If all the power in Ireland went out for two months

Fukuyama · 17-11-2013 09:50PM #1

Watching this atm. It's about a possible cyber attack that'd knock out the electrical grid of a country. It's a very real threat even though it is well protected against.

How do you think Ireland would stand up?

There'd be no tea at all. No Late Late Show.

On the more serious side of things:

No running water.
No phones (and line and mobile)
No Internet (sweet jeebus)
Food supplies would run out
Security systems all knocked out (everything from house alarms to bank systems)

I reckon we'd all stay put for a few days. Maybe even have a little community awakening - sing song, barbecues, pints etc... as we all remember there's life outside of Netflix.

Then, after about a week, we'd all be ripping each others heads off on O'Connell street to raid Pennys before storming supermarkets.

How would you get on?

The Backwards Man · 17-11-2013 09:51PM

We'd all be in the dark.

Well, not me, I have a genny.

hansfrei · 17-11-2013 09:51PM

Do the ESB even have internet?

Also, Luke warm Flanagan would be all "I told you so --- blah blah --- turf--- blah blah "

Fukuyama · 17-11-2013 09:52PM

The Backwards Man wrote: »

We'd all be in the dark.

Well, not me, I have a genny.

Me and my possy would arrive to steal your genny. And your wife.

The Backwards Man · 17-11-2013 09:53PM

Dean0088 wrote: »

Me and my possy would arrive to steal your genny. And your wife.

It's fierce noisy, it would burst your eardrums. Drinks diesel like a fish too.

And the generator is safely locked away underground.

mattjack · 17-11-2013 09:54PM

Dean0088 wrote: »

Me and my possy would arrive to steal your genny. And your wife.

I'd arrive shortly afterwards with my posse and steal the genny , his wife and your possy.

theblaqueguy · 17-11-2013 09:55PM

I would head up to my local Dunnes or tesco with a wheelybin and fill it up with the essential supplies I need I would also craft some deadly weapons to fend off any attackers that come after my supplies

galwayrush · 17-11-2013 09:56PM

Fine as long as I don't run out of batteries and bullets.

Filibuster · 17-11-2013 09:57PM

This happened in the 70's when the unions went on on strike and got their €100k average salary they have today.

Karl Stein · 17-11-2013 09:58PM

I have anti-Triffid spray so I'd be grand.

downonthefarm · 17-11-2013 09:59PM

there would be many grower with their meds

PizzamanIRL · 17-11-2013 10:00PM

I hate when electricity goes. I know it's terrible to say but I don't know what to do with myself. Makes me realise how much I actually depend on some things.

blaze1 · 17-11-2013 10:01PM

Would love it in fairness.

Back to basics.

hansfrei · 17-11-2013 10:02PM

galwayrush wrote: »

Fine as long as I don't run out of batteries and bullets.

When the batteries run out you should try the old fashioned ride.

Prodgey · 17-11-2013 10:04PM

hansfrei wrote: »

When the batteries run out you should try the old fashioned ride.

Then she can go hands frei

looksee · 17-11-2013 10:05PM

In the seventies there were fuel crises, strikes - electricity and bank - and total chaos for a good while, I can't remember but it seemed to go on for ages. We didn't have any computer stuff to worry about so that wasn't an issue. However power went off several times a week for maybe 8 hours. We got used to using oil lamps, candles and camping gas stoves. No fridge, freezer or tv, as I recall really only the freezer was a problem. The tv was RTE 1 so it wasn't really a big deal! Queues for petrol were a problem and led to a good few problems. We had two toddlers at the time, but I don't recall any big problems, just a bit of minor inconvenience.

I still keep a candle and matches on the kitchen window-ledge though, prefer a gas cooker, and keep the open fire available even though we don't use it at the moment.

The situation now would be completely different as everything is so computerised that there would be serious knock-on effects. So many things just would not work - from most people's work to petrol stations to water supplies, public lighting, hospitals, pretty well everything!

Eutow · 17-11-2013 10:10PM

Dean0088 wrote: »

Watching this atm. It's about a possible cyber attack that'd knock out the electrical grid of a country. It's a very real threat even though it is well protected against.

How do you think Ireland would stand up?

There'd be no tea at all. No Late Late Show.

On the more serious side of things:

No running water.
No phones (and line and mobile)
No Internet (sweet jeebus)
Food supplies would run out
Security systems all knocked out (everything from house alarms to bank systems)

I reckon we'd all stay put for a few days. Maybe even have a little community awakening - sing song, barbecues, pints etc... as we all remember there's life outside of Netflix.

Then, after about a week, we'd all be ripping each others heads off on O'Connell street to raid Pennys before storming supermarkets.

How would you get on?

What, I will have to avail of a tent with a cardboard computer where an unseen person displays crudely drawn pictures of Japanese girls puking into each others mouths.

Teyla Emmagan · 17-11-2013 10:11PM

There'd be no work!!!!!! Not for me anyway, mwahahahahahahaha!!!!

Fresh Pots · 17-11-2013 10:11PM

People would always find a way to make tea.

Sam Kade · 17-11-2013 10:22PM

Rocket stove for cooking it can be made out of tin cans and fueled with twigs

Solar lights
A small wind turbine would keep a laptop charged

Frosty McSnowballs · 17-11-2013 10:22PM

I would kill everyone

Rayne Wooney · 17-11-2013 10:23PM

I can power the house with potatoes, it'll be grand

Fukuyama · 17-11-2013 10:25PM

Sam Kade wrote: »

Rocket stove for cooking it can be made out of tin cans and fueled with twigs
Solar lights
A small wind turbine would keep a laptop charged

Except you'll have no internet. :pac:

hfallada · 17-11-2013 10:25PM

People in cities wouldn't have a clue what to do. But my grandparents in the west regularly have massive power outages and survive.

Zillah · 17-11-2013 10:28PM

I think it would be time to crack open each others' skulls and feast on the goo inside.

Cedrus · 17-11-2013 10:28PM

Filibuster wrote: »

This happened in the 70's when the unions went on on strike and got their €100k average salary they have today.

In Cork (and maybe elsewhere) the strikers were throwing chains over the high voltage lines to short them out, nothing as fancy as a cyber attack

Sam Kade · 17-11-2013 10:29PM

Dean0088 wrote: »

Except you'll have no internet. :pac:

True you could just look at your saved material and dream about the time you had Internet.

pajor · 17-11-2013 10:30PM

Rob the local filling station of all the gas cylinders!

Duckworth_Luas · 17-11-2013 10:33PM

Whereas the rest of the world would end up like the movie The Road we'd actually be grand!

thee glitz · 17-11-2013 10:34PM

looksee wrote: »

In the seventies...

Many a fine rant about how good we have it today starts with this.
I heard there was a tp shortage and all.

petrolcan · 17-11-2013 10:37PM

Any opportunity to break out the invincible Tilley Lamp!

Heat, light and that satisfying hiss

If all the power in Ireland went out for two months

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