And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >X-Lotus-Fromdomain: HARTFORD_LIFE >From: "Stephanie N Cejka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 08:31:30 -0500 >Subject: Y2K > > > Ish: > > Please pass this on to anyone who may be interested - - > > > A few weeks ago you sent out something with respect to y2k > preparedness. I was talking to my husband (who is a mechanical > engineer for the gas company in N. Illinois) about this and asked him > how the utilities might be impacted. > > He told me that from his understanding of things, the gas should be > o.k.. Even if we are without power, the gas companies have generators > that can be started up manually. However, we will not be so fortunate > with the electricity, no matter what the companies are saying. We > should all at least be prepared for "brown outs" or periods of reduced > electrical service in metropolitan areas. Rural areas will be more > subject to black outs, and there is no telling how long or short term > it could be. > > Since many of our people are in rural areas with limited resources, a > black out for even 48 hours could create huge problems. People could > lose the food in their refrigerators, or even worse suffer illness or > injury as a result of being without heat (most modern furnaces, even > though powered by natural gas, have an electric start or "spark"). > > Please remind people to do a little extra canning and drying this > year, as well as to have extra warm clothes and to try to get an > alternate heat source (i.e. kerosene heater) for the elderly or for > those who have small children in the event of an emergency...... > > > Thanks :-) > <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-=>>>> If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.... African Proverb <<<<=-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-=>>>> IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW...." Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
