” that it could knock out all the electrical devices for hundreds of miles.”
The Devil is in the details.
Define “all”.
Not everything has a microchip.
When he said everything, he meant EVERYTHING. Even if you have some appliances/nick nacks without chips, the bulk generation of electricity is controlled by computers.
Old cars/motorcycles/trucks will work... but you still have to find gas. You may be able to siphon out of abandoned vehicles a few times but... how long do you think a mob will let you have a working form of transportation?
Water? If you live in the sticks with a well and hand pump, you’ll have it... just like they did 150 years ago.
You will be toast if you are not prepared.
Read “One Second After”. I guaranty you will not be able to put the book down after you get started.
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