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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (372)3/23/1999 8:44:00 PM
From: Cheeky Kid  Respond to of 411
 
Y2K doomsayers should chill out

globetechnology.com

snip:
>>>It's now time for every other Y2K doomsayer to take their finger off the anxiety button and shut up.<<<



To: C.K. Houston who wrote (372)3/23/1999 11:28:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 411
 
CALIFORNIA & WATER CRISIS
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Currently, only 17% of 911 centers & 35% of fire departments are prepared.
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Americans may experience some disruption in state and local emergency services because they lag in preparation for the year 2000 computer problem, emergency officials told lawmakers on Monday.
techweb.com

"Y2K - What2Do" California Governor's office of Emergency Services
Even if you don't want to read their 4 pg booklet, at least pull up the URL and scan the 1st page. They give some pretty specific preparation advice. Including how to purify water.
oes.ca.gov

California EPA State Water Resources Control Board (Y2K)
It will not be possible to test all embedded systems and repair the non-compliant ones (therefore, efforts should be focused on the most critical systems)... It is possible that major utilities (electric, telecommunications, water, etc.) will be unable to operate for some period of time after 1/1/2000 (therefore, it is essential to have a contingency plan).
swrcb.ca.gov

LA DWP Invites Public to Year 2000 Meetings
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 1999--What is the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power doing to prepare for the year 2000, also known as Y2K?
infoseek.go.com

Federal Government Figures Project Y2K Water Crisis
More than thirty million people in the United States are likely to be without water after January 2000. Nearly two thirds of those affected will be in the big cities ... This bleak assessment was delivered during an American-Canadian meeting held on February 22, 1999 to discuss "Cross-Border Y2K Issues." At the meeting it was revealed that ten percent of large urban water suppliers in the United States are not expected to be Y2K compliant when the Year 2000 date transition occurs.
y2ktimebomb.com

Cheryl