What Skills Do You Have?

[michelyn8]

May 7, 2014 15:31:00 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

To highjack for a second, I am not sure how far along you are in the series but the interesting thing is over time the characters have evolved and developed/learned new skills in the fight to survive. People you would have thought would be bumped off a long time ago are still around.

So if we're going by that I don't think it's so much the skills you bring in but that you are able to adapt/think on your feet.  What serves you at the beginning may get you killed later on.

I so agree with this.  You have to be willing and able to learn new skills or you just won't make it.  I remember watching a docu-drama on Discovery or History a couple years ago of possibilities of what would happen if there were a pandemic ala "The Stand".  The guy's wife was very weak and emotional at the outset but overtime she adapted and did what needed to be done (like burying waste in the backyard when they lost power/water in their suburban home).

I'd like to think I can do this given how much I've had to adapt to different things over the years. During week power outages after hurricanes, I adapted to cooking on grills or a kerosene heater. I know the basics of gardening.
I know how to purify water with and without bleach.

However, my biggest concern in an end of the world situation isn't going to be food and water so much as staying safe from the Joe's (TWD S4 character) and their followers who will be looking for people to victimize.

[The Captain]

May 8, 2014 10:12:18 GMT -5 Bob Ross said:

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.

(Reminders herself to get a book on making hooch, another skill I've always wanted to acquire)

[sheilaincali]

My friends and I had this discussion around the time of the proposed Mayan end of the world. Actually had a party at my house just in case so all my gang would be there. We had roles assigned to everyone so my ultimate goal is to meet up with those fools, establish a bunker somewhere and plot to take over the world .

My personal skills- 

I can cook and sew.  I don't care for guns but I'm actually a pretty good shot.  My dad taught me about construction so I'd be useful there.  He also taught me how to hotwire a truck so that's a bonus (provided it's more Zombie and less SM. Sterling). 

I'm really a bit of a cold, hearted bitch in real life so my friends figured I'd be the one the send out when someone or something need killing.  Their reasoning was that I'd get the job done and done efficiently.  Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing that they think that about me.

[michelyn8]

May 8, 2014 10:33:48 GMT -5 The Captain said:

May 8, 2014 10:12:18 GMT -5 Bob Ross said:

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.

(Reminders herself to get a book on making hooch, another skill I've always wanted to acquire)

I already know the basics of that too and how to get a legal 'still.  All I need is a reliable mash recipe. 

Dating a redneck for 5 years taught me a lot but I never could get him to teach me to shoot/hunt or fish.  I do have a plan for that though.  I think the next BOW in WV (closest to me) is in September and they always have a decent list of classes to learn a lot of really useful survival skills. 

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

However, my biggest concern in an end of the world situation isn't going to be food and water so much as staying safe from the Joe's (TWD S4 character) and their followers who will be looking for people to victimize.




Nice people don't survive the apocalypse. As they said last season.

[michelyn8]

May 8, 2014 11:06:22 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

However, my biggest concern in an end of the world situation isn't going to be food and water so much as staying safe from the Joe's (TWD S4 character) and their followers who will be looking for people to victimize.




Nice people don't survive the apocalypse. As they said last season.

No, they won't.  I know how to not be nice but I also know I wouldn't stand a chance against a Joe.

Although I do have to admit I was hoping he'd turn out to be at least a decent guy who just happened to know how to be strong enough to keep the guys following him in line cuz I really like the actor that played him. 

BTW - do you think that could have been the group the guy in S2, Randall I think, had been with?  They sure seemed to live the way he told Daryl his group did.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I was hoping Joe would be around for more episodes, he was shaping up to be really interesting.

I wasn't watching the show regularly during S2. DH was already a huge fan, I got hooked towards the end. I have this phobia about watching new shows, they tend to get canceled on me right as I get into them. So I'll wait a season or two and catch up.

Works great with AMC since they tend to do regular season marathons.  That's how we became Breaking Bad fans.

[Deleted]

May 7, 2014 16:58:46 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

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! 

Me too! Well, everything but the bones and the older than dirt parts. 

ETA: and, thanks to DH I also know how to brew beer. 

[Chocolate Lover]

Well.............I can still pop out a kid or 2 before you might consider me too old to do so. And I'll spend that time learning something else useful.

I can do basic sewing, cook, keep kids from killing themselves...... um...... I have a great aunt that has all sorts of useful skills. Why don't I just keep her alive and bring her with me?

(She may even be older than mmmhmm's mother  )

[The Captain]

May 8, 2014 12:46:42 GMT -5 alwaysbeoptimizing said:

Hmm.

