If you woke up in the morning and you were the only person left on the planet

[tinfoilinfor2005]

what would you do?

Would you stay in your home? Would you try to circumvent the planet with great risk to be the last person on the earth to see it's wonders? Would you try to keep in touch with your past, or would you explore the unknown?

[Deja Q]

1. I'd explore

And not wear clothing

[tinfoilinfor2005]

10. Clothing optional, for sure.

Unless you wanted to explore Iceland!

[WhollyHeretic]

2. Does that mean there would still be republicans around?

:evilgrin:

[Road Scholar]

5. I hope th' fuck not! eom

[tinfoilinfor2005]

6. Nope. Other animals though. So it could get hazardous.

Especially if you are the only one with the keys to the cat food!

[SPKrazy]

3. I'd Be Freaked Out At First

then I'd have to venture out sooner or later and see what I could see

I'd wonder where everyone went for sure

[BarenakedLady]

4. What would be the point?

I may explore for a bit, but I'm sure I'd get bored since I couldn't get very far. If there were other people around like in The Stand, it would be more interesting.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

8. Well, for a while there would be sources of light at night, but not forever.

And for a while there would be food without having to hunt, but only until the expiration dates ran out. But then again, I understand that the fries at McDonald's last a lifetime!

[NMDemDist2]

7. are my dogs still here?

cuz if they were here we'd hang tight and be fine

if not, i'd go looking for another living creature

[tinfoilinfor2005]

9. Yes, animals are still here. But very soon the animals would

become predators, so you would have to arm yourself against them. But not your personal dogs. They would remain loyal to you, I would think.

[NMDemDist2]

11. in that case, i'd find the biggest library near a grocery store and move in

with my dogs :evilgrin:

edit to add, with the library I could start learning how to be self sufficent and the library grounds would have to be near water but it would give me a fighting chance, a safe place to live and all the educational resources i'd need

[u4ic]

14. You don't have glasses, do you?

Remember the Burgess Meredith character from The Twilight Zone? :P

[NMDemDist2]

20. yeah

but only for distance :rofl:

[Crabby Appleton]

46. I remember that one

I'd go exploring

[zanne]

50. That's exactly what I was thinking about!

Once my contacts wore out, I'd have to try to find a pair of contacs or glasses that fit my prescription. Great. Just great. Something else to worry about.:crazy:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

15. Being a boat person, I think I would find access to the nicest boats

around and plenty of fuel, and try to get around the world that way. I would sure be curious about seeing as much as I could before my time was up.

[Jamastiene]

36. Even the most loyal of dogs would too become predatory,

methinks, unfortunately.

[NMDemDist2]

52. not if I fed them. I'd be part of the "pack" and they'd share their kills

with me as long as I shared with them

[baldguy]

12. Is this "The Omega Man" or "The Quiet Earth"?

[SlavesandBulldozers]

13. its "The NIght of the Comet"

and the girls went to the mall.

[Porcupine]

44. Well, first you gotta get your Uzi's 'cause those mac-10's suck.

.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

49. hehhe

"dad would have gotten us Uzis"

[tinfoilinfor2005]

17. Every author has his own version of how to face these challenges.

There are many books on this mindgame, but just as many different plans and outcomes. Mine would involve a lot of boat travel, but then again, I live on a boat, so this is a natural state to me.

[Little Wing]

16. If the roads were empty, and the power was still on

Steal a Ferrari and go for a long, fast drive anywhere

[tinfoilinfor2005]

18. People are gone but the roads are clogged with empty cars.

But I imagine that most vehicles could navigate on the side of the freeways. However, it might be more practical to have a four wheeler.

[Little Wing]

19. DAMN!

Fine, I'll steal a boat and sail south to Jamaica and live the rest of my life high as a kite, sailing the seas

[tinfoilinfor2005]

21. Totally agree.

Soon the animals would become wild and multiply and become a major threat on the land, so the seas would be the safest place. Just make sure you keep enough provisions (how long do those canned goods last?) and take some firearms with you to the islands to stave off the carniverous types!

Oh, and how long does chocolate last, just in case I ever make it to Switzerland??

[Lautremont]

26. The seas? My god, think of the squids!

They'd be on you like a dog on chocolate.

[Connonym]

53. Hmm, so rapture has occurred and I'm the only one left behind? Figures

I think I'd hunker down quietly after procuring (looting) pharmacy, liquor store, grocery, etc. Who knows what scary things would be lurking out there? Yup, I'd stock up and be a happy camper until the vicodin and tequila run out.

