Like the questioner in that article, I live in Vancouver and one day I found myself sitting beside a BC Hydro (the local electrical company) employee. His response was essentially the same, that hydroelectric would be the last to go, that there would probably be deliberate "islanding" of hydro dams by the authorities and the power company, and critical installations would be protected as long as possible.
There is even a scenario along these lines in the ATZ ("All Things Zombie" miniatures game) scenario book "Haven". I ran the "Protection" scenario at my local miniatures game club, and the objective was for a section of militia (squad of reservists) to guard a BC Hydro crew as they attempt to replace a downed electrical power line. This being early in the outbreak the militia were mostly harassed by civilians and not too many zombies. When they were attacked by zombies, the player always opted to hold his fire and engage with rifle butts and bayonets (presumably to the skull) because zombies are attracted to gunfire. He managed to successfully complete the scenario with no casualties except for one minor wound caused by a drive-by shooting.
But I digress!
Tony
Last edited by helbent4; 12-13-2010 at 08:59 AM.
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