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Stores would have gotten raided within the first day after zombies started showing up. When someone raids a store, they don't take only what they need...they take EVERYTHING! or at least as much as they possibly can. A single Walmart would be cleaned out by the first few dozen people or so who got there.
I could see that scenario, but, as others have pointed out, there are more walkers than non-walkers...At least from what they have shown us.
I guess I expected things to be more like they were in "Zombieland"...Full aisles. I mean, it has only been a year.
Of course, I don't know why they don't go to the highways and clean out the cars like they did in season 2. That seemed like a literal treasure trove of food and supplies (not to mention fuel...car batteries, oil, gas, etc.).
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Also, if you take the whole lower 48 states land size (2.959,000 sq miles) and the population of hte lower 48 (306,675,000), you still get an average of 106/per square mile. So, in theory, every mile around is going to be covered in zombies especially if you are not in the plain states.
I am not sure if this is a good way to go about this analysis. If we stick with the idea that walkers can't figure out how to get out of a stairwell, how are they going to get out of a high-rise?
Also, should we assume that they could make it over the rockies or through desert areas (like Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas)? I think it would be more difficult for walkers to survive outside of temperate zones.
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As far as clearing out zombies, the greater Atlanta area has nearly 5.5 million people. Contrary to what we all keep saying in this thread, the show hasn't said anything about zombies deteriorating to a point that they can no longer walk or function. It makes sense on paper, but that doesn't mean it's a reality in TWD.
That is true. We have seen flesh deteriorate to the point where it slides off of the bone (when they are clearing out the prison) or off of the face (when Lori gets in the car wreck). We haven't seen any underwater walkers yet but we have seen skin that has turned leathery from the elements.
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I'm thinking our folks should read the WWZ chapter about castles and how those people faired. Prisons are the closest things we have to medieval castles in North America. Fortify the one they're at, make occasional raids for necessities and wait things out.
Yep, like the community in Montana (if my memory serves correctly). The prison is a great location, if they could figure out how to secure a secure facility and actually organize a watch that was worth a damn.
