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pheonix358
The real question here is. In a SHTF scenario ..........
Will the citizens unite and bond in adverse conditions such as the British did in the Battle for Britain. ......or
Will the society collapse into chaos.
P
pheonix358
The real question here is. In a SHTF scenario ..........
Will the citizens unite and bond in adverse conditions such as the British did in the Battle for Britain. ......or
Will the society collapse into chaos.
P
Wrabbit2000
reply to post by pheonix358
In a REAL SHTF situation? Well.... Crap floats to the top, like cream on a latte. Gold sinks to the bottom and keeps a low profile.
Ever seen anyone panning for gold in an outhouse? The two levels of disaster reaction don't mix well, I think. Bonding isn't the most likely outcome until the outhouse gets cleaned of its turds. They'll be plenty to see if we really lose civil order for any serious length of time, IMO.
Wrabbit2000
reply to post by pheonix358
In a REAL SHTF situation? Well.... Crap floats to the top, like cream on a latte. Gold sinks to the bottom and keeps a low profile.
Ever seen anyone panning for gold in an outhouse? The two levels of disaster reaction don't mix well, I think. Bonding isn't the most likely outcome until the outhouse gets cleaned of its turds. They'll be plenty to see if we really lose civil order for any serious length of time, IMO.
They'll be plenty to see if we really lose civil order for any serious length of time, IMO.
Bassago
reply to post by gardener
For the most I don't care either way though am leaning to let's get it over with.
Food & water stored - check
Guns & ammo stocked - check
Batteries & flashlights - check
Zombie club - check
I'm ready.
FinalCountdown
I think most Nuclear Power Plants have at least 72 hours of back up power in their back up batteries.
Then it would require trucking in truckloads of fuel to keep their reactors running with generators.
I guess, if there is no power anywhere, it would damn near impossible to keep fuel coming in on truckloads to the 100s of nuclear power plants around the world.
This could only work for so long.
Who's going to ship the gas? mass chaos, etc etc
It takes a long time to cool down a nuclear power plant properly once it is shut down.
I think the biggest problem we face with a large scale blackout that can't be fixed "in a week" would be total reactor meltdowns from coast to coast.
Are you downwind from a reactor?