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<blockquote data-quote="Nellisir" data-source="post: 6025310" data-attributes="member: 70">Of course.&nbsp; I'm not saying there wouldn't be famine, plague, violence, and the like, but the Northeast, largely due to history, likewise has the greatest concentration of resources to draw on in combating those issues.&nbsp; Texas could have a really high farmer survival rate, but bottom line it'll easier for people in Pittsburgh (for example) to take up farming than it will be for farmers in Texas to take up steam engine manufacturing.Also, how reliant is Texas on irrigation?I think every part of the US has its advantages (with the possible exception of Las Vegas).&nbsp; For a strong agricultural base, you're looking at the Mississippi river basin.&nbsp; For industry, you'd looking at the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic region.Really, if we're just going to talk about the first 12 months, then yes.&nbsp; Many, many, many people are going to die.&nbsp; I'm not sure it's -as- many as might be thought - people can live on very little food for a long time, and do desperate things when necessary, including walk hundreds of miles.&nbsp; And yes, rebuilding manufacturing, industry, etc, etc, is all going to &quot;afterwards&quot;.&nbsp; But that's true everywhere, and frankly, it's rather boring to just talk about how everyone is going to die.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nellisir, post: 6025310, member: 70"] Of course. I'm not saying there wouldn't be famine, plague, violence, and the like, but the Northeast, largely due to history, likewise has the greatest concentration of resources to draw on in combating those issues. Texas could have a really high farmer survival rate, but bottom line it'll easier for people in Pittsburgh (for example) to take up farming than it will be for farmers in Texas to take up steam engine manufacturing. Also, how reliant is Texas on irrigation? I think every part of the US has its advantages (with the possible exception of Las Vegas). For a strong agricultural base, you're looking at the Mississippi river basin. For industry, you'd looking at the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic region. Really, if we're just going to talk about the first 12 months, then yes. Many, many, many people are going to die. I'm not sure it's -as- many as might be thought - people can live on very little food for a long time, and do desperate things when necessary, including walk hundreds of miles. And yes, rebuilding manufacturing, industry, etc, etc, is all going to "afterwards". But that's true everywhere, and frankly, it's rather boring to just talk about how everyone is going to die. [/QUOTE]

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