What three items...

Aliantha · 07-22-2009, 07:46 PM

...would you stock up on if you knew the end of civilization as we know it was about to occur and why?

Mine would be:

ammunition - I'd want to protect myself and my family
good walking boots - I'd be able to manage better if my feet were protected from the elements
tampons - for obvious reasons

Happy Monkey · 07-22-2009, 07:50 PM

Stimpacks, radaway, and power armor.

monster · 07-22-2009, 08:15 PM

Bottled water
Matches
Food

TheMercenary · 07-22-2009, 08:46 PM

Ammo

Food

Water

Pretty self evident.

monster · 07-22-2009, 09:24 PM

you live in a warmer place than I do. no way i'd rely on starting a fire with ammo :p

TheMercenary · 07-22-2009, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

you live in a warmer place than I do. no way i'd rely on starting a fire with ammo :p

You don't need ammo to start a fire, just two sticks.

But two sticks and some power from an unspent shell really helps.

Aliantha · 07-22-2009, 10:09 PM

Well, if you have the ability to light a fire, then you don't really need bottled water. of course, this is coming from the perspective of someone who doesn't agree with all the bottled water crap that goes on these days.

I thought about water, but then decided there'd be water about which I could use, so I wouldn't need to carry it.

Cloud · 07-22-2009, 10:48 PM

Water
aspirin
how-to books on survival skills

DucksNuts · 07-23-2009, 06:40 AM

Ammo
Seeds
Solar Batteries

ZenGum · 07-23-2009, 07:52 AM

chocolate
recreational drugs
a sexy nymphomaniac

You make your choices, I'll make mine.

Shawnee123 · 07-23-2009, 08:24 AM

I think I'll just hang out with Zen. Or:

Pierogies
Tequila
Cigarettes

I'll probably die. I figure I'll have fun on the way out.

To clarify: is everyone dead, or are most people dead? Are the people remaining zombies that I need to shoot at or hide from? Are there buildings? Will there be snacks?

I really need more information as to the meaning of the "end of civilization as we know it" to come up with a more precise list of my needs.

Aliantha · 07-23-2009, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I think I'll just hang out with Zen. Or:

Pierogies
Tequila
Cigarettes

I'll probably die. I figure I'll have fun on the way out.

To clarify: is everyone dead, or are most people dead? Are the people remaining zombies that I need to shoot at or hide from? Are there buildings? Will there be snacks?

I really need more information as to the meaning of the "end of civilization as we know it" to come up with a more precise list of my needs.

OK well obviously no everyone is dead! You're alive aren't you???

Anyway, I was thinking of a society overrun by anarchy. Total breakdown of government and law. Every man for himself so to speak.

I don't think there'd be zombies, but there'd probably still be deadshits.

Trilby · 07-23-2009, 08:40 AM

Pierogies
Tequila
Cigarettes...

I'll go with Shawnee.

Shawnee123 · 07-23-2009, 08:47 AM

dar512 · 07-23-2009, 10:36 AM

This is a fairly depressing topic for me. Having Crohn's disease at the level I do, I am completely dependent on modern civilization. I'd probably have a month or two pain-free. Then it'd be constant pain for the year or so I'd have left.

Depending on the situation, I'd stock up on propane, canned food, bows and hunting arrows. Arrows can often be recovered. Mrs. Dar and the kids can learn fletching.

I'd try to get them set up as best I can before I became useless.

07-22-2009, 07:46 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	What three items... ...would you stock up on if you knew the end of civilization as we know it was about to occur and why? Mine would be: ammunition - I'd want to protect myself and my family good walking boots - I'd be able to manage better if my feet were protected from the elements tampons - for obvious reasons __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-22-2009, 07:50 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Stimpacks, radaway, and power armor. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

07-22-2009, 08:15 PM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Bottled water Matches Food __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-22-2009, 08:46 PM	#4
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Ammo Food Water Pretty self evident. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

07-22-2009, 09:24 PM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	you live in a warmer place than I do. no way i'd rely on starting a fire with ammo :p __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

07-22-2009, 10:09 PM	#7
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Well, if you have the ability to light a fire, then you don't really need bottled water. of course, this is coming from the perspective of someone who doesn't agree with all the bottled water crap that goes on these days. I thought about water, but then decided there'd be water about which I could use, so I wouldn't need to carry it. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-22-2009, 10:48 PM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Water aspirin how-to books on survival skills __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

07-23-2009, 06:40 AM	#9
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Ammo Seeds Solar Batteries

07-23-2009, 07:52 AM	#10
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	chocolate recreational drugs a sexy nymphomaniac You make your choices, I'll make mine. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

07-23-2009, 08:24 AM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I think I'll just hang out with Zen. Or: Pierogies Tequila Cigarettes I'll probably die. I figure I'll have fun on the way out. To clarify: is everyone dead, or are most people dead? Are the people remaining zombies that I need to shoot at or hide from? Are there buildings? Will there be snacks? I really need more information as to the meaning of the "end of civilization as we know it" to come up with a more precise list of my needs. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-23-2009, 08:40 AM	#13
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Pierogies Tequila Cigarettes... I'll go with Shawnee. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

07-23-2009, 08:47 AM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	__________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-23-2009, 10:36 AM	#15
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	This is a fairly depressing topic for me. Having Crohn's disease at the level I do, I am completely dependent on modern civilization. I'd probably have a month or two pain-free. Then it'd be constant pain for the year or so I'd have left. Depending on the situation, I'd stock up on propane, canned food, bows and hunting arrows. Arrows can often be recovered. Mrs. Dar and the kids can learn fletching. I'd try to get them set up as best I can before I became useless. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

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