Yes, that's definitely the one. It's all about the infamous 1967 NE
blackout. His point is that one tiny little piece of technology (a
trip relay, in this case) can cause a collapse of all our technology
(and therefore our society) because of the extremely complex
technical interdependence that every has these days. It seems more
true today that it was then. And, believe me, our electrical systems
are worse off today than they were in 1967 despite improvements in
technology. It's jumbled like a Christmas tree!

I mean, look at how Katrina has affected the entire country and
economy. It's a domino effect.

Michael

--- In connectionswithjamesburke@yahoogroups.com, "Mike"
<mikeatl1@g...> wrote:
> Thanks.
> To be sure, and take the scenes further, he started with the NE
brown-
> out years ago, that one little piece of malfunctioning equipment
caused
> all the choas, then - what would you do? Flee the city? But
you'd
> only get as far as your gas would take you, you'd have to abandon
your
> car on the highway and start walking to look for shelter and
food. You
> might find a farm, but could you milk cows, grow food, etc.?.?
>
>
> --- In connectionswithjamesburke@yahoogroups.com, qqf_avengers
> <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > It sounds like you are referring to the very first episode of
the
> > original Connections series.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > --- In connectionswithjamesburke@yahoogroups.com, "Mike"
> > <mikeatl1@g...> wrote:
> > > It seems I once saw a program (one episode) where James took
us
> > through
> > > the "what if" scenario if we had to survive/function through
> another
> > > brown/black out. Does anyone know the name of such a program?
> > > It was a big pre-Y2K subject, but appropriate for today too.