• MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    I have the ability to provide constant unyielding optimism as long as no one ever asks me how I’m doing

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    I can brew beer, bake bread, make wine, kill animals, preserve meat without a refrigerator, make sausages.

  • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk
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    I have watched a frankly absurd amount of youtube survival videos. I am reasonably certain i could survive long enough to die of starvation since the foraging aspect of survival never really interested me enough

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    I’m a first-waver and I’m fine with that. The world is shit enough as it is, and I’m tired. Apocalypse? Not interested. Have at it.

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    I was an electrical engineering student a long time ago, pretty handy with most tools and electronics. I’m also least likely to kill or rape people. Well, maybe not the least likely, but very low on the list of suspects.

    I could probably get working communications up and running for communities in like a couple of weeks plus travel. I probably won’t eat you.

    I also have experience in demolition, reclamation, and construction. I can outrun the vast majority of people. How fast can you run?

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    Unfortunately, I’m a rifle and pistol skills trainer, handy enough with both power and non-power tools to barricade/build a functional shelter, a decent cook with barbones equipment, athletic enough to carry all that and still put in a days ruck, and multilingual enough that we won’t have to kill everyone we come across right away…

    Fortunately, my body regularly tries to kill me and I’ll probably be in a coma before the month is out - so peace suckers.

  • MTK@lemmy.world
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    Whacky sleep schedule, I can always cover for someone who might need to rest

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    I’m really snarky. What everyone really craves in trying times is a relentless stream of inane criticism.

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    Gardening, food preservation, baking, and backyard chickens. I’ll trade zucchini and eggs for everything and if I can’t I’ll give them away

    • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Until you realize that every household still has computer remnants, and all you need is a generator to turn them on again

      Maybe it’s not the most immediate necessary skill, but once you start trying to restart a community it sure as hell will be useful to know how to program and make the computer do things. Especially if you will need to use microcontrollers for anything important

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      Well, if you just join the hordes of the ambling dead right away you’re not really helping are you

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        Imagine you’re in LA and a small community of survivors has formed. All of them need to eat and drink. Each of them could fuck up (leave door open, get infected and hide it, etc.). You sit down to make a list of all the skills they have and after hearing “improv theater” for the tenth time you change your mind about OP.

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        I’m not sure if you said ambling when you meant shambling, but either way I just love the idea of a horde of zombies just moseying around, having a relaxing little stroll downtown to eat everyone, making the best of a sunny afternoon and devouring humanity.

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          Precisely. In almost every movie when the zombies aren’t currently chasing anyone they’re just chill, walking slowly and stress free whereever they please.

      • Deadeyegai@lemmy.world
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        I guess it depends who you ask. World war Z suggests they just walk on the ocean floor aimlessly. Does that count?