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Technology Stocks : Y2K (Year 2000) Personal Contingency Planning -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: John Mansfield who wrote (419)	8/20/1998 11:39:00 AM
From: jwk	Respond to of 888

The Denver Post ran a front page story yesterday about the rude awakening the Denver City Council just got on Denver's Y2K situation. Embedded chips got a big mention. Then, Denver's Channel 2 News (KWGN) ran a feature on Y2K issues. At first I thought it was going to be the typical shallow whitewash, but they jumped right into the heart of it...... clean water in -- waste water out...... don't count on it. The reporter, Jan Tracey, went so far as to display a graphic listing the points she discussed on "What You Can Do" ---store food, water, etc. First time I've ever seen it laid out so bluntly on TV. Spooky.

To: John Mansfield who wrote (419)	8/21/1998 4:01:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 888

'CO is very dangerous. ____ From: kiyoinc@ibm.XOUT.net (cory hamasaki) 3:37 Subject: Re: WARNING about generators On Thu, 20 Aug 1998 22:45:33, uunet!netcom.com!bobmacd+1998820Ncsy2 wrote: > fixxit@bright.net (steve) writes: > > >uunet!netcom.com!bobmacd+1998815Ncsy2 was, like, : > > >->You may have heard that generators produce carbon monoxide, and that > >->people have died of this. This is basically true. > > >I intend to run my generator in my basement, with the muffler piped to > >the chimney. Just a little plumbing work. That would be the best way, > >imo. Your power is protected, and hidden, and safe, with the exhaust > >piped out of the house. No! Don't do it. CO is very dangerous. Do not run an internal combustion engine in a house, attached garage, or attached structure of any kind. Don't even run it near your house. Do not run it on your screen porch, if the wind blows the wrong way, the CO can blow into your house. CO kills. Build a separate structure, a shed, a block house. > Some suggestions I've heard for generating power seem like a really > good way to burn down your house. Or your whole neighborhood, if the > Fire Department can't function. Don't store gasoline in your house. Use a separate structure. > The bottom line is, fossil-fuel generators are nasty, toxic things that > don't belong in the same space with people. There's no way around that. > > >If you must flame me for my impertinence, please do it thru email, so > >these nice people won't have to see the carnage :) > > Not my style... > > -Bob Keep safe. cory hamasaki 498 days.

To: John Mansfield who wrote (419)	8/21/1998 6:05:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 888

Radios asked in the TimeBomb 2000 (Y2000) Q&A Forum I've seen a number of posts on some type of wind-up radios.....I forget the name, but it's sort of like BenGay :) I've considered looking for one.... I keep wondering though, How will there be any radio transmissions if the power grid is down?? Am I missing something? Asked by Sheila (sross@bconnex.net) on August 19, 1998. Answers Sheila, I have seen many discussions on the Net about this very thing. Most people who are into getting a radio are expecting ham radios/short wave to be the way to go if power is down. I can't think of the BenGay Radio name :) either, but on the back of the Lehman's catalog there is a Wind up radio made in South Africa. It is cranked for 30 seconds then plays for 1/2 hour. It will receive AM, FM, and short wave radio bands. Costs $115.00 There is also a compact model that won't get the short wave, it's $79, and it plays 1 hour per charge. They are powered by a Baylis Generator. sylvia Answered by sylvia (msbrit@usit.net) on August 19, 1998. Hence the name "BayGen. Answered by Uncle Deedah (oncebitten@twiceshy.com) on August 19, 1998. You can order the BayGen radio from C. Crane Company, Fortuna, CA. They are also on the internet. I have one and they work great. You just wind it up 60 turns and it plays for 30 minutes. The reception is good too! However, I ordered my from a different source than C. Crane. You can also search BayGen on the www and there are several other companys that carry it. I paid $79.00 for mine. Answered by Bardou (bardou@baloney.com) on August 19, 1998. Sheila, C. Crane Co. at 1-800-522-8863 has the Baygen Freeplay Radio. UPS should be delivering mine in a day or two! I will post to this thread after I check it out :) When I first heard about this radio, I was thinking "What a great thing to have on a camping trip!" K S Answered by Karen Shirer (kgshire@aol.com) on August 19, 1998. I read where if the power goes out and stays out for say, two or three months, radio stations will use backup generators, but that will only work for two or three weeks, then, one by one, they will all fade out, then, nothing... Answered by ed (edrider007@aol.com) on August 19, 1998. That is true, if we lose power for an extended period of time the commercial broadcasters will eventually go down. That is why you should also have a scanner and CB radio as well. Get 12 volt types such as you would install in your car, hook them up to quality 12 volt deep discharge batteries, hook the batteries up to a solar charger and you are in business. That should keep you better informed than 99% of your peers at a price that just about anyone can afford Answered by Uncle Deedah (oncebitten@twiceshy.com) on August 19, 1998. I found a wind up radio that will play for an hour. Also the radio runs on solar power outside. The radio is call "freeplay" and is at Radio Shack for $79.95. However, it doesn't have short wave, only AM & FM. Answered by Betty (mbtaylor2@juno.com) on August 19, 1998. I just ordered an Info-mate short wave radio from Sun-mate Inc. It has 4 shortwave, 2 TV bands, Aircraft, VHF, Weatherband & AM/FM Crank generator, solar recharge, etc. $69.00 each. Sun-mate also has numerous other useful items, like solar security lights (motion detector, etc) Check it out! sun-mate.com The radio is item #837 Answered by LS (lavoierd@gisco.net) on August 20, 1998. Contribute an answer to "Radios" yourdon@worldnet.att.net greenspun.com