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Old 06-17-2019, 02:08 PM   #3723
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Originally Posted by wodin View Post
Wow, just imagine what life will be like when the solar kill shot takes our the whole internet and electric grid. Why, we'll need to re-learn how to lite the charcoal grill with MATCHES! Be thankful that we won't have to rub sticks together until the Bic runs out of butane.

I guess I can recharge my cell phone in my car, until I run out of gas; but then why bother when all the towers are dark. Hmmm, that might be a good book title, "Dark Tower" (Sorry Stephen).

Thank goodness I have a hand crank flashlight.
That reminds me of Cyber Storm by Matthew Mather, which I listened to on audiobook a while back. Some good urban survival bits, and (minor spoiler ahead)...

Spoiler:

A code geek who hacks their cell phones to work via a local mesh network while the towers are dark.


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