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Zombie Plan

Should there be an influx of zombie activity headed to my vicinity I have made the following plan to ‘cope’. This is important seeing as how activity may rise up at any time and its smart to plan ahead. Note: This plan will not work on Robots or Robot Overlords. That is a separate plan entirely and should be viewed as such.

  1. Make way to Walmart, there are many provisions needed and wouldn’t know you it, they can all be centrally found in a single giant building. If possible have friend on staff with keys and access to roof.
  2. Once inside Walmart head first to hunting section, stock up on correct gauge ammo for weapon of choice. Mine: 12 ga. shotgun. While in hunting section gather rope, a tent, and a sleeping bag.
  3. Head over to food section and gather water and basic dry goods. Chances are there may be some amount of rioting so be prepared for that. This is for your survival.
  4. What happens next depends on how close the uprising is.
    • If its outside the doors or down the street head to the roof and set up a base. Set up a perimeter and secure the access points to the roof. A rifle will also be handy here. (Good luck.)
    • If its slowly coming across the nation, pack up the car and drive away from the masses, sticking mainly to sparse country roads and if possible work your way up north. The ultimate goal from here is to avoid people and stay low in sparsely populated areas (Northern Canada). Zombies also react negatively to the cold (fact).
  5. From here wait it out until world leaders have resolved the problem and/or set up a quarantine zone. Then you will have to fight your way there or to one of its satellite stations.
  6. Remember what you learned from 28 Days/Weeks Later.
  7. Take dog. They can be great for alerting you to oncoming undead (tested).

Responsibility: The Hot Potato

Hot Potato
When something goes wrong on a project, the people in charge usually want to know two things: why and who. Figuring out why is relatively easy, as it is part of finding the solution. Trying to find the ‘who’ is much more difficult. If you are the cause or you know the cause of the problem, these tips might help smooth the situation over.
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On Failure

Sometimes in life we just fail. It happens to everyone from the rich to the poor, although probably less often to the rich. It can come from unforeseen events, bad luck, or even personal laziness. Not all failure is bad, however. Sometimes the product of failure can be better than the expected original result. Often the act of simply trying and failing is more gratifying in the longrun, than if you had never tried before.

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