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Carnack	Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 3:44 PM EDT \| Post edited: Mar 19 2010, 3:45 PM EDT My mother once told me that her and her brothers had to learn to be bored and make their own fun because they didn't have tvs in cars and the like. In a Zpoc when you're in your BOL you will be bored. It is inevitable. So this thread will be where we make our fun. You have paper, pens, pencils, and crayons along with sharpeners and refils. Now boys and girls make your own fun. No tech allowed. Post reply Do you find this valuable? Keyword tags: Bored Boredom Stir-crazy
mudroll	1. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 3:46 PM EDT \| Post edited: Mar 19 2010, 3:48 PM EDT I will stare at the wall. It's what I do when I'm bored and without technology normally. I think I may have issues. However if there aren't any current zombies around my BOL I might go exploring albeit with weapons. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Carnack	2. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 3:47 PM EDT "I will stare at the wall. It's what I do when I'm bored normally. I think I may have issues." You will after you do that long enough. Then again when I'm bored I just drift :P Post reply Do you find this valuable?
mudroll	3. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 3:52 PM EDT "You will after you do that long enough. Then again when I'm bored I just drift :P" True enough. I think I need to find a hobby. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
nate121	4. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 3:52 PM EDT \| Post edited: Mar 19 2010, 3:53 PM EDT hmm.. when i'm bored i just day-dream usually but i also whittle things with my pocket knife alot, or you could do the blackout standby... Shadow puppets! and playing cards anyone up for poker? :) Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Carnack	5. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 3:54 PM EDT "hmm.. when i'm bored i just day-dream usually but i also whittle things with my pocket knife alot, or you could do the blackout standby... Shadow puppets! and playing cards anyone up for poker? :)" So you'd use battery power for shadow puppets? Post reply Do you find this valuable?
nate121	6. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 3:58 PM EDT no candles my little brother took all our flashlights (except my mini-mag) apart and we can't get them back together, i think he lost some of the parts. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Carnack	7. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 4:00 PM EDT "no candles my little brother took all our flashlights (except my mini-mag) apart and we can't get them back together, i think he lost some of the parts." Ah. Personally I'm thinking of getting some D&D books to go in my BOL. Post reply 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Kam47	8. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 4:00 PM EDT I will be taking a journal in my BOB and probably spend sometime writing in it. Maybe when someone finds my chewed up body they'll have something to read Post reply Do you find this valuable?
NoEffinWay	9. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 4:02 PM EDT Sorry for n00bnees, what is BOL? Anyway, I would be drawing/mapping things. Probabaly make a few paper airplanes to...heh. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
mudroll	10. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 4:07 PM EDT "Sorry for n00bnees, what is BOL? Anyway, I would be drawing/mapping things. Probabaly make a few paper airplanes to...heh." BOL stands for bug out location. Basically the place you are going to when the SHTF. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Carnack	11. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 4:11 PM EDT "I will be taking a journal in my BOB and probably spend sometime writing in it. Maybe when someone finds my chewed up body they'll have something to read" Wow way to keep sunny chief XD Or is it Chef? XD Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Survivor15	12. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 4:20 PM EDT My coping mechanism will be endlessly cleaning and maintaining my firearms. No sense not to, because you really don't want them to malfunction. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
Bipp	13. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 5:01 PM EDT I have a deck of cards in my B.O.B., also a note book and writing utensils. I will also spend time cleaning my weapons, cooking, repairing what ever needs repaired, maintenance, cleaning, gathering supplies, purifying water, and exercising. Along with scouting the area, sleeping, and sex (with my girlfriend), should take most of any day. Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
kinelta	14. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 5:32 PM EDT A book at least. I love to write stories. I'd be keeping a science notebook, with my observations of the zeds for future posterity. No doubt the day would also be consumed by mundane duties, like cooking and the like. And baby dancing, of course. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
AlexHigginbotham	15. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 6:47 PM EDT \| Post edited: Mar 19 2010, 6:48 PM EDT How about all the guys compete for who can grow the funniest facial hair? Everyone grows a full beard out for a few months, then one by one they shave it into what they think would be funniest. Edit: It wouldnt deal with immediate boredom, but it will give people something to look forward to and something to talk about for a couple months. Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
Vault-tech.	16. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 7:34 PM EDT To cope w/ boredom, I usually just let my mind wander, you know think up of new ways to make stuff. Then I usually do it, if it is plausible of course. Mostly I will be tending to livestock or produce, being that my main source of supply when Zombies finally attack. The one thing I haven't figured out, is how I would keep my chickens safe and fed after the initial invasion. Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
AlexHigginbotham	17. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 7:42 PM EDT Theres always a lot of stuff I wanted to build and never really had the time or motivation too. With a near endless supply of free metal, wood, and tools at my disposal, I could really occupy a lot of time. Post reply Do you find this valuable?
DevilNuts	18. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 7:51 PM EDT "Ah. Personally I'm thinking of getting some D&D books to go in my BOL." This. I have about 40-some odd Palladium RIFTS books and a two pound sack of dice. Tabletop RPGs require no power, some light, pen and paper. +1 Post reply 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you find this valuable? Do you?
SasquatchJim	19. RE: Coping with Boredom Mar 19 2010, 7:55 PM EDT \| Post edited: Mar 19 2010, 7:57 PM EDT Personally, I like to write. Hell, I'd probably be writing a zombie novel. Also, I can waste a lot of time just cleaning weapons. I'm the only guy I know that finds that fun. Finally, wherever I am, I'll probably be poking around for stuff that's useful. Call it "looting" if you will, but it's not looting if they don't want it back. Post reply Do you find this valuable?