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re: Spinoff: EMP attack. What's your first move?
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:03 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:03 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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I can't remember if the nature of the collapse was ever mentioned, but the upshot is that the supplies in the city would run out pretty quickly
The time line moves swiftly...
In 4 hours, the water in the pipes is gone...no water is being pumped.
In 8 hours (first night), grocery stores are raided for all pertinent food
In 48 hours, normal people will gang together to protect families and begin trading and raiding. Pharmacies become primary targets.
In 72 hours, people begin killing for water.
In 5 days, people begin killing for food. The largest organized well trained groups will begin taking over...real organization/hard decisions (rationing) begin taking place.
In 2 weeks, those outside organized groups will be vagrants scrambling for crumbs, and an all out bloodbath will occur daily in unorganized neighborhoods.
If the government survived...army trucks will begin to arrive with some necessities...
In 4 months, power will begin to be restored, tens of thousands are dead...
That's right crisis action plans guess 4-6 months without power to certain urban areas...
Good Luck!
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:06 pm to LongueCarabine
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There won't be much for you to hunt, and if you do manage to bag something, some a-hole will probably shoot you and steal it.
You do know that only 3% of the world is covered by cities, yes no?
There is way more than enough open space in this country for people to spread out. If you're in certain areas you may have to head a bit further to find it, but there's room.
Just make sure to guard that 1970s chevy with your life or it'll be real hard to get there.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:12 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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You do know that only 3% of the world is covered by cities, yes no?
You do know there's really not enough hunting land in this country to support millions of people coming out of the cities, don't you?
The choice for refugees from the cities will be to hunt or farm, or both, things with which many of them have no experience. Many will starve within a few months without the government to save them.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:12 pm to Tyga Woods
Steal all the beer, cigs and Fanta from the nearest convenience store.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:20 pm to LongueCarabine
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You do know there's really not enough hunting land in this country
Doesn't need to be hunting land. If it's got birds, squirrels, shite...animals of any kind, it's "hunting land". There are animals all over the place in this country and Canada.
Doesn't mean that everyone will be able to get them, but there's plenty of space out there.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:27 pm to Tyga Woods
Tap out.
frick life without internet and ac.
frick life without internet and ac.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:27 pm to Tyga Woods
Call the Avengers
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:28 pm to Chucktown_Badger
Probably get picked up by the gov and moved to a power plant to start trying to see what was damaged and what we could do to try to restore what we could.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:28 pm to Royal
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Steal all the beer, cigs and Fanta from the nearest convenience store
Sadly, this is vital...start with cash, though...it will be worthless, but the cashier won't know that yet
People tend to hold their post/do their job even in the worst disaster...
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:35 pm to Dam Guide
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Probably get picked up by the gov and moved to a power plant to start trying to see what was damaged and what we could do to try to restore what we could
Anything with an electric current not hardened will be affected within a few hundred miles...
This causes shorts...anything hardened/covered in thick metal is usually preserved
You have to reroute power lines and replace wires for most everything
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:42 pm to IceTiger
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Anything with an electric current not hardened will be affected within a few hundred miles... This causes shorts...anything hardened/covered in thick metal is usually preserved You have to reroute power lines and replace wires for most everything
A lot of debate over how much damage would actually happen, but yeah, my arse would be working my arse off if this actually happened. Guards would likely probably be keeping people out as much as they would be keeping us in.
It would interesting as hell though, because we could bypass a lot of safety shite to get the generator spinning again.
I doubt we would use the current powerline system as is anyway. We would be going for direct serving major locations first.
This post was edited on 4/21/17 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:45 pm to Tyga Woods
Well, there are a lot of unsaid issues here. First of all I would assume the attack is not known of beforehand and we are caught off-guard. That being said if its daytime and most of us are at work, then we have a long walk home. Since your vehicle won't work, and you are walking home, you dont have the time, wherewithall to get any supplies you dont already have at home. Then, when you get home (say 2 hours), you will be lucky to have it un-pilfered.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:46 pm to jeffsdad
Millenials would have to draw their selfies and physically bring people over to look at them. 
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:47 pm to Tyga Woods
Move to Louisiana, since they are still in the Stone Age.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:48 pm to Tyga Woods
Would finally have incentive to finish the '49 dodge pickup my grandpa gave me.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:57 pm to Tyga Woods
Frisco power is OUT!
:itshappeningRonPaul:
:itshappeningRonPaul:
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:59 pm to Tyga Woods
Call Gulf Power and bitch about my power being off.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 1:00 pm to Tyga Woods
Drink a beer(before they get hot) and think about it
This post was edited on 4/21/17 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 4/21/17 at 1:02 pm to TheFonz
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would be difficult because an EMP would fry the vehicles
I think the younger generation will be decimated by an EMP, there is no hope...
Posted on 4/21/17 at 1:09 pm to Geauxnoose
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Read "One Second After" again.
Another good book about surviving an EMP attack.
Once Upon An Apocolypse
Amazon link
Guy is in Birmingham when an EMP is detonated. Story is about his attempt to travel back to his home in rural Alabama.
This post was edited on 4/21/17 at 1:10 pm
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