which sector would be the most important to public services,and which sector will threaten national security,also how people will react with such crisis.
Am doing this research as a part of my Ms.degree on human behavior responce with natural disaster.I thank anyone participates with an answer.
2007-03-15 21:51:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Total chaos. People freak out when the power goes out for a couple of hours! The emergency services, hospitals would be the worst affected. As for national security I am not sure, but would think Police, National Guard etc. would have an affect on that.
Good Luck with your degree! Interesting question. Definately food for thought.
2007-03-15 21:57:41 · answer #1 · answered by exe 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We used to have strikes by power workers in the UK in the 1970s. This led to industry working a three day week and an increased sense of community spirit given that there was no TV available. Candles were the only source of light in the evening. Interesting times :-)
2007-03-15 22:07:45 · answer #2 · answered by Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know about all of america but the first time i visited the states the power went of for 35hrs on the east coast and guess where i was? stuck in laguardia airport. that sucked. being in the dark in a strange place is pretty scary, but i must say the airport staff was great and helped were they could. funny thing is that no searched me or my bags after i got a flight and didnt even look at my id. id say that was a security threat, i could have been a baddie.
2007-03-15 22:03:22 · answer #3 · answered by ellierckworld 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in the mountains of Tennessee and usually we have electricity, however, not many years back we had a blizzard and it was off for two weeks. I got my water from the spring above the house, ran it down with the water hose. I stoked up my wood stove and cooked all meals on it. My pantry was stocked with supplies as always. I used lanterns and candles for lites, kept refrigerated items in the snow bank in a plastic tub with a lid. had a blast. roads were all closed with downed lines and trees. got on my four wheeler and went to neighbors to make sure they didnt need anything and helped clear roads. We didnt get any trailers sent in from fema or help. we did it ourselves. its a southern thing.
2007-03-15 22:02:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
There would be a lot of babies born 9 months later. What else is there to do in the dark?
2007-03-15 23:30:48 · answer #5 · answered by skye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOOGLE: "Y2K is Deadly" (essay)
Also: "100 Items To Disappear First in a Panic"
2007-03-15 21:56:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a friend that actually uses Generators to light up his house, he has hot water, computers, air conditioners, mocrowave, fridge, You name it he has it working off of generators. I think its wacked but he says he doesnt mind. As far as the rest of us, Yes we would be screwed!!!!
2007-03-15 22:02:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fire dept. has generators to keep us going an the hospital has a steam power plant. the only hard part would be no traffic lights.
2007-03-15 21:55:41 · answer #8 · answered by RANDELL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i don't think the country would collapse after only 24 hours, but, my god...the garbage services alone could cause all sorts of mayhem...of course, i'm thinking, no power, no gas to run the trucks...etc.
2007-03-15 22:00:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything dealing with the military would be most important....then anything dealing with the refrigerators..cuz thats a lotttt of spoiled milk!!!
2007-03-15 21:55:52 · answer #10 · answered by annie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