Where Would You Go?

Sometimes I feel like the world has been taken over by zombies.

Well, first I'd grab Liz, and then we're off to the Winchester.

If I found that the world had been taken over by zombies I have one simple solution; wake up.

I wouldn't want my own island. Sure the idea sounds good, but you're F-ed if anything happens to your boat and you wouldn't really have easy access to supplies when you start running low.
And what if the zombies did manage to walk on the bottom or float their bloated corpses your way. You'd be screwed in your fortress with no way out.

Been to Alcatraz. Never saw those pretty gardens and pools. Certainly not in San Francisco Bay.

Yes, AMercer's idea possibly brilliant, especially since few people would think of a slaughterhouse if they had just an hour to prepare.

Since I a currently in Philly I think old Eastern State Penitentiary would be a good option. Nice thick high walls and an enterence gate that matches.

I can think of two old forts that match Fort Boyard. There is Fort Delaware in the middle of a moat island far enough north in the Delaware River to have "fresh" water (highly suggest filtering and boiling). Also Fort Jefferson in the keys which may have a repairable system to catch rain water.

If I could find a way to limit the people a cruise ship or US carrier may not be a bad place to spend time during a zombie invasion.

I wouldn't shelter on Alcatraz Island. It has no water of its own.

I always said the first place I'd go in any sort of apocalyptic disaster is my local library. What better way to learn how to build, defend, plant food, etc. etc. How else are you going to be able to reference any useful information if there's no Internet? The Improvised Munitions Handbook only gets you so far.

Plus, of course there's always the Zombie Survival Guide book to tell you everything you need to know (or so says the hubby) So, off to the library, on my bicycle, with my .22 rifle....after that I have no idea where would be a "good place."

Though, I REALLY AMercer's slaughter house idea.

All I know is, I am NOT going to the mall or anything similar because we all know what happens when you go to the mall during a zombie outbreak.

Here's the problem with ready-made zombie shelters, such as offshore islands: in the event of actual zombie apocalypse, everyone else will immediately think of them, too.

During the early stages of a zombie apocalypse, fellow humans are as dangerous if not more so than the undead.

You've got a great shelter? Good. Keep your mouth shut. Because if you don't, you'll be surrounded by desperate survivors. And many of them will gladly kill you to take over your fortified position.

Fort Boyard? Pfuuuwwuaahahah! :D
All the French would laugh at that idea :)

Sors! t'as plus le temps!... Les zombies arrivent!

I have been putting some thought to this since watching the Walking Dead.

I say find the nearest slaughter house that is geared up for cattle. With a little bit of work you can create a system to get the zoms into the holding pens. These are designed and built to hold angry/scared cattle, each of which weigh over 1500 pounds or so. Those pens could easily handle zombies. You may have to extend the height of the pens to keep the climbers at bay. If you get a horde of zombies show up you lure them into the holding pens. Those pens will be strong enough to hold them.

Next up, you have bolt guns that are ran off of compresses air. If you can get a way to keep the compressor going then you can use these bolt guns to kill zombies. Direct zombies into the regular killing chutes. Of course some modification would have to happen to get these killing zones zombie ready. Zombies are smaller than cattle but it can be done. Isolate them one at a time and use the bolt gun on them one at a time. Pull the bodies out and burn them in some other part of your new compound.

A slaughter house will have many different pens and holding areas. Some of these can be used to contain bonfires. Some can be used for gardening. Heck, you may even be able to raise a few cows in there. The rest of the slaughter house, fortified of course, can house many people.

All of this presupposes you have the time, materials, and know-how to get the place up to zombie-ready conditions.

I wouldn't go to Fort Boyard, it has tigers. You can run from a zombie, but tigers are another matter.

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You're right about zombies underwater, they were in Pirates of the Caribbean!

Sam's Club. It's built like a fortress, filled with food, with a freezer section running on separate generators. Also has a pharmacy and a garage.

Chuck : Ever considered that a dead body becomes waterlogged and therefore rather ungainly to try to resurface?

Fort Boyard would definitely be nice, especially since it has been the set for game shows for the last 20 years, so there would be plenty to keep you entertained.
Unless there are zombie-contestants, in which case you may have to joust with them in order to retrieve the key to the tiger-filled treasure room before the clepsydra runs out.

The "moat" of ocean may not be a help if a horde of zombies attacks. They're not alive, so they don't need to breathe, so they can casually stroll along the ocean bottom and right up to your island front door. Depending on the shark appetite for zombie meat and the effects of water pressure on undead flesh, you may be just as exposed as on that bucolic farm.