A few of you were talking this last week, about the fact that you have received PREPAREDNESS PAMPHLETS in the mail so I thought Id add this tidbit of info.

I was am listening to a REAL AUDIO archive of the October 7th (1999) Art Bell show, and he mentioned that he recieved a very general PREPAREDNESS pamphlet in the mail. He commented about how curious that was and how "general" the pampflet was.... Art Lives in (or near) Pahrump, (sp?)Nevada. I live in Vegas, but I have not received anything yet, that I have noticed anyway. If i get onbe il make mention of it...

Just wanted to let you know that they are popping up in Nevada now..add it to the list.

Also, the official prediction for the number of visitors coming to Vegas for New Years is between 750,000 and 1 million. I think the population is around a million, so out population will be DOUBLING almost overnight! WOW!....ill be partying in my neighborhood that night!

-- Cory Hill (coryh@strategic-services.net), October 12, 1999

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This is an article I read last week ,saying there will be 750,000 party goers in vegas new year eve, and there is only accomidations for 120,000. (don,t have link)

Top News LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Talk about no room at the inn. Some 750,000 partygoers are expected to pour into Las Vegas this New Year's Eve to ring in the new millennium. Problem is, the city only has 120,000 hotel rooms, and many of those are going for thousands of dollars a night -- rates unimaginable other times of the year. In fact, nearly everything in Vegas that night -- from concerts to air fare -- might require a lot of luck at the gambling tables. "It's all accelerated because of the demand. That's kind of the American way," said Mark Paris, president of the Fremont Street Experience, a downtown attraction. Caesars Palace will be charging $2,000 a night, with a four-night minimum, or $3,500 a night with a three-night minimum. Rooms there usually are between $125 and $500. Bellagio, one of the newer hotels, will charge $2,000 a night, with a three-night minimum -- up from the $129 a night some rooms go for on less festive nights. Even the family-oriented, usually affordable Circus Circus is bumping its room rates from about $39 a night to $450 with a four-night minimum. Many hotels are already sold out for New Year's Eve, but that isn't likely to deter tourists from spending the holiday in this gambling mecca. This year's crowd estimate is almost double the number of people who came here to ring in 1999. Those who don't get a hotel room probably won't sleep at all. Las Vegas isn't alone in its outrageous prices. Hotels in other millennial hot spots such as New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans and Honolulu are also upping their rates. At the New York Hilton and Towers, on Sixth Avenue, a standard room for Dec. 31 is $550 per night, with a three-night minimum stay. A standard room is usually half that. At the Plaza 50 on 50th Street, a studio suite that normally rents for $299 a night is $448 on New Year's Eve, with a four-night minimum stay required. "The large urban hotels are offering New Year's Eve revelers packages that are commensurable with the kind of entertainment that is being offered," said Jim Gallagher, spokesman for Starwood Hotels and Resorts, which operates the Sheraton and Westin chains. "We certainly think that any of Starwood's properties are giving their guests real value for their money." The prices for rooms in major cities usually include tickets to a concert or some other type of entertainment for New Year's Eve, he said. Marc Grossman, spokesman for Hilton Hotels Corp., said demand for lodging in prime locales is driving prices higher. "Rooms are going fast," he said. "The places that you would imagine that are New Year's headquarters are going to get premium pricing." Back in Las Vegas, just about every concert, party and even the airlines are following the hotels' lead. The price tag to party downtown under the canopy of the Fremont Street Experience block party is $100 -- 10 times what it cost last year. "New Year's can get a little bit rowdy. The thinking is that the cover charge would keep out some people that may be a little bit more rowdy and try to make it a little bit more controllable," said Dawn Christensen, a city spokeswoman. Bally's Las Vegas is offering a "Time Tunnel" party for a mere $300 ($250 for hotel guests). Pricey yes, but it does include a buffet, party hat and a horn. Tickets to New Year's Eve concerts with the likes of Elton John, Tina Turner, Bette Midler and Rod Stewart cost upwards of $100 and most of those shows are already sold out. Just getting to the party is costing travelers from the East Coast big bucks. They are paying $2,500 to $3,000 for airfare and a four-night stay at less ritzy hotels, said Mary Baltodano, a travel agent with Creative Travel in Las Vegas. These package trips normally cost only several hundred dollars a person. Baltodano books them -- with a hint of disgust. "This is outrageous. I can't believe people are purchasing them," Ms. Baltodano said. While clearly some don't mind paying inflated prices to revel in happening places, to others it seems a bit frivolous. "I don't make enough money to blow it like that," Janis Anderson, 43, of San Antonio, Texas, said as she dropped quarters into a slot machine at the Las Vegas Hilton. AP-NY-09-24-99 0040EDT< Copyright ) Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Home | Top of Page

link for last years pop. census (100 top cities) it says there is 258,295 residents, add 750,000 to 1,000,000. all in 83 square miles. I really don't think I'ld like being in that city at the turn of the milll.

http://www.census.gov/population/documentation/twps0027/tab22.txt

-- mchenry (mchenry @ siedata.com), October 12, 1999.

I have two girl friends that live there,one is planing to rent out a room or two in her home and the other will be having family from out of state visit for the big New Years Eve bash.

From what they say alot of people who own homes in Vegas are going to rent part or all of their homes.

I'm sorry ,but you couldn't pay me to be there for New Years Eve.Take care Cory.

-- Maggie (aaa@aaa.com), October 12, 1999.

Cory, I live in the Carson City area and have seen none of the pamphlets - EXCEPT that the Smiths grocery store in our town has pamphlets on preparedness and part of an isle devoted to Y2K supplies (including water bags, food supplies, water filters, etc.).

Funny, but I've been unable to find out much more than the self- reported stuff about the state of affairs in the area in which I live. I DO know that Sierra Pacific Power says it's compliant, but at a local Y2K meeting they also stated they only provide 17% of the power to our area - the rest comes from Boise, Idaho. I haven't been able to find out the company in Boise that provides power. Perhaps you have a suggestion?

Also, I do know that Carson City government is planning to hole up in a Y2K emergency center for the rollover and will have the national guard there in case of emergency.

There has been VERY VERY little in our local newspaper ("The Nevada Appeal") about Y2K - I don't get the "Reno Gazette".

My family is preparing......

Pam

-- Pam (PamOak@aol.com), October 12, 1999.