They have 16 nuclear plants in the UK. Unless they shut them down the reality is that anyone that is left would find out what multiple meltdowns would look like.
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 10:03 AM, B Smith <daikaij...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Some of the plants would continue to operate for a while but if the grids > go down it's a moot point. Also the bulk of their plants or coal and natural > gas powered. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@...> wrote: > > > > I can understand power plants like a nuclear plant, but power plants like > > Hoover dam could run for some time until there are failures of the > turbines. > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:58 AM, B Smith <daikaij...@...> wrote: > > > > > Give it an episode or two and everything you guys mentioned will start > to > > > be answered. This was an intro episode and they spent more time > introducing > > > characters than getting to the nuts and bolts of survival. > > > > > > The survivors we have met so far are by an large urbanites who are > pretty > > > clueless about how stuff works. They kept thinking the government would > get > > > it's act together and establish some order but that all went down the > tubes. > > > I think that actually helped me enjoy the show. In the aftermath of a > > > disaster this size people like Greg would be few and far between. > > > > > > BTW they initially thought that 10% of the population would be immune > but > > > it turned out to be less than 1%. England would have about 500,000 > people > > > scattered around post virus. The show is set in the Manchester area > which > > > has a roughly comparable population to Denver, Cleveland or pre-Katrina > New > > > Orleans. So that leaves roughly 25,000 people alive in that area. > Someone > > > mentioned going to London and Greg told them it was a bad idea. So as > bad as > > > things were where they were it was far better than London. > > > > > > As far as the power issue I was reading up on it and a catastrophic > failure > > > of the power grid can happen in less than a day if the plants aren't > > > properly monitored, fueled, etc. If some of the powerplants failed > early on > > > it could have a cascading effect and end up taking down the entire > grid. > > > Imagine a country full of accidents like gas station explosion and it > would > > > make sense why they didn't have power. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mr. Worf" <HelloMahogany@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Another thing about the show that bugged me was who would allow their > > > > families and the rest of the country to die in order to keep a secret > for > > > > the government or company? > > > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:44 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahogany@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Solar panels, windmills and batteries would be the first thing I > grab > > > after > > > > > securing everything else. It would be nice to watch a movie once in > a > > > while. > > > > > Your husband is correct about grabbing books on how to do things. > You > > > will > > > > > definitely need all of that info. > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Tracey de Morsella < > > > > > tdlists@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> Electric is going to go too. It they got a diesel they could > make > > > fuel > > > > >> from cooking waste and tons of cooking oil let in all the stores. > > > > >> (Treehugger in the house). I like your idea of going to > Buckingham > > > > >> palace. I was telling my husband that I would stay in London an > look > > > for > > > > >> one of the old mansions that they used to build in the center of > town > > > that > > > > >> usually get turned into museums. Buckingham palace will do just > fine. > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> What is driving me crazy is that people who see no people are so > > > willing > > > > >> to leave each other when they may not see anyone for ages. I will > > > watch it, > > > > >> but character motivation in this thing sucks. > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> My husband said he would go around to hoard tools as over times > they > > > would > > > > >> become scarce. I said I would raid libraries and books stores so I > > > could get > > > > >> a community of people learning critical skills for survival. > > > Medicine, > > > > >> construction, engineering, etc. I also would go after seeds for > > > planting > > > > >> veggies and fruits. > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> What would be the first thing you would go after once you secured > the > > > > >> palace J > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> *From:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto: > scifino...@yahoogroups.com] > > > *On > > > > >> Behalf Of *Mr. Worf > > > > >> *Sent:* Monday, February 15, 2010 10:41 PM > > > > >> *To:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > >> *Subject:* Re: [scifinoir2] Survivors? > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> Yea that was a bit stupid. I didn't understand why water and power > cut > > > off > > > > >> only after 3 days. That made no sense to me at all. Another was no > one > > > > >> thought of walking over to the toyota dealer and taking a new > prius > > > running > > > > >> on electric power instead of worrying about gas. > > > > >> > > > > >> I can understand that after everyone dying off it would make sense > > > that > > > > >> people would be a little dazed for a while until reality starts to > set > > > in. > > > > >> Only the black guy took the time to grab supplies and a good > vehicle > > > that > > > > >> can drive off road. > > > > >> > > > > >> If I were them I would go to Buckingham palace. It has tons of > animals > > > and > > > > >> veggies. Plus lots of safety zones and large weapons cache. > > > > >> > > > > >> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 10:03 PM, Tracey de Morsella < > > > > >> tdlists@> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> Its passable, but I’m underwhelmed. Plus, I get the idea > that they > > > said > > > > >> 10% of the population would survive. That a great deal more than > the > > > > >> sparseness of people that we are seeing. Additionally, people are > not > > > > >> really responding in a way consistent how I think some would > respond > > > to > > > > >> Armageddon.. Other than the Black guy and finally the woman, > people > > > are > > > > >> aimless with no indication of coming up with a course of action. > > > While not > > > > >> everyone is a planner, some doctors, engineers, and managers > after a > > > few > > > > >> days would become aware of the ramifications of their situation > and > > > start > > > > >> trying to figure out a plan of survival. > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> These people just drive around for days and days. Makes no sense > that > > > > >> driving aimlessly would be everyone’s way of handling it.. > I hate > > > shows > > > > >> that do not even bother with having a technical expert to consult > with > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> *From:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto: > scifino...@yahoogroups.com] > > > *On > > > > >> Behalf Of *Mr. Worf > > > > >> *Sent:* Monday, February 15, 2010 9:00 PM > > > > >> *To:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > >> *Subject:* [scifinoir2] Survivors? > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> Did anyone watch this show? 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