Originally Posted by
Hexipoo
That's just nonsense. You do not "fix" a power supply without parts, manufactured parts. Most of which are NOT even made in the U.S, making repairs impossible. Furthermore, I meant actual power supply, like a power plant. Those things don't run without operators and fuel. Despite what many people seem to think, electricity doesn't just magically come from the wall on it's own. There is so, so, SO many things between a lamp and a power plant. I happen to be an electric engineer and I'm telling you, <insert LOTR meme here> one does not simply "fix" electrical infrastructure.
In any collapse type of situation, cities are the absolute LAST place you would want to be.