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Date Posted: 14:58:21 12/19/99 Sun
Author: Max
Subject: Re: Y2K Watch - 16 Days
In reply to: GF 's message, "Y2K Watch - 16 Days" on 13:35:48 12/17/99 Fri

> Well, if all goes as planned, I will lie low at home
> by myself or with one self-reliant friend during the
> last day of this millennium and the first day of the
> next. I hope to avoid the need to do any radical
> partying or get crazy this New Year's Eve, and if all
> goes as planned, I will entertain myself by monitoring
> the international and local news, listening to Art
> Bell and peeking out the window once in a while as I
> guard my 3 month supply of frozen broccoli.
>
> And if all goes well powerwise, computerwise, ISPwise
> and so on, I plan to be posting. I plan to post any
> interesting goings-on approx hourly during NY Eve here
> on the Blue Board as I monitor things. So if you're
> near a connection as the millennium begins to turn,
> you might check in to see if we're still up, if you're
> not facedown by then in a shrimp salad at Blue Ralph's
> Blast of the Era party, or in a similar situation.
>
> In the mean time, if you come across anything
> interesting that's semi-unwellknow or not-so-overly
> widely reported regarding Y2K, you might want to let
> the rest of the Blue People in on it. I will do the
> same. As we speak, I have some things that I'm keeping
> an eye on, and will report. There are partially
> substantiated rumors that, even if other communication
> systems go south, the Net will stay up, though it may
> have periods of ups and downs. The thing is, nobody
> really knows what's going to happen, but it's certain
> that "things" will happen.
>
> So keep your eyes open, your ear to the ground, your
> powdered potatoes dry and don't do anything I wouldn't
> know you didn't do (and especially don't wait till NY
> Eve to visit the ATM). I have a feeling we may be in
> for some very interesting goings on in the following
> days. I hope you are all at least minimally prepared.
>
> My not-too-overly-out-on-a-limb prediction: It will be
> somewhere between "very interesting goings on" and
> "the end of all things". