 shells. That position is pretty defensible for the time being, but this apartment isn't the ideal long term position, especially considering that I'm just outside one of the biggest cities in NY, and aside from the shotgun and the single box of shells, I don't have much here in the way of defensive weaponry (No need for it here)

We make our way to the car which has a little over a quarter of a tank of gas in it, enough to get me back to my hometown where my parents and weapon/ammo cache is. Our route will be direct, down the Thruway, which will be sparsely populated at this hour of the night, with little risk of running into many other drivers.

The rural area we're heading to has several advantages at this point.
1. The area is on a dead end road, one way in, one way out.
2. The area has been hit with about 5' of snow. Vehicles can be turned sideways to create a barricade between the snow banks.
3. Wood stove with plenty of store in case electricity and other utilities become cut off.
4. Two story house allows for us to be able to shoot Zeke easily as he starts foundering in the snow, and since the population is really low, Zeke's numbers won't be overwhelming, and my brother will probably make his way there as well- he's the designated marksman for his unit in the national guard, my father taught HIM (and I) how to shoot, and I generally hit what I'm aiming at. Between the three of us I think we can stave off an assault while the women make sammiches and take care of the baby.

I think we can hold out for a bit.


Edited by Reb Cpl - 27 February 2010 at 2:13am

Hmmm, I want to make my post a well thought out and elaborate one.  I'll sleep on it and make a thorough decision in the morning.  

grab the 12G from under the bed, grab ammo from where its stored.

fight off any zombie thats gotten into my house. proceed to fall back to houses of friends whose dad's i know have ammo for 12G or some sort of arsenal.

fall back to a position where the zombies cannot go. get a boat, few meals go to middle of lake ronkonkoma wait about a week for it all to blow over

go to nearest 7 11 get supplies and continue to fight on from where i am at that point

blow away zombies on site, keep one round in reserve in case my position is overrun

Considering i have a fireproof, very heavy door leading into my 7th floor dorm, the zombies would need a battering ram to get in here.  That means that Zeke is very evolved and I have no choice.  I attempt to climb out the bottom-hinged window and wait for help or leap to my non-zombie death.  

I'm stuck in a dorm full of people. The doors are fairly strong and should hold out against the strength of any group of people that try to get in... dead or alive.

Before I continue, it's important to note that I'm on a college campus at 9 AM. It is highly unlikely that there are more than a few zombies roaming through any one of the dorms at any one time, and that all the commotion they make would still not be enough to wake any of the students around. In that case, there wouldn't be any reason that a zombie should be at my door. I would likely learn of the invasion by reading my morning news.

I'll barricade the main door of the dorm and hold out on the food that we have in the refrigerator. Chances are, the

I would fashion a spear/club/battle axe from the pull-up bar in my room. Before I ventured outdoors, I would wrap a shemagh around my head (most importantly mouth and ears) for protection from blood spatter. I would also wear one of the pairs of lab goggles I have in here (my paintball masks are in the car). I would don my jacket, jeans, boots, and my paintball gloves. Furthermore, I would take all the latex gloves I have stored in my dorm (used to help with the school EMS service) and spread them out among my pockets wearing one pair under my gloves.

I would then make a door opening device out of a wire hanger. You can open the doors here by sliding a hooked wire under a door, turning it up toward the handle on the opposite side, and pulling down. I would keep this in my dorm in case I have to retreat and come up with an alternate plan of action, which would involve barricading my entire floor and clearing the rooms of zombies.

Back to the original plan:

I have a few objectives I need to complete to GTFO of here.

1) Roommates: They may slow me down, but they will be useful. Among the 4 of us, there are 3 cars, a ton of food, and two of us could take down damn near any sized person with ease.

2) Belongings: I've got a dorm full of crap that I can use to help me out. Plenty of bags to carry stuff, all sorts of useful items like flashlights, tools, a skydiving helmet, various goggles and glasses, batteries, knives, non-perishable foods, a walkie talkie, etc. I would also take with me my hard drives and my camera and some nostalgic items before I vacated the room.

3) Car: It's currently loaded with my stuff left over from the paintball game I went to last weekend. In there I've got water, basic camping supplies, tools, and a few things one would bring to a scenario game. Also, while it would attract attention, it is probably the safest way for me to traverse the campus. It's also very close to one of the dorm exits.

The two roommates who also have cars could get theirs.

4) Medical supplies: We have a basic EMS service here. That service has a 2x4 Gator that should currently be loaded with a BLS bag. If the guys on duty haven't escaped, I would grab one of those.

5) Aircraft: Yes, you get it , I fly... but it is the only way to get out of Daytona from where I am. All the roads that surround campus are super busy at nearly all times of day. If there are any airplanes available, I would see to it that I got my hands on two of them. The flight line is no more than 100 yards away from the dorm. I would have to hop behind the flight desk and steal a bunch of clipboards. I have a couple options on places to fly but I would have to get there quick as crappy weather is soon to hit us. There is an abandoned grass strip on an island in a lake about 15 minutes inland that I could definitely land a plane on. The planes at our school are usually gassed up and ready to go, and if there isn't enough fuel, there are plenty of airports in the middle of low population areas that I could perhaps have the time to fill up my tanks on. Heck, if our fuel truck is still on the ramp, I could grab that.

There is one huge concern I have with this plan, and that is the 3 people I have with me. I'm not one to leave anyone behind, and the planes cannot handle 4 people with any useful amount of fuel and supplies. Luckily (or maybe not), there will be other pilots on the flight line that would be calm enough to coordinate our plan. Our best bet would be to the Kennedy Space Center, where it is unlikely that any Z would be around regardless of how bad the invasion is. There will also be a ton of aircraft and likely their pilots around, which would make our escape to the Bahamas much easier. On the other hand, we could get government support, though the quality of that depends on how interested the commanders have been with zombie movies.

Mack wrote: I'm having a bad day (back issues) so I would make my way out the window but let one zombie bite me.  I would then go to the nearby house of an ex-supervisor I couldn't stand, slip in through the basement window and fix the door leading upstairs* so it can't be secured.  After that I would hide and wait to turn. *Assuming there is one.

LOL

XD 40 in my back pocket, ar15 by my room door and PTR91 under my bed... 120rds for both rifles in mags and ~4000rds of ammo in cases that are easy to carry...

navy base less than 5 miles away... between personal weapons of the locals, the MPs and Marine detachment i think i would be safe... for a while...

ParielIsBack wrote: Mack wrote: I'm having a bad day (back issues) so I would make my way out the window but let one zombie bite me.  I would then go to the nearby house of an ex-supervisor I couldn't stand, slip in through the basement window and fix the door leading upstairs* so it can't be secured.  After that I would hide and wait to turn. *Assuming there is one. LOL

I would be screwed currently.

I'm laying in my girlfriends bed at her apartment, she's asleep next to me, my pistol is in the truck, my rifles are at my house. 

Unless she's got some weapons I don't know about, the zombies just got her, her son, and me.