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You know, one thing I so seldom hear is that these people who are going to shoot everyone who comes at their door will have an awful lot of decaying corpses around. What a nightmare of a thought. It’s better to network and prepare others in my opinion, if nothing else, not plan to kill those who would probably be just as willing to kill you for their next meal.

Yes, but if they just say that they plan to come stay with you and continue to go about their business, then what?

Those who think they will fend off everyone will have to bury all the bodies, burn them, or deal with the stench, disease, and rodents/carnivores. It’s a thought I think a lot never think about. I wouldn’t want to either.

Places that have ongoing civil wars (Bosnia, etc.) have similar situations with dead bodies. Not pretty as I understand it. (I have no first person experience in a war zone).

Oh, I’m not saying that anyone should necesarrily take everyone in, at least if they’re not willing to work. (I personally believe in trying to organize a society with many others, not protecting a cache like some Asian dragon). I should point out that I’m single, and far (1000’s of miles) from family, so I have to adopt a slightly different mentality than some other Freepers.

I’m just trying to point out that the logistics of many dead bodies are literally a nightmare. In a firefight, there may be many casualties, are they all going to be burned, what if one is a friendly, will the fire and smell of roasting flesh draw other looters nearby. Few can contemplate the disasterous conditions after a collapse. What if a cut gets infected and an arm or leg has to be removed, there are MRSA strains that the best medical care can do little about.

I just don’t invite the mayhem to come, Garlic is a great anti viral, and antibiotic, just in case the above worries some people.