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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jan 2, 2009 18:03:10 GMT -5
"If you want, there's a couple of old empty vending machines in the broom closet for the barricade."
The DJ wheels out 2 vending machines from the closet.
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Post by Sarpek on Jan 3, 2009 22:36:19 GMT -5
There is a clatter, and Sarpek walks downstairs, carrying an old slide projector. He plops it down on the bar, and switches it on, bathing one wall in light. "Okay, DJ, here's my plan to get this place powered. Before I moved to Malton, I was a technician in a nuclear power plant." The projector clicks, and a map of malton appears, a train station high-lighted on it. "I was exploring, and you won't believe what I found here." The projector clicks again, and a train car appears, glowing an abnormal green. "Would you believe it. Load of plutonium coming through, they abandoned it. I've been thinking about a micro-nuclear reactor. And it's not like the EPA's going to come after us here.
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Post by Noah on Jan 4, 2009 17:10:05 GMT -5
Noah finishes putting the last screw through the hinge and closes the door. He looks at Sarpek with disbelief.
"Wait a second, you mean to tell me you can make a nuclear powerplant out of just what's on hand? What the hell are you going to do as a cooling tank? And what about radiation off of it? You can't tell me that there's loads of lead lying around for us to line the walls of a cooling tank with. Who's to say that stuff is even energy-worthy? I'd say it would be more efficient to set up an ethanol still and just power a generator. Be a hell of a lot safer in the case of a break-in too. A zombie gets a good shot on the cooling pipes to the cooling tank and we're all in for a melt-down. Not to mention the hazards of obtaining the stuff from the railcar, unless you just happen to have a lead-suit upstairs."
Noah shoves one of the vending machines in front of the door while muttering, "Damned right I watched Discovery Channel."
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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jan 5, 2009 14:42:53 GMT -5
"Isn't the refrigerator in the kitchen lined with lead? That might probably be the only ideal place to put that....And in terms of radiation suits...I saw a few radiation suits in the Blackmore. Somewhere around subfloor 3 and 4..."
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Post by Sarpek on Jan 5, 2009 15:01:13 GMT -5
"I was thinking of using the lead roof sheeting a few buildings have too. Not to mention lead pipes... Some concrete too. And, since I seem to be an unusually smart zombie, I'll be doing the aquisistion part while dead." Sarpek walks down into the basement, the one without the crocs and tunnels, and begins working.
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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jan 5, 2009 15:22:09 GMT -5
The DJ looks down the stairs.
"Wait...You already started on this?"
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Post by Sarpek on Jan 5, 2009 18:49:30 GMT -5
"Well, I built the some of the core. I got the water coils out of an old de-humidifier I found down here. The pump too, and There's a large water tank in the next building over, and there is an old smokestack at the factory next door for the cooling tower.
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Post by Noah on Jan 5, 2009 19:30:00 GMT -5
Noah has bolted large wooden beams to the vending machines and screwed them into the floor as reinforcements. They have also been secured to the wall.
"That ought to hold anything that wants to break-in," Noah says. "I guess if you guys are really into this, I'll help as much as I can, although it seems like a bumfucking nuts idea to me. I know that everything I've read says a nuclear power plant is secure, but I don't think the writers had the apocalypse in mind. We'll have to make sure we have a constant cool water supply though to prevent a melt down. Right now since it's cold as hell out there it shouldn't be much of a problem, but I don't know what we'll do in the summer months."
Noah pulls out his log book and begins flipping pages.
"There's a library about a quarter of a mile north of here that hasn't been hit too hard. I'll go there and see what I can find in the way of nuclear power plants."
Noah picks up his gear and heads back upstairs, throwing some extra food cans and water bottles into his pack as he heads up. Footsteps increase in speed as Noah builds up momentum to jump over to the opposite side, then the sound of a pistol shot followed by the yell "STAY OFF THE 'CADES!"
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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jan 6, 2009 19:14:42 GMT -5
"Sarpek...What are you gonna do about the meltdowns?"
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Post by Sarpek on Jan 6, 2009 19:50:36 GMT -5
"Meltdowns... Well, Adequate water flow. The thing can power its own water pumps, and I'm getting a huge one from Blackmore. We'll have to jump start it with a generator, though. Water has to be flowing for it to work. And if there is a meltdown... Well... In that case, A shaped charge will drop molten lead on it. Deal?"
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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jan 9, 2009 15:59:16 GMT -5
"I'm good with that...But if it doesn't go out as planned, this bar, and we who are in this bar are gonna blow sky high...Should have converted the warehouse a few blocks down to a powerplant..."
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Post by Sarpek on Jan 10, 2009 12:40:59 GMT -5
"Can do. It's still in the parts stage. I hope that old freight elevator to the roof still works..."
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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jan 12, 2009 14:43:26 GMT -5
"It works, alright. Except it's running on a few hundred Duracell rechargable double A batteries. The batteries might be dead now, but that's OK. Just use this."
The DJ tosses a Duracell battery charger which charges 4 double A's at once at Sarpek.
"Of course, the problem is, you might have to wait a couple of days to recharge every freaking battery..."
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Post by Sarpek on Jan 12, 2009 18:01:50 GMT -5
"Hmmm.... I think I'll just use the manual winch..." Sarpek hauls the coiling and several other crates into the elevator, and closes the door. A ratcheting sound is heard, and continues for the better part of an hour, after which the elevator has risen a grand total of one foot. Sarpek opens the doors, and looks grimly at how much he's risen. "I suppose we could to it in shifts..."
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Post by Noah on Jan 12, 2009 19:16:40 GMT -5
There's a loud bang as someone lands on top of the freight elevator. Noah slides between the gap in the elevator and the floor, pulling his pack down after him.
"You're not going to get anywhere with that thing, the pullies are shot and rusted. We can replace them easily enough if we scrounge some from the buildings around here. I think the warehouse down there has five elevators in it. We can probably trash one for parts, and replace the rope too. This hemp rope might break under the pressure, where the warehouses whould have steel wire cables, if they follow building codes."
Noah digs into his pack and pulls out a stack of books bound together and a box with the words "Good Reader Rewards" across the top.
"Here's some books on nuclear power plants and basic mechanics, they should be pretty useful. Oh, and there's some Hershey Chocolate Bars in the box. I figure we're good enough readers to deserve them."
Noah pulls out a half drunken water bottle from his pack and begins sipping on it in one of the booths. He pulls a book with the title "Freakonomics" written on it and begins reading.
"Call me if you need a hand."
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