Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse.....No Really

       

 

  My son who was fascinated by zombies at 10.  He was sure there could really be a zombie apocalypse.  I have always tried to listen to his ideas and thoughts, even if in my mind I was thinking, "Yeah right, it would never happen." This was only his latest, first aliens, then bigfoot, now a zombie apocalypse. So in trying to answer him I tried to think of a situation where something like that could occur. After all the first time I saw "Night of the Living Dead", I was 13 and was sure that it was possible.

           In my mind I actually came up with a way, some medical virus would come along that rendered a human, "dead like" or "zombie like".  Where they were out of their minds, maybe they craved protein or something like that.  So they went after well humans which looked like walking kabobs. With the myriad of virus' that seem to become resistant to medication and grow and change form, this did not seem that out of reality.  In fact science fiction a lot of times becomes science fact.  Then the writers and producers of 28 Days and 28 Days Later stole my idea and made a ton of money. 


           Today as I was reading through articles on the net I came up with a link to a government, that is right I said US government site that has a blog called Public Health Matters Blog.  The blog was Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse.  Now keep in mind this blog was really about preparedness for emergencies of all kinds.  It gave the history of zombies (after all you need to know your enemy to defeat it).  The author likes "Resident Evil", as I said, I am more of the "Night of the Living Dead" person.  It states the origins of the word is Haitian and New Orleans voodoo rituals. It depicts that same idea I had that it is some infectious virus passed on through a bite, or a meal. That it sets up a craving.  What I thought was interesting is that it gave specific preparations to take to protect yourself. Here are some:

• 1 gallon of water per person per day
• non perishable items you would regularly eat in a day
• tools-utility knife duct tape, battery powered radio
• clothing-a change of clothing for each person and bedding
• documents-drivers license, gun permit(ok that one is mine), passport, birth certificate
• basic first aid kit (not helpful for zombie bites)

I have added some of my own:

• baseball bat (suggestion on comments to wack your way through zombies)
• shot gun or hand gun (your preference of course, head shot remember)
• hammer and nails-if you need to hole up in a house and have to nail doors and windows
• wood- this is only needed if you are going to hole up in a house
• gasoline and matches ( you can burn up zombies if needed) 

They also suggest finding the nearest zombie free refugee camp, sitting down with family and coming up with an escape plan, and meeting place in case you are separated. All really good plans for a zombie apocalypse or an other emergency, like Hurricane Issac. I found it interesting I discovered this blog the day after the hurricane.  Do you think the universe is trying to tell me something?  Ok, I will prepare for a zombie apocalypse.  To all the people in the gulf affected by Hurricane Issac, my prayers and thoughts are with you. Now I need to get my zombie kit together!!!