Fiction or not

I just picked up the Kindle book, "The Back Door Man" by Dave Buschi. It is apparently about a time when everything depending on electricity is shut down. Although it is fiction it could happen. Who would have thought back in March we would be dealing with a pandemic that would change the way we live? I have often thought that if another country wanted to cripple the U.S. all they would have to do is disable the electricity.

If it wasn't for Benjamin Franklin and his kite, back in 1879, a lot of things just wouldn't be. The only money we would have is what is in our purse/wallet because there would be no ATM's The news would be person to person; no phones, TV or Facebook. If we wanted to cook something we would have to build a fire. Washing clothes, you better have a big tub and a clothesline.

Thinking about going back to a time when things were a bit tougher than they are now, I wonder what modern convenience I would miss the most?