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I know most of the Americans here own guns. Some, more than others. I'm sure most of us also have the tools for making our own ammo. So... how many people here have made silver bullets - you know - just to have in case you might need them. Cause odds are you won't ever need them - but if you do, you'll need them quick.

What other dangerous but unlikely things are you prepared for?

I am prepared for all shoes to become infected with a virus that makes them eat people's toes.

The cure: sandals. No enclosed feet, no lost toes.

I am also prepared for the mass exodus of thought from the human population. Oh wait.

I have a spaceship ready incase the Earth decides to implode. It also has time to tell me that the Earth is going to implode with enough time to post on the message boards making fun of all you suckers that would be about to get vapourized.

That's pretty much it. Oh, and candles, in case of power outage.

My mother has enough stored grain to last her over a year. Apparently being mormon includes the need to move away fast in case they decide to start lynching Mormons again in the US

I have fifty bucks in two-dollar coins. Wack 'em, bribe 'em, throw 'em...I'm ready for the lot.

I hide a shiv in my sock when I go to Thanksgiving dinner. Just in case Grandma goes apeshit again. Crazy bitch.

I hide a shiv in my sock when I go to Thanksgiving dinner. Just in case Grandma goes apeshit again. Crazy bitch.
Lmao! Thats the funniest thing Ive read all day.

I know most of the Americans here own guns. Some, more than others. I'm sure most of us also have the tools for making our own ammo. So... how many people here have made silver bullets - you know - just to have in case you might need them. Cause odds are you won't ever need them - but if you do, you'll need them quick.

What other dangerous but unlikely things are you prepared for?

let me answer your question with a question: how much good do you think it does the average law abiding iraqi citizen to own a gun?

and do you honestly believe any supplies you try to stockpile against an emergency woun't be confiscated by armed, uniformed members, of your own nation's military if it ever came to a situation where you might actualy need them? and quite probably acting under orders from their ligitimate chain of command?

it IS good to have a survival, evasion and escape kit on hand. i'm damd sure not knocking that. but the actual, practual, usefulness of sidearms as a part of it is highly questionable at best. and at worst, more likely to get you killed , or at least spending the rest of your life in durance vile, then prevent this from happining.

an se&e kit, a practicle one, is something no bigger, heavier, or more conspicuous then a day pack, you can grab on a moments notice and be out the door and dissappearing with, before you're even half awaike, and without drawing unwanted attention to yourself by doing so.

idealy it sould have a minimum of two or three days worth of concentrates, something to curl up in to keep you warm at night, an inconspicuous chainge of clothing to wear in the daytime, and probably a roll of tolet paper.

notebooks and pencils are handy too.

a map and compas MIGHT be handy; except, this is a hell of a time to be first learning your way arround too, possibly even a fatal one. KNOW your surroundings and the surroundings of your surroundings, BEFORE anything happens that you might actualy need this knowledge to survive.

that is the best survival kit of all. the one you keep inside you're head.

KNOW the local native plants, what you can eat, what is useful for other things, how to survive with and on them.

wild creatures can be your friends too. NOT for approaching and attempting to pet, i don't mean that. that can get you injured or infected too. but learn from them. watch them. they can tell you all sorts of things. if the're used to you being arround they can and will, by how they tell and warn each other, if anyone the're not used to being arround comes by.

there's a lot you can learn about surviving if you have to from watching them.

and if you want to be a bit safer and improve your odds, don't live in a damd city, and especialy not one at, near, or below sea level. that is unless you own a sea worthy boat and are already actualy living on it.

best resources and best chances, probably, are to live normaly but unobtrusively in a small (meaning less then 1000 people) in mountainous forrest regeons, away from major population centers.

and REALLY KNOW your natural wild surroundings!

=^^=
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I have a moon base, ready and waiting. :D

...and do you honestly believe any supplies you try to stockpile against an emergency woun't be confiscated by armed, uniformed members, of your own nation's military if it ever came to a situation where you might actualy need them? and quite probably acting under orders from their ligitimate chain of command?

I'm not worried about that. Unless the army has been zombified - then I have an escape route already planned out.


...but the actual, practual, usefulness of sidearms as a part of it is highly questionable at best...

My silver bullets are not for my sidearm - they're for my muzzle loading musket.

...notebooks and pencils are handy too....

Pencils are a good last resort weapon vs. vampires. I keep a few soaking in holy water.

I always keep my favourite d20 on me. In case I need to make a save, I'd prefer to use my lucky d20 over the unreliable d20 of chance.

