dick mills just issued his 'electrical' swan song... i hope that whomever they find to replace him has a broader worldview.

http://y2ktimebomb.com/PP/RC/dm9925.htm

it seems he has forgotten that the electrical industry is not an island operating in a vacuum, but very interdependent on the successful operation of the telecommunications industry, the oil and gas industry, the transporatation industry, innumerous vendors, etc.

now there are many other deductions made by mr mills that i, as a layman, take exception to, but this seems the most egregious in terms of 'can't see the forest for the trees.' his intimation that all is well and the problem is one of perception smacks of 'koskyspeak,' but his conclusion that the power industry will encounter minimal disruptions, while ignoring its dependancies, speaks to a myopic worldview.

he concludes that all is well... well, except for that *one blackout* that lasts *72* hours.

pearls to swine:

text Public fears regarding Y2K and electricity may have been overblown, but they were not unfounded. Industry and government still have not properly answered these fears. Their public statements have, in my opinion, been condescending and that makes the public suspect cover-up rather than feel better. Perhaps that reveals their low opinion of the intelligence of the public. I'm happy to report that they are wrong about that. end of text

while ostensibly soothing the egos of those with the temerity to question the mutterings and veracity of the power 'experts' by throwing us the crumbs of 'not unfounded,' he precedes it with the codicil that these fears were 'overblown.'

also, the 'poor dears' would understand if the 'big, bad government' spinsters would simply tell us in the 'right' way.

it is nice to know that he believes the american public has a brain cell on 'go'... or so he says.

_never in human history have so many humans blindly trusted that so many other humans won't screw up_

dr ed yardini

-- Anonymous, June 26, 1999

Answers

No one, Marianne, talks about the interdependencies except Gary North. And no one wants to be heard or seen quoting Gary North.

-- Anonymous, June 26, 1999

Marianne,

Interdependencies are our strongest suit.

I wish we could reveal our actual names and addresses; I'd like to bet you $100 that the average blackout lasts 72 hours or less.

Paul

-- Anonymous, June 26, 1999

Yadda,

I am sure many would like to take your bet by e-mail, But you put in a devious, false e-mail address ;) How positively gay of you!

-- Anonymous, June 26, 1999

I said I'd be willing to bet Marianne $100, not you or anyone else.

Hope this helps,

-Paul

-- Anonymous, June 27, 1999

By the way, here's how we could have an average blackout of 72 hours or less.

Say there was 11 1-hour blackouts and one 30-day one. The average blackout is less than 72 hours. If you'll read my bet offer to Marianne, you'll see that I wrote 'average blackout.'

-Paul

-- Anonymous, June 27, 1999

I (without quoting anyone) am willing to state that we have dependencies that may put us at risk as a result of Y2K problems.

-- Anonymous, June 29, 1999