What would you do in a post-apocalyptic wasteland? (1 Viewer)

[Dave_Brown]

I'd hunt down the few chicks who got just enough exposure to grow a third boob and whisk them away to my cave in the mountains.

Tell me where I can find that on a short plane ride.

 

[Alex-C]

Gather my followers in Vegas, make them clean up the joint, and then wait for the Colorado group to come challenge me.

 

[RobertR]

All this fantasizing is fun, but Holadem has a point. Being in such a situation wouldn't be remotely as glamorous as the Hollywood dream factory makes it out to be.

 

[RickER]

Like we would live after such an event anyway?

 

[andrew markworthy]

Not quite accurate, actually. To get to Barrow-in-Furness [my home town] you'd have to fly to an English airport and then get the train.

 

[Holadem]

All I really need from civilization is... a dentist. If I am ever stuck in a situation without access to one (post apocalyptic world, desert island, Kansas), I am fucked. Everything else I can manage (hmm... yeah)

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H

 

[Bob McLaughlin]

I think it would be safest to avoid other people, usually instability breeds a lot of societal problems. Or I could go live with the Eskimos or a jungle tribe, they don't care whether modern society breaks down or not.

 

[Dome Vongvises]

I'd probably try to figure out the colonel's real 11 spices and herbs.

 

[MarkHastings]

I bet, at Zombie KFC, the secret ingredient is PEOPLE!

 

[RobertR]

I wouldn't want to perform an appendectomy on myself, either. Or any other surgery for that matter (especially without an anesthetic). Oh, and it would be a big bother to have to grow my own food, or hunt and then prepare the animal for cooking. Building a fire.....having to heat water to take a hot bath...no TV...no radio..no Internet...staying warm/cool....

bleh.

 

[Holadem]

My earlier post was not meant to be a general comment, but a personal one. There are a number of conceivable, but also avoidable dangers in the situation we are discussing. There are very good chances I will break a limb or get gravely wounded trying to find food or some such... and there are decent chances I may not. Tooth pain however, is an absolute certainty in my near future (a year or two at most), something that will occur if I am locked away in the warmth and safety of a tropical island resort for long enough...

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H

 

[RobertR]

Just talk to Wilson while you get out the rocks

 

[Bruce Hedtke]

Or a nice pair of ice skates.

Bruce

 

[BrianW]

Anyone left in the International Space Station in the aftermath of an apocalypse would be essentially screwed.


And probably a lot better off than the rest of us.

 

[MarkHastings]

What would you do in a post-apocalyptic wasteland?

Hmmm, we're up to page 2 and I'm surprised no one has mentioned the classic "two chicks at the same time".

Unfortunately, the 2 chicks would be fused together from the nuclear blast, but hey....But MAN what a view they'd have!

 

[Holadem]

Was there not a Cosmonaut stuck on MIR for several months while his union was busy imploding in the late 80s?

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H

 

[TravisR]

I'd find a library because I would have time enough at last to read all the great books in the world.

I'd be sure to have a backup pair of glasses too.

 

[mattCR]

Great Twilight Zone Reference.

Hmm. You know, I would throw out giant signs in front of my house advertising a giant orgy. I think I'd have a good selling point too, my slogan would be: Why Not? We're all going to die anyway, let's go out with a smile.

 

[Radioman970]

Thanks for the idea for a short story! Exactly what I was looking for!

I heard a radio play (on scifi.com years ago) about a ship exploding and a couple a guys onboard in space suits are thrown clear and they carry on a conversation while propelling away from each other to their certain death. Excellent stuff! They had something similar in Carpenter's Dark Star.


Anyway, how many people would eat dogs and cats at this point? Me? no! No way. I couldn't imagine killing and eating either of those.

 

[DaveF]

My wife and I are looking for a nice three-day weekend trip and we're considering the post-apocalypse. Anyone been there? What do you recommend for hotels, or must-see sites? Do we need to buy voltage converters, or can we just plug our cell phones in to recharge?