Long Walk

We've actually been going over this at work. During lunchbreaks, of course.

If the SHTF and you had to walk home from work in a panicky world, how do you do it? Say, solar event gives us a super EMP, and knocks out all the cars and everything else. All my stored food for months is at my house not in the office...  Not at my office.

 Now such a big event is probably not going to be like One Second After, chances are, and despite what Newt says, but bear with us for the mental exercise.  (I know I know, extremely remote chance.  Actual ICBM strikes from a full exchange is really the worst case scenario, and if I am not dead in the first hits, I am walking home from that.  Prevailing winds will keep the fallout away.  Maybe.)

Back to the EMP scenario, because that's what we were chewing over...

That's a toughy for some of us, as the commute is nasty. 55 miles for one of us. I am at 27 miles. Not easy. A few are less than 5, they need almost no preparation. They could jog it in the winter in less that adequate clothing and make out fine, no food no water, nuthin.

Those of us with longer routes have some obstacles. There's a choke point with single bridge over a large body of water to contend with. You can go around the more rural west side, but that adds many miles. The east side is shorter, but more panicky population areas to get through. I'd say use the train tracks to avoid people, instead of walking on the roads, but that too goes through some populated areas right next to major roads.  Not highways, roads with building and stoplights.

It's a tough nut. But note we HAVE checked the train tracks and old spurs that are trails now instead of tracks.

And in my best shape I really didn't enjoy 20 mile hikes. I am in less good shape now, in my fattened dotage, and have an extra 7 miles to contend with. Where do I hole up on this trek home?