My husband is a computer technician. He assures me that everything is A-OK. He is recommending that people do leave their computers off from about 11:55-12:10 just in case there is a power fluctuation right at midnight. They are shutting down our entire company on Friday and turning it back on on Sunday as a precaution. My opinion is that all of the "hype" could lead to a disaster of its own. For example, we could cause a gas shortage, a "run" on the banks, food and grocery shortages, etc. by people overreacting. Of course, we also have all of those terrorists to be concerned wtih.... We have a few jugs of water, flashlights and batteries and some food items that could be easily heated on our grill or eaten at room temperature. We also have a little money in case there are problems with debit machines or check centers (as often happens during storms or even extremely windy days and power outages). We've stocked the same items that we did when we lived in "earthquake" terrritory and that we keep on hand in case of winter storms or power outages. Other than that, we plan on eating lots of snack foods and taking lots of pictures to document the turn of the century. I have been collecting quite a bit of information about the year 1900 to compare to today (population, annual wages, inventions, etc) if anyone is interested, I will gladly share... compiling was harder than I anticipated. Hope everyone has a safe and happy weekend! Candy Parent Tazewell County, VAGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~vatazewe Candy's Clan http://www.htonline.com/~candy candy@htonline.com -----Original Message----- From: Ann Lemaster- Applegate <annapplegate@maysvilleky.net> To: KYJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com <KYJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, December 30, 1999 5:57 PM Subject: Re: Off subject >Since tomorrow is New Year's Eve and I am sure alot of the subscribers on >this list have wondered the same thing, I think it is ok to post answers to >Shannon's question to the list. I am curious also as to others opinions on >the subject. > >Ann Lemaster-Applegate >Johnson CO. Listowner > > >==== KYJOHNSO Mailing List ==== >Comments or suggestions pertaining to this list may be sent to: >annapplegate@maysvilleky.net >Visit the Johnson County Historical Society homepage: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjchs/johnson.html > >