Well. The short version is that cataclysmic nuclear war also puts a cramp on the whole civilized society thing, so every other person you meet likely wants to gut you for your money or your stuff. It also made a lot of wildlife very, very nasty.

[At this point, she starts back up on her own machine, doing slower and lazier reps than she did before.]

There's an old world saying about 'nothing stops the mail', but everything sure as hell tries.

[A few more reps, then she speaks up again.] We got wasps the size of cars in the Mojave. Getting stabbed hurts less than a sting from those bastards.