A Mountain Of Beans

A magnetic polar reversal has left a gaping hole in the earth's protective magnetosphere, and harmful electromagnetic radiation from the sun has stricken the unprotected earth. All electronics, including electronics on cars and trucks, have been fried. Even transformers on power lines and batteries have been disabled.

All traffic on the freeway has come to a rolling stop. Pete, a trucker, is sitting on the freeway stopped, along with dozens of cars and other trucks. There is no way to know h...