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Default No coal power for 24 hours?

In article , charles
scribeth thus
In article ,
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

All supermarket food spoilt.


most supermarkets have standby generators

No transactions possible except cash.
NO working petrol or diesel pumps.

except those at supermarkets?

No road transport after a day or so
No water
No sewage.


Gravity will help

No central heating or hot water
No lights


I have candles -= don't you.

No radio


Most radio transmitters have standby generators.


Do they ?. And do they test them and keep the Oil topped up and I can
tell you a tale of some 'ner do wells about that!...

Course it might be easier to bring down a TV ,mast or two;!..


No TV
No Internet
No mobile phones.
(Landlines would work for a bit, if you had a POTS to plug in)


Never mind the Greens, it only takes half a dozen shaped charges on a
few major transmission line pylons to trip the lot I would think.


Done properly should take out 50% of all city dwellers in a few days



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Tony Sayer