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them to the boys.
I made everyone a list of what to pack. It was best that everyone took their own supplies in case one of the bags got lost or compromised.
The list was as follows:
2 x changes of clothes
1 x hoody/coat
1 x pair of sensible shoes
1 x make up wipes
1 x pair of gloves
1 x Blanket
1 x sharp knife (wrapped in a pillowcase)
1 x set of cutlery
1 x lighter
1 x first aid kit
2 x bottles of water
4 x cans of food
I also added items for each individual person to carry. These included a can opener, crowbar, windup torch, various tools, weapons, shampoo, shower gel, biscuits and juice.
I quickly grabbed mine and Nick’s passports last minute.
Granted it wasn’t a lot, but it was all we had in the apartment. Once the bags were packed Nick started to put the bags by the door. He started pulling out all his fishing gear and piled it up with the bags.
“Babe, what are you doing with all your fishing stuff out?” I asked.
“Well if we go out on the road, we don’t know where we’ll end up. If it comes to it I know where all the rivers and lakes are, if we’re short of food we may need to use it”
He was right. It may save our lives. There was a lot of stuff, but we should be just about able to carry it.
Saying that, I was surprised. I have never known anyone hate fish as much as he does. He loves fishing but has always refused to eat it. It never made sense to me at all. Why fish if you have no intention of eating it. I saw no point to it whatsoever.
We carrie d on planning our escape route. We had decided that when we left we would take two cars; at least if something happened to one, we could all hop into the other. We decided to take my car and Andy’s. Andy’s car was a Mazda CX-5 in blue. It was a crossover so had good boot space and was fairly economical. It would get us a fair distance as long as we reserved fuel. My car was a white Nissan Qashqi. It was the bigger of the two but again was fairly economical. Both these cars were very sturdy so seemed the safest options. Luckily both cars had nearly a full tank of fuel.
We had all decided to wait a couple more days, before planning an escape. We wanted to wait for the crowd of infected to go down and leave the area. Whilst they were outside we studied them. We needed to know how they react, and how they interacted with others.
Over the next couple of days we took turns sitting by the window, we kept a journal of all our findings, at least it was something to keep us occupied. We watched them round the clock, for hours at a time. Some of them stared into space, others walked around aimlessly, some walked following a set path. None of us could make any sense of them. They didn’t seem to sleep and their movements seemed sluggish and clumsy. Half the time it was like watching a child walk for the first time.
I watched one infected man walk carefully around each car and stop and stare into the road. He looked like a parking warden the way he was inspecting each car as he passed them, so I named him Walter the warden.
Boredom was getting the better of all of us. We spent countless hours playing Monopoly and Cluedo. In each game of Monopoly I ended up severely bankrupting every other player, but after a while even winning got boring. Andy and Nick had taken up playing chess; they both got really into it, and were always competitive.
“Tell you what we would go nicely with this game” Andy said half way through one of their many chess games “A nice glass of Hennessy Brandy, vintage of course”
“More of a whiskey man myself” Nick added, advancing his way to Andy’s Queen. “Glenfiddich single malt, straight on the rocks”
“God, you two sound like such old men! Get a grip” I interrupted , stopping them before they drooled over the chess board.
“It’s a man thing” Duckface added “wouldn’t mind a nice glass of Pinot” she carried on.
“Sounds simple, but a hot shower would make me happy” I added in.
We
I made everyone a list of what to pack. It was best that everyone took their own supplies in case one of the bags got lost or compromised.
The list was as follows:
2 x changes of clothes
1 x hoody/coat
1 x pair of sensible shoes
1 x make up wipes
1 x pair of gloves
1 x Blanket
1 x sharp knife (wrapped in a pillowcase)
1 x set of cutlery
1 x lighter
1 x first aid kit
2 x bottles of water
4 x cans of food
I also added items for each individual person to carry. These included a can opener, crowbar, windup torch, various tools, weapons, shampoo, shower gel, biscuits and juice.
I quickly grabbed mine and Nick’s passports last minute.
Granted it wasn’t a lot, but it was all we had in the apartment. Once the bags were packed Nick started to put the bags by the door. He started pulling out all his fishing gear and piled it up with the bags.
“Babe, what are you doing with all your fishing stuff out?” I asked.
“Well if we go out on the road, we don’t know where we’ll end up. If it comes to it I know where all the rivers and lakes are, if we’re short of food we may need to use it”
He was right. It may save our lives. There was a lot of stuff, but we should be just about able to carry it.
Saying that, I was surprised. I have never known anyone hate fish as much as he does. He loves fishing but has always refused to eat it. It never made sense to me at all. Why fish if you have no intention of eating it. I saw no point to it whatsoever.
We carrie d on planning our escape route. We had decided that when we left we would take two cars; at least if something happened to one, we could all hop into the other. We decided to take my car and Andy’s. Andy’s car was a Mazda CX-5 in blue. It was a crossover so had good boot space and was fairly economical. It would get us a fair distance as long as we reserved fuel. My car was a white Nissan Qashqi. It was the bigger of the two but again was fairly economical. Both these cars were very sturdy so seemed the safest options. Luckily both cars had nearly a full tank of fuel.
We had all decided to wait a couple more days, before planning an escape. We wanted to wait for the crowd of infected to go down and leave the area. Whilst they were outside we studied them. We needed to know how they react, and how they interacted with others.
Over the next couple of days we took turns sitting by the window, we kept a journal of all our findings, at least it was something to keep us occupied. We watched them round the clock, for hours at a time. Some of them stared into space, others walked around aimlessly, some walked following a set path. None of us could make any sense of them. They didn’t seem to sleep and their movements seemed sluggish and clumsy. Half the time it was like watching a child walk for the first time.
I watched one infected man walk carefully around each car and stop and stare into the road. He looked like a parking warden the way he was inspecting each car as he passed them, so I named him Walter the warden.
Boredom was getting the better of all of us. We spent countless hours playing Monopoly and Cluedo. In each game of Monopoly I ended up severely bankrupting every other player, but after a while even winning got boring. Andy and Nick had taken up playing chess; they both got really into it, and were always competitive.
“Tell you what we would go nicely with this game” Andy said half way through one of their many chess games “A nice glass of Hennessy Brandy, vintage of course”
“More of a whiskey man myself” Nick added, advancing his way to Andy’s Queen. “Glenfiddich single malt, straight on the rocks”
“God, you two sound like such old men! Get a grip” I interrupted , stopping them before they drooled over the chess board.
“It’s a man thing” Duckface added “wouldn’t mind a nice glass of Pinot” she carried on.
“Sounds simple, but a hot shower would make me happy” I added in.
We
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