I can shoot, do basic construction, know how to tend a fire, could build a wood stove with a little thinking.  I'm also chemist (but rusty) so I could help with things like cleaning water, making concrete/mortar, explosives, etc.

How YOU doing?

[Virgil Showlion]

I can cook a mean beerwench stew.

Tasty. Lot's of protein. It could feed a colony for a week.

Just sayin'.

[Deleted]

Everyone knows beerwench stew is not filling!


And it's bitter too!!! 

[tloonya]

Cooking, sewing, putting up chandelier...

[Phoenix84]

May 7, 2014 16:58:46 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

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! 

The real question is can you deliver babies.  DramaQ and the other young women will have to do their part to repopulate humanity.

[mmhmm]

May 8, 2014 13:59:22 GMT -5 Phoenix84 said:

May 7, 2014 16:58:46 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

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! 

The real question is can you deliver babies.  DramaQ and the other young women will have to do their part to repopulate humanity.

Yep.  I can deliver babies.  I don't like to deliver babies, but I can certainly do so!

[tloonya]

May 8, 2014 14:06:45 GMT -5 mmhmm said:

May 8, 2014 13:59:22 GMT -5 Phoenix84 said:

The real question is can you deliver babies.  DramaQ and the other young women will have to do their part to repopulate humanity.

Yep.  I can deliver babies.  I don't like to deliver babies, but I can certainly do so!

Where you delivering them to? And where from? And do you charge per mile or per baby?

Is that even legal in this country?

[Peace Of Mind]

May 8, 2014 14:25:46 GMT -5 Ratchets said:

Well, it looks like we have pretty much all the skills necessary to survive zombiegeddon .  We're a little short on "people who can kill zombies," but after Peace Of Mind stated she could strip a man in 13 seconds using only her tongue that all became unimportant anyways .

 I never said that!  I alluded to it.  Sort of.  And did you see what bsbound said?  I'm surprised you even noticed any other posters after her post.  

[tloonya]

May 8, 2014 12:50:32 GMT -5 Virgil Showlion said:

I can cook a mean beerwench stew.

Tasty. Lot's of protein. It could feed a colony for a week.

Just sayin'.

Do we must wait until zombies coming or you can post HOW TO?
I think you can. You have posted that poem...so, after that I think you can post anything.
So, please, make yourself useful.

[tloonya]

May 8, 2014 14:56:21 GMT -5 Ratchets said:

May 8, 2014 14:40:28 GMT -5 Peace Of Mind said:

 I never said that!  I alluded to it.  Sort of.  And did you see what bsbound said?  I'm surprised you even noticed any other posters after her post.  

I might have embellished what you said a little teeny tiny bit for comedic effect .

I had to reread her post...my conclusion is that I've been deployed waaaaaay to fucking long !!

I know, right? I went found that post, read it and WHY, POM, Why

[tloonya]

May 8, 2014 14:25:46 GMT -5 Ratchets said:

Well, it looks like we have pretty much all the skills necessary to survive zombiegeddon .  We're a little short on "people who can kill zombies," but after Peace Of Mind stated she could strip a man in 13 seconds using only her tongue that all became unimportant anyways .

I can't find that. She didn't. Did she? WOW! Just a man?

[Virgil Showlion]

May 8, 2014 14:45:25 GMT -5 tloonya said:

May 8, 2014 12:50:32 GMT -5 Virgil Showlion said:

I can cook a mean beerwench stew.

Tasty. Lot's of protein. It could feed a colony for a week.

Just sayin'.

Do we must wait until zombies coming or you can post HOW TO?
I think you can. You have posted that poem...so, after that I think you can post anything.
So, please, make yourself useful.

Ingredients:

150 lb lean Beerwench
75 tbsp oil
225 tbsp butter
60 cups finely chopped onions
20 cups all-purpose flour
75 tsp salt
35 tsp freshly ground pepper
75 bay leaves
75 tsp crushed thyme
75 tsp crushed marjoram
150 cups lightly salted Beerwench juice, or water
600 small potatoes
600 onions
600 medium carrots
25 medium rutabagas, (yellow turnip)
225 medium parsnips
225 canned tomatoes, plus 60 cups liquid
75 cups frozen peas
35 cups chopped fresh parsley

Instructions:

Beat Beerwench well to tenderize, and cut into 1-1/2-inch cubes; pat dry with paper towel. In heavy saucepan, heat oil and butter; brown Beerwench meat one layer at a time. (For a rich tasty stew, it's important to brown meat well at this stage.)

