If there was an Apocalyptic Event, What Would You Do?

[whhistle]

If there was an apocalyptic event, such as zombies taking over the world (a la Walking Dead), would you continue to follow the laws of the land?

Just thinking about whether you would relax some laws such as speed limits, or drink driving for example.

Discuss?

 

[EM2]

In such a case, the Government would probably fall, and law & order could not be enforced, so it'd be everyone for themselves.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Statistically, most of us wouldn't need to worry about it for very long...

 

[Cowley]

I think I’ll come on here and ask what to do.

 

[Bletchleyite]

What would I do? Be dead in short order, most likely.

 

[deltic]

If there was an apocalyptic event, such as zombies taking over the world (a la Walking Dead), would you continue to follow the laws of the land?

Just thinking about whether you would relax some laws such as speed limits, or drink driving for example.

Discuss?

If you relax the law why would you still need to break it?

 

[The_Train]

I think I’ll come on here and ask what to do.

I would definitely do that. I practically live my life from advice on here

 

[Calthrop]

In thinking about such scenarios, people seem less unanimous than you'd imagine they might be, that what would happen would be: nearly everyone would let rip, and do as their impulses dictated -- rapine, robbery and mass-murder to the max. I seem to remember a thing from Neville Shute's novel On The Beach -- premise, the Cold War goes nuclear, and all life on earth is being wiped out by a deadly radioactive cloud; which because of climate-type factors, gets to Australia last of all. If I recall correctly, the author surprises his readership re the Australian end of things in this situation: by (while there's a certain degree of riot and mayhem) people in the main, just stolidly going on obeying the laws, doing their jobs, and carrying on as normal, until the lethal stuff arrives and bumps them all off. Though -- it might be significant that the action of On The Beach is set in Melbourne; which I gather has a reputation for being the most boringly goody-goody city in Australia. Maybe Shute had a point to make about Melbourne here?

 

[trash80]

Well a zombie attack isn't going to happen, as for an event that *might* happen like nuclear war or a pandemic i think the reaction will vary because the threat varies. If it was an impending nuclear attack i'd go out into a park and make sure i got vapourised.

 

[LOL The Irony]

I'd do the right thing and get all my Aspie brethren to help me invade parliament and take over. I can just slip through the door and then say that infamous qoute from Captain Phillips...

 

[fowler9]

If there was an apocalyptic event, such as zombies taking over the world (a la Walking Dead), would you continue to follow the laws of the land?

Just thinking about whether you would relax some laws such as speed limits, or drink driving for example.

Discuss?

Can I just say that I loved your post. It is such a wonderfully British way of putting it. If there was a zombie apocalypse would I look at relaxing certain laws such as speed limits or drink driving? Perhaps allow shops to open later or allow neighbourhood watch to use harsh language?

 

[Tim R-T-C]

This sounds like a post from someone up on specific charges...

Your honour, I was speeding and driving while drunk, but I had watched Dawn of the Dead while drunk and thought the zombies were real, so I assumed these laws had been slackened slightly....

 

[Ianno87]

In thinking about such scenarios, people seem less unanimous than you'd imagine they might be, that what would happen would be: nearly everyone would let rip, and do as their impulses dictated -- rapine, robbery and mass-murder to the max. I seem to remember a thing from Neville Shute's novel On The Beach -- premise, the Cold War goes nuclear, and all life on earth is being wiped out by a deadly radioactive cloud; which because of climate-type factors, gets to Australia last of all. If I recall correctly, the author surprises his readership re the Australian end of things in this situation: by (while there's a certain degree of riot and mayhem) people in the main, just stolidly going on obeying the laws, doing their jobs, and carrying on as normal, until the lethal stuff arrives and bumps them all off. Though -- it might be significant that the action of On The Beach is set in Melbourne; which I gather has a reputation for being the most boringly goody-goody city in Australia. Maybe Shute had a point to make about Melbourne here?

I found the book and the film of On The Beach (starring, of all people, Fred Astaire in a break from his usual repertoire) chillingly fascinating.

You empathise with the characters so much in that, in the early parts, the end seems months away and you push it to the back of your mind hoping that it'll never come, until it becomes more and more hauntingly real as time progresses until the end.

Really does get you thinking about how you'd cope in that situation yourself.

 

[fowler9]

I found the book and the film of On The Beach (starring, of all people, Fred Astaire in a break from his usual repertoire) chillingly fascinating.

You empathise with the characters so much in that, in the early parts, the end seems months away and you push it to the back of your mind hoping that it'll never come, until it becomes more and more hauntingly real as time progresses until the end.

Really does get you thinking about how you'd cope in that situation yourself.

Yeah,it is really incomprehensible. I hope none of us ever has to go through it. I recently read Anne Frank's diary. For me the most shocking thing is the mundanity of it right until it just ends.

 

[najaB]

Perhaps allow shops to open later or allow neighbourhood watch to use harsh language?

Forget that, will the bin collection go down to once a fortnight?

 

[Mag_seven]

If there was an Apocalyptic Event, What Would You Do?

Do what all decent Brits would do: sit down and have a cup of tea.

 

[Flying Phil]

Do what all decent Brits would do: sit down and have a cup of tea.

....and still do the washing up!

 

[Mutant Lemming]

Steer clear of Wrexham bus station

 

[jon0844]

I'd push through the door at Blackpool North and stand on the platform. To hell with the consequences!

 

[GusB]

Forget that, will the bin collection go down to once a fortnight?

In that case the apocalypse has already started here - we're down to 3-weekly

 

[tsr]

I'd stand on the left on an escalator.

There should be no overtaking of other citizens en route to the deep level shelters.

