I got a semi-taste of possible things to come today. And the taste wasn't so great....
Last night in my area, we had several power surges and power outages. Eventually the power came back on and nothing more was thought of it.
Today I needed gas, and drove to my normal Chevron station only to find all the pumps were marked with plastic bags saying - "Out of order". I went in and asked my normal attendant what was going on since they had power. According to her, she told me that the surge knocked out all the main computer systems in the pumps and they were waiting for a technician to come out and service them. I said ok and left for another gas station.
However, all the stations near me in a 6 mile area were all affected by the surges. So it makes me wonder what good our cars and pumps will do in a EMP. If the car works then great, but if a gas pump will not work during a simple couple of power surges, how good are they going to hold up to a EMP- we can be literally screwed.
Last night in my area, we had several power surges and power outages. Eventually the power came back on and nothing more was thought of it.
Today I needed gas, and drove to my normal Chevron station only to find all the pumps were marked with plastic bags saying - "Out of order". I went in and asked my normal attendant what was going on since they had power. According to her, she told me that the surge knocked out all the main computer systems in the pumps and they were waiting for a technician to come out and service them. I said ok and left for another gas station.
However, all the stations near me in a 6 mile area were all affected by the surges. So it makes me wonder what good our cars and pumps will do in a EMP. If the car works then great, but if a gas pump will not work during a simple couple of power surges, how good are they going to hold up to a EMP- we can be literally screwed.
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