Csonka Trucks Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 1 hour ago, BigBillsFan13 said: So, are the Boy Scouts of America going to just be called the Scouts of America now? might take a couple years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontTazeMeBro Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Could shutting down the electrical grid really kill 90% of Americans in a year? That sounds like BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burlow Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 8 minutes ago, DontTazeMeBro said: Could shutting down the electrical grid really kill 90% of Americans in a year? That sounds like BS The lack of electricity would not but the chaos that would follow such an event would have a great toll. Electricity gives us easy food and mass food storage, once the easy food goes away - dried and canned goods, things would get bad. Hungry people will do desperate things, and we have a society of people who do not know how to take care of themselves without a nearby supermarket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingseanjohn Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, DontTazeMeBro said: Could shutting down the electrical grid really kill 90% of Americans in a year? That sounds like BS I could see it. Hospitals could be back up with generators. But that's if they have the gas to keep them going for a year and no one steals it. During the summer and winter months without heat/ac the elderly, sick, and weak will die just as some did in Florida after Hurricane Irma and other natural disasters. Food production would mostly cease. Clean water would be scarce. You won't be driving long once your car runs out of gas and the pumps can't refill it. So you'd have to hope you're in a good spot. It's definitely possible without aid from foreign allies. Even then, without power, how would we know where to go to get the aid we need? That's just the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titansNvolsR#1 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 1 minute ago, kingseanjohn said: I could see it. Hospitals could be back up with generators. But that's if they have the gas to keep them going for a year and no one steals it. During the summer and winter months without heat/ac the elderly, sick, and weak will die just as some did in Florida after Hurricane Irma and other natural disasters. Food production would mostly cease. Clean water would be scarce. You won't be driving long once your car runs out of gas and the pumps can't refill it. So you'd have to hope you're in a good spot. It's definitely possible without aid from foreign allies. Even then, without power, how would we know where to go to get the aid we need? That's just the beginning. One Second After by Williams Forstchen is pretty interesting look at what happens to a society in a small town of North Carolina with no power grid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontTazeMeBro Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 4 minutes ago, kingseanjohn said: It's definitely possible without aid from foreign allies. Even then, without power, how would we know where to go to get the aid we need? That's just the beginning. Main reason I think 90% is insane. There would be aid. A LOT of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingseanjohn Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 1 minute ago, titansNvolsR#1 said: One Second After by Williams Forstchen is pretty interesting look at what happens to a society in a small town of North Carolina with no power grid. I've actually read that. I enjoyed it and it really could be something that could happen. When you actually look into how everything works, it's kinda scary how fragile it is. I keep hoping that at some point local/federal leaders will upgrade our utility systems. Most water, power and sewage lines are rather dated or just don't work properly. And if they were to install fiber lines everywhere for internet, that'd be great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingseanjohn Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 1 minute ago, DontTazeMeBro said: Main reason I think 90% is insane. There would be aid. A LOT of it You'd hope. It would take time to get to the States. Once here, it needs to be distributed. Doing that for a nation of over 300 million would be near impossible. But as I said, how would people know where to go without TV, radios or phones telling them where to go? But I think the biggest factor would be what caused the power outage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 I have to be at work in a few hours, I have not slept, and I am def a bit drunk. This should go well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pats#1 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 3 hours ago, BigBillsFan13 said: So, are the Boy Scouts of America going to just be called the Scouts of America now? Non-binary Scouts of America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagles101 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 6 hours ago, DontTazeMeBro said: Could shutting down the electrical grid really kill 90% of Americans in a year? That sounds like BS Would not be surprised from food shortages alone. The question is if people adapted to getting there own food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBillsFan13 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 6 hours ago, kingseanjohn said: I've actually read that. I enjoyed it and it really could be something that could happen. When you actually look into how everything works, it's kinda scary how fragile it is. I keep hoping that at some point local/federal leaders will upgrade our utility systems. Most water, power and sewage lines are rather dated or just don't work properly. And if they were to install fiber lines everywhere for internet, that'd be great too. The problem with this is that a lot of times when utility companies try to upgrade the grid, reliability, infrastructure, etc, they run into all kids of problems with people protesting, getting petitions, making ridiculous claims, etc to stop the progress. They claim a number of things, mostly unfounded, and get projects delayed or even cancelled all together by the local government officials. It's pretty comical to listen to some of these people on the news complain about how new towers, lines, structures, substations will impact how their neighborhoods look, then turn around and complain that the electrical grid isn't reliable enough. More lines/structures would greatly help to relieve the loading on the current lines, and make the grid much more reliable, but these people don't want to look at them. People also like to claim that overhead power lines can cause all kinds of illnesses, including cancer. If that was the case, I would have been dead a long time ago lol. I work in a bulk power switching center, with multiple 500kV and 220kV lines all around us. Of course, these same people also don't want new underground lines, because it will negatively impact the soil, and that it will end up causing problems with crops and such. Not true at all, but these are the same people that say these new 'smart meters' we have on homes will increase the ability of people to hack in and know when you are at home, away, asleep, on vacation, etc, and they'll know when the best times are to break in. People have literally said that these meters will let people know when you are on vacation..... ridiculous... Anyhow, I'll stop my rant there. I just get frustrated with people these days lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBillsFan13 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 5 hours ago, Pats#1 said: Non-binary Scouts of America Maybe the ABC Souts of America? (Agender Bigender Cisgender) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucsfan333 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 If I lose electricity for an extended period of time, I'll go insane. I'll end up like Randy in South Park. Spooky ghosts and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cddolphin Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 12 hours ago, Pats#1 said: Just watched the medic on my boat melt an entire stick of butter in the microwave, put three spoon fulls of sugar into the mixture, some cinnamon, and a few dabs of syrup, and then proceed to use his hands to rip apart 5 plate sized pancakes and dunk them into the bowl until the entire butter mixture was gone. Washed it down with 2 cans of coke as well. Breakfast of champions Do they still measure your waist-size as part of the Navy fitness test? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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