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To: NickSE who wrote (6187)	6/28/1999 1:28:00 AM
From: TD	Respond to of 9818

Thanks for the post, as a joke maybe DC will get what LA got; some of their own BS (SEE Deep DOO DOO). IMO well deserved for not being honest in the first place about the situation. FWIW td

To: NickSE who wrote (6187)	6/28/1999 2:13:00 AM
From: C.K. Houston	Respond to of 9818

...the WASHINGTON POST is reporting in a Page One scare story on Monday drudgereport.com I PERSONALLY DON'T LIKE DRUDGE ... BUT HE'S RIGHT. STORY IS SCARY ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Our intent is not to alarm people, but put people at ease that things are under control," Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D) said yesterday. "We are going to have this city work for people." Added Cmdr. David B. McDonald, the supervisor of police Y2K planning: "We want to reassure the residents and visitors to the District that even if Armageddon comes, we will assist and protect the public." ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here's what I just sent to my sister (via my nephew who's actually on-line), along with the link to Washington Post article ... Could you please download and print out this Washington Post article for your mom. Tell her I suggest that she give it to one of the reporters at the station. washingtonpost.com FROM ARTICLE: "An extra 30 to 60 days' worth of pharmaceuticals is being ordered, and up to 90 days' worth of other basic supplies – from bottled water to bandages – is being purchased." I suggest starting to stockpile drugs NOW. Renew prescription a week or so before supply is depleted. Don't wait until you're just running out. Hold onto extra! This way you might be able to get at least a month's extra - paid by insurance. DON'T WAIT. They might start rationing drugs (or limiting refills) as early as October IMHO. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My sister is on thyroid medication. My brother-in-law has diabetes and heart condition. Dad has glaucoma. Scrw Koskinen and his "3-days ... just like a winter storm" B.S. I love my family and don't want them standing in line, or making repeated trips to pharmacy for prescription drugs they need. Cheryl 186 days until ...* P.S. I'm not panicked. I'm pragmatic.

To: NickSE who wrote (6187)	6/30/1999 12:38:00 PM
From: NickSE	Respond to of 9818

Polaroid Yanks Ad That Irked Bankers dailynews.yahoo.com CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) - To bankers, at least, the Y2K bug is no laughing matter, as instant film maker Polaroid Corp. (NYSE:PRD - news) found out. The Cambridge, Mass.,-based company Wednesday said it has stopped running a humorous television ad to promote its PopShots disposable camera after the American Bankers Association complained the spot could hurt consumer confidence in the banking industry. The ad, which had been running on network and cable TV since mid-June, showed a bank customer snapping an instant picture of his bank balance at an ATM. At the strike of midnight, the balance drops, then leaps by $1 million. Created by longtime Polaroid agency Goodby, Silverstein & Partners of San Francisco, the ad had been intended to reach young customers in a lighthearted fashion, Polaroid spokeswoman Nancy Childs said. But a complaining letter from the ABA convinced Polaroid the ad was ''disaffecting'' a chunk of the audience, she said. The ad's creators could find no good way to modify it, so Polaroid decided to stop running it, Childs said.