It has been a little while since we
have made any sort of excursion out into the big wide world. And even when we
were making our sortie runs, they were never outside of Langley. The group has
been talking and some members have been talking about making a run into some of
the surrounding towns. While I would hardly consider places like Pryor, Vinita
or Grove to be “densely populated,” they were much larger areas of commerce and
therefore were home to many more businesses.
More businesses means more supplies. A
place like even a rinky-dink Walmart could be a gold mine of supplies:
Ammunition like .22 bullets and shotgun shells, sleeping bags, Coleman
lanterns. We are looking for supplies that we just could not find here in
Langley. It is risky but if the larger towns were hit as hard as we were with
the initial attack of zero hour, the towns could have been cleared out of
people and then the zom hordes could have shambled off in the direction of more
populated areas like Claremore, Tulsa, and Joplin. Being 155 days in, I would
think the all-you-can-eat buffet may be closed in those towns and the zoms
moved on. If that is the case, then all those supplies would just be ours for
the taking.
Eric and his crew came up by way of
the turnpike and when they came through Adair, the place was a ghost town. They
said there were a few threats but nothing that could not have been taken down
by a prepared group. They just had bad timing with the flat tires and a wandering
pack. But still, how long ago was that?
The group does seem to
be running pretty smart with this plan. They want to take two vehicles for
redundancy. And they are just talking about testing the waters. It is twelve
minutes from Langley to Adair and then nine minutes from Adair to Pryor. They
can be back in an hour if reports don’t go the way we want.
Ordinarily, I would be opposed to a
run like this but a shopping cart filled with .22 bullets and shotgun shells is
a freaking game changer. .22 shells are sold in 550 rounds per box. Can you
imagine how well armed we would be if we could loot a Walmart.
Now granted, Walmart could be
completely cleared out. We just don’t know. For all we know, there could be
people holed up in Walmart surviving as well and if that is the case, then
there is no way we will be able to talk them out of giving up their stores. But
if no one is there, that place is just ripe for the picking. And even if Pryor
is barricaded up, Vinita might not be. Grove might not be. All these towns have
a Walmart.
And this is not some pansy run for
makeup and Xbox games. The primary thing that our crew is looking for is
ammunition and any guns behind the counter. Pryor has a pretty extensive number
of pawn shops. I can think of three immediately in the town. Those guns and
that ammo could be the difference between life and death.
So, we are considering it. This was
our debate at breakfast this morning. I will keep you informed when we make a
decision…
