Worst case
'------------ Y2K Man 3, a story -------------------
Y2K + 4, April 19, afternoon.
The last estimates from Capmac and the other military commands, the last
vestige of real Federal authority, was that the population of the U.S. had
fallen to 1/10th the pre-Y2K high, perhaps as low as 10 million
according to the Mountain States' Command. No one knew, wouldn't until a
federal census in 2010.
The wind blew a tumble of clouds from the west, could be rain, might be
time to rig shelter.
Small towns did better, the Amish didn't notice a thing. Joe snugged
into the tarp, tucked a bundle of sticks behind him; they'll stay dry
and will make a nice fire when the storm blows over.
Reports from the Ham operators indicated that the collapse was world wide,
the flow of information and capital had kept South America, Africa, and
parts of Asia together. After Y2K, the flow stopped and entire
economies dissociated into city-states and the lack of co-ordination
torn them apart. How much of Taiwan's economy was geared to producing
finished goods for the West? Once the West was gone, there wasn't
time to redirect their economy to the production of subsistance items. With
the U.S. offline, the flow of cheap grain stopped and the noodle bowls of the
world went empty.
-to be continued...'
From:
x10.dejanews.com
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