Hi readers, it’s us again Emily and William here this week, sitting inside today because the sun is too strong to sit outside on Carcluccios balcony.

Today we’ve been thinking about the power cut recently in South America, and whether we ought to be as concerned about technology failing, as well as climate change. We wondered if there was a power cut in the UK, how it would affect us?

Even if it was only for two days, we think it would be awful. Let’s assume generators are also down, so there’s no hot water, no TV, no radio, no ability to charge anything, no internet. People couldn’t fill up their cars. Shops wouldn’t open and food in chillers and freezers would go off. Bins wouldn’t get emptied so there would probably be a nasty smell, attracting rats, foxes and seagulls.

Hospitals and surgeries would struggle, as their machines wouldn’t work and it would be difficult for staff to get to work. People could actually die.

Unless we had food stored at home, we would get hungry. We hope taps would still work so can drink clean water. We think we’d be more sympathetic to homeless people, and those living in poverty, and how awful their lives can be.

No power may even lead to rioting, for if people are very hungry they might start breaking into shops for food. We like to think that people will support each other, share their food and belongings. We believe some people would, like us, but others would worry about themselves first. It might be survival of the fittest.

Does anyone know what measures are in place if the grid went down and how we can continue our lives. We want to know more about this subject!

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