Tag Archives: Electro-magnetic Pulse
Unplugged
For a few weeks, I have left British Columbia and visiting my home state of South Carolina. Along with reconnecting with family, I am checking on two properties in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina that have been in our family for decades: our family’s vacation cabin and my cabin, to which I hope […]
The Power is Off!
The electricity is off today at the farm. Only for the day and due to a couple of power pole replacements on our rural road. This is not an emergency, but only an inconvenience. But it is a reminder of the incredible dependency we have for this energy source. There are all the lights, cooking, […]
Random thoughts while under my car’s hood
I’m continuing a discussion that began with…of all things…my car not starting! While changing out the starter in my Honda, I began thinking of the fragility of the western lifestyle, and dependence on our tools, such as the automobile. As if we don’t have enough of an issue with ‘planned obsolescence’, overly complicated machines, or […]
Help! My car isn’t starting!
The other day, my trusty dusty Honda SUV suddenly wouldn’t start. Actually, it wasn’t so sudden, because it had been making a grinding noise for several weeks. Then, it simply locked up. I was stuck, with having to park on a slope and push it for several days, until time allowed to install a new […]
Back to the Future – An EMP
Recently, the first winter blast along the Canadian west coast resulted in a power outage for about an hour. Some folk pulled out flashlights and candles; intersections were on 4-way stop procedures; and, heaven forbid, internet connections were cut due to a lack of electricity to routers and local servers. This small inconvenience reminded me […]
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