Shortly after 9/11 our electric company stupidly decided to replace the cyclone fencing around the substations with tall brick walls thus hiding any nefarious activity inside.
A few years ago, during a very cold spell, they, again stupidly, decided to cut power in a round robin way for 20 minutes in each section. Of course, when they turned the power back on, several transformers blew and they had no replacements. Here, our power went off in the early morning and it wasn’t until after 5 that we got someone out to turn it back on at the pole because the switching station wouldn’t work. They weren’t going to come fix it for a couple of days despite this is an elderly community and many were out of heat. Cough, don’t ask how we got them out that evening.
From what we learned is transformers are made in China (!) and electrical companies have them on back order if on order at all. They’re expensive and take a long time to manufacture. Bottom line, if/when the power goes, people will be hurting and there will be no one and no supplies to get it back up in short order.
Thank you !
That is exactly the point, although way-layed, through all the verbiage of the article.
There is no "prepper" philosophy or practice throughout the corporate grid mentality; there is no back up, or hardware reserve.
Every loss becomes an immediate crisis !
PREPPER PHILOSOPHY : ' one is none,..two is one,..three is two, etc., etc.'
Also Prepper's O.O.D.A. LOOP: Observe, Orient (use new information), Decide, Act !
" Or put another way, the OODA Loop is an explicit representation of the process that human beings
and organizations use to learn, grow, and thrive in a rapidly changing environment. "
If you don't act and adapt, you become extinct; (like Kodak, or Xerox )
OODA loop online source :
https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/ooda-loop/