Power Grid

Hundreds of millions without power after Indian grid goes down for second time in 2 days

Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP

Heavy traffic clogged streets in central New Delhi, India, on Tuesday following power outages and rain.

This was posted on MSN on July 31, 2012.

It is important to realize this is not a problem that only happens someplace else. The U.S. power grid and basically our entire infrastructure is aging and not being improved upon. With all the taxes that are collected and all the lotteries being played, there is little to no money to upgrade and maintain our infrastructure. All of the money appears to be going toward government salaries, expenses, benefits and social programs. So now we need to raise taxes for much needed projects but as soon as that happens, the money will be gobbled up by government salaries, expenses, benefits and social programs. What in the world has gone wrong here.

We already have rolling brown outs in some states because their consumption is greater than what they are generating. It would not take very much to jeopardize our entire system. Can you even imagine what it would be like if we lost out entire power grid for any length of time. For one thing you would not know what happened or how long it would be down. Remember, no power and you lose -

TV, Radio, Phones (Land Lines and Cell), Water, Sewer, ability to Cook, Heat, Air Conditioning, Traffic Lights, Restaurants and 911. You would also lose the ability to purchase gas for your car so you could escape to someplace else that didn't have power or the ability to purchase kerosene to heat with.

Yowzer. Oh, I forgot, we all suffer from Normalcy Bias. This is when we think that it has never happened before so it won't happen in the future. Or, don't worry, our government would never let this happen. Or, don't worry, it's only temporary. If we all whine in unison and loud enough, surely, our services will be restored. Go fish.

Our government has been constantly warning us of all the possibilities of the threats to our power grid. Have you not been paying attention or did you think they were just doing 'What If's'? Solar flare's that could damage our satellites and power grid, a nuclear explosion high in our atmosphere that would have the same effect as a massive solar flare, an internet attack on our power grid, a terrorist attack on key facilities and a strain on our entire power grid caused by demand. Our government has even told everyone to have at least a 72 hour supply of food and water for each person. If you are on sewer, you had better plan for your sanitation needs, also. If a disaster lasted longer than the 3 days of food and water you have, are you prepared to move your family into a FEMA Camp like the New Orleans Super Dome?

This CME occurred on Friday August 31, 2012.  
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48902487/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Pay close attention to what could happen with a direct hit on Earth. Especially notice how casually the effect on the power grid is mentioned so as not to alarm you.

About a 1/2 of a percent of the population would continue as though nothing happened. It would be a small inconvenience but overall, it's OK. They would have clean drinking water, food, light, sanitation and heat to continue life indefinitely. I'm not talking about the rich here. The other 99 1/2 percent, including the rich, would be in a total panic. Which group would you be in?  Would you want to venture out looking for supplies in a situation like that?

It cost so little and is so easy to prepare ahead of time it would be embarrassing for a disaster to happen and find yourself not prepared. If you want to just check into being prepared, just a little bit, then check out these sites.

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There are are lot of preparedness sites where you can buy supplies for long term storage. From individual meals to 72 hour kits to a years worth of supplies. All you have to do is take the time to, Just Do It.