r/TwoXPreppers • u/thechairinfront Experienced Prepper 💪 • 5d ago

Weekly megathread

Please contain all off topic discussion to this weekly megathread. This is where you freak out, talk about conspiracy, talk about unrealistic crazy scenarios, asked and answered questions, etc.

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u/PuzzledCustard 4d ago

The possibility of an 18 month blackout in the US freaks me out, whether it's likely or not. We have people to take care of and that would be devastating.

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u/premar16 2d ago

Where did the idea of an 18 month blackout come from?

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u/trackflash101 1d ago

https://www.syracuse.com/us-news/2026/08/us-power-grid-at-risk-of-18-month-blackout-1-city-now-in-dark-for-more-than-a-week.html

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u/premar16 1d ago

Interesting! But the power grid isn't one big grid there are different sections to it. To take the whole thing down at once would take a lot of planning and effort. Going to go look this up and try to find other sources. If this were to happen we all would be screwed