Spent a glorious day skiing at Mt. Baker today (boy, will I miss skiing if TSHTF). Stopped off for a couple of top-off items in Bellingham, WA on the way home. We went to Home Depot for a couple of gas containers and found none to be had in any size larger than 2.5 gallon. When we asked an employee we were told "the Bellingham Fire Department came in earlier today and bought every gas container we had larger than 2.5 gal,". Hmmmm...

So we're off to the local Costco--not only no gas containers (we had seen them there a couple of weeks ago), but also no water containers, and NO bottled water! Damn glad our preps are near complete!!

-- Cath (Fin@llyGI.now), December 27, 1999

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My wife and I thought we were being clever in getting FRS walkie-talkies for family members, only to discover they had already GI'd on that front.

The same in-laws that derided me as a nut case last year not only said nothing negative about it this year but were discussing among themselves about maybe, possibly, perhaps preparing. The ones who live in Washington DC with kids are my biggest worry.

I said absolutely nothing to them about y2k this year, let them talk.... they are all way behind. I am so grateful I started 18 months ago.

-- Forrest Covington (theforrest@mindspring.com), December 27, 1999.

Date: Sun Dec 26 1999 14:37 gwyz (@strat\Re: White House Nervous about Y2k) ID#44161: Copyright ) 1999 gwyz/Kitco Inc. All rights reserved My father in law is a Big Shot ( CEO ) of a very large and well known Brokerage Firm.

He just spent $13,000 dollars for a Generator, which he has thus far claimed that he had it installed *only* for the local blackouts they get sometimes.

However, there is a big hole in that story. He is a Big Man on Wall Street and part of his job is keeping his mouth shut. He doesnt give his own family "stock tips!" That is why I was suspicious about the reason he gave me for installing the generator. He only gets blackouts in the *Summer!*

My ( unspoken ) suspicions about the true reason for the generator were confirmed this past week when he "Flipped Out" over the fact that the Propane Companies are all telling him they cannot get a Propane Backup Tank for him until the *third week* of January. He is *VERY* upset about it. He has *MONEY* and cannot get a Propane Tank.

Why does he want a Propane Backup when he claims he installed it for local electrical failures in which the Natural Gas still flows? That was his "Stand" on the reason for installing it. QUOTE: "I will have electricity to power my gas furnace. The gas is on when the powe goes out." ( He is very aware of the fact that there is NO GAS during a "regional" outtage ) .

Then why is a BIG MAN ON WALL STREET Sh_tting his pants because he waited until the last minute, and now cannot get a Propane backup for his *$13,000 dollar* Generator. ( $13,000 before installation cost! ) .

Man, anyone who is still laughing at Y2k is so "effed" that I feel very sorry for them.

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), December 27, 1999.

Date: Sun Dec 26 1999 14:37 gwyz (@strat\Re: White House Nervous about Y2k) ID#44161: Copyright ) 1999 gwyz/Kitco Inc. All rights reserved My father in law is a Big Shot ( CEO ) of a very large and well known Brokerage Firm.

He just spent $13,000 dollars for a Generator, which he has thus far claimed that he had it installed *only* for the local blackouts they get sometimes.

However, there is a big hole in that story. He is a Big Man on Wall Street and part of his job is keeping his mouth shut. He doesnt give his own family "stock tips!" That is why I was suspicious about the reason he gave me for installing the generator. He only gets blackouts in the *Summer!*

My ( unspoken ) suspicions about the true reason for the generator were confirmed this past week when he "Flipped Out" over the fact that the Propane Companies are all telling him they cannot get a Propane Backup Tank for him until the *third week* of January. He is *VERY* upset about it. He has *MONEY* and cannot get a Propane Tank.

Why does he want a Propane Backup when he claims he installed it for local electrical failures in which the Natural Gas still flows? That was his "Stand" on the reason for installing it. QUOTE: "I will have electricity to power my gas furnace. The gas is on when the powe goes out." ( He is very aware of the fact that there is NO GAS during a "regional" outtage ) .

Then why is a BIG MAN ON WALL STREET Sh_tting his pants because he waited until the last minute, and now cannot get a Propane backup for his *$13,000 dollar* Generator. ( $13,000 before installation cost! ) .

Man, anyone who is still laughing at Y2k is so "effed" that I feel very sorry for them.

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), December 27, 1999.

What would a fire department want gas containers for?

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), December 27, 1999.

They planning on starting fires to keep themselves busy?

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), December 27, 1999.

Maybe they bought them so that no one could store any extra gas?

-- Hawk (flyin@high.again), December 27, 1999.

13K for a generator show's how clueless this guy is. He may be a bigshot but 13K not only will suck lots of fuel, loaded or not, but why should he keep his toilet paper heater powered up if TSHTF. Have a perspective and get some priorities. Guess maybe he is worried about the "inconvenience" factor from Cokie Roberts.

-- Squid (ItsDark@down.here), December 27, 1999.

Hawk,

I'm not sure but do all Fire dept. have their own underground fuel storage?? If not---oooopseee

-- d----- (dciinc@aol.com), December 27, 1999.