[Wcross]

69. Why would the power have to be on to take a Ferrari?

It wouldn't be stealing either, you would be "foraging for supply's".
I'm with ya on taking a fast car out for a drive- as long as the roads were clear! (Maybe I would have to grab a dozer first)

[pitohui]

22. i would poke around

however it begs the question of how i could possibly know i was the only person left

seems to me quite a few years could be wasted looking around and wondering where the fuck everyone was hiding

[Starbucks Anarchist]

23. Steal everyone's stuff.

Like they're gonna use it. ;)

[Saphire]

60. wouldnt zactly be stealing....since you now own everything.

[momophile]

24. I'd kill myself

dreadful thought, but probably true.

[pitohui]

25. why?

seems like as the last living example of humanity you'd want to give a better accounting of yourself than that?

besides think of all those 30 year old bottles of scotch that will go untouched and unappreciated if you just turn toes up like that :-)

[momophile]

27. okay, let me revise -

I'd kill myself after searching for, finding and drinking the oldest bottle of tawny port around.:toast:

(how's that?)

[pitohui]

61. much better!

the space brothers will think much better of humanity if you do it that way

[Broken_Hero]

28. I'd explore a lot...

and travel, as best I could...

[Rabrrrrrr]

29. Do I know I'm the last person? And if so, how do I know that?

I don't think it's possible to know that for sure.

I can at least assume that everyone around me is dead, so I would indeed begin to search around, travel, and see what's up. The scientist in me would be adamant that I determine if there was any life at all on this planet, and of what sorts, or if it was just humanity that was destroyed.

[Rabrrrrrr]

30. My first pilgrimage would be go piss on Reagan's grave, now that I think of it.

[Rabrrrrrr]

31. And on my way there, I would pass Chicago and torch it.

[Rabrrrrrr]

32. I'm the kind of idiot that would likely step on my glasses, breaking them.

[Rabrrrrrr]

33. I would also begin writing a book/diary thing, trying to explain

and put into words all the recent events that I was aware of, everything I could think of, just in case at some point aliens come to the planet.

I want the story of humanity to go on, to continue, and for someone to have it.

[Elidor]

34. A great novel about this subject

The Purple Cloud by M.P. Shiel. From Wikipedia:

The novel tells the tale of Adam Jeffson, who, returning from a visit to the North Pole, discovers that a world-wide catastrophe has left him as the last man alive. At least one modern critic has dismissed its first 30-odd pages as hammy and unimpressive, but Jeffson's return from the Pole and existence in an empty world are astonishing - partly for the convincing portrait of his growing eccentricity but above all for some of the most hypnotic and original rhythms in English prose: Shiel's writing here has been justly compared to jazz in its free flowing persuasiveness.

One of the most gripping books I've ever read. Jeffson spends part of the book destroying various cities with explosives, for lack of anything better to do. Then he decides to build a castle. But no description could do it justice. If I hadn't lost my copy I'd probably go re-read it right now.

[BrotherBuzz]

43. The classic novel on this subject was 'Earth Abides' by George R. Stewart (1949)

I could attempt to write something cool about it, but the review in the below link captured the essence of the book perfectly; better than I could ever attempt to. I read the book as a teen, over forty years ago, and still think about it today, it's that good. Check it out.

http://www.lostbooks.org/reviews/1998-06-11-1.html

[Jamastiene]

35. I would gather all the supplies I could possibly

find including the rough essentials like food and survival supplies. Then I would set out to look through the weeds until I found the proper weed to use for medicinal purposes. I'd read during the day and try to make electricity come back asap so I wouldn't have to play my guitar all the time just to hear music. I would do other things too, but I won't mention those for fear of getting said thread locked. :evilgrin:

[bicentennial_baby]

37. Find the weed, vodka, and American Spirits...

Then, the lesbian porn and a working tv/dvd player....Oh, and plenty of books...Fuck people, I like alone time :D

[noonwitch]

57. Head to the evidence room at your local PD.

I would guess that you could get 2 or 3 of those items there.

[Jamastiene]

64. Sounds like we are on the same page.

I would do the same. :hi:

[ContraBass Black]

38. Search for loved ones, and finding them all expired, die of misery soon after.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

39. Figure out how to communicate

with creatures of the earth, and not of the earth, if such beings exist.
I'd plant a hothouse garden, so I'd have a year-round food source that would keep nibblers at bay.
I'd read a lot. And I'd make a lot of music.

[DainBramaged]

40. Why live alone forever with no human contact ?

At that point, there would be no one to pass the knowledge onto, and the food would run out in a couple of years, and the animals would flourish and even pets would revert to their wild past, so I'd probably find a generator, hook up to the local gas station, fill up a tanker truck or big truck with lots of barrels, take the truck and generator and drive south to where it is warm, and wait till I couldn't stand being alone and join the rest of humanity.

