2026-11-10
If you can't beat them, pull the plug on them.
Multiple countries are now suddenly filling their citizens' minds with the prospect of a sudden collapse of normal life. If the grid fails (say due to a power outage) no doubt due to a completely unexpected cyber attack which so discombobulates our electricity grid (already discombobulated by having to cope with innumerable flaky but "green" power sources) that it suffers a cascade failure causing widespread blackouts, including consequential loss of internet service without which seemingly nothing happens these days ... need I go on? Oh OK then, also water supplies may be cut off and sewage systems may congeal due to lack of power to the pumps (Tip: don't flush the loo - insert a (waterproof!) black bin bag) over the bowl and beneath the loo seat and poop into that (what to do with your liquid waste i'll leave to your ingenuity, but I have seen cat litter mentioned...). I'm glad I'm not a council waste disposal operative ... but if you are sufficiently rural then building yourself an earth closet may be a least worst option. Look it up now before the sh*t hits the fan. A supply of informative books to read may also be a good idea!
It's possible that some retailers may manage to stay open selling existing stock on hand for cash, but just-in-time deliveries would instantly become well out of time and without light and heat, card payments internet orders and working taps and toilets, most retailers would simply close.
So governments (belatedly awake to the dangers) are now telling us to stockpile supplies (anywhere from 3 days worth to a fortnight) and don't forget the loo paper 😎.
To satisfy their citizens' insatiable desire for news and "entertainment" and to take advantage of the lack of alternative media, the BBC will maintain an emergency radio service to tell is all what the government wants us to know and think in the absence of reports from their intrepid correspondents pouring in across the internet that isn't there. A battery-powered FM radio is suggested.
