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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (767)	4/3/1999 11:51:00 AM
From: dclapp	Respond to of 888

wow -- a 65gpm well. two acre lots. I'm really jealous, Cheryl! Glad you concur about the safety issues. Personally, I don't know what I'd do if I could only budget a tiny amount for preparation. But I do know that large software/hardware projects that don't "meet deadline" aren't magically finished 3 days later (the "prepare for a 3-day storm" nonsense). Given that...it's a hard problem. I guess I'd do more neighborhood preparation/discussion than I'm now doing. That said, it's hard to hide a huge well-drilling rig in your backyard from the neighbors, all of whom are pleased (seriously) that I put in a well...I haven't received one smirk or snide remark. I found that interesting, because I expected some, but found that there is uniform concern in my neighborhood -- though some is very mild. Interesting, Roleigh Martin lives in my same suburb (Edina) and we chat periodically. He, like me, plans on an "open door" policy if needed. Let's see..a person at rest gives off the same amount of heat as a 200 watt lightbulb. My home has X square feet...so to heat the home using merely neighbors, given insulation of X and outside temperature...well, I better go do that math! :-) doug

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (767)	4/4/1999 1:41:00 AM
From: Cheeky Kid	Respond to of 888

Fizzle or fantastic? April 2, 1999 zdnet.com >>> The problem with Y2K, and the reason that the growing litany of successes are not being reported is that a successful remediation program makes a boring headline: Nothing Happened. <<< >>>It's not very compelling. The clock ticked on, the computers, It makes bad footage, so you won't hear a whole hell of a lot about it. <<< - - - - - - - - - - - Yep....Y2K is getting more and more BORING. The negative media doesn't pick up on good news, as we all know BAD NEWS sells.

To: C.K. Houston who wrote (767)	4/4/1999 2:32:00 PM
From: Karen E Hoof	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 888

Good Morning CK.......I have been using your posted information, sources and web sites......Thanks very much for all the information that you have gathered. I do live in the mountains of Wa...to your north....I am having to do this on a low budget...but I have been in my home for years, and already am on propane, and have an all propane stove, with no electricity to it...and I have a propane furnace that supplements the heating from my wood stove, which is my main heat for my house..... Now it is the food that I am concentrating on....and have been buying now for months...... I did get a small gasoline generator.....and that is for a power transition time....get the last things out of the freezer, and cook it...and that It will probably be cold here I am going to add a cooler...old times, like my mom had in the old house..... Again thanks for all of the information.... I just had a question asked of me this AM, and perhaps you can answer it......and this is based on that we may have power....Re; VCR's Question....The year 2000 will be a leap year, with Feb 29....In a school in Eastern Wa, the students were given info that the year would not be a leap year....so setting the VCR to the year 1972 would not work.......can you assist me....Do we have or not have a leap year next year.... I hope that make sense.....I am tired as I have been very busy working with a few neighbors this past week...on Y2K.....and I am the only one with the computer, so am researching answers to their questions, and products...............Karen