XPost: alt.checkmate, sci.physics, alt.philosophy.checkmate   
   From: greghall@yacht_maester.fake   
      
   On Wed, 3 Jan 2018 17:48:38 -0800, Checkmate  wrote:   
      
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   >You can protect your own system with Faraday cages, but the grid is   
   >vulnerable to a very long term outage with an air burst EMP.  You must   
   >also be isolated from the grid before an EMP, and the only vehicles   
   >likely to run afterwards would be old-school Diesels with no electronics.   
   >Of course you'll need plenty of fuel on hand, because the pumps won't be   
   >working, and everyone is going to want your functioning Diesel   
   >transportation.  They're going to want it real bad.   
      
   I sure hope there's not EMP attack in my lifetime.   
   It will be an unimaginable mess and I might be   
   among those who don't survive it now that I'm   
   away from my bote.   
      
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   Yours Truly,   
   Gregory "...leap tall buildings in a single bound!" Hall   
      
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