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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues
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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (5641)5/5/1999 9:01:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston  Read Replies (1) of 9818
 
Montgomery County, MD 8-page Y2K Preparedness Add Insert in Gazette
As an advertising insert, there is no copy on the websight.

I have been talking to those I work with concerning y2k since last August. I have lived with much good natured kidding about it for months.In addition to the Washington Post, we have a number of other newspapers. One is the Gazette. When I returned from lunch today there was an 8 page advertising supplement from this paper sitting on my desk. This was paid for by the county. The first full page is color with the county seal, a letter from the County Executive, and a picture of a family planning for "Emergency Events and Y2K".

Some of the topics covered

- Preparing Your Home for an Emergency
- Your Emergency Preparedness Kit
- Public Emergency Shelters
- What to DO When Electrical Power is Lost
- Keeping Warm
- Keeping Updated in Emergency
- Y2K Contingency Planning A Must
- Y2k Planning at Home
- Y2K Planning at work
- Financial and Personal Records
- Travel
- Testing Your Personal Computer
ETC.

Some of these had other topics included. Now Mongomery County is quite wealthy and can afford to do this. The Gazette is delivered free to all county residents though they change the name for each city- Silver Spring Gazette-Rockville Gazette etc.

In spite of all that I read, I am glad this County is out in front as far as cautioning the people about the issue. One of the great results was the look on the faces of my co-workers as the light dawned. The decision to prepare and the degree of preparedness is personal, but the information should be inclusive and disseminated to all.

-- Mike Lang (webflier@erols.com), May 05, 1999
greenspun.com

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