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Originally Posted by MTI
Not having "the grid" supplying power sometimes is a reminder about how fragile our American lifestyle can be.
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It's true. Imagine if the financial/banking networks went down for any period of time.
It's a microcosm here in our warehouse. The power goes out and everyone just stands around and looks at each other because they can't use the computer, point of sale, phone, etc. They all go into standby waiting for me to dig out the generator, fill it up with gas, fire it up, plug it in to the generator outlet, run an extension cord to the auxillary lights. And forbid a walk-in customer comes into the store and -gasp- they have to write up the order by hand and use a calculator (imagine if there weren't enough light for the photovoltaic cell and they had to use a pen and paper???) for those pesky sales tax charges.
Imprint a credit card, write down the V code AND get a signature??? They might as well be exploring space!
It's certainly hard for some to break out of the mold they've so become accustomed to.