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45. Without power their computers and cell phones will be dead within a day.

Reply to peacebird (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 5, 2016, 12:22 PM

Jan 2016

Cars and trucks power will last a lttle longer but won't last forever.

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Authorities plan to cut off power to militia at occupied Oregon refuge [View all] kpete Jan 2016 OP

Cut power, jam their cellphone signals and internet. Prevent supply deliveries. peacebird Jan 2016 #1

exactly... starve 'em out. hlthe2b Jan 2016 #3

They couldn't even last two days without added supplies Sanity Claws Jan 2016 #5

Well regulated militia Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2016 #61

Unless they have a truckload of other supplies somewhere this is it: yellowcanine Jan 2016 #81

If they had food, why did they send out messages asking for snacks? Sanity Claws Jan 2016 #88

Was the "snacks" message sent by George Costanza? nt Jerry442 Jan 2016 #99

They'll be sending out calls for generators any minute now brush Jan 2016 #25

They might have a couple of generators. But do they have fuel? yellowcanine Jan 2016 #85

There is the question! I've read they have generators. 7wo7rees Jan 2016 #128

Wait until they run out of toilet paper! (N/M) Grins Jan 2016 #30

Now, that'll be interesting! :) Duval Jan 2016 #56

We don't need no stinking TP... RR2 Jan 2016 #62

They can always use snow. Snow is in the forecast. yellowcanine Jan 2016 #86

then arrest them all Pharaoh Jan 2016 #59

then arrest them all Pharaoh Jan 2016 #60

As I have said in another forum... IthinkThereforeIAM Jan 2016 #64

Yes, indeed. ChazInAz Jan 2016 #66

Hey, most hippies I know are peace loving good guys. These guys are not hippies. trillion Jan 2016 #118

cut off their water, too---they won't last long without it wordpix Jan 2016 #72

This is a profit deal, as soon as they leave the site the gofundme's and randys1 Jan 2016 #77

They are looking for that sweet wingnut welfare. Odin2005 Jan 2016 #114

+100000 trillion Jan 2016 #119

Hey, I like that "Wingnut Welfare" randys1 Jan 2016 #135

They'll use CB, good buddy. That and amateur radio. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 #11

The signals can be jammed itsrobert Jan 2016 #19

CB is simplex, by which I mean mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 #21

Interesting.... good buddy.... AlbertCat Jan 2016 #39

Last picture I saw they were using FRS radios. LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #57

With an FRS, they can reach the other end of the Disneyworld parking lot. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 #67

I think FRS has 150mhz channels, but you are till very low power and low range. They LiberalArkie Jan 2016 #68

Yeah, that's the ticket! And they got solar/wind power, too! griloco Jan 2016 #20

Or their car batteries. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 #23

& Wal-Mart got a sale on Everreadys and they just keep going. nt griloco Jan 2016 #32

Those will last a few hours. trillion Jan 2016 #120

If they forgot to bring food and cold weather gear you think they thought to bring CB radios? brush Jan 2016 #28

The CB radios should be wired in to their vehicles already. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 #34

Okay. I'll look for antennas on the newscasts . . . brush Jan 2016 #44

How long will those batteries last? Kablooie Jan 2016 #47

They didn't think to bring food and warm socks, and -none Jan 2016 #49

Cutting their Internet and Cellphones would probably be enough harun Jan 2016 #41

Without power their computers and cell phones will be dead within a day. Kablooie Jan 2016 #45

you can always charge them via the cars/trucks Marrah_G Jan 2016 #76

Let them eat their guns - let's see how long these tough "militiamen" will last wordpix Jan 2016 #71

And, they should quit negotiating with terrorists. trillion Jan 2016 #117

They brought children out there.. mountain grammy Jan 2016 #2

'Cause every modern patriot needs a human shield! CanonRay Jan 2016 #8

I am guessing the children will be out of there in the first car load after the power is cut. yellowcanine Jan 2016 #87

Hope so.. mountain grammy Jan 2016 #89

Me too. The only reason for the children is to shield them. trillion Jan 2016 #121

I saw it in a few places.. mountain grammy Jan 2016 #132

Terrorists frequently use human shields Nevernose Jan 2016 #115

I'm surprised it's taken them this long, power should have been cut on day one. groundloop Jan 2016 #4

They will be like the Donner Party. Downwinder Jan 2016 #6

The Dumber party n/t me b zola Jan 2016 #10

... Agony Jan 2016 #103

Either chicken, or freedumb! SwankyXomb Jan 2016 #113

And it's taken this long? Why didn't they do that day 1? AllyCat Jan 2016 #7

SOP tazkcmo Jan 2016 #13

Why were little kids allowed in AlbertCat Jan 2016 #40

+10000. They should have never let those kids in. I cry for the danger thouse kids are in. trillion Jan 2016 #122

Well, let me look. Saw something somewhere, but that doesn't mean anything. AllyCat Jan 2016 #129

Just so they don't start bird hunting for food. It is a bird refuge, after all. L. Coyote Jan 2016 #9

Hat should read Major League Griper. OregonBlue Jan 2016 #14

What they need to do is cut off media access Warpy Jan 2016 #12

Cut off power, water and the cell access...no one or nothing goes in... SoapBox Jan 2016 #15

