Chat & Social > The Bar - General Chat
1 day left...
Hightower:
--- Quote from: "Evilgoat" ---You have 24 hours... what are you going to do? Clocks ticking its only 23hours, 59 minutes and 30 seconds now...
(200TDi Owners laugh now :))
--- End quote ---
I'm gonna check that I have enough shotgun cartridges and rifle ammo, then I'm gonna find me a 200Tdi owner :twisted:
Dr Strangeglove:
With this scenario, what will happen to vehicles electrics if they are not in use, and would it make a difference if the battery was disconnected? I saw a very similar thing to this on the telly. It had Chris Ryan talking about a situation that could occur due to a solar flare. It was a very interesting program showing the breakdown of law and order due to communications shut down.
If anyone knows what the program was called could they let us know (I would like to see it again!).
Evilgoat:
< 23 hours
And...
ESA, NASA, Astra, RSA etc have all announced that satteleite services will be interrupted over the next few days as they move satelites up into a 'parking' orbit and power them down. They make it clear that this is with imediate effect and that some may be lost. It also comes out at this point that several key satelites do NOT have the power or propellant to be parked, still more wont power up after being shut down.
The national emergency broadcast system comes into play as the ESA start moving satelites out of place. Sky news will disapear shortly along with all astra/hotbird channels. Its now revealed atht this was known about but no-one wanted to panic the public. All emergency services are on standby and the government has started to move items to deep, secure shelters such as those under London and Portsmouth.
Interference is becomming evident on the lower bands of the radion, though barely noticable.
With it now being official, stockpiling starts. Eployeese that cant help are sent home causing chose while still others race to secure systems and data.
Nothing from any utility yet. BT and virgin hint that there may be outages.
Patrick Moore points out that the northern Lights will be visible from all over the UK and possibly france tonight.
Drift - think about what 'riding this out' means?
Wing Nut - I assume you'll be doing the same to your local transmitter and relay stations?
Littlepow - good idea, and you'll probobly have a nice stash of useless electronics. Although stash some car batteries, ECUs, radios etc in there ;)
Hightower and TDi90 - Assume the refineries are going to stop. Think back to the fuel protests.
Dr Strangeglove - If the battery is connected they are fair game. Its possible that the ecus may survive powered down as they are in a farady cage however I dont beleive this stops protons and other high energy particles that will hapilly penetrate the planet and come out the other side. I's assume the worst and say no. Your keyfob for the alarm will probobly be killed or rendered inoperable.
Unmanaged engines would be OK BUT there arent that many of them. Even the simple Suzuki engines have an ecu of sorts. 200tDi would survive, 300 might. Vitara, fronty, and all newer cars wont.
The lada/skoda drivers will be laughing for a while.
TDi90:
yes veg oil bring it.
L90OOK:
Get the kelly kettle out & have a cup of tea...then kick back & watch everyone destroy themselves :lol:
Get in my 200tdi defender & drive the empty roads :lol:
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version