I'm currently having the same sort of internal debate. It's a very practical thing, and yet... on principle I refuse to set foot in WalMarts. I guess it depends on whether they're shambling dead zombies or rage zombies. Rage zombies would die out in a couple of months at the most, once they all starved and ran out of people outside to infect. Shambling dead would be like a permanent fixture, in which case I'd probably have to sacrifice my morals. (The point is kind of moot, though, since Chicago doesn't have any WalMarts at all.)
Tangentially, are you familiar with the theory of placing treadmills around your fortifications so the zombies are always propelled backwards as they try to shamble toward you? An argument might be made for securing a gym, in that case. (Actually, I like the idea of everyone forming little specialized post-apocalypse zombie-free colonies in various stores and things. The micro-economy and trade would be kind of awesome. As would the grizzled old librarian with the shotgun that would inevitably be securing the entire library by her/himself.)
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Date: 2011-04-05 03:44 am (UTC)Tangentially, are you familiar with the theory of placing treadmills around your fortifications so the zombies are always propelled backwards as they try to shamble toward you? An argument might be made for securing a gym, in that case. (Actually, I like the idea of everyone forming little specialized post-apocalypse zombie-free colonies in various stores and things. The micro-economy and trade would be kind of awesome. As would the grizzled old librarian with the shotgun that would inevitably be securing the entire library by her/himself.)