"Dave Plowman (News)" :
In article ,
Steve O wrote:
No power, no phone service, no signalling on roads and railways, no
train services (etc). No, I simply can't see how the disruption of any
of these services could possible put lives at risk.

You forgot about hospital equipment, ventilators in the home, etc.
The OP obviously doesn't realize that power cuts can kill people.

Power cuts can and do happen without cables being nicked. If that power is
essential, backup should be provided.

There was a case recently where it was the operating theatre's backup
power supply cable that got nicked. Fortunately the loss was quickly
discovered but operations still had to be cancelled.

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Mike Barnes