Leicester City Council 'not ready' for zombie attack

[ralphchadkirk]

A worried member of the public has forced Leicester City Council to admit it is unprepared for a zombie invasion.

The authority received a Freedom of Information request which said provisions to deal with an attack, often seen in horror films, were poor.

The "concerned citizen" said the possibility of such an event was one that councils should be aware of.

"We've had a few wacky ones before but this one did make us laugh," said Lynn Wyeth, head of information governance.

The Freedom of Information Act allows a right of access to recorded information held by public authorities.

Ms Wyeth said she was unaware of any specific reference to a zombie attack in the council's emergency plan, however some elements of it could be applied if the situation arose.

Other submissions to the council have included requests for records of paranormal activity and haunted buildings within the city.

"To you it might seem frivolous and a waste of time... but to different people it actually means something," said Ms Wyeth.

"Everybody has their own interests and their own reasons for asking these questions."

She added high-profile cases, such as the MPs expenses scandal, has raised public awareness of the right to request information records.

Ed Thurlow, who runs zombie website Terror4Fun, said he felt a zombie invasion in Leicester was highly unlikely.

"I think perhaps [the "Concerned Citizen"] has watched films like 28 Days Later a few too many times."

Goodness me, a council unprepared for a zombie attack! What are they spending the council tax on. Probably frivolous things like road repairs.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Perhaps Gary Lineker will use such a scenario in one of the Walkers Crisps advertisments, as these have a Leicester connetation.

 

[HST Power]

Probably frivolous things like road repairs.

Road repairs? Frivolous? Come on down to Letchworth and you'll be playing dodge the potholes!

 

[ralphchadkirk]

Road repairs? Frivolous? Come on down to Letchworth and you'll be playing dodge the potholes!

It was sarcasm

 

[Mr Spock]

Perhaps Gary Lineker will use such a scenario in one of the Walkers Crisps advertisments, as these have a Leicester connetation.

I thought Gary Linekar was a zombie.

 

[Tracked]

couldn't they fill in the potholes using bits of zombies?

 

[Hydro]

Potholes could prove a literal stumbling block for the reanimated menace, allowing upstanding members of the public to stove the brains in of the floor-borne zombie. It all comes together when you think about it.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Well, seven postings have now passed and the usual suspects still have not been on to this thread to try and hi-jack it for a political argument, as happened on the "GAS BILLS" thread.

I like the way that the postings have managed to tie all the debates about zombies, potholes, Walkers Crisps/Gary Lineker into a good story line.

 

[Tracked]

I was thinking earlier that a train would be a better place to use as a base than where the charachters of most/all zombie films choose, especially if it was set in the UK where a HST & Several MK3's would be quite difficult for even the most persistant of undead, it would probably make for a boring film though