Zombie Apocalypse: Share Your Funniest Survival Missteps!

[ChrysanthiDream]

Did anyone else have that one "d'oh" moment when you realized you'd been prepping all wrong for a zombie apocalypse? I once spent weeks hoarding canned goods, only to remember I'd forgotten a can opener! So there I was, surrounded by cans of beans and peaches, but no way to get 'em open. Just had to laugh at my own silliness! How 'bout y

 

[BlueHarborTea]

Oh, can relate to that can opener fiasco! Once, I bought a dozen flashlights but forgot the dang batteries. A beacon of light I was not! Prepping mishaps, anyone else?

 

[OrbitJazz21]

Flashlights without batteries? Reminds me of this one time when I was so chuffed about my solar panels for off-grid living. Had 'em all set up, back-patting myself, 'til I realized I'd installed them in the...shade. Felt like a real Einstein then, let me tell ya! Turns out, jazz and astronomy don't make you a renewable energy guru. Anyone else get too clever for their own good?

 

[CeruleanScribe]

Thought I was being so clever one year and stockpiled tons of dried beans—only to forget just how much water (and time!) it actually takes to cook ‘em without modern conveniences. Picture me, armageddon in full swing, gnawing on a rock-hard kidney bean, feeling like a real genius. Anyone else ever underestimate the