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Post by SA Hunter on Feb 11, 2018 22:23:39 GMT 10
Before we get into our list, lets first describe exactly what is meant by a long-term blackout. Ready.gov does not characterize power outages by short and long term. They merely offer advice for dealing with power outages in general. It’s important we discuss the term because a Long-Term Blackout can mean many things to many people. For those accustomed to losing power, a week without may not even phase them where as those who rarely loose power might consider a long-term blackout to be 3 days! For the purposes of this article we are going to call a long-term blackout a period without power to major infrastructure, residential and business operations for a period of 3 months or more. In this time the base for civility will be shattered and the consequences of missing basic public services will be widespread. ... www.askaprepper.com/7-terrifying-realities-long-term-blackouts-youve-probably-never-considered/ |
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Post by Frank on Feb 12, 2018 14:36:29 GMT 10
Good article, thanks for posting it up
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2018 19:04:57 GMT 10
Part of what I do is electotecknowlegy lecturing, and I'm currently engaged helping to identify issues with an eastern seaboard system black, power grid recovery..... and the problems we are identifying are not good and until we actually have a system black and try to recover we really do not know if it is possible with the current power stations!
Personally I could see a even worst case being a grid failure bringing on a social collapse leading to infrastructure deterioration that makes restoration of the power grid impossible.
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Post by spinifex on Feb 13, 2018 19:54:14 GMT 10
Large parts of the world live without regular 24hour power. Even good old Oz had plenty of non-grid towns until the 60's.
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Post by tomatoes on Feb 13, 2018 22:42:05 GMT 10
Large parts of the world live without regular 24hour power. Even good old Oz had plenty of non-grid towns until the 60's. And food was grown closer to where it was eaten, there was less reliance on fast food, house block sizes larger than 600m square were normal, people knew how to do more of the things actually needed for living, etc. I know I’m stating what is obvious to everyone here! The problem with long term loss of power isn’t just that people will panic, but that we are no longer set up to live that way. And it isn’t really the fault of the masses. |
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Post by spatial on Feb 14, 2018 19:11:53 GMT 10
Cant put fuel in the vehicle, meds need cooling and high percentage of people these are now currently on some form of medication.
Yeah most only have 3 days worth of food and no other facility to keep food chilled. The food we currently purchase from the shops only has a very short shelf life (e.g apples are stored for more than 12 months prior to being put up for sale). Very few people keep candles or torches with spare batteries.
Internet goes down people go berserk, and communication systems fail, banking stops - ordering and distribution systems fail. At work if the power goes off like half the workforce are sent to work from home - no power no work.
The list of things that no longer work when power is out is very extensive - billions of dollars are lost daily and people no longer have the resources and skills to survive.
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Post by spinifex on Feb 15, 2018 19:46:25 GMT 10
I get your point Spinifex, but these days the masses go berko the instant the nanny state life support system hiccups. I might be fine and you might be fine, but the other hundred thousand people around us will be running rampant. It's not the loss of electricity but the sheeple reaction that is the real threat. Indeed it is the reaction of the masses that makes things hairy ... at first. But then I look back at 1968 and see the US army stomping on major civilian uprisings in many cities ... and that's when the games really begin. If the folks in charge start feeling really nervous they'll probably send the word to fog the cities with gas or deliver huge amounts of Ketamine thru water supplies. They do whatever it takes. There are so many great ways to crush resistance these days. I Just plan for regular type outages with perhaps a bit of extra crime and don't worry about anarchy breaking out. If our own armed forces can't crush panicky sheeple and bring them to order ... we may as well invite in an 'order oriented' foreign power to do it (Like Hungary did with USSR in 68) |
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Post by blueshoes on Feb 17, 2018 21:15:57 GMT 10
If our own armed forces can't crush panicky sheeple and bring them to order ... we may as well invite in an 'order oriented' foreign power to do it (Like Hungary did with USSR in 68) I can't think of any of our neighbours who I would want doing this - Indonesia is cruel enough to their own people (Irian Jaya aka west papua anyone?) Let alone anyone they don't like. There'd be capital punishments doled out without due process... If you're armed they might leave you alone, or might make an example of you. China might be a little better but I'm not sure by how much. |
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