Have you put some thought into what would happen if your world went dark for a week?  I mean really thought about it, starting with day one and going out a week, a month or even longer?

I don’t know about you, but when I first started prepping, I heeded the warnings from NASA and considered the possibility of an EMP caused by solar flares, a coronal mass ejection, or even a meteor strike.  These days, the concern is as much for a human-induced attack on the grid as it is a natural phenomenon.

Etekcity LED Camping L... Best Price: $11.95 Buy New $12.99 (as of 09:35 UTC - Details) It would be an understatement to say that I prep, first and foremost, for the possibility of an extended grid-down power outage.  Such an outage would affect every aspect of life as we know it including water, food, sanitation, and health care. Businesses would close and jobs would be lost. Chaos would become the norm, and for those living in heavily populated areas, civil unrest the likes of which we have never experienced will erupt.

Today I am going to break down the sequence of events during the first week of a grid-down power outage and give you a small taste of what will happen in the weeks after that.  Yes, I am preaching the choir.  But even so, if there is a message that needs to be broadcast, it is one of preparedness.

If you ever feel your efforts are not worth it, return to this article, and think again.

Day One: Cities are Hit the Hardest

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All electrical appliances are shut down and inoperative, including refrigerators, freezers, heating units, air conditioners

Water faucets run dry

Because there is not water, toilets no longer flush

ATM machines are inoperative

Banks and other businesses are shuttered

Emergency generators provide pockets of power and light but, for the most part, there is profound darkness everywhere

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Gas stations without generators cannot pump fuel

Day Two:  Confusion Reigns

Drugstores and supermarkets have been stripped clean of all goods

Law enforcement personnel are overwhelmed by medical emergencies and scattered outbreaks of looting

Batteries on laptops and cell phones are dying

Radio updates offer conflicting descriptions of the outage and there is no credible news relative to the expected duration

Officials disagree as to whether residents should find shelter or evacuate (but to where?)

Bridges and tunnels are backed up for hours

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