I can see that we may need electricity to function more efficiently and to do a lot of things, but when denied it we act like the world may be ending. Sometimes I think that maybe we have created an end to our own simply by trying to make things as convenient as possible. And all you people talking about Natural selection are missing the boat here...I mean, by using the earth's resources to do things we are creating an animal that cannot survive on it's own--how is that helping?
But anyway, I honestly feel like you can make anything into a terrorist attack. Blackouts are "genious" because they are so depended on in big cities like New York and as a terrorist it would be both funny and ironic to use a tool as such. I mean, here are a bunch of people who think they are like the center of the world who are suddenly standing dead still in the middle of the street, paralyzed because there is no electricity. Move to Iowa people. What are they going to do to us? Set the cattle free in some sort of stampede down the interstate? "OOH! Terrorists could do that!" And so what if they could? Am I going to just not drive on the interstate ever again for fear that they come up with this ingenious plan?
Okay, okay, so maybe with the recent blackout, this type of attack seems more likely and there's more people to anger there and maybe I'm being a little uncaring toward my feelow Americans. I don't mean to say it isn't terrible that there is no electricity. I can say I'd miss it terribly, but I'm not going to panic and think that I'm in the worst position in the world. When it snows here and the power goes out, I don't think that a terrorist is attacking me. Luckily, my dad always melted snow over the little heater thing so we could use it to cook at stuff, but, you know, I might as well say the terrorists made the snow or infected the clouds with some acid so that I would die.
I can see a new movie bursting forth in theatres: "Blackout!!" creepy music and murders and robberies and terrorists from the Middle East. Why not "Stampede!!" ?? I mean, IT COULD HAPPEN. I'm more scared of natural disasters, I mean the odds are much higher. I feel deeply for people affected with tornados and hurricanes and tropical storms--and you guys are worried that you might not get to shower for a day or two?
So my thoughts are, I'm sorry guys, I wish you had electricity and that you're lives return to normal soon, but stop playing like you're dying and stop panicing about terrorists. If you live your whole life thinking you're going to be the next victim, you're going to end up in a nuthouse. Be strong, stick it out, and if you really want to get away from that action, move here.