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>>is that true that by the Y2k will brown-out in United State? Coz some people came from LA said that they gonna brown-out there in United State in Y2k
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>Were the people from LA talking about the electricity or the air in LA? I've flown through LA for years and I have never seen a clear sky over LA.
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>As for Houston TX and our power company, HL&P (Houston Loot and Plunder), they aren't taking any chances of losing the opportunity to charge us one red cent less than they can. [IMHO]

I see in the newspaper today that Houston has wrested the title of "Smoggiest City" away from LA. 46 days of high ozone readings for the year, vs. 43 for LA. But there's still 2 months left for LA to take the title back! :)