This is the only power grid thread I found, so I'm putting this here.
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/202...utage-in-nc-county-bordering-ft-bragg-n668598
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/202...utage-in-nc-county-bordering-ft-bragg-n668598
When I found this thread, I saw Maverick. Did anyone get any details on him after the move
I thought it was his son that was so ill. I totally misread. I hate that.I believe Maverick has left this world.
you only just realised this? try living for 12 years without any electricity at all.Speaking of blackouts and stuff, if the bad guys launch nukes with a high EMP output we'll all be in the dark in more ways than one.
For examp, the USA's 'Starfish Prime' nuke test in 1962 frazzled electronics in Hawaii-
WIKI-
"Starfish Prime caused an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) that was far larger than expected..the pulse caused electrical damage in Hawaii, about 900 miles away from the detonation point, knocking out about 300 streetlights, setting off numerous burglar alarms, and damaging a telephone company microwave link.. shutting down telephone calls from Kauai to the other Hawaiian islands"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starfish_Prime
Below: very pretty, the Starfish Prime blast seen from Honolulu strutting its stuff 900 miles away at 250 miles altitude-
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I haven't heard what caused the Dallas blackout Glenn Beck posted about? Was it another trial run?
the first thing any prospective prepper should do is to get some reliable flashlights and some long life batteries(I recently bought a stock of Procell batteries which is what the professionals use.)
a person will be no good to anyone else or even themselves if they are blundering about in the dark.
earlier in the year I bought several LC flashlights with a powerful beam......and I DO mean powerful, £8.99 each on ebay, no need to break the bank.
I've got a stock of batteries, once they run out I've got a large stock of wind up flashlights.I went with rechargeable batteries, fold up solar panels to charge them and a much larger battery for storage and night charging. I do have regular batteries too.
Being out at BOL2 where there is no light pollution, on moonless nights you can't see your hand in front of your face. That will be everywhere if the grid is out. It will be a darkness many have never experienced. Night vision is your friend if you are going to be walking in the woods.
Also, red lights if you want to maximize your human stealth; less visible to the human eye at a long distance and does not give you night blindness, where you cannot see anything outside the bright beam of your light; fires screw with your night vision as well, don't sit around a fire at night if you are on guard duty.
Green for night game hunting (supposedly game can't see the light but, you can see them). Both work for good flashlights. Generally, cost more than $10 but a decent one can be had for $20.
The thing about real darkness, is that you can see a lit match nearly a mile away. Your eyes are drawn to even a pinprick of light (which is why blackout curtains/shades for all of your windows will be important). More than one soldier over the years has lost their life because of a lit cigarette.
thats what I always say when people talk about thousands leaving the city, I dont know about USA but over here most people drive on empty so wont get far before they run out of fuel.I will relay what a power outage on a grand scale looks like . When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast I went on a rescue mission . The most Northern electrical power and gas station was around Lake Village Arkansas . Everything from there to the Gulf Coast was a black out which in my guessamation to be about 600 miles . Cars and trucks were strewn up and down the interstates stranded and out of fuel as all the fuel stations were closed ,dark and guarded by armed guards . It truly looked apoplectic as I am not talking about just a few stranded vehicles but thousands , just like you would see in a end of the world movie . People just sat in their vehicles for days hoping one day to be rescued . The reason I was able to penetrate the darkened world was because I had filled the back of my vehicle with many cans of gasoline that allowed me to reach my goal and return out of that horrific scene . I knew if anyone found the fuel I was carrying I would be in danger of being killed for a can of fuel .-- This apoplectic environment wasn't the direct results of rain and wind but the subsequent loss of the power grid .
I went with rechargeable batteries, fold up solar panels to charge them and a much larger battery for storage and night charging. I do have regular batteries too.
Being out at BOL2 where there is no light pollution, on moonless nights you can't see your hand in front of your face. That will be everywhere if the grid is out. It will be a darkness many have never experienced. Night vision is your friend if you are going to be walking in the woods.
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