Month: October 2014

Turns out you don’t need to anticipate a zombie apocalypse to prepare for the worst. There are things I’ve learned from watching Rick lead the others on The Walking Dead that I’m sure would come in useful in the aftermath of a hurricane or an earthquake, for instance, or a terrorist attack.  So, gather your Zombie survival gear and start reading. How can you compare zombies and a hurricane and other natural disasters? At many levels, the situation is similar. The world is chaotic, social structure crumbles, and people can become savages when they are faced with hunger and food shortage. They can steal and even kill in order to feed themselves and their families. That’s the kind of breakdown we need to prepare for, and here’s what the Walking Dead taught me about surviving in such a world. Never Let Your Guard Down      This is the most valuable lesson I’ve tucked away from Rick’s repeated warnings to the others. This simply means staying alert, which is exactly what survival trainers and guidebooks tell you to do at all times. The simple rule will apply whether there is an earthquake, an economic crisis and food shortage, a hurricane, a terrorist attack or a flood. You need to stay alert for a number of reasons. In the aftermath of the first shock of an earthquake, for instance, there is...