'Bout damned time NV Whino Jan 2016 #16

agreed. trillion Jan 2016 #123

�And it�s flat-ass cold up there.� Botany Jan 2016 #17

What parent would willingly allow their partner/spouse to put their child in harms way? ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2016 #18

Not very good tactics sorefeet Jan 2016 #22

I predict they surrender SHRED Jan 2016 #27

Since they hate government so much... SHRED Jan 2016 #24

Typical spineless Liberal reponse. I say TORTURE THEM!!! griloco Jan 2016 #26

They could always build a bonfire outside and roast Frustratedlady Jan 2016 #29

and roast their weenies AlbertCat Jan 2016 #43

By American standards, these guys are being coddled. It says something. Gregorian Jan 2016 #31

Do Occupy Wall Street in Zuccotti Park count as "anyone else"? Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #36

OWS wasn't seizing government property by force starroute Jan 2016 #58

I f I remember correctly, Zuccotti Park is privately owned 2pooped2pop Jan 2016 #69

Your point is well taken. I'm not seeing anything that is similar. Gregorian Jan 2016 #91

Maybe you're choosing not to see anigbrowl Jan 2016 #100

I do remember that. Gregorian Jan 2016 #102

I understand your reaction. nt anigbrowl Jan 2016 #104

Perhaps not as much as you think anigbrowl Jan 2016 #98

I remember the first year of occupy when police departments all over the country came out under the trillion Jan 2016 #127

Once they starve 'em out nyabingi Jan 2016 #33

No no no. They get a trial first. Constitution, remember? Kablooie Jan 2016 #48

Give'em a fair trial, first, the lock them up for 20 years. -none Jan 2016 #52

They're only committing a misdemeanor as far as I can see anigbrowl Jan 2016 #101

Oh yeah lol (nt) nyabingi Jan 2016 #55

Yes! throw all their asses in fucking. jail! Lil Missy Jan 2016 #106

Mastermind al-Ammon no-bin Snackin requests immediate snacks... Purrfessor Jan 2016 #35

I'm stealing this, lol n/t JesterCS Jan 2016 #90

Be my guest... Purrfessor Jan 2016 #92

About time! Isolate these men. oldandhappy Jan 2016 #37

Isolate them Blues Heron Jan 2016 #38

OK guise..the goobermint cutoff internets access workinclasszero Jan 2016 #42

Those poor guys. No Drudge! No Free Repubublic. No Knights of whatever supremacist group they trillion Jan 2016 #126

Yup they need fox "news" hate radio and workinclasszero Jan 2016 #134

The downside to doing this is that..... Chakaconcarne Jan 2016 #46

quiet a bit of spoiling going on already madokie Jan 2016 #54

It's National Park Service not US Park Service... Glaisne Jan 2016 #50

When they finally come out I bet they will complain their rights have been violated. Kablooie Jan 2016 #51

Too bad that... SCantiGOP Jan 2016 #53

The best way to deal with these idiots is to starve them out Gothmog Jan 2016 #63

I predict some form of air support from some rich muckity-muck. Bubzer Jan 2016 #65

Probably the coal industry who Bundy was supporting earlier this year in a protest. And who likely trillion Jan 2016 #125

Already got the sore-ass any way.N/T ronatchig Jan 2016 #70

Electricity And Electric Militia Types--So Who Owns The Utility Serving The Refuge? Vogon_Glory Jan 2016 #73

Looks like it is Oregon Trail Electric Co-op that distributes the power csziggy Jan 2016 #93

Thanks, Roosevelt. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 #133

The head militant is conducting a news conference right now. MissB Jan 2016 #74

Mostly it seems to be Ammon Bundy thanking folks for their food. MissB Jan 2016 #75

they should have just sent him the pot, and maybe he'd feel like getting rid of the guns, stop trillion Jan 2016 #130

Turn off power and turn on blockade. lark Jan 2016 #78

absolutely. total blockade of supplies and info restorefreedom Jan 2016 #80

I have no idea what's SOP for... Jerry442 Jan 2016 #79

This one does have workers in it - year round. MissB Jan 2016 #82

So there are workers who'd planned to get back to work... Jerry442 Jan 2016 #95

How will the pump on the well be able to work without electricity? japple Jan 2016 #96

It won't unless they have a hand pump. MissB Jan 2016 #97

Bwhahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So sorry for the japple Jan 2016 #105

Yes, they'll have heat. But no power. Xithras Jan 2016 #83

Propane theft Red Mountain Jan 2016 #109

Depends. Xithras Jan 2016 #111

They fit the true definition of Terrorists libodem Jan 2016 #84

Terrorists from Dumbfuckistan n/t Kennah Jan 2016 #116

so true. trillion Jan 2016 #124

That escalated fast BadGimp Jan 2016 #94

why not just let them live there the rest of their lives? What is the hurry to let them leave... olddad56 Jan 2016 #107

... and when they come out, they will be embraced by awaiting ex-Gov. Huckabee. /nt NCjack Jan 2016 #108

maybe they will never come out. why let em out, the US gov has captive now. olddad56 Jan 2016 #112

Seems to be only a rumor. Owl Jan 2016 #110

. trillion Jan 2016 #131