On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 08:28:20 +0000 (UTC), DejaVU
wrote:

so, Gunner and his survivalist buddies have a point after all!

Ill refrain from the Neener Neener Neener! G

Btw..the usual crop of regulars are still posting on misc.survivalism,
even though the neighborhoods are black as the bottom of a coal mine.
Perhaps proper preperation prevented **** poor performance?

Now....how much fun would this have been if it happened during a
blizzard in Febuary?

How many millions of people would be popsicles until spring thawed out
their corpses?

We are survivalists, not be cause its a neat club to join..G but
because Bad **** does happen.

but I still fail to understand why the nuclear plants shut themselves
down? anyone care to explain?

When the generators started to get over loaded, and out of sync with the
rest of the grid(s), they kicked out several thousand safeties, most of
which were intended as major shut down.

Gunner

swarf, steam and wind

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty
is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!"
-- Ben Franklin