Pictures from my vacation are here! (I decided to try flickr instead of my photo gallery... just seemed easier.)
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Pictures from my vacation are here! (I decided to try flickr instead of my photo gallery... just seemed easier.)
However long I work in politics and government, however much I achieve, and however successful I eventually am, today is and will remain a high point of my career.
Whenever I watch a zombie movie, be it 28 Days Later or, today, Shaun of the Dead, I end up unable to stop planning scenarios for when the next zombie plague hits Boston.
I have decided that the safest thing to do is to ride out the crisis, barricading ourselves in the apartment until the zombies leave or help arrives (which it always does in the movies, be it a day or a month later). Sure, there's the urge to get out of the city, head somewhere safe, but that always leads to many of the supporting cast being killed or zombie-fied. Plus, my apartment is one of the easier places in Boston I know to secure.
Fortunately for this scenario (and unfortunately if there were a fire), we're on the 3rd floor with only one entrance to the apartment. So keeping the zombies out would be relatively simple. No need to worry about protecting the windows, as it's a pretty steep climb and I've yet to see any flying zombie movies.
The biggest challenge would be sustenance. It would require quickly stockpiling as much water as possible, to prepare for the inevitable shutting down of utilities. Fill the bathtub, sinks, and as many containers as possible with clean water and then ration it and food. (Note to self: stock up on canned goods.)
After that, it's just a matter of waiting it out. Stay away from the windows, no lights at night, do nothing to draw attention to ourselves and hope that the cavalry arrives soon.
This plan would also work for any mass hysteria event, biological (non-airborne) outbreak, or particularly rambunctious block party. Sadly, I don't think it's applicable in any other situations.