Don't Panic Message on the Radio. Anyone else?

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Last night at 8:30pm on a local Baltimore radio station, 93.1 FM WMZQ (country station) I heard a "customer service" message that went something like this, and I am paraphrasing here, "Y2K is just around the corner, and Giant Foods has fixed all of it's checkout systems and internal computers, and continues to work with all of its suppliers to insure that goods will continue to flow come the new year, so don't panic. If you are still feeling some "pangs of anxiety" about Y2K, the American Red Cross recommends that you prepare as if for a 3-day winter storm, but don't wait till the busy shopping season, prepare early. While there will be some "glitches", Giant Foods has worked hard and spent lots of money to insure that the shelves will be full for the new year."

I can just here the Giant Food folks now, talking to there suppliers "now, so, your are confident that you will be able to export oil at current levels so the gas can be produced so the trucks and trains can continue delivery of raw materials to all the food processing plants and finished goods can be shipped to us for final distribution?"

"High, yes, I am from Giant Foods, I am just checking to see if you have checked to see if you will be able to get seeds for next year from your supplier and that you have checked to see if you can get fuel to run your farming operations so that my suppliers can get the raw food products from you so they can be processed and shipped to me so I can keep my shelves fully stocked, you see, the fresh vegetables section of our stores is really not that big compared to the rest, everything else in the store comes packaged either in a can, a box or plastic bottle or plastic wrap, ready to eat, with minimum preperation."

"High, yes, is this Delmonte Foods? I am from Giant Foods, and I was just wondering if you have worked with your suppliers and vendors to insure that you can continue processing and manufacturing capabilities into the year 2000?"

"Hello, is this Nabisco Foods? I am calling from Giant Foods and I was just wondering............"

-- MarktheFart (happy@risperdane.com), November 04, 1999

Answers

Correction

I can just *HEAR* the Giant Food folks now,

Sorry for the typo, I know some people have given Gary Norht a hard time about typos from time to time. Its all in the details you know.

-- MarktheFart (happy@risperdane.com), November 04, 1999.


The local radio association in Wyoming has been running public service announcements for a few weeks now. Can't remmeber the text exactly but they are actually encouraging people to prepare (for a few days disruptions) Mostly to stock water, food and believe it or not to keep some cash on hand.

-- Ed Putman (putman@caspers.net), November 04, 1999.

On the way to work yesterday morning here in East Texas there was a PSA, presented by the Department of Public Safety, with about the same message.

The announcer, in his calm, smooth, pear-shaped tones, talked about how all was well with banking, government and the utilities. Urged me to prepare for that three-day storm.

They're beginning to protest too much.

-- Vic (Rdrunner@internetwork.net), November 04, 1999.


Just saw an ad on TV from CVS (big drug store chain) claiming that you can count on getting your prescriptions filled when you use CVS since all of the CVS computers are prepared to operate in 2000 and beyond. Nothing about 'panic' in the ad but thought it was interesting that the entire commercial was about Y2K, not just tacked on to some other message.

-TECH32-

-- TECH32 (TECH32@NOMAIL.COM), November 04, 1999.


At least they're attempting to get the word out in the rest of thecountry. Here in New England Y2K has been reduced to a short joke on the morning talk shows. They talk about it like it has already happened, and make cutesy put-downs on the 'inbred red-neck survivalists in the south'....All I can say is that Its gonna be a long winter, and an even longer summer with all them unburied dead left lyin around...

-- Billy Boy (Rakkasan@Yahoo.com), November 04, 1999.


'don't panic' contract awarded to The Rendon Group

man, that took me 20 minutes to dredge up

-- lisa (lisa@work.now), November 04, 1999.


---proud to be a redneck survivalist in the south, and double glad i don't live in the liberal north any more! buncha kow towing socialists run most governments and the media up there. Of course, atlanta media is about the same, but who cares? hahahahahahahahahahaha Darwin Awards 2000 ---got barbecue sauce?

-- zog (zzoggy@yahoo.com), November 04, 1999.

Ad in the paper from a local bank today, very folksy and honest--but they are ready for Y2K. They might be, but what about systemic failures? I'm not cheerful.

-- Mara (MaraWayne@aol.com), November 04, 1999.

Yep, we get Kim Komando messages every hour on the hour. "Y2K is just a small, teensy weensy problem. Just make sure YOUR computer works, cause is YOUR computer isn't compliant, then you will have a problem, but if IS, then, you shouldn't really. And IF Y2K is really bad, all you have to do is close your eyes and it will go away. I'm Kim Komando, that's K-O-M-A-N-D-O." Kim, as they say, bites....

Happyface :)

-- Happyface (toobad@so.sad), November 04, 1999.


Thanks Lisa!

Missed that little "note." As yes, Koskinen's P.R. firm... The Rendon Group .

The preparedness plot thickens. (To that of a thin soup).

Diane

(BTW, they've "sanitized" their web-site somewhat from what it used to be. Much less "panicky" now.)

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), November 04, 1999.



I have heard radio ads here in South Florida advising that banks and credit unions are prepared and that money is safe in thier hands.

-- Dave (dannco@hotmail.com), November 04, 1999.

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