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| Kylie Scott |
As I’m writing this, everyone is going nuts on
twitter, facebook, and all the other social places. It’s the 20th
December 2012, the eve of the Mayan Apocalypse. Yes, you’ve stepped back in
time with me. But freak not, that we are even able to perform this act of time
travelling stupendousness means that the world did not, in fact, end. Phew.
Still, the idea of the world up and ending has got people’s imagination
going into overdrive. How will it happen? I like to think zombies would be
involved but that’s just me. I like zombies. Zombies are cool. I’d also be down
with a plague or some other civilisation stopping scenario that leaves the
world mostly intact, giving people (including me, preferably) a chance of
survival. Some situation that meant George, the mild mannered local butcher,
had to step up and lead a group of ordinary folk into the future, clinging onto
the remnants of democracy and human kindness by the skin of their teeth.
Please note, I write romance erotic – Romance – to be specific. So in my
mind, the part of George would be played by Richard Armitage and he would
frequently lose his shirt in tragic circumstances. There’d probably be an
unseemly accident involving baby oil at least once or twice. But enough tom
foolery, let’s talk survival. What if 99% of the population up and disappeared?
What if everything was just lying around waiting to be picked up by those
remaining few? Weapons, canned food, whatever. It’s all there, waiting.
Now, I’m a normal middle class girl from a suburban background. If
pressed, I could probably manage to grow a few lettuces and the odd tomato.
I’ve got a basic knowledge of how to use a handgun. Though the chances of me
making a head shot on a shambling member of the undead is next to none. My aim
is truly lousy. So, I’ve got minimal survival skills at best. Damn it, you’ve
just scratched my name off your Apocalyptic Survival Team haven’t you?
I’d also like to say that I happen to believe in the fundamental goodness
of humanity. But without law and order to enforce my basic rights, I don’t like
my chances of only meeting people of a like mind. Zombies might not be the only
threat. How would people behave once the rules did not apply? If you could do seemingly
anything, what would you do? That’s what intrigues me, ordinary people in
extraordinary situations. And Richard Armitage. I find him fascinating.
So tell me, how would you survive the apocalypse?
4 comments:
I'm a cup is half full type of person so I never believe the world is ending and zombies don't exist in my world(the abominable snowman scared me as a child).
How would I survive the apocalypse? The way I live, stay optimistic and cling to my rural living, since IF the world did come to an end, I wholeheartedly believe it will be those of use who know how to live off the land are the ones who will survive. City dwellers will be the first to go because they have fewer life skills.
I'm like Paty in that I look at what I have much more than what I don't have and I believe that the majority of people in my neighborhood would pull together and help each other survive.
My best friend and I have, over the years, talked about how we'd live well (and exactly what that meant to us) should something disastrous happen to the U.S. as a country and just as we age.
I'm not looking forward to zombies as I age but I am looking forward to the challenges of living well (my mind and body healthy with a roof over my head and healthy food for my mouth, books to read, and at the very least paper and pen to write - although I'd prefer to keep my computer and the ability to use it).
Paty,
I think keeping optimistic and sticking with your rural life is an excellent plan. The abominable snowman freaks me right out too.
Thanks for commenting,
Kylie
A well organised neighbourhood working together could do amazing things, Judith. But being forced to revert to growing our own food could have some very real benefits.
The lack of a computer would hit me hard. In Queensland, Australian, we've just come through a flood with limited electricty for several days. It certainly makes you appreciate what you've got. :)
Cheers,
Kylie
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