“”The change tactic doesn’t work because you won’t carry enough. $48 in quarters for gas? Not.””
I wish I hadn’t come back to this thread but since I’m here - pumps won’t be pumping gas after an EMT, will they?
Can we come up with things on this thread THAT WILL BE WORKING that maybe we can get a ray of hope from???
There will still be large tanks of fuel, and various normal & creative uses for it.
There are many scenarios outside of EMP which may make life difficult.
Nonetheless, you miss the point. Paying in quarters for everything to conceal how much cash you have is impractical for the sheer mass required for practical purchases.
The standard pumps might not be working, but the storage tanks would have gas in them. An intelligent gas station owner would figure out a way to hand-pump the gas out of the tank, and into standard 5-gallon containers. Then allow you to put the contents of the container into your car for $X (or barter).
I would think that at least a few gas stations have a hand-operated pump in some back room, for emergencies.