Our local FOX station (KRIV) is doing a series on the Millennium Bug on their nightly news. (Thanks Donna in TX for letting me know!) :-) Last night's coverage was so-so. Tonight's really surprised me! They talked with a spokeswoman from HL&P (Houston Light and Power.) She said, "We WILL have outages, but it's nothing we can't handle." To summarize her comments until the transcript becomes available, there definitely will be outages, but they will have all of their crews standing by. I think that is the first utility I have actually heard say there would be outages.

They checked with the police and fire departments who said they have been working on the problem for 3 years. The police department is 80% finished, and the fire department is 50% finished, but both will be done by the end of June 1999. I just don't understand how if they only got 50% done in 3 years, they will be able to do the other 50% in 6-7 months!?!?

Continental Airlines (Huge hub in Houston- say that 3 times really fast!) and the FAA wouldn't comment.

I have the warm fuzzies all over!!

-- Gayla Dunbar (privacy@please.com), November 24, 1998

Answers

"I just don't understand how if they only got 50% done in 3 years, they will be able to do the other 50% in 6-7 months"

It's the miracle of modern mathmatics...

-Arnie

-- Arnie Rimmer (Arnie_Rimmer@usa.net), November 24, 1998.

Yeah- if computers are going down, 2+2 can equal whatever you want it to.

The way schools work these days, nobody would know the difference anyway.

-- Leo (leo_champion@hotmail.com), November 24, 1998.

Anyone ever read the Arthur Hailey Novel on the power utilities - specifically elecricity and h/e power/dams - again, check it out:-)

-- Andy (andy_rowland@msn.com), November 24, 1998.

Well, if they could somehow get 100 hours out of a day instead of 24, they just might make it!!! Blondie

-- Blondie Marie (Blondie@future.net), November 24, 1998.

"The warm fuzzies all over" ???

Are you being sarcastic, or are you trying to say in some twisted way of thinking, you are glad that the power will go out? I'm not sure I follow . . . Are you Satan?

-- andy anon (anon@mous.com), November 25, 1998.

"The warm fuzzies." Sounds like a dumb teacher I had a few years back. She used to say that. YUP she is Satan.

-- Believer (OYe@littlefaith.com), November 25, 1998.

Duh! Of course I'm being sarcastic. BTW, if I was "Satan," I would have the burning fuzzies all over. :-)

-- Gayla Dunbar (privacy@please.com), November 25, 1998.

Gayla,

YOU GO GIRL.......rofl

-- carrie (no@aol.com), November 26, 1998.