One of the writing prompts over at Studio30 Plus this week is “Kool Aid.” I can’t stand the stuff, but during the zombie apocalypse I suppose that being able to make a quick fruity drink would be a welcome treat.
Here are some other “cool aids” I have lying around the house that will ensure I would survive the zombie apocalypse.
1. Non-electric cooking.
Gas stove
This gas stove will last a long time. We just had the tank filled and it’s good for at least a year or more.
But what about baking? Well …
That’s one of three functioning fireplaces. This one is the only one with an oven installed next to it. Yes, it works.
What happens when the gas fails? Well, then this is going to have to come out of retirement:
Buried in the garage is this cast iron Franklin Stove. It was originally installed in the house, but was removed for reasons no one remembers. It’s good for heat, baking and stove top cooking. Speaking of …
2. Heat
This is the wood burning furnace. Even without power for the fan, it’ll still keep the first floor of the house toasty.
Ready to burn
Need to cut and chop
Of course, we have plenty of fuel for the furnace, fireplaces and Franklin Stove.
3. Food
We need food to survive.
Fresh veggies
Pear and apple trees
Peach trees
Wild turkeys
From a few years ago – white tailed deer by the pond
We’ll be eating good for years.
4. Water
This is our spring-fed fresh water pond. It’s a little murky, but we have the means to clean it.
5. Zombie Killing Stuff
This is the barn. The barn is where you can find all kinds of great weapons for fight off the zombie hordes. Axes, mauls, sledgehammers, chainsaws, re-bar, hedge trimmers, hammers, acetylene torch – you need it, you’ll find it in there. (I was instructed to NOT show the inside of the barn. I was also instructed NOT to show the inside of the “secret closet,” but rest assured, the secret closet contains the standard zombie fighting equipment that makes a big bang sound.)
One other thing:
This tractor is great for zombie clean up, either picking up the corpses or bulldozing them into a burn pile. The tractor could also be equipped with weapons or the bucket could have spikes installed on it.
So, what do you think? Am I ready for the Zombie Apocalypse?
Are you?
This is my response to the Studio30 Plus writing prompt “Kool Aid.” Yeah, I went WAY out on a limb for this one.
I am so ready. I live on a boat. I can make my own water. I have a speargun (which translates to “going to the fish market”) unless zombies can swim (to which I’ve seen to signs of) I will survive for years to come.
(love your new header by the way – I think it’s much better!!!)
I think you’d be ok. Is your boat powered by wind or a motor? How much fuel do you have to cook your fish? Would you be able to get more? What about fresh fruits and veggies? I don’t think you’d get enough nutrition from just fish. Would you be able to get any on a regular basis?
Perhaps if you sail to an island ….
It depends. If we have gas for the generator, then most definitely yes. Ours is able to run almost the entire house as it plugs in to our main breaker. This means we would be able to have fresh, running water from our well. We’d have heat until the pig (a sizable propane tank) ran out of gas; it’s full right now, so many months at the very least. We’d be able to cook on the stove and grill. Hubby’s a hunter so meat wouldn’t be too much of an issue – there wouldn’t be state approved hunting seasons during a zombie apocalypse, right? Of course, when the bullets run out, we’d have to resort to trapping, which could lead to starvation as we’ve ventured down that road.
Our biggest issue would be fresh fruits and veggies. Gardens don’t grow very well in our soil as it is almost exclusively clay in composition. I guess, though, that we could tear out the flower beds and use the purchased soil (a mix of different things) we dumped there for growing veggies.
Missing a word there….it should be “we’ve never ventured down that road”. Trapping would be an entirely new experience.
I think you need to count any type of fossil fuels you may have as temporary under the assumption that you wouldn’t be able to replace any of it.
Trapping is very easy. You could also fish. Big game can be taken down with bow and arrow, so you have options when the bullets run out.
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Holy hell. You are totally self sustaining.
I’ve actually put much more thought into this than the post shows, but all we really need is some type of manual water pump and we’re all set if we were to lose electricity say, like, forever.
It’s pretty cool, actually.
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You know I’m jacked. My 8-year-old is a judo green belt. I keep a shovel in the car for when my teenager’s friend who is a boy decides he needs to be buried, and I have the best CD collection for the road.
lessssgooooo
I am heading your way!
well laid plan i’m coming to live wiht you when the Zombies come
Camping trip or zombie apocalypse, either way, we’re all heading to New Hampshire! And your oven-in-fireplace fireplace? MAD cool.
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