So we all obviously look at survival differently. Some of us are Dog Eat Dog and some look at it as another form of insurance.

It's through seeing things through new lenses that we learn more about the nuances of a particular view and ours.

So share yours.

Mine is simple. It's insurance against the nastiness of an unleashed human animal. By learning certain skills I put yet another barrier between me and mine and the societal muck that will be more commonplace.

The more ways I learn to get food the harder it will be to get to that time when I'll need to choose between morals (which are deeply rooted to me) and my life and the lives of me and mine.

The more places I can make safer the harder it is to put us on the road at the mercy of the elements.

The more little skills I can pick up the more I can depend on me and less on the kindness of strangers.

It is insurance at its basic level.

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I live in Tekirdağ , Turkey. I think this city is death trap. Population is low (147.490) for a city but , Tekirdağ very very close to Istanbul(100 km). Istanbul is a metropolis. İstanbul's most populous city in Turkey.(2.167.572)

So , Where to go in zombie apocalypse ? If I stay , I will dead.

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LJ recently put a video about "Run, Hide, Fight" where the shooter goes into an office, and people plan for themselves.

So, I am not in a work place, I'm in a school. Now, I'll first explain the plan the school has put in place, and then say my opinion on it.

Plan is: Everyone says in their classes, and the teachers have black plastic bags that they tape in front of the door's window. Then, the strongest of the class move, for example, a heavy desk in front of the door. Then, after shutting the lights off, everyone silences their cellphones and does not call nor text message (which will most probably be a broken rule). There's a code to say that it's ended too.

Now, my issues with this:

-No escape route

-Unprepped persons could **** that **** up, I could name the people who will **** everything up. I'd knock them out first, but it's against the rules.

-There is no plan for if the shooter breaks into the class. The teacher replied to me "just close your eyes and hope for the best" (and I was like "I'd fight to death you scumbag")

-The plan is imposed, there's no "free-will", and you can't do what you want to save your life (even though I don't know of anyone in my classes who could block me, not bragging but I'm quite in shape, and I've had martial arts training)

And, as an added anti-bonus, they ask us to "all pile in the corner" which from the door's window the shooter couldn't see. OK, that's actually brilliant, but... we are trapped in a corner, when a shooter is there? Imagine the sh*tf*ck that ensues if he starts shooting in there... I think I'll get myself a classmate to take the bullets while I fake dead underneath, at least I think it's your only chance.

So, I exposed all of the plan, what do you guys think about it?

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Well it seems we've gotten off the spirit of this site we've forgotten zombies and the end of the world as we know it! Politics and guns can be tiring if endlessly discussed and are a spawning ground for misunderstanding and resentment. Carnack hasn't posted a scenario in a while (what a lazy butt eh? jk) so I thought I’d whip up this little one of dubious quality.

The hoard has receded and the world has begun to stabilize. The cost in life was staggering fewer than 20 million people survived on earth. The war lasted 15 years, most military supplies were exhausted. The cities lie in ruin. Fractured small settlements dot the landscape; big cities are a thing of the past. Agriculture has commenced and we are starting to rebuild what was lost. You are the leader of one of the larger settlements in your region you have 120 able bodied people. How will you rebuild? What will you build? What industry and trade if any will you have? How will you deal with potential shortfalls, disease and security? How will you acquire resources?

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Been going through some changes recently and I need to come clean.

I have never owned a gun. Ever. Never possessed one.

I have lied in the past about owning them but I never did and now I'm coming clean on it.

Sorry <___>

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Seventy years ago today the USAT Dorchester was sunk off the coast of Newfoundland en route to Europe via Greenland by a torpedo fired from U-223.

The Dorchester was carrying 904 men 230 survived. Four men on this ill-fated ship chose to die so others could live. Four US army chaplains, known as the immortal chaplains, The Reverend George L. Fox, Rabbi Alexander D. Goode, Roman Catholic priest the Reverend John P. Washington, and the Reverend Clark V. Poling chose to die so that others could live. On the sinking ship they gave their life jackets to the young soldiers, stayed below decks, guided others off and attempted to keep everyone calm. A plethora of stories from that day of the actions of these men exists my favorite is of the Rabbi Alexander D. Goode giving his gloves to a panicked solider whom attempted to return to his cabin due to fear of the cold. The Rabbi gave the man his, telling him he had another pair. It was a minor story but one of my favorites of that day, but one that shows true compassion. To those about to die, to those lucky enough to survive the bitterly cold waters of the north Atlantic these men acted as a rock despite their own fears and impending deaths. They were lauded and honoured in their day but as time passed they have mostly been forgotten.

Today athletes will be falsely lauded as “heroes” on the oft forgotten anniversary of true heroism. We distort what a hero truly is in the modern world diluting the word until it has no meaning. A hero is someone who gives everything of themself without expectation, without reward, without vested interest and without hesitation. Let’s take some time to remember the true hero’s in our world rather than falsely labeling someone who is paid to play a game as such.

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Well, I am proud to announce the... what are you going to do with you girlfriend/spouse thread!

Probably going to crash face-first in the void of un-replied to threads, but if it takes off, well curious to see that!

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...this is one of the favorite games my friend and I play from time to time.

Wherever you are (we usually start the game by a text), explain how you would get from where you currently are to wherever you would like to be (your "Bug-In" location, or location of your "Bug-Out" equipment).

The catch is, you have to assume that there are already zeds tearing down the closest door to whetever room you are currently within.

Some considerations: Do you have something to put down the zombies enclosing on you? Can you evade them in your current location? How will you get to where you need to go? [Personally, I think that's as far as is needed to explain - let's just think short-term for this thread, please]

I think this is a relatively fun experiment, but has some practical application as well. We each consider our "zombie plan", but this gives the opportunity to consider how you're going to get from where you are, (or at least where you are with your computer), to where you want to be.

For those who access their computer within their home, be imaginative! :D

So...Zombies at the door, go!

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I live in the mountains of SW Virginia, and I figured i'd see who all are close and any ideas y'all might have.

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