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To: flatsville who wrote (151)	8/13/1999 10:41:00 AM
From: C.K. Houston	of 662

How Y2K preps helped some Chicagoans make it thru blackout ... <<A lucky break had staff at the Chicago Hilton and Towers uniquely prepared to handle the blackout. The hotel recently had acquired 6,000 flourescent sticks, each about 6 inches in length, that were going to be used in case of any Y2K-related electrical problems. Instead, the hotel passed out the sticks to guests this afternoon, using security staffers to walk through the 25-story hotel giving the glowing sticks to anybody who needed them. "In this case, Y2K was a blessing," said Chicago Hilton public relations director Bob Allegrini, who was preparing to relocate guests to the unaffected Palmer House Hilton if the blackout extended into the evening ...>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <The hotel recently had acquired 6,000 flourescent sticks, each about 6 inches in length, that were going to be used in case of any Y2K-related electrical problems.> LOL - CBS station in LA this morning said the hotel bought those 6,000 fluorescent sticks for Y2K festivities!!! Cheryl 140 Days until 2000

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