On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Jon Louis Mann <net_democr...@yahoo.com>wrote:
> > > I'm reading John Varley's Slow Apocalypse. The premise is > > that all un-processed petroleum is destroyed by an act of > > bio-terrorism. In the middle of it right now, but so far > > it's scaring the spit out of me. > > john > > why? > > I know intellectually that we live in a fragile civilization, but I suppose that I haven't felt it emotionally. But seeing Sandy's effects on my city (I live in Washington Heights, a neighborhood in Manhattan that thankfully was spared the devastation in other neighborhoods of the city), makes me begin to *feel* just how fragile things are. ConEd loses a substation and suddenly 200k people don't have power. No power and there is no way to pump water to floors in buildings. First responders are overwhelmed. A neighborhood is destroyed by fire because there is no water pressure in the hydrants to fight the fire. So I suppose I'm in the *right* frame of mind to read Varley's book. Next up is Barnes' Directive 51. john <snippage> > _______________________________________________ > http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com > >
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