I Don't Like This.

[Doc]

IMHO, once the epidemic happens, you need people with expertise making informed decisions about where/what/when to apply resources.  This is a job for CDC and the local (i.e. state, county, town) health officials.  They in turn can ask for help from the local constabulary if need be.  The preparation for a flu pandemic will take careful detailed planning, close coordination between the aforementioned agencies, resources, and practice.  All of which we're probably lacking. (it's time to shave a little off the ~$450 Billion defense budget)

The bottom line is that I wouldn't want soldiers in a position where they can shoot the citizenry because of decisions made by scared and paranoid politicians.

Doc,

How exactly are you prepared for Zombies?
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Well, ever since I found out that some university up in North Carolina has been studying the Hatian Zombie Drug from the cane toads and blowfish for applications in space travel, I figured that living in the state next door, I had best be prepared for brain eaters.



1. Organize before they rise!
2. They feel no fear, why should you?
3. Use your head: cut off theirs.
4. Blades don’t need reloading.
5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.
6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.
7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.
8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!
9. No place is safe, only safer.
10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.

To this end, I keep a collection of some very, very sharp swords handy. Some guns. A few maces. I have several flame throwers, one of which I use frequently to battle kudzu. I have a couple of crates of live grenades. I have a fine collection of shotguns, and shells full of grapeshot. And the barn is full of TnT, which is useful for all kinds of applications around a farm. But I daresay it would be quite a good idea to stuff a stick of TnT in to a gaping chest wound on a stunned zombie. With a little duct tape, I can strap a stick of TnT to a xbow bolt or an arrow and give the zombie quite a suprise.

Be prepared for anything I always say. <_<