Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-36393004-20181007040949/@comment-35711173-20181007070937

As I see this, something has happened. You describe something coming down, so I am guessing a nuke? Yet it doesn't seem like a nuke. If this is a nuke, I would study the civil defense manuals from the 1950's. They wouldn't be telling everyone to evacuate during an attack. They would tell people to shelter in place and then evacuate when the worst of the radiation had cleared.

Usually, there is about three days worth of food in the markets, at normal population levels. Much of it would go bad, like fresh meat, dairy and produce, but much of it would be portable and stable. Homes would also have food on hand. So if 99% of the population is dead then there's a year's supply for 1% of the people in the markets. Even if a nuke has collapsed the walls, the cans of food and sacks of beans will still be good.

Why is he walking? A bicycle goes a whole lot faster than a man can walk and at greater comfort. Carrying 75 lbs on a bicycle is nothing and you can move far faster. Some people would find an older car or a motorbike and use that for quicker transportation. Plus any cow or horse would make better transport than walking.