LOL! Well, those are HIS words, not mine... I would agree that it is hyperbole, except for the qualifier.. "as we know it". Certainly, things could be made MUCH different than what we know now.
Seriously... I think the power grid is very vunerable. Just losing power, broadly, in the US would be a first rate disaster.
Agreed. I'm ready.
At a recent Town Meeting, the Sewer Commission chairman gave a presentation for the need to replace a few large pumps at the local Sewage Treatment facility.
I spoke with him after the meeting to get an idea of how prepared they were for a real...I mean a REAL disaster. While trying not seem like a Doomsday nut, I asked him..."What if the grid went down? How long could you operate and pump sewage from residences and stay on top of things?"
He said they have plenty of backup power generation capability and that they have fuel suppliers available at a moments notice in an emergency. He went on about how well they did during the last big hurricane and blah, blah, blah.
As delicately as I could I asked, "But what if your fuel suppliers have no fuel? How long could you operate?"
His reply? One week. Tops.
I am now working on getting a check valve installed in the main sewer line that runs out of my house. Right where it enters the house. When TSHTF I do not want it flowing back into my house and out the toilet...after...it hits the fan, so to speak.
I have a relative who was having computer problems.
He called the helpline and was working the problem with some guy in Malaysia. The helpline guy finally said, “I think the problem may require a hard boot.”
He then proceeded to TURN OFF THE POWER TO THE HOUSE. I guess it is the “smart meter” tech, but now some guy in another country can turn off the power to your house.
We are in deep doo doo.
What if they use signals sent through the power grid to activate the backdoors they built into our computer chips?
Yikes! I gotta get a solar power/battery backup for my off-grid computer!