So, before I say good night, WHY DON’T WE HAVE A PROVISION IN THE TAX CODE TO DEDUCT EMP PREPAREDNESS FROM INDIVIDUAL INCOME AND CORPORATE REVENUE??? THAT WAY, UTILITIES ESPECIALLY COULD HARDEN THE GRID AGAINST IT!!!
OK, good night.
That would be a defense budget thing but maybe you forgot the sarc tag. Actually electric companies are private but they are regulated so they could be required to prep for it. That would have been something to do 50 years ago. If they did it now, our “electric rates would necessarily skyrocket”.
Newt Gingrich brought this solar flare/emp issue up several years ago. Maybe more like 20 years. Gave a nice speech to congress. They nodded their heads and ignored it I guess. They all get to hide in bunkers under a mountain while the world goes mad max so they’re not worried.
The very large transformers at electrical sub-stations are built on-demand and it takes months to build just one. That’s WITH infrastructure in place. You know, things like electricity, 18 wheelers, trains.
Yup, Carrington set telegraph stations on fire and burnt a lot of telegraph lines up and that was fairly thick stuff. All our little gadgets with micro circuits would be toast which includes most vehicles and pretty much all computer stuff, which runs the world these days. Imagine the horror of a million i-phones crapping out all at once.
Military equipment in those metal cases with rounded corners.....designed like that for a reason. I wonder if the new plastic cases are of any use.
“Jericho” is a cool little mini series about emp aftermath but “The Road” is probably more accurate.
The best vehicle would be an old mechanical injection diesel simply because diesel stores better than gas but even an old coil/points gas engine might survive. A lot depends on the shape of the hood. Old trucks with hoods that wrap downwards are best. This stuff comes straight down like rain. A flat hood with seams between hood and fender that face the sky won’t do as well. A vehicle under a metal shed might do pretty well. Bicycles are safe and require 40% of the energy of walking. Horses and donkeys are emp proof but you have too feed them. Might need to eat them at some point too.
You can build a faraday cage for small stuff like radios. Microwave ovens are supposed to make good shields. I’ve got a handheld scanner wrapped in foil and inside of but touching the metal of an ammo box. Don’t know if there’d be anything to listen to. A small handlheld ham transceiver would be good to have, if not a full size. Need a way to power that stuff.
Yup, solar flare or EMP will be a real blast. We just got elec power brought onto our property a few months ago. Would be a shame to lose it now.
The End is Near. Did ya bring a book to read?