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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (3511)	1/31/1999 4:30:00 PM
From: Jeff Redman	Respond to of 9818

"Sure hope KRAFT and KELLOG weren't included in this top 20%. I'll pass this information on to the Y2K project manager for a heads up, thanks for the tip.

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (3511)	1/31/1999 4:47:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 9818

Interesting read: billingsgazette.com

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (3511)	1/31/1999 5:01:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

An article written by William A. Plice III and Stephen M. Schumacher addressing the Y2k issue. ghsport.com One of the best articles I have read. P.S. Bookmark me...........Life it rough being a Cheeky Kid. In My Opinion IN MY OPINION I N M Y O P I N I O N

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (3511)	1/31/1999 7:03:00 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 9818

C.K., from your post BIG problem in the plants. Some chips have to change. Since plants were built, size of chip has changed. So, motherboard has to change too. Problem is, motherboard is affixed to valve ... so valves have to be replaced. Problem goes a few more levels beyond. The above quote just does not pass the smell test. I spent 30 years constructing sewage and water treatment plants, pumping stations, etc. the largest of which were essentially fully automated and contained hundreds, if not thousands, of process control valves. I have never encountered an automated valve (nor can I envision one) where a problem with the controls of the valve actuator would require changing a valve. Although nothing is impossible this is one case where I would have to see it to believe it. If true, it is extremely rare. Another problem I have is trying to understand why so many seemingly intelligent people posting on this thread seem to filter out and discard the mounting evidence that the Y2K problem is being brought under control. When I found the following article it did help me to understand the phenomenon. mcs.net Al