My mother has enough stored grain to last her over a year. Apparently being mormon includes the need to move away fast in case they decide to start lynching Mormons again in the US
That's sound policy. *hides draft of National Mormon Lynching Act*

*looks around* Um... I'm prepared for... um... I own a PDA that can play music and create text documents... perhaps I should create a Faraday cage to protect it in case of EMP...

I always keep my favourite d20 on me. In case I need to make a save, I'd prefer to use my lucky d20 over the unreliable d20 of chance.

I hope you've prepared for the inevitable modifiers that you'll have to deal with when making a saving throw. :D

I'm prepared for the destruction of the fluffle *points to above sig*.


EDIT: Damm, two sigs above now. Well that just ruined it...

I know most of the Americans here own guns. Some, more than others. I'm sure most of us also have the tools for making our own ammo. So... how many people here have made silver bullets - you know - just to have in case you might need them. Cause odds are you won't ever need them - but if you do, you'll need them quick.

What other dangerous but unlikely things are you prepared for?

Just out of curiosity, what possible (real world) use could silver bullets have over a standard copper jacketed FMJ or soft point bullet? I'd rather have the silver for my CPU waterblock, or in pre '65 coins (the value of silver should continue to go up).

I am constructing a B.O.B. (Bug Out Bag), with some essential things (food, water, medical supplies, change of clothes, etc). Three days of essentials is the accepted standard for a BOB. My B.O.B. will be used if I ever need to leave my apartment in an emergency (like in the event of a massive snowstorm, hurricane, the roof collapsing, etc), to travel to a more safe location (like my parents or sister's house). I also have what I've termed a "grab bag", which is one of the other things I'll grab as I'm headed out the door in an emergency. The purpose of the "Grab Bag" is to store things that won't fit in my B.O.B. and supplies to replenish my B.O.B. (extra medical supplies, extra fire starting materials, extra glo-sticks, etc). The final thing I'll grab in an emergency bug-out is my rifle and mags. While it's illegal in CT to hunt deer with a .223 round, I can take small game with it (squirrels, rabbits, woodchucks, and other varmints).

Just out of curiosity, what possible (real world) use could silver bullets have over a standard copper jacketed FMJ or soft point bullet?

Just remember this post of yours when the werewolves are closing in on you.

Better safe than sorry.

Just remember this post of yours when the werewolves are closing in on you.

Better safe than sorry.


:headbang:

The only cataclysmic event I am prepared for, is a zombie infestation.
I ahve thoroughly done the research, and planned and plotted the nearest escape route to guns, and ammunition, and of course, the nearest local mall.

The only cataclysmic event I am prepared for, is a zombie infestation.
I ahve thoroughly done the research, and planned and plotted the nearest escape route to guns, and ammunition, and of course, the nearest local mall.

I am fully prepared for zombies. It's simple really - all you need is a good melee weapon and complete protection from zombie bites or scratches. I have a samurai sword and kevlar one-piece footie pajamas*.





*with bunny ears.

I am fully prepared for zombies. It's simple really - all you need is a good melee weapon and complete protection from zombie bites or scratches. I have a samurai sword and kevlar one-piece footie pajamas*.





*with bunny ears.

Wich is fine is its Romero zombies, or Fulci zombies...

If its "Remake Zombies" the really fast ones....were screwed.

Wich is fine is its Romero zombies, or Fulci zombies...

If its "Remake Zombies" the really fast ones....were screwed.

There's little scientific evidence for "remake" zombies. I'm talking about real world stuff here.

I have a bunch of alcohol in case a disaster happens and the liquor store isn't open for a few days

The only cataclysmic event I am prepared for, is a zombie infestation.
I ahve thoroughly done the research, and planned and plotted the nearest escape route to guns, and ammunition, and of course, the nearest local mall.

Got it all wrong.

Nearest escape route to Local Pub, to stores of, Blunt Objects .eg. cricket bats and spades.

There's little scientific evidence for "remake" zombies. I'm talking about real world stuff here.

LMAO!!! :D

Have you ever considered that the "remake" zombies might actually be ravers doped up on amphetamines before they turned? In that case, the fast zombie might be a reality. Well, in theory anyway.

Zombies? shovels? this is a stupid thread....:headbang:



Get a merry-go-round, weild baseball bats sticking over the edge, sabotauge mery-go-round to go hyper fast, build house on merry-go-round

100% zombie proof or your money back

Got it all wrong.

Nearest escape route to Local Pub, to stores of, Blunt Objects .eg. cricket bats and spades.


Nonsense.

How many people made it out that pub alive?

1.

