According to CNN: The good people of Amherst, MA today rejected a proposal to build an emergency shelter for Y2K. The shelter would have cost approx. $50,000.00 to build. An official said that while it had been considered as a contingency, it would probably not be needed. Thank you CNN for more quality, unbiased Y2K coverage!

-- Gia (Laureltree7@hotmail.com), June 11, 1999

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(Engineer viewing the titanic)

Lifeboats? Nah! We don't need no more stinkin' lifeboats!

Bob P

-- Bob P (rpilc99206@aol.com), June 11, 1999.

Come on. Some idiot would have burned it down anyway during the first day or so.

-- some more (beer@and.cigarettes), June 12, 1999.

The people rejected it. That was their choice.

-- gilda (jess@listbot.com), June 12, 1999.

Sorry that my de-lurking has to be so darn off-topic, but there HAS been recent consternations here about spelling and grammar......so this is for Bob: It's not "stinking lifeboats", it's "steeenking lifeboats"! Happy Saturday!

-- willow (bluwillo@traverse.net), June 12, 1999.

Hi Gilda!

Q: What's the ~population of Amherst? Just how many folks did they exspect to pile into a $50k shelter anyway? And who would have been "invited"? Probably not the likes of you and me. The mayor's chef? Yeh, gotta eat, right?

Feelin' a bit grouchy. Remember the tuna.

-- MidwestMike_ (midwestmike_@hotmail.com), June 12, 1999.