dannylion
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Post by dannylion on May 7, 2014 16:10:52 GMT -5
How about mutantly large radioactive bugs? ... We have to prepare for everything... The menace of mutantly large radioactive bugs is overblown. I blame the poorly researched B movies of the 50s and 60s for society's terror with respect to the possibility of rampaging giant bugs. The current oxygen content of the Earth's atmosphere will not support mutantly large bugs, regardless of their radioactive status. They would simply suffocate and fall over dead, thereby becoming a handy source of protein should the need arise. So we can cross that particular item off the list of things to fear.
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Abby Normal
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Post by Abby Normal on May 7, 2014 16:14:47 GMT -5
How do you feel about being used as Zombie Bait while we all run for safety? That's helpful! Who knew that I'd hope to become Zombie bait so my peers don't kill me off. It's good to have goals.
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Lizard Queen
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Post by Lizard Queen on May 7, 2014 16:30:33 GMT -5
I know from experience how to put up a teepee (better than my exBF...the engineer!) and design and build an outhouse. He was a much better cook, though.
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HoneyBBQ
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Post by HoneyBBQ on May 7, 2014 16:36:08 GMT -5
I guess I have what are called 'wilderness' skills. I can route find in the backcounty, have a good sense of direction, etc. I used to be able to make fire from a flint and some sticks but it's been a long time since I tried that trick. Can make shelter in snow, forest, etc. I used to know what berries and leaves were edible but I'd have to refresh my memory. So maybe I'd have enough value that I wouldn't get eaten.
From a practical stand point, I guess I have some McGyver-ish skills. I took some electronics classes, have knowledge of physics and basic E&M. So if you wanted me to build something I might be able to if you had leftover parts or what have you.
I can cook.
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bookkeeper
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Post by bookkeeper on May 7, 2014 16:43:09 GMT -5
I'm a former farm girl, so I know how to grow crops and livestock. I can shoot, clean and cook game for dinner. I can catch, fry and serve the best fish in cream sauce you will ever have. I can sew with or without a machine. I have a working knowledge of cable and satellite television. I can preserve produce from the garden. I can swim and have rescued my own kids from drowning on occasion. I can see dirt (no one else in my house can). I like to build and have, with the help of others, made my own garage and remodeled an extension on my house.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 16:46:54 GMT -5
I've very good at judging skills and potential. I could be head of the death squads.
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mmhmm
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Post by mmhmm on May 7, 2014 16:58:46 GMT -5
I can set the broken bones and treat the wounds. I can also shoot, build a fire, pitch a tent, cook, crochet, knit, sew without a machine, and grow edibles. Only problem is, I'm older than dirt!
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buystoys
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Post by buystoys on May 7, 2014 17:01:39 GMT -5
I can cook and sew, knew how to knit many moons ago, am learning to crochet, and have gardened with little success. I think I'm a little better than zombie bait, but will put DH on the list to go right ahead of me if necessary.
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MarleyKeezy78
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Post by MarleyKeezy78 on May 7, 2014 17:03:18 GMT -5
I am great at making forts, did it as a kid all the time in the woods and blanket forts in the house! Heck even now DS and I build forts all the time in the house I have all sorts of survival stuff on my Pintrest page too
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Iggy aka IG
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Post by Iggy aka IG on May 7, 2014 17:03:30 GMT -5
I'd probably do ok killing zombies. Not really any other practical skills though, but plenty of impractical ones...
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teen persuasion
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Post by teen persuasion on May 7, 2014 17:48:15 GMT -5
Let's see, some of my skills are practical, some more theoretical, but I'm always reading about and trying "old-fashioned" crafts. I can knit, crochet, tat, sew (and have a treadle machine). I've tried basket making, can cook, bake bread, make cheese. I'm very good with babies and young children, and BF all my kids, so could advise on that. I tutored math in college. We are always unremuddling our old farmhouse, so I can repair things, drywall, etc.
DH is an English teacher, and an EMT. He can sweatfit copper plumbing, do some basic electrical, etc. His animal trap seems to constantly catch critters: rabbits, possums, groundhogs.
We've got lots and lots of books on all topics. Access to information could be very important.
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kittensaver
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Post by kittensaver on May 7, 2014 18:07:46 GMT -5
I can play the spoons!
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NastyWoman
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Post by NastyWoman on May 7, 2014 18:15:47 GMT -5
I know where to get my hands on sh*tloads of duct tape and we are going to need that! I also watched all duct tape related myths on mythbusters. So there, I am useful!
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quince
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Post by quince on May 7, 2014 18:49:30 GMT -5
I can spin and knit.
I have a friend who I am running toward in the event of an apocalypse. She can hunt, fish, dress game, forage, cook, smoke meat, and she's a nurse.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 19:07:55 GMT -5
I have my "teacher voice." I don't think there is a zombie anywhere that wouldn't run for cover when I trot it out. The dog even hides.
I also have an almost photographic memory and really impressive hearing. Ok, more than impressive. I hear voices that no one else can. No, I mean REAL voices. REALLY real voices.
Wouldn't a psycho be useful?
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Anne_in_VA
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Post by Anne_in_VA on May 7, 2014 19:08:32 GMT -5
I can cook, sew, grow food, shoot a gun. DH can fix most things so I think we'd be OK. We both have good computer skills, although he's better than I am. I have good negotiation skills and am good at scavenging for DIY stuff. I've been known to pick stuff out of the trash and fix it up for us to use - one man's trash and all that.
