[Lokibob]

Take away electricity, and society as we know it grinds to a halt.

Without electricity:
Water won't run
Sewage won't pump
Gasoline wont move
Food won't be preserved
Food won't grow
Dark will mean terror and crime
Ignorance of the situation will induce panic
Government will be helpless (or more helpless)
Hording will be the rule
Life will be cheap
And FReerepublic will have to be read by candlelight

The urban man needs to learn to be self sufficient. He needs to learn the basics of making his own stuff, from ethanol to gunpowder. The first thing he needs to do is locate and protect a source of water. Then grow his own food. Then generate his own electricity.

I feel sorry for the big city dwellers, who have no clue as to how to survive in a basic and rural world.

[TYVets]

And FReerepublic will have to be read by candlelight.

I am prepared,

My solar charger will recharge my laptop's batteries so I can read and reply during the day as well as at night.

[wintertime]

Take away electricity, and society as we know it grinds to a halt.

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We have many examples of advanced societies who had no access to electricity.

Egyptian,Greek,Roman, Mayan, Chinese, even European and American.