Hokay, so, here's the plan:

When planning for zombies, don't plan for Max Brooks' style zombies (slow moving, only want to eat brains, moan to alert others, yada yada). You need to prepare for zombies that could actually exist, like from a virus plague or an out-break of actual "human-rabies". They can run, they will eat anything they can. You can't tell me a zombie wouldn't eat a dog if it caught one. If you're talking about zombies with no heartbeat and dead rising out of graves, there's no hope because that's some biblical power there and no one can stop that mess...

Anyways, so the scene is like this:
You wake up, and of course, thanks to Murphy's Law, you overslept, and your car has no gas. You were actually planning on getting gas on your way to work or something. In any case, you go through your morning routine and realize, no one else is around. There's just nothing going on anywhere. you turn on the news: zombies... Oh man, that sucks. but you're in luck, because you have the MASTER PLAN. You don't have any groceries, but it's alright, this plan is pretty easy to prepare for if you're lucky enough to have foresight. You begin, by leaving your home. Now for me, I've always lived in an apartment ever since I went to college, so I have no loyalties to my place of rest. This might be harder for you if you have a house, because you'll think you're safe there.

You go to your nearest supermarket. As I never, ever, plan on living anywhere strictly urban or anywhere incredibly rural, a supermarket will always be within 1-5 miles of my location. If I have to, I know for fact that I can run full speed (11mph according to a NordicTrac) for 4 miles. With the adrenaline I'll be pushing by knowing there are zombies, that will easily make the 5 miles. Now, I'm not saying it's the smartest to just barrel out your door at full speed; stealth is most definitely preferred, but should the time come, I know I have the energy and stamina if I need it. Besides, I live 1 mile from a Wal-Mart.

Back to the plan... So you go to your nearest supermarket. You'll know it's a supermarket because it's chock full of food and the ceilings are about 30 feet high and have visible rafters. This is important as you'll find out later on. First order of business, scope the place out. If you need to, you can also implement this plan at full speed as well. Skip the scoping and run straight for the automotive/laundry aisle, because they always lob the two together. What you're looking for here is rope. Usually used for tents if it's the right part of the year or just your standard laundry line rope, there should be something there. Take a few packages while you run by and continue to make loops of the store until you can open the packages and tie the ropes together to make a long rope that seems strong enough to hold your weight. (A really nice preparation for this can be done earlier as part of your zombie plan prep, but I'll get into that at the end.)

Now that you are running with this really long rope, go down the syrup aisle. Grab a bottle of Hershey's Chocolate Syrup. Regular syrup bottles, milk bottles, and laundry detergent bottles follow the same concept of being slightly heavy with a sturdy handle, but I find detergent bottles are too heavy, syrup bottles are too weak structurally, and milk bottles explode once they hit something. None of those are beneficial when fleeing from the undead.
Grab your bottle of chocolate syrup and tie one end of the rope around it. Again, it can be done while running if need be. Now swing the bottle around your head and throw it up through one of the rafters. get the other end and tie a knot, then climb up the rope ladder you just made. You can then live up in the rafters and eat any food left over in the store. Of course people will flock to the supermarkets to try and stock up on canned goods for their frantic car-escapes that will just end on the side of the road somewhere, but they won't take everything. Candy bars and soda up by the registers, the fresh produce and frozen meats. You can probably even score some peanuts, beef jerky and water or fruit juice that will be left behind.

Got family or friends? Take them with you. Especially if you're in a place like Wal-Mart, you can even bring inflatable mattresses up to the rafters with you. Even directly tie up one of the shelving units and make a little storage area. Weave more rope into a hammock between two crossbars. The possibilities are almost endless. And this plan is so simple, you could apply it to any breakdown in society. Just live up in the rafters of a supermarket and if food rots, attract birds or rats with it to cook and eat. You could even eat the chocolate syrup! Get enough garbage or angst for food and you could gather/create soil and grow fresh food from your compost heap. With the number of people in most suburban/urban areas, the number of supermarkets is fairly large and your chances of finding one with food are pretty good.

Preparation for this plan is also pretty simple. All you need is a backpack and some rope. Make sure it's a good length (60 feet at minimum) and you could even go so far as to get 100 feet and pre-tie a knot every 4 feet. This will make climbing up so much easier. And the more rope you have, the more you can do with it. Put the rope next to your bag, then fill the bag with beef jerky, granola bars, matches/lighters, and a knife and you're set. 20 dollar zombie plan. You could even pack water, but keep in mind the more you have one you, the slower you are. Which brings me to my final point:

Stamina/Health: If you can't run for a few miles without being totally winded (i.e. "OMG hold on while I catch my breathe and eat this sandwich to feel better about myself.") and especially if you can't pull your own weight to save your own life (literally, as in up the rope), then you probably shouldn't think about preparing for the zombie apocalypse anyway, you'll just be food... and a lot of it, at that.
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So whadaya think?