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Author	Wyrmalla
Comment	A friend once considered that what people would do in such a scenario would raid the local super markets. He suggested instead to hold up in one of the super market's warehouses in an industrial estate. Far less windows/ entrances, away from the population and usually with a high roof and fences to have a presence in the area. Plus obviously a variety of resources (not just food), a lot of which is preserved. He said if the zombies came then he'd sit on the roof with a brick attached to a bit of rope and just drop that on their heads. Of course getting to an industrial estate in a SHTF scenario may be difficult - so its perhaps a setting that would be more relevant to staff doing deliveries who know about the location or were travelling there for work (there was that one British film where people are stuck in a self storage complex during an alien invasion with a similar theme I suppose. There was a short Youtube series IIRC of something similar during the early part of The Walking Dead's run too). There may be keys or support for vehicles in the building too, though I'm not sure if their maintenance facilities are on site or handled by another party. Relevant perhaps to consider how to get around such a large building with few windows when the power goes out - particularly accessing high shelves (forklifts are dangerous already in a well lit environment). Or what bathroom facilities are available when the plumbing goes out (which would go down as soon as the national grid/ local power fails) - but I guess there'd be plenty of rubbish bins to dump waste in. I guess finding a way to operate without drawing attention would be positive too - otherwise the building may look like just another warehouse to casual observers (even remove any signage showing its owned by a supermarket). Oh, and being in an industrial estate there may be opportunities to go into nearby buildings - such as warehouses, factories, cash and carry stores, startup business of all kinds, and the odd snack van/ cafe (some of which may make the area a target down the line if people are looking for resources for repairs, to build with, or just an alternative source for valuable items after other areas are looted/ are too dangerous to access).
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Created	Sat 11th Feb 2023 1:29am
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A friend once considered that what people would do in such a scenario would raid the local super markets. He suggested instead to hold up in one of the super market's warehouses in an industrial estate. Far less windows/ entrances, away from the population and usually with a high roof and fences to have a presence in the area. Plus obviously a variety of resources (not just food), a lot of which is preserved.

He said if the zombies came then he'd sit on the roof with a brick attached to a bit of rope and just drop that on their heads. Of course getting to an industrial estate in a SHTF scenario may be difficult - so its perhaps a setting that would be more relevant to staff doing deliveries who know about the location or were travelling there for work (there was that one British film where people are stuck in a self storage complex during an alien invasion with a similar theme I suppose. There was a short Youtube series IIRC of something similar during the early part of The Walking Dead's run too). There may be keys or support for vehicles in the building too, though I'm not sure if their maintenance facilities are on site or handled by another party.

Relevant perhaps to consider how to get around such a large building with few windows when the power goes out - particularly accessing high shelves (forklifts are dangerous already in a well lit environment). Or what bathroom facilities are available when the plumbing goes out (which would go down as soon as the national grid/ local power fails) - but I guess there'd be plenty of rubbish bins to dump waste in. I guess finding a way to operate without drawing attention would be positive too - otherwise the building may look like just another warehouse to casual observers (even remove any signage showing its owned by a supermarket). Oh, and being in an industrial estate there may be opportunities to go into nearby buildings - such as warehouses, factories, cash and carry stores, startup business of all kinds, and the odd snack van/ cafe (some of which may make the area a target down the line if people are looking for resources for repairs, to build with, or just an alternative source for valuable items after other areas are looted/ are too dangerous to access).