A Bunch of Things Make a Post

[viridian5]

Here's an article ranking the best and worst US states for surviving a zombie apocalypse. Although I don't agree with all the criteria, it's an interesting read. I'm a goner, but at least Jersey ranks worse. Although at least I live on a large island, while Manhattan is basically a bottleneck that has high population density

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[lunarennui]

note to self: schedule visit to the parental units just before zombie apocalypse breaks out. between Wyoming, their guns, and Justin and my combined zombie 'fo, PLUS that my mom is one of those people who plans for SOME sort apocalypse all the time anyway...we'd be fine. besides which, our ongoing plan (or rather, the one my mom and I worked out when I moved out and which Justin has agreed to) in case of ANY major OHSHIT situation is to haul ass to Wyoming anyway. Justin keeps his ear to the ground and I keep the house 'grab it and run in case of...well, anything', so...we'd only need to get gas twice and we'd be there in 14 hours, assuming we moved fast enough. sounds good to me.

*waits for jersey to die, buys popcorn in anticipation*

[viridian5]

Years ago, when in his cups, which happens very rarely these days, my brother would speak of getting a ranch compound in Montana in preparation for the end times.

[lunarennui]

my mom's conclusion is that the whole world is nuts and there really isn't any telling when things are going to go to hell, so be ready for it. add a lot of 'and when the sunspots blast out any cell phones/electricity' (that's this year) or 'when whatever edgar cayce said blah blah blah'...and my stepfather's insistence on by god we only eat what we can kill... *shrug* I've got radiation tablets, I've got wind-up radios and flashlights and...hell, you name it, I probably have it. storm lanterns that also can boil water and provide enough heat to cook enough food for the next week in one handy pot? got it. water purification tablets and containers? got it. the problem is more getting her to stop sending me 'the world's gonna die, but we'll be ready for it' stuff... thank god for all the storage above the rafter beams in the garage.

[viridian5]

I deleted what AVG did in rage when they immediately asked for $80 to go any further. In any case, they didn't go into much detail about which ones needed updated, just that I need 138 drivers updated.

If I have a Toshiba laptop, can I count on those to also be Toshiba? I doubt it, so how would I find out? I know something off with the DVD drive since it now picks and chooses which DVDs it chooses to read. My version of Photoshop is 15 years old because I have no money. *g*

I'm not looking forward to Microsoft abandoning Windows XP on the 8th either.

Thanks!

[indelicateink]

Charles Xavier gets the use of his legs back pretty quickly, and he and Magneto easily get over their differences to be together again. Some of these fics may even hit me in the feelings, but they seem too cheap to really satisfy me.

Oh, I'm right there with you. Unless it's crack/satire, you gotta EARN that happy ending with me. I have been known to shout out "OH WHAT THE FUCK" in outrage at such scenarios, surely to the consternation of my neighbors.

(Granted, once in a while I Want the Fluff And I Want It Now, and I will happily devour the highly-implausible fix-its. But when I'm not in dire emotional circumstances I have higher standards. XD )

[lunarennui]

yeah. there are comfort fics that are so bad...oh jeez, soooooooo bad...but when I need a Happy Ending As Of Yesterday, I reread them. however. without conflict...wtf is the POINT?

[tirwolf]

My parents took my sister and I to the 1964 World's Fair. I still have two plastic dinosaurs from it, LOL. No other souvenirs that I remember as dad wasn't big on spending money on much of anything. We did go up into the LifeSaver restaurant for dinner with it's rotating panoramic view. Didn't know the 'discs' were still there until I saw Men in Black. Are they still in use today for anything?

I think they are underestimating PA in the zombie apocalypse. Perhaps Philly and Pitts. are detracting from our score. The rest of the state is BIG on hunting. They also haven't taken the gang and organized crime elements into account in some of the states and certainly in the cities. Those guys don't need laser tag and paintball. They have had a lot of practice fighting and shooting REAL targets with REAL weapons. Granted, the chances of being infected in the wide open spaces is a lot less than in highly populated areas. They used Facebook as their major source of info? Wow.

[viridian5]

They're not in use as anything because New York City has let the whole New York State Pavilion with its Skystreak Towers rot and rust for decades. A few years ago the Parks Department ripped the elevator cars out of the towers and left them in a field to rust. NYC's treatment of the structure seems less neglect than malice. I'd be willing to pay a fee to go up the towers to an observation deck on those from how high they are and I doubt I'm alone in that but the city doesn't care. One of the anniversary events is indeed an official letting in of people inside the Pavilion, hard hats required, to see what no one short of NYC Parks workers and a few volunteer painters (because NYC didn't want to pay to paint it) has seen in decades. The floor mural is long destroyed and gone though. If I can, I want to see if I can make this event

[tirwolf]

Sent the link on to my sons. Thought they'd get a kick out of it. Steven's college has a zombie week in Oct. where anytime you step out of a campus building you can be 'attacked' and you can fend off the zombies with plastic weapons. Pittsburgh has the zombie walk. I didn't see any of those mentioned. Thomas, who is in MD, said he could just see some politician trying to intimidate, bribe or reason with a zombie only to chomped on...LOL. He did an excellent routine on the phone imitating it. Hopefully none of us will ever find out.