Lee123, thanks for all of the info. The links are great! No EMP, but (without giving all of the plot away), it would not take much to disrupt our technology. If half of America did not come to work for a week, life here would be very bad. Imagine the panic at the local market? Think about the hype from the local news, fueling the panic. So, with all of this happening on land, it would be nice to be in the middle of the Pacific Ocean....