Just some data while I am lucid enough. John got me some anti-biotics from the local animal shelter.
Good news was someone let all the animals out before they abandoned the shelter. J.T. did find some dogs hanging around that were not feral and were glad to see normal humans so we now have 4 more mouths to feed. They will earn their kibble, because they can smell the dead before we can and have been very useful in predicting attacks. Funny side note is that John reports the coyotes are now attacking the zombies. He saw one poor old zombie dude get pulled to the ground and torn apart by a pack of coyotes. Unintentional help with our problem it seems. The dead heads however do not attack to eat the coyotes only defend themselves until the threat is gone or they are torn apart.
Josh’s team from Frankfort passed near us today on a mission for supplies. I wish them luck. He reported Zak is now acting smarter than before. We have noticed they are developing pack hunting skills and we have also noticed the newer the dead, the faster they are.
Good News/Bad News time…
Bad News; we have encountered the dreaded running Z, like the ones in 28 days later. We have only encountered a grand total of 5 but that means they are out there.
Good News; head shots are not necessary to bring them down. Four hollow points to the cheat stopped the latest one. Our Doc has a specimen in a metal shed in the parking lot studying it. I would have voted against this idea, but I was unconscious. He is thinking this is some form of human BSE and not part of the virus that has taken hold of, well I guess, the entire planet now. I am hoping the virus is not mutating into different strains.
Home front report. People have settled into routine and are actually getting along again. We had our fair share of fights over stupid shit, which was solved by a choice; Get Along or Get Out. We are not Fascist or anything, but we are maintaining a martial law-like existence so we all have a chance to survive. We have set aside rooms for worship, however you want, and we rotate times, days, etc. to keep everyone happy. We will not tolerate intolerance (is that an oxymoron?) in our home. Race, creed, etc. does not enter the picture, we are all Humans (Alive) then Americans, that’s it. Right now our enemies are in Priority;
1. Bandits, Slavers, Warlords, Marauders, etc.
(People that cannot let others live or will not allow them to live their lives in peace.)
2. Zombies, deadheads, Zak, Zs.
3. Starvation
4. Thirst
5. Boredom
These could be re-arranged at any time.
We have replaced all the windows in the Depot that were destroyed by gunfire, we also added a layer of Plexiglas to the inside to keep shrapnel down the next time we get shot at. We are not building concrete walls any longer; my Dad came up with a better idea. We are making ten foot tall movable barriers, kinda like really tall and thick jersey walls. We are putting rebar in them in cross sections, and layering the outside with steel plate. The genius part of this is on the inside the barriers we are attaching loops of steel. With these loops we can attach a bulldozer and move them anywhere we want. Once we have them in place we will run cable and chain through all the loops so one section will not be able to be pulled out of place as all the rests’ weight will be holding it there. We can then move them and replace them one at a time as needed and as we expand. We also will not need such large forms to make them nor a lot of ground work to set them into place. I thought it was rather ingenious.
We have made our first run to the Dix River hydroelectric plant today. The Major took two Humvees on a fast tour to make friends with them. They have engineers there that can shut down various substations around the city so only the places we need get power, thus conserving the output, and so we will be able to update the power grid here. The idea is also that an electrical fire or overload be avoided so no more unnecessary fires around the counties. Hopefully anyone still out there with power needs can contact us or them before this gets into full swing. We are giving the people there supplies in return for the power. The barter system lives! We handed over a small supply of medicine, ammo, weapons, some reading materials and a small supply of food as a good faith gesture. We also are going to get communications between them and us with sat-link phones, and a long range radio, so far, the bandits have pretty much ignored them, but who knows about the future.
Seems like a lot was going on while I have been down. Courtesy of a quick idea/raid by Kelly we have 16 new deep freezers. Lowes gave up the supply they had in back. Now our cattle culling will not go to waste. He even brought us 3 drink cases, so we can have cold drinks. Thank that man when you see him for me.
Well I am about asleep at the switch, I am going to lay down again.
Over.