How many people made it out of the mall alive?

All BUT one.

Odds says the Mall is safer.

To the mall! As soon as I finish DLing some inspirational music to blare for the survivors. :p

Got it all wrong.

Nearest escape route to Local Pub, to stores of, Blunt Objects .eg. cricket bats and spades.
WRONG!

Nearest escape to the local school.

It has saws, knives, bunsen burners and javelins.

It also has a Staff Room which contains wine and biscuits, key to having a good one.

There are also the Cookery rooms and some supplies in the nearby cupboards.

There are also many confiscated lighters, cigarettes and even some confiscated weed, which would lighten things up, as well as the music rooms and the instruments which are contained inside, such as guitars, basses, keyboards, a drumkit, and a piano, as well as microphones.

WRONG!

Nearest escape to the local school.

It has saws, knives, bunsen burners and javelins.

It also has a Staff Room which contains wine and biscuits, key to having a good one.

There are also the Cookery rooms and some supplies in the nearby cupboards.

There are also many confiscated lighters, cigarettes and even some confiscated weed, which would lighten things up, as well as the music rooms and the instruments which are contained inside, such as guitars, basses, keyboards, a drumkit, and a piano, as well as microphones.

But the school is already full of zombies even before the outbreak :p

You all neglect one of my prefered threats to humanity; all you need to survive an attack by intellent plants is:

1) wire meshed face mask
2) bee keping suit
4) flame thrower
5) enough glyphosate to destroy a rainforest

6) the isle of Wight (prefered but not essential)

But the school is already full of zombies even before the outbreak :p
Ah, well I have a little "survival kit" type affair in my room and I'm sure that some of the stuff contained within could deal with zombies :p

Ah, well I have a little "survival kit" type affair in my room and I'm sure that some of the stuff contained within could deal with zombies :p


You have a miniaturized Ken Forry, and his tiny friend Bruce Campbell in a bag?!

You have a miniaturized Ken Forry, and his tiny friend Bruce Campbell in a bag?!
I certainly do, as well as a small version of Bruce Lee, who I revived.

You all neglect one of my prefered threats to humanity; all you need to survive an attack by intellent plants is:

1) wire meshed face mask
2) bee keping suit
4) flame thrower
5) enough glyphosate to destroy a rainforest

6) the isle of Wight (prefered but not essential)

I really got hot when I saw Janette Scott fight a triffid that spits poison and kills.

I certainly do, as well as a small version of Bruce Lee, who I revived.


Wow.

If you ever run into a horde of six-inch zombies, you are rockin!

I have a bunch of alcohol in case a disaster happens and the liquor store isn't open for a few days
I have a crowbar to re-open the liquor store. And the TV store. And the supermarket. Kind of a master key, huh?

I am an expert at wooden stick weilding and am an awesome shot with a stone. World War Four will see me as a great General and soldier.

My temper is quite physically vicious - god help anyone who tries to attack me. Although when I'm walking to my car I always hold my keys in a way that would enable me to stab someone with them.

My temper is quite physically vicious - god help anyone who tries to attack me. Although when I'm walking to my car I always hold my keys in a way that would enable me to stab someone with them.

You probably wouldn't do much damage except maybe cut your fingers

I have a bunch of alcohol in case a disaster happens and the liquor store isn't open for a few days

You are prepared in the best way :)

I have a crowbar to re-open the liquor store. And the TV store. And the supermarket. Kind of a master key, huh?

Yep but he does not need to go out to use his key. I mean imagine if Desaster stuck, you are in Lousiana and it is Sunday, and you want a drink... and you are out of booze. You would be arrested promptly for brekaing and entering and violating the Blue laws. :)

You probably wouldn't do much damage except maybe cut your fingers

I know.. I do it subconciously really

*shrug*

I think I rely mainly on my survival instinct kicking it

i've got a frying pan,some garlic and a full bottle of whiskey. i'm pretty damn prepared for any eventuality....

i've got a frying pan,some garlic and a full bottle of whiskey. i'm pretty damn prepared for any eventuality....

Useful as that is Flambeed garlic has it's drawbacks as a weapon. It could kill EVERYTHING anywhere near with the smell, unfortunately including you.

And you have no cake.

Useful as that is Flambeed garlic has it's drawbacks as a weapon. It could kill EVERYTHING anywhere near with the smell, unfortunately including you.

And you have no cake.

i ate it :(

maybe it'll give me supercake strength......

Wow.

If you ever run into a horde of six-inch zombies, you are rockin!
Indeed, I can quite literally open a can of whoop-ass on them :p