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To: Rarebird who wrote (7810)	8/7/1999 6:10:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

Rarebird, <Personally, I hope the Polyannas are right and nothing tragic ensues. I sincerely hope that all the Polyannas have the opportunity to laugh in my face and tell me that I was Insane . My preparation was merely a life insurance policy. I hope nothing bad happens.> < see no point in building an Ark, like Noah did, as some people on this thread are doing. If the worst case scenario takes place and the grid goes down and many people die from lack of preparation, Life will become less meaningful to me and my family. I don't think I'd want to live if the World went under and most people died as a result of this crisis.> Same here. I agree with everything you've said. Cheryl

To: Rarebird who wrote (7810)	8/7/1999 7:16:00 PM
From: daffodil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

>>Personally, I hope the Polyannas are right and nothing tragic ensues. I sincerely hope that all the Polyannas have the opportunity to laugh in my face and tell me that I was Insane . ... I see no point in building an Ark, like Noah did, as some people on this thread are doing. If the worst case scenario takes place and the grid goes down and many people die from lack of preparation, Life will become less meaningful to me and my family. I don't think I'd want to live if the World went under and most people died as a result of this crisis.<< Rarebird, that was a beautiful, thoughtful post. I think many of the people on the thread are struggling with similar thoughts. I can only speak for myself but I have resolved that it's important for me to reach out one on one, and I have done so by arranging for 3 elderly people to live with me and share my supplies if necessary. One is a cousin, one an ex-mother-in-law, and one a neighbor who is utterly alone. Believe me, it won't be easy having them live with me and providing for them, but that is my plan. As you may know from a previous post of mine, I resolved last week to try to take some action in advance to help those less fortunate...to call the movers and shakers in my town and find out whether they're moving and shaking. I posted this publicly in part to make sure that I don't procrastinate or get lazy and that I follow through on my vow. Sometimes we can only light one little candle, but it's so important not to be so discouraged by the darkness that we fail to do that. }=>------------>>>

To: Rarebird who wrote (7810)	8/7/1999 7:24:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 9818

The final NERC report - power ready zdnet.com >>NERC will not be releasing another report before Y2K. According to the industry, it's met its obligations to the Department of Energy.<<