"Coronal Mass Ejections" sounds like something from a Tijuana spring break.
But on the positive side I've been thinking about getting a cell phone and they would probably be real cheap then.
"I hope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: as government expands, liberty contracts."
I 'd like to think that if this sort of event ever happened, that we would maintain the knowledge to work metals, and probably stay at least in the industrial age, say pre-computer WW2 era, at least.
I was most surprised to read that a Carrington-sized event occurred in July 2012, but narrowly missed Earth. Had it hit scientists claim we would still be dealing with the effects today.
I'm getting one of those hand crank generators so I can charge my phone.