Hearthlist Digest #153 - Thursday, June 11, 1998
 
Re: Year 2000 Hearth Sales
  by "AIM Chimney Sweep" <[email protected]>
 

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Subject: Re: Year 2000 Hearth Sales
From: "AIM Chimney Sweep" <[email protected]> 
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 22:43:47 -0400
 
Sounds like a plan for us woodies to employ.
Makes sense to me
Wood IS the only viable fuel source in a power failure
Yvette Aube
AIM Chimney
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>
> Traffic in our retail shop was also decent this week. I was filling in for
> a salesperson on Tuesday when a customer came in and clued me in on how the
> year 2000 bug will help the hearth industry...read on...
>
> He informed me that the power grid was likely to fail due to the old
> embedded software in the system. Worldwide recession, power outages and
> other glitches would then occur.
>
> I can't say I agree with all this stuff, but in either case he felt it
> important that he purchase a wood stove, chimney and installation in case
> the sh*t hits the fan. Who am I to argue?
>
> So, stock that warehouse and gear up for that year 2000 bug...