[lelio]

conditions can get wa-a-a-ay beyond what the civil authorities can control right quick

Any idea if their walkie talkies or cell phones are even working?

[ChadGore]

VICE PRESIDENT CHENEY June 13, 2001:"One of the concerns, obviously, is the aging power grid and the growing problem that we have in getting electricity from the power plant to the light switch. It's clear that we must upgrade and expand the power grid. If we put more connections in place, we'll go a long way towards avoiding future blackouts."

[Dianna]

Any idea if their walkie talkies or cell phones are even working?

Cell phones are working but people have been flooding lines. According to Cavuto demand has slowed and cell phones are ok now.

[WorkingClassFilth]

"Any idea if their walkie talkies or cell phones are even working?"

I don't know jack about any of this new-tech stuff. I would suppose the cell phones might be screwed up but walkie talkies (at least the real kind) use a radio crystal and set frequencies. The walkie-talkies are also battery powered so the grid and all of the other junk needed to run this new-wave crap has nothing to do with their operation.