EG White House security; distance between situation briefing room and PEOC,; security protocols for PEOC; can the PEOC withstand a nuclear blast?
**walks away whistling innocently**
Novel-in-a-Day 9½ - SPECIAL APOCALYPSE EDITION
Hmm, feel like I might have been flagged by the CIA or NSA or some other government agency after all the crazy google searches ive just done for information.
EG White House security; distance between situation briefing room and PEOC,; security protocols for PEOC; can the PEOC withstand a nuclear blast?
**walks away whistling innocently**
EG White House security; distance between situation briefing room and PEOC,; security protocols for PEOC; can the PEOC withstand a nuclear blast?
**walks away whistling innocently**
Jaysen wrote:
I liked this one.
Yeah, I’ve been thinking, “Finally, one that I know something about: the apocalypse!”
**walks off into the smoldering distance, playing accordion and whistling knowingly**
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gr wrote:Jaysen wrote:
I liked this one.
Yeah, I’ve been thinking, “Finally, one that I know something about: the apocalypse!”
I'm not a nut job, but I do like to think I've got a basic handle on what life would be like in America should this nightmare occur. Primarily because I've going through a couple hurricanes and seen the level of stupid at the local, state and federal level. I also like to spend long periods of time with no devices, or even electricity, floating on the surface of the big blue. The mind gets... interesting.
One of the first things I had to do was attempt to separate the facts of what this event would mean to society from the practical impacts it would really have on things like country vs city life; who medical treatments would operate; what military actions would operational or how orders would be executed.
As to the mechanics of the central "government" here... I'm so tired of it that I really appreciate the chapter Porky assigned. It's almost like Piggy said "who's the most likely to get all conspiracy and replace cabinet members with dolphins and pirates..." when he sent out the briefs.
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I have a wife and 2 kids that I can only attribute to a wiggle, a giggle, and the realization that she was out of my league so I might as well be happy with her as a friend. 26 years marriage later, I can't imagine life without her. -Me 10/7/09
Jaysen wrote:gr wrote:Jaysen wrote:
I liked this one.
Yeah, I’ve been thinking, “Finally, one that I know something about: the apocalypse!”
I'm not a nut job, but I do like to think I've got a basic handle on what life would be like in America should this nightmare occur. Primarily because I've going through a couple hurricanes and seen the level of stupid at the local, state and federal level. I also like to spend long periods of time with no devices, or even electricity, floating on the surface of the big blue. The mind gets... interesting.
One of the first things I had to do was attempt to separate the facts of what this event would mean to society from the practical impacts it would really have on things like country vs city life; who medical treatments would operate; what military actions would operational or how orders would be executed.
As to the mechanics of the central "government" here... I'm so tired of it that I really appreciate the chapter Porky assigned. It's almost like Piggy said "who's the most likely to get all conspiracy and replace cabinet members with dolphins and pirates..." when he sent out the briefs.
I like Dolphins and pirates I think it would make for an exciting government:) and dont forget after everything that has happened the final straw the alien invasion
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Okay, I'm just getting started (late, I know, but it's taken me this long to figure out how I want to approach my chapter), and I need to know what day of the week this is. Since this takes place on August 29, and I've discovered schools start in DC on the last Monday in August, I need to know if this was a week day or not. Does anyone know? Was this disclosed?
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August 29, 2019 was a Thursday.tanyareed wrote:Okay, I'm just getting started (late, I know, but it's taken me this long to figure out how I want to approach my chapter), and I need to know what day of the week this is. Since this takes place on August 29, and I've discovered schools start in DC on the last Monday in August, I need to know if this was a week day or not. Does anyone know? Was this disclosed?
Woohooo!Velviit wrote:I’ve started on my section of the brief.
Just to let you all know that.
Here we go..
Thanks!
pigfender wrote:August 29, 2019 was a Thursday.tanyareed wrote:Okay, I'm just getting started (late, I know, but it's taken me this long to figure out how I want to approach my chapter), and I need to know what day of the week this is. Since this takes place on August 29, and I've discovered schools start in DC on the last Monday in August, I need to know if this was a week day or not. Does anyone know? Was this disclosed?Woohooo!Velviit wrote:I’ve started on my section of the brief.
Just to let you all know that.
Here we go..
I'm on it! I've been a little quiet lately. Concentrating on how to protect my little family against the COVID-19. But this exercise is a much needed diversion.
It's extra challenging since I am participating in Camp NaNo, But hey, that is the life of a writer. We must be resilient! We must persevere! We must learn how to make light if all the electricity is gone!
It's extra challenging since I am participating in Camp NaNo, But hey, that is the life of a writer. We must be resilient! We must persevere! We must learn how to make light if all the electricity is gone!
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tanyareed wrote:Another question...Would guns work? I know anything that needs power wouldn't, like electricity or batteries and stuff, but I have no idea how guns work, so I have no idea if they would in this scenario.
Oh, yes. They'd work. Making more guns or ammo without electricity would be hard, but, yeah a handgun or rifle should work fine.
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NicDracas wrote:Hmm, feel like I might have been flagged by the CIA or NSA or some other government agency after all the crazy google searches ive just done for information.
EG White House security; distance between situation briefing room and PEOC,; security protocols for PEOC; can the PEOC withstand a nuclear blast?
**walks away whistling innocently**
Haha, same same - I'm sure my search history looked very interesting trying to get some of the specifics on the monorail tunnels running underneath the Capitol, lol (barely any of which, of course, I ended up using - because I'm really effective at research like that)
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I'm in polish mode for my chapter now and wow, I found this one difficult! I'm certain I've stuffed up some of the intricacies of the Americal political model somewhere, or accidentally overstepped in the worldbuilding - hopefully everything in the chapter is circular enough that if nothing I've mentioned is brought up again it will still make sense, lol!