[InvisibleTouch]

41. First thing I would do...

...is make very very sure I was the last person on the planet - so as not to make a total fool of myself in front of the neighbors. Then I would jump up and down and scream with delight! Heh.

[unsavedtrash]

42. roll over and turn off the alarm

Then maybe "shop" a bit.

[chknltl]

45. I'm afraid I would be forced to get me one of these:

edited for: on second thought never mind.... I hope nobody saw that :blush:

[terrya]

47. I'd be ectastic because I could read all the books I wanted to...

uninterrupted.

But then something horribly ironic would happen, like my glasses would break or something.

[azmouse]

56. All the time in the world.

Great Twilight Zone episode. :)

Spending the rest of my life reading is the first thing I thought of too.

[seaglass]

48. Are there dead people all around or did they just disappear?

If there were dead people around I would be afraid of zombies. I would probably get a rocket launcher and some guns.

[RetroLounge]

51. I would stay inside until the snow melts

and read...

RL

[Rabrrrrrr]

54. Fill the now-mod-free Lounge with sex threads!

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

55. Locate biotech facility, learn as much as possible about cloning. -nt

[bikebloke]

58. That's one way to get rid of inconsiderate, noisy neighbours

I could ride my bike in the middle of the road. Or even on the freeway. Wander exploring. Probably migrate to a better climate, then start learning to raise my own food, permaculture style, for the time when the grocery stores are no longer safe for eating.

Probably die early due to a tooth gone bad.

[Zavulon]

59. Stay home. All my stuff is there.

Without people to talk to, my DVD sets and CDs would be all I'd have left.

[Lyric]

62. Honestly? If I were the last person left alive on Earth.. (a bit brutal)

I'd get myself to the nearest sperm bank ASAP, before the electricity cuts out, and start trying to get pregnant. I'd hook up a generator to keep the freezers and lights functioning. I'd try and get an ultrasound machine there to start scanning the babies in utero to determine gender, and abort all male babies with RU-486 so I'd be free to start trying to produce another female again. I'd be doing that to create the largest possible amount of future breedings. We'd have plenty of sperm, but not nearly enough wombs to carry the babies, so all actual "people" for the first few generations would need to be female.

While waiting through each pregnancy (and praying not to die in childbirth) I'd write my memoirs, write down everything I can remember about life and happiness and meaning and civilization. That way, after I'm dead my daughters will have some idea how to carry on.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

67. Now that's a unique idea.

Fortunately, I'm past childbirth age, so I wouldn't have all that pressure upon me; and I'm pretty certain that I couldn't clone a human. I don't think the technology is there even for brainy scientists who have some clue. I'm afraid I would be useless at saving the human race. Although I could cut my hair and hermetically seal the container so in case aliens visited Earth in the future, they could have some human DNA. Yeah! That's the ticket!

[Lilith Velkor]

63. Die of radiation from unattended nuke plants melting down

Until then, I'd survive as best I can and meditate, as usual.

[benEzra]

65. Travel around hoping to find that I wasn't, in fact, the last. (n/t)

[EnviroBat]

66. I'd see if I could fugure out how to fly a jet airliner.

Then, I'd go beat the living crap out of a few high-priced exotic sports cars, (probably wreck a few).
Find me one of those really expensive, life-sized, silicone companion dolls, and take her to dinner.
Try to have as much fun as possible.

Then, I'd find a little, dark cave, and sit and cry...

[otherlander]

68. I would paint the world.

I would take my dog and find a motorcycle with a sidecar for her to ride in. Next to her I would put a suitcase with some poetry books, some novels, some bottled water, some matches, some big-ass knives, and a coat. I would put a basket on the back and fill it up with paint bottles, and add more whenever I found some. I would ride up and down all of North and Central America, and whenever I came to a city, I would go to town square, and paint the ground.

And I would see if I stayed human. A lot of human-ness comes from interacting with other humans: love, talking, mob mentality. Maybe if I was all alone I could become something else.

[Wcross]

70. I would go to the zoo in town and free the monkeys.

I guess I would let the other animals out too. It would be tricky, you would have to do it in phases so you don't let the petting zoo animals out with the tigers.
In all seriousness, I would travel around the world (in style) and see the sights. I would research major military installations in order to grab MRE's for food. A good portable syphoning system would be a must. Clean drinking water would become a big problem so a portable water treatment system would be in my kit.

[Mutley]

71. Look for a food source

and permanent shelter.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

72. Prolly explore, see everything I'd always wondered about. Steal free weed,

and prolly after a few months, die doing something really stupid out of lonely boredom.

[ForrestGump]

73. My love life

wouldn't be any different. Much.

And I'd have a good look around, but that's pretty much what I've already done, too.

But it'd be a lot easier without all those pesky people in the way. Not that I wouldn't miss some close to my heart, very much so...