I’m just minutes away from the northeast corner of that Appalachian area. I think I could make it, all things considered. The big question for most of these scenarios is, what happens to the zombies over time?

If the zombies eventually die - of hunger, or they start eating each other, or from general deterioration - then if you hold out long enough you can retake zombie areas. You just need to survive the initial onslaught - once you’ve got defenses in place and automatic weapons, the zombies are really at a disadvantage.

If the zombies aren’t created by some virus, but are supernatural - then they aren’t going away, and sooner or later you’re all going to be one with the zombies. All it takes is one mistake, and zombies are patient.

I suppose I’m counting on viral zombie. If they are supernaturally occuring we are pretty much screwed.

I see you’ve bought into the whole enlightenment rationalist secular worldview. And here I thought you were a traditionalist!

I didn’t realize that there was a traditionalist view of zombie genesis? Damn. I must be missing something. I always assumed that the zombie apocalypse was going to be the result of some lab experiement gone wrong.

Or space aliens will create zombies here for their own amusement.

I suppose the great and powerful Godotpus might also create zombies here for his own amusement…