When Beerwench meat is browned, set aside. Melt more butter in saucepan if necessary and sautee unions until tender and golden. Stir in flour; continue cooking over medium heat until flour is golden.

Return meat to saucepan; add seasonings (pepper, bay leaf, thyme and marjoram) and Beerwench juice. Using wooden spoon, scrape up all browned bits from bottom of pan. Simmer, partially covered, until Beerwench is tender, about 1-1/2 hours. Either cool and refrigerate overnight to allow flavours to mellow, or proceed with vegetables.

Peel potatoes, onions, carrots, rutabaga and parsnips. Leave potatoes whole; cut a shallow X in root end of each onion. Cut carrots, rutabaga and parsnips into finger-length sticks. Chop tomatoes coarsely.

Add vegetables to stew and cook, covered, at moderate simmer until all ingredients are tender, about 30 to 40 minutes. Add peas; simmer 5 more minutes. Taste, adding more seasoning or liquid if necessary. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Serves 600 people.


This meal has been rated a TOP READER PICK by "Tasty Apocalypse" magazine.

[NastyWoman]

May 8, 2014 10:43:15 GMT -5 michelyn8 said:

May 8, 2014 10:33:48 GMT -5 The Captain said:

(Reminders herself to get a book on making hooch, another skill I've always wanted to acquire)

I already know the basics of that too and how to get a legal 'still.  All I need is a reliable mash recipe. 

Dating a redneck for 5 years taught me a lot but I never could get him to teach me to shoot/hunt or fish.  I do have a plan for that though.  I think the next BOW in WV (closest to me) is in September and they always have a decent list of classes to learn a lot of really useful survival skills. 

www.coppermoonshinestills.com/id28.html

Doing my part for the greater good of the YMOT bunker 

[truthbound]

May 8, 2014 10:12:18 GMT -5 Bob Ross said:

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.

[milee]

May 8, 2014 12:54:16 GMT -5 @beerwench said:

Everyone knows beerwench stew is not filling!


And it's bitter too!!! 

Years ago before GPS/navigation systems in cars, my sister, her husband and I had driven from Phoenix up to the Durango, Colorado area to visit friends. The day we were leaving, a big nasty snowstorm was due so we headed out early and were driving quickly to try to beat the storm. Since my sister had lived in that area before, she told me about a really great shortcut to take so we could get south more quickly; although it would be smaller, two lane roads rather than the main highways, she insisted it would cut about an hour out of the total drive. Like an idiot (really the rest of the story is not her fault, it's mine for listening to her on this; I know she's really horrible with directions and can get lost driving from the grocery store to home), I listened to her and headed off the highway onto a two lane road that was very remote.

Although we had a big four wheel drive SUV, I did not want to get stuck in the snow storm, which was obviously getting closer.  Small flakes had started to fall when sis admitted she didn't know where we were.  By the time we realized there was no cell phone coverage and nobody had seen a mailbox or any other sign of human life for a while, the snowflakes were starting to get larger and fall more rapidly.  The sky was darkening and I was starting to realize what a dumb, dumb thing I'd just done and wondering how many days/weeks it would be before they plowed this very remote section of road.

At this point, I gently explained to sis that it was likely that we would soon find ourselves stuck in the deepening snow and depending on how long it took before they plowed or there was a thaw, we could be out there a long, long time.  And since she was the one that gave the bad directions, it was only fair that we were going to eat her first.  She was a little resigned, but agreed.  Hey, fair is fair. 

(Luckily, we didn't get stuck and didn't have to eat her.)

[Virgil Showlion]

Please don't get me wrong; I'm not promoting the idea of eating gentle Beerwench. Perish the thought!

All I'm saying is that because we have a recipe for cooking her up into a hearty stew, and because we'll likely be forced into a post-apocalyptic situation where we have absolutely no choice except to cook somebody, objective reasoning tells us that Beer is the poor soul we'll have to cook.

Besides that, I can't think of anyone who would more willingly sacrifice themselves for friends than Beer. Cooking her will be our way of honouring her spirit of love and sacrifice. With every mouthful of life-giving stew, we'll think "Boy you sure did cook up into a mighty fine stew, Beer, and we know you wouldn't want it any other way."

[tloonya]

May 8, 2014 19:16:48 GMT -5 Virgil Showlion said:

May 8, 2014 14:45:25 GMT -5 tloonya said:

Do we must wait until zombies coming or you can post HOW TO?
I think you can. You have posted that poem...so, after that I think you can post anything.
So, please, make yourself useful.

