We ran our most dangerous miles when the roads were cool. This got rid of most of the issues with Zombies. The living was a different story; they can really get in the way and cause problems. I understand that people want to live and I completely support that point of view, but I have a job to do and am not in the charity business. Even with that I didn’t see a need to fight, if it could be avoided.
The first way to avoid a fight is to setup communication and intimidation. I learned this from my brother in the club. Always stay in control and always let them know that you are willing to take it to the next level. Of course I was able to take it ten levels ahead if necessary, but they didn’t need to completely know all the tricks I had available.
I armored a hummer with the same basic setup we had used on the trucks. In addition I put a nice pretty set of twin 50 cal BMGs with remote control on the top. Between the machine guns was a speaker and parabolic microphone so I could hear and talk to anyone in the area. I ran the route with the most “people” problems and put a recording on the PA that I would be back in 6 hours to talk to anyone that wanted to make a profit and live. Sure enough when I came back 6 hours later there was a sign on the road. It was not a nice sign or anatomically possible, but the message was clear. This was going to get ugly before it got better. So be it.
