The Danger of Elevators

I realized today there is a great danger to be had with elevators. These things are probably the worst possible form of travel in the event of a zombie apocalypse. It is like packing yourself in a Vienna sausage can of zombie snacks.

Let's think on this, what other sort of transportation are we so trusting of course and destination? Planes, trains and automobiles we all ask for Windows all around us, but elevators we just hope for the best? I think something is wrong with our thinking. There is no reverse button, and the close button works - ten minutes after you need it too.

To top it off, there is usually no way out. I don't if you have ridden in an elevator recently, but unlike our action star buddies, I don't usually see any magical access hatch to escape through. Dead end, no way out, and its like an elevator delivering to hungry zombies.

Zombies = NO ELEVATORS

Living in Fear: Birthday Presents

Living in Fear: Birthday Presents: "I started off my birthday in a cold terror. I awoke to my alarm clock making low scrambled signal noises. The static was low and broken only..."

Birthday Presents

I started off my birthday in a cold terror. I awoke to my alarm clock making low scrambled signal noises. The static was low and broken only by occasional interruptions of what may have been voices. The strange thing was that nothing would turn the radio off. The alarm was connected to some sort of broadcast that refused to be ignored.

In frustration, the flashing 12:00 forced me to unplug it to find peace. But it wasn't done with me. I realized a short time later when I tried to plug the alarm in again - the power was out. No electricity.

My apartment occasionally loses power. But this time it was accompanied by sirens in the distance. The pure fear in me realized (incorrectly) that the zombie apocalypse had started, on my birthday of all days.

Thankfully I was wrong, but the start of my day was rather creepy.

Living in Fear: Survival Ratings

Living in Fear: Survival Ratings: "Survivability is key for any individual who finds themselves in the midst of a zombie Apocalypse. Perhaps it is time to develop a sliding-de..."

Survival Ratings

Survivability is key for any individual who finds themselves in the midst of a zombie Apocalypse. Perhaps it is time to develop a sliding-dependency scale to determine the survivability of people in such an event. There would be a number of factors one would have to look at to insure everything was adequately examined.

First, you would have to score them on a single-survivor basis. How well can this person survive on their own - what are their chances to NOT become lunch.

Second, scoring them on a pairing or group survivability basis. Some skills work better when used in conjunction with other skills, so in essence their abilities work better with people around.

Thirdly, the mental stability needs to be examined. Last thing you want is someone who loses their mind just when you need it most. Some minds just do not handle the idea of the Apocalypse well.

So, we can call this the I-G-S-S score. Individual, Group Survivability and Stability score. IGSS, almost sounds cute. Perhaps the next few days I can develop a scoring process for each of the IGSS values. Anyone want to be a test subject?

Living in Fear: Fear and its Purpose

Living in Fear: Fear and its Purpose: "Fear, so I am told, has a purpose. It developed over millennia to give our ancestors pause before they did something risky (or downright stu..."

Fear and its Purpose

Fear, so I am told, has a purpose. It developed over millennia to give our ancestors pause before they did something risky (or downright stupid). I was reminded of this again this weekend watching Star Trek Voyager, with an episode involving fear.

My concern is for when a fear is not operating properly, like a machine that is partially malfunctioning. At what point is a fear hard wired into ones mind and not a product of some social construction.