On Jan 23, 11:25*pm, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:
In article ,
* *Steve O wrote:
*No power, no phone service, no signalling on roads and railways, no
train services (etc). No, I simply can't see how the disruption of any
of these services could possible put lives at risk.
You forgot about hospital equipment, ventilators in the home, etc.
The OP obviously doesn't realize that power cuts can kill people.
Power cuts can and do happen without cables being nicked. If that power is
essential, backup should be provided.
But when those power cuts do happen it causes delays to transport
especially trains
you can;'t always have a backup immidiatly to hand.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-16602333
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