Damn, I'm glad I read the zombie survival guide last fall. I laughed my way through it, but now it makes a lot of sense. I've been reading what I can find on the net (
this seems to be a good summary of what's been going on) and it sounds like the guide got it pretty much right. Hit them in the front of the head, or crush their head with something large (like my truck) and they'll drop. Now all I have to do is hope they don't get up again after I do that.
I'm also glad I brought my little
souvenir back from Japan. Four years of aikido won't help me much, because breaking their bones won't stop them, but the four years of iaido might be of some use.
I've gathered together what supplies I can from the house. Lucky I've been renovating the basement. The sledgehammer is too heavy to be of much use in a hurry, but the prybar is only 10 pounds and not toobad to swing as long as there aren't too many of them. Here's my list of supplies:
o Katana
o Prybar
o Three bokken
o Two framing hammers
o Food for about 4 days (not enough!)
o Two bathtubs full of water, three toilet tanks full
o One battery powered radio and two 8-packs of AA batteries
o Cell phone (fat lot of good that seems to be at the moment)
o Hand-cranked flashlight
I have the generator out back, and its gas tank is full, but I really don't want to contemplate using it. I'm guessing the noise would attract them.
I've made up my mind I need to take care of the one on my deck, in case they can communicate with one another somehow. I hope I'll be back soon.
Wish me luck.