Re: National Geographic special
Hah! That's exactly the outlook my wife accuses me of! On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Jack Aubert wrote: What use is any of it if you can't connect to the Internet? Maybe you'll survive for a while, but what kind of life will it be?g Jack At 12:30 PM 12/22/99 -0800, Dave Bell wrote: In all seriousness, I expect little, if any, problems. But its still a good idea to have reasonable emergency reserves stored up, if only in case of earthquake, extended winter power outages, or the like. We have water, some long-storable food, filled the R/V propane and fuel tanks, dry wood, and pet food. And I've finally gotten around to building a cable from the R/V generator to the house mains panel, like I want every time the power drops for more than a couple of hours! Dave
Re: National Geographic special
What use is any of it if you can't connect to the Internet? Maybe you'll survive for a while, but what kind of life will it be?g Jack At 12:30 PM 12/22/99 -0800, Dave Bell wrote: In all seriousness, I expect little, if any, problems. But its still a good idea to have reasonable emergency reserves stored up, if only in case of earthquake, extended winter power outages, or the like. We have water, some long-storable food, filled the R/V propane and fuel tanks, dry wood, and pet food. And I've finally gotten around to building a cable from the R/V generator to the house mains panel, like I want every time the power drops for more than a couple of hours! Dave
Re: National Geographic special
On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Jim_Cobb wrote: Has it occurred to anybody else that many proprietors spreading prophesies of gloom and doom come Jan. 1 are gladly peddling food, water, battery-powered generators and other expensive wares on credit? -- John McCaslin True! And should the disaster actually occur, those credit-buyers are gonna make out like *bandits*! In all seriousness, I expect little, if any, problems. But its still a good idea to have reasonable emergency reserves stored up, if only in case of earthquake, extended winter power outages, or the like. We have water, some long-storable food, filled the R/V propane and fuel tanks, dry wood, and pet food. And I've finally gotten around to building a cable from the R/V generator to the house mains panel, like I want every time the power drops for more than a couple of hours! Dave
Re: National Geographic special
John Carmichael wrote: Tonight, NBC will air at 7:00 The National Geographic Millenium Special: Adventures in Time: John Lithgow narates a history of time from the creation of the universe into predictions of the future. Now that you mentioned this Millennium Special I started thinking why we have not discussed this issue on this list. To me it does not seem that the third millennium will begin in 2000 but in 2001. So, as far as I can see, all this fuss and hype about the next new years day is but hype and fuss created and promoted by marketers that wanna sell more hotel rooms, more air ticks, more champaign... I am wrong? - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61 329-0202 Fax: +55 61 326-3082 15º 45' 04.9 S 47º 49' 58.6 W 19º 37' 57.0 S 45º 17' 13.6 W
Re: National Geographic special
Fernando Cabral wrote: So, as far as I can see, all this fuss and hype about the next new years day is but hype and fuss created and promoted by marketers that wanna sell more hotel rooms, more air ticks, more champaign... I am wrong? - fernando No, I believe you are correct. Clever marketers--they'll get to sell the turn-of-the millennium twice. And only the first one has potential to be troubled by the Y2K bug. Jim 40N45, 111W53 --- -- | Jim Cobb | 540 Arapeen Dr. #100 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Parametric| Salt Lake City, UT | (801)-588-4632 | | Technology Corp. | 84108-1202 | Fax (801)-588-4650 | --- -- Has it occurred to anybody else that many proprietors spreading prophesies of gloom and doom come Jan. 1 are gladly peddling food, water, battery-powered generators and other expensive wares on credit? -- John McCaslin
National Geographic special
Tonight, NBC will air at 7:00 The National Geographic Millenium Special: Adventures in Time: John Lithgow narates a history of time from the creation of the universe into predictions of the future. John
