Nevertheless, the traffic the hardware has seen in everything from oil lamps to generators to kerosene heaters does little to convince Moore that his Clintonville neighbors are as ready to dismiss Y2K as he is. Oil lamps are in big demand lately, so much so that Moore is already experiencing problems trying to buy them from the supplier in Tennessee. At Zettler Hardware True Value on Hard Road, manager John Woosaid he's seen an upswing in demand for merchandise tied to Y2K fears. Camp stoves, battery-operated radios, generators.
Generators are definitely a hot ticket.
The supplies are tight. On a lot of models, there is a 3-4 month wait. Woo said he's begun compiling a list of items for which he expects consumer demand to be high as this year progresses. The list includes everything from hand-cranked radios to manual can openers. Come April, Woo will place orders for checklisted items to be delivered from midsummer through October, a period during which some observers believe the demand for Y2K-related goods will intensify.