Sorry I haven't been on for a while, but to answer some of the questions the questions were based off of
http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/SSDPP.pdf and some of my own knowledge; the maker or that plan is a nuclear physicist and engineer in the US so I suppose it would be to a more US ordiance.
This is for my extended project qualification with the AQA - about Solar Storms and their effects on society, being english I was merely intrigued as to if worse goes to worst, i.e. national grid failed, how people would react, having asked around my neighbourhood I thought the most logical next step would be to see how the more prepared were, so here I am. I'll post it here when I'm done anyway
(If I can, if I can't I'd gladly e-mail anyone who would be interested).
Also Tarrel you might be a little surprised but where I lived anyway there were quite a few people who would use any and all elevators when possible; I also know a few people who can't even work a normal can opener as daft as it sounds :/