The one hour meltdown scenario was written by Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E. in August 2009.
It is one man’s opinion of what could happen. I encourage you to visit Grandpappy’s site and read the entire scenario of nearly 4,500 words.
Banks, Robbers and Folding Bicycles
Basicially, the one hour meltdown scenario has five main players: the banks, governments, retails businesses, criminals and normal people. The following extracts details their roles…
Banks: The financial institutions around the world cannot withstand a full-scale worldwide bank run. Therefore, they have already made plans to immediately shut down the instant they are told to do so. Within minutes, all across the globe, all the ATM machines will be offline, all credit card and debit card verification transactions will be halted, and all banks will have their vaults locked and their doors locked and their building emptied of all personnel, except perhaps for some special security guards…
Governments: The vast majority of our government leaders all over the world are relatively intelligent individuals. They completely understand the ramifications of a “bank holiday” in our computer controlled financial economy. Therefore, all government offices will also be immediately shut down, and they will empty their buildings and lock their doors…
Retail Businesses: Since they will be unable to process even simple transactions, all retail establishments, both large and small, will immediately lock their doors to prevent anyone else from entering. If possible, they will complete any transactions for customers already inside their building if those customers have enough cash to pay for their purchases…
Criminals: Anyone and everyone who has any criminal tendencies and who has been patiently waiting for this to happen will immediately see it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve their financial situation. More than likely the vast majority of these criminals have already made very detailed plans that includes exactly which businesses they are going to rob first, second, third, and so on…
Normal People: Normal average people will begin looting. Grocery stores will be broken into and they will be completely emptied from wall-to-wall, including the rear storage area, in less than one-hour. Stores that have firearms, ammunition, appliances, clothing, shoes, or anything else needed by the average citizen will be emptied in less than one-hour…
Robert’s scenario is played through to events after the meltdown, realistic self sufficiency and activities to do now to ensure the safety of yourself and your family.
Robert identifies the risks and suggests some great do’s and don’ts, for example:
- If food deliveries into the city were stopped, how long would the city continue to be a safe place to live?
- Your survival would be greatly increased if you also had a little food and water, a few basic survival items, and a bicycle inside your vehicle that you could ride if you got caught in a grid-lock traffic jam.
To read the entire one hour meltdown scenario, please visit Robert’s site Grandpappy.
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