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

Have a few bevvies etc.

 

[Strathclyder]

If it was an impending nuclear attack i'd go out into a park and make sure i got vapourised.

One viewing of Threads in high school was all that was needed for me to reach the same conclusion. Put simply, I'd rather be turned to dust in the blink of an eye than suffer a agonisingly slow death at the hands of the fallout/radiation poisoning.

 

[Calthrop]

I found the book and the film of On The Beach (starring, of all people, Fred Astaire in a break from his usual repertoire) chillingly fascinating.

You empathise with the characters so much in that, in the early parts, the end seems months away and you push it to the back of your mind hoping that it'll never come, until it becomes more and more hauntingly real as time progresses until the end.

Really does get you thinking about how you'd cope in that situation yourself.

I likewise, found the book both moving and scary -- IMO one of that author's better-realised efforts -- for me, some of his stuff is quite dreadfully trite. Off-the-point nitpick here: but I gather that as regards the science of the scenario, it's bunkum -- things couldn't and wouldn't have taken place as set out. Maybe scientists as at the late 1950s were less clued-up on these matters, than now; or maybe old Neville just said "to hell with scientific accuracy: I'm going to write it this way, in the interests of a dramatic and poignant story".

 

[trash80]

One viewing of Threads in high school was all that was needed for me to reach the same conclusion. Put simply, I'd rather be turned to dust in the blink of an eye than suffer a agonisingly slow death at the hands of the fallout/radiation poisoning.

Yes it was Threads that did it for me too!

 

[Esker-pades]

Probably die.

If I managed to survive the original event, then I'd be caught in a dilemma of the following:

• Continuing to attempt to survive knowing that things would not get better and that I would die anyway (even if it was slowly and over a number of years/decades) along with the attempt to re-built civilisation, which wouldn't work.
  
• Dying faster

 

[DarloRich]

Remember: We are British. We are required maintain a stiff upper lip in the face of adversity. We shall meet the coming apocalypse with a solid forward defensive stroke followed by a strongly worded letter to the Times about all of this and a nice cup of tea. None of that foreign wailing and gnashing of teeth. We must set an example to those of less advanced nations showing them how to act in the face of adversity. We must be prepared to go down as gentlemen.

Just thinking about whether you would relax some laws such as speed limits, or drink driving for example.

Thin end of the wedge old chap. No excuse for standards to slip. We are not bloody Frenchies you know!

Perhaps allow shops to open later or allow neighbourhood watch to use harsh language?

Good God man - supermarkets open on a Sunday? Disgraceful. Apocalypse or no this simply cant be allowed.

Do what all decent Brits would do: sit down and have a cup of tea.

I am fairly certain that British society can survive anything except the cessation of tea supplies. That way anarchy and the breakdown of civilization lies. For goodness sake we might have to drink coffee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Forget that, will the bin collection go down to once a fortnight?

lets not get carried away.What do I pay my council tax for? This is only the apocylpse. They will take any excuse to slack of these bloody lazy public sector workers. Surprised they aren't on strike. Don't know they are born.

 

[Howardh]

As long as they put the covers on we'll be alreet. Don't want to be facing those pesky Aussies on a sticky dog.

 

[Cowley]

Remember: We are British. We are required maintain a stiff upper lip in the face of adversity. We shall meet the coming apocalypse with a solid forward defensive stroke followed by a strongly worded letter to the Times about all of this and a nice cup of tea. None of that foreign wailing and gnashing of teeth. We must set an example to those of less advanced nations showing them how to act in the face of adversity. We must be prepared to go down as gentlemen.



Thin end of the wedge old chap. No excuse for standards to slip. We are not bloody Frenchies you know!



Good God man - supermarkets open on a Sunday? Disgraceful. Apocalypse or no this simply cant be allowed.



I am fairly certain that British society can survive anything except the cessation of tea supplies. That way anarchy and the breakdown of civilization lies. For goodness sake we might have to drink coffee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



lets not get carried away.What do I pay my council tax for? This is only the apocylpse. They will take any excuse to slack of these bloody lazy public sector workers. Surprised they aren't on strike. Don't know they are born.

Do you know what old chap. I was seriously considering that in the event of the aforesaid apocalypse I might not put the general waste bin out on alternative Thursday evenings (obviously I’d still put the recycling out weekly, even if the house had taken a direct hit from an asteroid).
This would of course be absolute folly, and a disgraceful lowering of standards.
I shall go and write myself a strongly worded letter this evening.

 

[DarloRich]

Do you know what old chap. I was seriously considering that in the event of the aforesaid apocalypse I might not put the general waste bin out on alternative Thursday evenings (obviously I’d still put the recycling out weekly, even if the house had taken a direct hit from an asteroid).
This would of course be absolute folly, and a disgraceful lowering of standards.
I shall go and write myself a strongly worded letter this evening.

Next you will be saying you will put the bins out before 22:00 and risk the wrath of the council. Outrageous and unacceptable. I shall be contacting my local Councillor about this!

Sir,

Regardless of the impending Apocalypse and the end of civilisation I fell I must write to you today to protest in the strongest possible terms about the flagrant disregard, nay contempt, for the local refuse disposal rules shewn by occupants of number 57 Acaica Avenue . Just this week the deposited their bags at the kerb at 20:37..........

As long as they put the covers on we'll be alreet. Don't want to be facing those pesky Aussies on a sticky dog.

And don't let those bloody feminists use this as an excuse to be allowed in the pavilion. That really would be the end of the world!

PS a nuclear apocalypse may well lead to some form of sub continentesque dusty track. It will take spin by day 3 I tell you.