Electricity out = social unrest

Electromagic · 07-25-2012, 19:14

No reason to conclude mass hysteria in electrical outage. Food thaws, people get annoyed, and for extended outage in NE USA, birth rate is higher 9 months later. Only uncertainty and fear or threats results in hysteria so be assured. Water outage for more than 3 days is lots more serious (see Haiti earthquake and medical conditions.) You can do quite well without electricity which also means no phone or internet for most people and no communications either unless they have radio skills. Suggest you earn a ham license and join a local CERT group to help out and you will feel better and be useful in an emergency.