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Artemis Windsong
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Post by Artemis Windsong on May 7, 2014 19:30:19 GMT -5
Let me see here -tinfoil-I watch a lot of survival shows and have read a few books. As far as being practical in application, I have not passed the back yard test, which is try it out at home first.
I am too much in love with modern conveniences. Running water, electricity, forced air gas heat, paved streets, a well stocked grocery a few blocks away. A well stocked library, police, fire department.
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Pants
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Post by Pants on May 7, 2014 19:55:56 GMT -5
BJs. Apparently I am very talented. I was a girl scout, and have the majority of the knowledge still rattling around in my brain - orienteering, pitching tents, identifying poisonous things. (I mean this was in Australia, so everything was poisonous, but still.) I can tie basic knots, hide my tracks, find or gather water. I can cook and can/preserve food. I can knit, crochet and sew well enough to mend whatever needs fixing. Including people. Not bothered by other's people's blood or guts in an emergency situation. Know first aid, can apply tourniquet, etc. I go into shock at the sight of my own blood though, so avoiding that is important. I'm a "tinkerer" - I know nothing about circuitry, but if something's broken (vs. fried) I can often figure out a way to get it working again by fiddling with it. If not, well it was broken anyway, so nothing lost. I can do basic carpentry and have thought about exploring it as a hobby but the startup costs seem prohibitive. Not sure I'd trust me with a load-bearing structure, but a lean-to, absolutely. I take charge in stressful situations and am an efficient leader under pressure. Not under pressure, less so, but if you needed someone to figure out how to organize a bunch of people to put out a fire, I'm your gal. I know how to load a gun. Shooting not appealing though.
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steff
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Post by steff on May 7, 2014 20:11:28 GMT -5
I can cook & can/preserve food and I can garden. Other than that, I'm really good at whining, bitching, and telling others what to do/criticizing others while they work. Come on, you know every survivor group has at least one whiner/bitcher! So I volunteer to be first to be killed off for being not worth the hassle of keeping around. It'll be my one moment of greater good for the group.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 20:42:39 GMT -5
I guess my job would have to be to help protect the people that know how to keep us all alive, since the only useful skill I can think of at the moment is that I have pretty good aim shooting a gun or throwing things. Unless the threat is a bug. I run from bugs. I have a good sense of direction in a city. I don't hang out in woodsy areas so I might be worthless there. I can commit numbers and details to memory after seeing or hearing them once, so maybe I could be useful in gathering intelligence or something.
I have to come up with something so oped will give me directions to the bunker!
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midjd
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Post by midjd on May 7, 2014 20:47:20 GMT -5
I can cook, sew, and drive a stick shift. That's about it. I couldn't even be a good brood mare since I had a c/s with DD. Too much risk of being a Lori. (Sorry for the spoiler but I think there's a 2-year statute of limitations on that )
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Ombud
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Post by Ombud on May 7, 2014 20:50:01 GMT -5
I'm really good at getting 4-5★ hotels at 1/2 price!! I can make raw food taste great
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Sunnyday
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Post by Sunnyday on May 7, 2014 20:50:59 GMT -5
I have no practical skills that would be useful in a post-apocalyptic world or even on a deserted island scenario.
I would be so dead!
I could be useful for re-creating civilization through my erudite knowledge about underwater basket weaving.
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midjd
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Post by midjd on May 7, 2014 20:54:29 GMT -5
DH watches all the survival shows on Discovery/NatGeo, and although underwater basket weaving gets a bad rap on YM, it really is useful! On one episode of Naked and Afraid, the girl wove awesome hats and tops/skirts out of palm fronds. She barely got sunburned in 3 weeks on Fiji. Rainyday, I will cook/sew for you in exchange for some giant hats to keep my skin nice and pasty white.
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Virgil Showlion
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Post by Virgil Showlion on May 7, 2014 21:02:58 GMT -5
I'm strong, fast, and healthy. I have a high tolerance for pain. I'm exceptionally good at lying about my practical skills.
I can also train lions to attack on command.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 22:20:50 GMT -5
I once read Hatchet and My Side of the Mountain. So I know you can protect yourself from bugs with mud and find food on the underside of the log. You can also hollow out a tree to live in, but be careful about setting it on fire. But that also kills bugs.
I wouldn't eat the food on the underside of a log, but that's to your advantage. More for you guys.
In other words, I could be the resident saint. Saint Susana has a good ring . . . slightly better than Psycho Susana although they both alliterate.
Am I voted in? At least until you can trade me for goods?
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truthbound
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Post by truthbound on May 8, 2014 2:40:20 GMT -5
I'm sorry. It had to be done.
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tractor
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Post by tractor on May 8, 2014 7:22:04 GMT -5
I can kill, skin, and cook almost everything. I can build, fix, fabricate, and operate all kind of machinery and equipment. About the only thing I don't do is dishes.
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Bob Ross
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Post by Bob Ross on May 8, 2014 10:12:18 GMT -5
Why do I have a sneaking suspicion that the Zombpocalypse will directly coincide with the redneck uprising?
Your TPS Report filing skills will be no match for someone who can make 'shine and BBQ roadkill.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2014 10:22:53 GMT -5
I can read, I mean old school paper books. And navigate in an old fashioned library or book store without using the computer to locate stuff. I even have a bunch of how to books of my own.
I also know how to cook on the bbq or fire, I sew and have basic first aid. And I am a good problem solver.
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