Halloween Again

Happy Halloween everyone! First thing I wanted to say is be extra careful out there as there will be zombies about and some of those zombies will be just kids in mask. So be extra cautious when approaching a "zombie" today. Second thing is tonight is the premier of AMC's The Walking Dead. 

Remember to stay safe. Stay vigiliant. Don't get bit.

Enjoying the holiday,

The wife

How to Prepare for a Zobie Attack - An Exercise in Preparation

Obviously I am late to this show. Last October apparently there was a link on the University of Florida's website for an exercise on how to prepare for a zombie attack. I was at first glad to see that some places were being proactive about the threat of zombies but was soon saddened to see it had been removed. Fortunately, I was able to find it with a little searching online. Attached below is the pdf version of that document. Please enjoy.

Link

Running her own zombie exercise, 

The wife

Please note this was originally retrieved from http://www.astro.ufl.edu/~jybarra/zombieplan.pdf on Oct. 7, 2010.

The top 5 places I don't want to be when the apocalypse occurrs

Top 5 Places I don’t want to be when the Zombie Apocalypse occurs

1. Work - Talk about a place I don't want to be during a disaster. Can there be anything more confusing than being stuck at work away from you loved ones and weapons than being at work? For me, I work in a sea of cubicles. This means that I cannot hold off a zombie apocalypse from my cube. And the location of my cubical puts it a relatively unsafe distance from the nearest emergency exit. Most the rooms in the building are not zombie defendable either. I do however, have a few items laying around my floor that would be good defensively.One on one I may be okay, but otherwise, work is a no go for me.

2. The daughter’s school - As you recall from my Scenario Sunday scenario, I am a softie when it comes to little kids. I don't want to be in a situation where I am going to have to defend tons of small children (because I won't be able to desert them). Not to mention if you are in a carpool lane, you are stuck unless you are at the front or end of the line.

3. The Mall/other large retailer - First, there are always tons of people around which means tons of people to become zombie-fied. The nearest exit can be hard to get through (you have to go around lots of set ups in the stores). And in some cases the nearest exit may be nowhere near your car. You could be on the opposite end of the mall from your car. Could you imagine trying to make your way through an entire mall of zombies? No thanks.



4. A parking Deck - Parking decks always freak me out. No matter how well constructed it is, they are always creaking or bouncing from the weight/movement of all those cars. Not to mention they are almost always dark and glummy even in the middle of the sunniest day. They have large wide open areas and few spots for cover. They have great corners for zombies to hide in and plenty of vehicles for them to hide under or near.




5. The park - The park could be easy peasy or a pain. If you are near the entrance, its a no brainer. But if you are mid way through a trail or you are at the play ground, what are you going to do? You have limited directions to go in to get away from the zombies. And if you walked to the park, there is no car you can get in to give yourself some protection. Heck, the infection could be heavier in the direction you need to go to get to your home.


Hope the apocalypse occurs while I am home,
The Wife

Scenario Sundays - The Park - The breakdown

Last Sunday I posted about being at the park and zombies running toward you during a visit to the park. So what did you do?

Here's what I would do:

Fortunately in my scenario, the zombies are coming toward you from a single direction.  I would turn around make sure no zombies were behind me and run to the parking lot as fast as my legs could carry me. While running like a mad woman (and praying my asthma doesn't trigger), I'd take my cell phone and call the police. I would do my best to inform them of the situation (of course they'd probably think I was nuts and soon they'd be at my home trying to have me "visit" with a "special" doctor). Once in the parking lot, I'd make a bee line to my car and go go go! All the while running I would be checking to make sure there were no zombies ahead of me or on either side of my path, but no looking back. That's when they get you is when you look back.

Making sure I have good running shoes,

The wife

Halloween!

Its now October again! YAY! And my favorite holiday will soon be upon us. However, with Halloween comes all kinds of ghouls, ghosts and dare I say zombies about. So during October it is important to be even more vigilant and aware of your surrounds. 

Keep an eye on the strange old lady slowing crossing the road and the apparent homeless person as they may be zombies.

Have fun and stay safe!

The wife

Easy way to identify zombies

Thanks to the wonderful people at Star Theory, everyone now has a quick easy guide to zombie identification, enjoy.

Studying the new list,
The wife

Picture reprinted from http://startheory.wordpress.com/2009/09/08/the-zombie-injection/

Scenario Sundays - The Park

This weeks Scenario Sunday scenario: You’re at the local park taking a leisurely stroll around the trails when you notice that those annoying joggers are actually running and screaming. They are even running from the direction you are headed. One stops briefly enough to tell you “They’re coming. You have to get out of here” before bolting again. As you turn around facing the direction you were originally headed, you notice some other “joggers” struggling to even walk. They look slumped over and injured.

Don't forget, you can leave your breakdown of how you'd handle yourself in this situation in the comments section.

Starting a jogging routine,
The wife