Blackbriar 8,569 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Anyone watch this earlier on C4? Drama-docu about the National Grid going down for a week. I like to think I'm prepared and resourceful and could probably get by, but it frightened me to death ! If you watched it, what are your thoughts on such a thing happening ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frann 882 Posted September 9, 2013 Report Share Posted September 9, 2013 Darn it, missed this, sounds like something id have watched too going to see if its on one of those iplayer things then come back to the thread Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted September 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Repeated tonight 9pm on 4Seven, if anyone fancies a watch - it's very thought-provoking, because the scenario is so plausible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 10,014 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Repeated tonight 9pm on 4Seven, if anyone fancies a watch - it's very thought-provoking, because the scenario is so plausible. yes watched it, but found the characters dragging away from the plot to much, they got on my nerves .could have been good viewing , if stuck to what would happen , not the human element thing . just what i think .? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BIG G wheton machine 1,594 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 there was a blackout in our street last night. luckily somebody shot the kuunt before he nicked something 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,910 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) Watched it on and off as I was in and out, had a fire burning in the garden and with my recently smashed living room window I practically felt part of the programe! It was alright, nothing too concerning. I'd get by, just stay the hell out of towns and cities while the scum are trawling the streets. Edited September 10, 2013 by Born Hunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Watched it on and off as I was in and out, had a fire burning in the garden and with my recently smashed living room window I practically felt part of the programe! It was alright, nothing too concerning. I'd get by, just stay the hell out of towns and cities while the scum are trawling the streets. ill scum ye lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dare 1,103 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Would be tempting to nick a van and reverse into the back of a few shops then of to hatton to be ripped off for the gear lol Right about staying out the city though it'll be like the riots and pack mentality will form. Was a really old tv show my dad got on DVD and I caught parts of it, survivors I think it was? Was bloody old so didnt give it much time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackay 3,634 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 there was a blackout in our street last night. luckily somebody shot the kuunt before he nicked something there was a blackout in our street last night. luckily somebody shot the kuunt before he nicked something That made me chuckle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,910 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Would be tempting to nick a van and reverse into the back of a few shops then of to hatton to be ripped off for the gear lol Right about staying out the city though it'll be like the riots and pack mentality will form. Was a really old tv show my dad got on DVD and I caught parts of it, survivors I think it was? Was bloody old so didnt give it much time. I vaguely remember that, I remember them shooting a boar from a van with a crossbow. I wouldn't mind seeing it properly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whiteracer 258 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 there was a blackout in our street last night. luckily somebody shot the kuunt before he nicked something Quailty!! Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BIGLURKS 874 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Kinda scary too think about if it lasted months not weeks I can't even remember when it was just goes too show what your neighbors will do when there is no food in there cubbards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,569 Posted September 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 You only have to remember that if snow is forecast for a couple of days, the shops look like there's a war on !! Imagine the chaos if electricity ceased to be available. The police can barely maintain law and order in the large cities as it is sometimes. Mrs.B actually got a bit scared when she realised how quickly people would turn on each other and resort to stealing from each other, and asked if we could protect ourselves and our property. (I think she'll let me have the machete I've been after now!) Any-old-hoo, maybe worth a watch if you can tear yourself away from the football. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Anyone watch this earlier on C4? Drama-docu about the National Grid going down for a week. I like to think I'm prepared and resourceful and could probably get by, but it frightened me to death ! If you watched it, what are your thoughts on such a thing happening ? Didn't watch the program but the scenario is plausible, enough. Power has to come from somewhere. The infrastructure isn't being updated at the same speed as the demands placed on it. So the lights go out. Along with everything else. Police can't answer a city 999 call, when the power is up and running to begin with. Look at the summer of rioting! The docu-drama suggests a week? Would it be paranoid to have a weeks worth of food, bottled water, and shit tickets? Just in case? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,758 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 '' Blackout' a channel 4 program about Britain during a nationwide powercut. And not as I first thought, a party political broadcast on behalf of the BNP! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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