Surviving

[Miss Chicken]

Meat would not be a problem at all in Tasmania. I believe that we have more than 2 million sheep, most of which are kept outdoors and therefore would likely survive the first few weeks without humans. On top of that there would be beef, kangaroo and rabbit on the menu as well.

I imagine that chickens and pigs would have a high die-off rate because most of them are inside sheds though at least some chickens might be found if one looked for them early enough.

Hopefully I would be able to find some goats as well.

 

[scotpens]

I have experience with several disciplines that would be helpful..

Light farming and ranching...including animal husbandry

power generation and delivery..(my father and I modified and set up a useful water powered generator on his 5 acre ranch some years ago..the hardest part was hooking up the inverter to the house supply)

electronics....

Weapons...

light mechanical work

structure building...


SO I could set up a little commune in the foothills of Northern California...but I would have it well armed..

Folks would be willing to trade anything of value for your skills and services. Hell, you'd be busier than a hooker when the fleet's in port.

 

[T'Girl]

We also have ranches nearby, so we could always find cows ...

Milk cows have been breed to be milked twice a day, while they might make it a couple of days, by the end of the week any who aren't being milked regular will be dead. Many farm animals can't take care of themselves, so you would have to move pretty fast to single out the ones you want to make long term use of.

The canned goods in supermarkets will stay good for a protracted period of time, but you would probably want to remove enough for your family just in case the store were to burn down.

 

[Udat]

I would probably just end it, god I`d be the only gay man in the world. I couldn`t do it.

I'd make it a point to survive.

Yah! What are you talents?

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

I would probably just end it, god I`d be the only gay man in the world. I couldn`t do it.

I'd make it a point to survive.

Yah! What are you talents?

I'm Mexican; i know a few things about plants and walls.

 

[auntiehill]

We also have ranches nearby, so we could always find cows ...

Milk cows have been breed to be milked twice a day, while they might make it a couple of days, by the end of the week any who aren't being milked regular will be dead. Many farm animals can't take care of themselves, so you would have to move pretty fast to single out the ones you want to make long term use of.

The canned goods in supermarkets will stay good for a protracted period of time, but you would probably want to remove enough for your family just in case the store were to burn down.

One milk cow to keep, the rest for a reaaally nice BBQ.

 

[MetalPants]

I was thinking about this thread this morning for some reason...

How many of you would try and release your neighbor's bets from the various houses/pens?

Would anyone try and bury your dead neighbors?

Would you want people to find you, or would you want to hide?

 

[Gary Mitchell]

How many of you would try and release your neighbor's bets from the various houses/pens?

If you let them out, how will you find them later so that you can eat them?