[Myrddin]

This is the kind of disaster discussed when Y2K was on the horizon. Tall buildings require electrically powered water pumps to drive water from ground level to upper floors. Electrically driven HVAC is required to move fresh air in/out of the building as well. Absent electricity, a tall building becomes uninhabitable. No water. Stale air. No toilets.

Burying waste when faced with asphalt street and concrete sidewalks is not particularly viable in a city setting. The area is uninhabitable without electricity.

[Wicket]

A city where a lot of the housing is multistory does pose problems - particularly if windows can’t be opened.

I think it is learned helplessness to a certain extent. Poop in toilet lined with garbage bag. Put garbage bag accumulation in a sealed second bag and keep it until it can be picked up which may turn out to be a week or more. Not fun but a darn sight better than sliding down the hallways on human excrement.

[mvpel]

Burying waste when faced with asphalt street and concrete sidewalks is not particularly viable in a city setting. The area is uninhabitable without electricity.

And yet people are yelling and throwing eggs at utility line workers, instead of sprinkling rose petals at their feet.