i am *not& a big fan of worldnetdaily, nor do i proscribe to 'yellow journalism,' but thse appear to be direct quotes. http://www.prorege.com/north/4637.html

WASHINGTON -- "It's entirely possible that we could have significant power outages" as a result of Y2K, warns former Secretary of Energy Donald Hodel.

Hodel was responding to a recent report by the North American Electric Reliability Council...

-- Anonymous, May 11, 1999

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Rick...

I now see why this forum is much more focused than the Yourdonite forum. I am impressed with your diligence and good sense. I still think my post deserves more consideration, though. How about purging entire threads that begin with trite tag lines? I guess it is asking too much of you to also purge posts from folks named Uranus (holy Kentucky Fried Movie!).

Thanks, Uhm...

-- Anonymous, May 11, 1999

Marianne has been a valuable contributor for quite some time. And, last time I checked, Uranus was the second to last planet in the solar system (Pluto looped it earlier this year). ;-)

As far as trite subject titles...hmmm...author's responsibility, as long as the message behind the title is on topic.

Be well.

-- Anonymous, May 12, 1999

gosh, i elicited more of a response with a thoughtless header than i normally do with a well thought out response.

i apologize to all.

i was rushing out for my first attempt in self abuse[an excercise class] and typed the first thoughts[some could accurately say thoughtless] that came to me.

i accept your criticism. it shall not happen again.

to those of you that find themselves significantly challenged by our neighbors in this solar sytem...i extend my heartfelt sympathies.

rick, thanks for riding in on your white steed, chivalry is not dead.

btw, you never fail to amaze me. very few people are aware of pluto's eccentric orbit.

-- Anonymous, May 12, 1999

Marianne:

Read the second installment on WND today, consider the comments Mr. Hodel makes there and then loop them altogether. I think you'll find his comments are anti-Clinton oriented and that his utility concerns are ancillary to that position.

-- Anonymous, May 12, 1999