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| Cash Office: Highlighted in Light Green (next to the Director's Office) |
Back before everything degenerated,
the Office had to be the most secure place in the store. Cash from the register
tills, money orders, lottery tickets, and pretty much anything that had to do
with money was kept in that office. It also included the safe. It featured a
locking door that the managers had access to and every inch was covered by
cameras. So, naturally, it seemed like the best place to transfer into the
Armory.
We did some renovations to the place.
We chunked out all the desks and pretty much everything in the center of the
office. The computers just became big paperweights. There was no need to keep
them in there. Instead, we brought in HBC shelves so all the ammo could be
stacked up neatly and we used the pegboard style shelf backs with J-hooks to
actually hang the pistols and rifles on. It would be a NRA member’s wet dream
to see everything that we have and how we have it all organized. Just to keep a
really accurate inventory, we don’t put anything in the office drawers. We want
an easy visual count of what all we have in stock. Drawers are for storing
knives and other melee weapons.
Part of this is for proper inventory
but it is also about security. When Group 3 showed up, bringing us to 32
survivors, I will admit there was a bit of a feeling out process. The last
thing we wanted to give strangers access to was our weapons and ammunition. Now
granted, Eric and his crew had their own weapons but it is better to be safe
than sorry. Trust but verify.
What if we have an instance where zoms
are chasing a group of some less-than-savory looking characters? It is not like
they can wait outside while we do a background check and an interview. I think
everyone agreed keeping the ammunition and extra weapons secured was a good
thing.
Yes, I have a pistol and one small box
of ammo in my sleeping cubby. I think almost everyone has a personal weapon or
at least a backup close by in case of emergencies. It is not like all of our
weapons are locked away while we sleep. But just the small amount of looting
that we have done through the local hunting shop and people’s homes have turned
up a pretty wide variety of weapons and bullet calibers of all different kinds.
Keeping everything secured is just smart planning.
If the actual management of Reason’s
could see what all we have done to the store – especially the office – I am
quite certain they would poop bricks. When you stop and look around, really
take a step back, and see what all we have accomplished, I feel it is quite
impressive.
Well, that is all for today. You guys
all stay safe. I hope everyone is secure. More later….
