Date: Tue Dec 28 1999 01:24

cornucopia (Stargold And don't forget Raggio's statement on what BrigadierGeneral Ed Wheeler in Birmingham said:) ID#340233:

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Brigadier General Ed Wheeler in Birmingham to discuss the Y2K status. Gen. Wheeler is one of the best informed public figures on Y2K. He has consulted 24 State Governors and Legislatures, and is on the Oklahoma Y2K Task Force.

He has an impeccable 35 year career with the US Army.

My first question to General Wheeler concerned a statement he made in January of 1999, urging people to stockpile at least SIX MONTHS supply of food-stuff for Y2K. I asked him if he still stood by that statement.

His reply was, "I now recommend a ONE YEAR food supply".

I will summarize briefly his MINIMUM IMPACT evaluation of Y2K.

1. Serious shortages of food, gas, oil, merchandise.

2. Higher prices.

3. Interruption of Services.

4. Unanticipated Disruptions.

General Wheeler is particularly concerned over the status of foreign and domestic oil/gas production. Among the Y2K non-compliant segments are 1. Foreign oil fields,

2. Foreign pipelines,

3. Foreign Ports and Ships,

4. Domestic Pipelines, 5. Domestic Refineries. These all translate into a serious threat to gas and oil supplies around the world, including the United States. We are likely to see severe gas shortages and exorbitant prices.

[got Bikes? Andy]

Among other concerns, General Wheeler mentioned these alarming facts:

1. The FBI has cancelled all leaves for its personnel during the roll-over. ( 16,000 FBI agents will be on duty. WHY? ) ( WorldNet Daily, 7/8/99 )

2. Ship captains are being told to "find a port" on 12/31/99. ( Business Journal, 2/18/99 ) WHY?

3.This "non-event" is consuming hundreds of billions of repair costs ( some estimates exceed $1 Trillion ) .

4. Three US Senators have stated that Y2K could disrupt the economy of the US and the world. ( Bennett, Hatch, and Dodd ) .

5. The Federal Government has set up an underground bunker for a Y2K strategic command center near Washington D.C. WHY?

6. The US Energy Department recommended on 4/22/99 that oil be stockpiled for Y2K. WHY? ( Reuters News )

7. The Red Cross recommends a minimum food supply of two weeks per family. WHY?

8. US Senate says that 70% of the States are NOT READY for Y2K. Alabama is 49th on the list! (Heeelllloooooooooo Billy )

9.In his State of the Union Address, President Clinton called Y2K a "big, big, problem". WHY?

10. See R.C.'s OIL THREADS.

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), December 28, 1999

Answers

Great find Andy!

"4. Three US Senators have stated that Y2K could disrupt the economy of the US and the world. ( Bennett, Hatch, and Dodd ) . "

Here is an invitation for the UN troops to secure America's infrastructure; let's hope they don't see it.

-- Hokie (nn@va.com), December 28, 1999.

>The Federal Government has set up an underground bunker for a Y2K strategic command center near Washington D.C. WHY?<

I thought the fed bunker was near the white house, in an upper floor of an office building. Is there another one?

-- (bunker@upstairs.com), December 28, 1999.