Ingredients:

150 lb lean Beerwench
75 tbsp oil
225 tbsp butter
60 cups finely chopped onions
20 cups all-purpose flour
75 tsp salt
35 tsp freshly ground pepper
75 bay leaves
75 tsp crushed thyme
75 tsp crushed marjoram
150 cups lightly salted Beerwench juice, or water
600 small potatoes
600 onions
600 medium carrots
25 medium rutabagas, (yellow turnip)
225 medium parsnips
225 canned tomatoes, plus 60 cups liquid
75 cups frozen peas
35 cups chopped fresh parsley

Instructions:

Beat Beerwench well to tenderize, and cut into 1-1/2-inch cubes; pat dry with paper towel. In heavy saucepan, heat oil and butter; brown Beerwench meat one layer at a time. (For a rich tasty stew, it's important to brown meat well at this stage.)

When Beerwench meat is browned, set aside. Melt more butter in saucepan if necessary and sautee unions until tender and golden. Stir in flour; continue cooking over medium heat until flour is golden.

Return meat to saucepan; add seasonings (pepper, bay leaf, thyme and marjoram) and Beerwench juice. Using wooden spoon, scrape up all browned bits from bottom of pan. Simmer, partially covered, until Beerwench is tender, about 1-1/2 hours. Either cool and refrigerate overnight to allow flavours to mellow, or proceed with vegetables.

Peel potatoes, onions, carrots, rutabaga and parsnips. Leave potatoes whole; cut a shallow X in root end of each onion. Cut carrots, rutabaga and parsnips into finger-length sticks. Chop tomatoes coarsely.

Add vegetables to stew and cook, covered, at moderate simmer until all ingredients are tender, about 30 to 40 minutes. Add peas; simmer 5 more minutes. Taste, adding more seasoning or liquid if necessary. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

Serves 600 people.


This meal has been rated a TOP READER PICK by "Tasty Apocalypse" magazine.

I made this my whole life except 'Beerwench juice'...and calling it beef stew.
But thanks anyway...and more, that Beerwench shpill was kind of...sick.

[Virgil Showlion]

Why I like Beerwench stew,
it keeps me warm at night,
Never wanna give it up,
no it makes me feel alright... Yeah

All that simmering grade A meat,
smellin' all the things that I wanna eat,
'Cause it's true,
that why I like Beerwench stew.

Why I like Beerwench stew,
it really melts in your mouth,
when you try hot mild jerky-style
think about Cajun south... Yeah

All that simmering grade A meat,
smellin' all the things that I wanna eat,
'Cause it's true,
that why I like Beerwench stew.

That why I like Beerwench stew.

That why I like Beerwench stew. .... Yeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwww!

Why I like Beerwench stew,
that meat can cure my blues.
Never gotta marinate,
no it comes pre-soaked in booze... Yeah

All that simmering grade A meat,
smellin' all the good things I wanna eat,
'Cause it's true,
that why I like Beerwench stew.

That why I like Beerwench stew. (That's why I like Beerwench stew.)

That why I like Beerwench stew. (That's why I like Beerwench stew.)

That why I like Beerwench stew.

That why I like Beerwench stew.

[teen persuasion]

May 9, 2014 9:44:56 GMT -5 Virgil Showlion said:

Please don't get me wrong; I'm not promoting the idea of eating gentle Beerwench. Perish the thought!

All I'm saying is that because we have a recipe for cooking her up into a hearty stew, and because we'll likely be forced into a post-apocalyptic situation where we have absolutely no choice except to cook somebody, objective reasoning tells us that Beer is the poor soul we'll have to cook.

Besides that, I can't think of anyone who would more willingly sacrifice themselves for friends than Beer. Cooking her will be our way of honouring her spirit of love and sacrifice. With every mouthful of life-giving stew, we'll think "Boy you sure did cook up into a mighty fine stew, Beer, and we know you wouldn't want it any other way."

Virgil, have you been reading Clan of the Cave Bear?  I mean, Clan of the Cave Beer!

[Deleted]

I can grow things and I'm a pretty good plant identifier. I have a fairly good knowledge of what plants could be used for medicinal purposes in a pinch. I can fish and make soap. That's about it.

[Deleted]

I used to sell books online.  One of them that I bought and kept is called "The Manual of Practical Homesteading."  It contains directions on how to dress-out any kind of animal for food.  It sits on my shelf. 

I also have a book on wild plants. 

I think internet with no physical books is a fine thing, but what if there is zero power or internet?  I want a book or two on how to do things I don't already know.

As for skills, I have the ability to see something in my mind and build it.  I thought everyone could do that, until I started building my iguana house with my son.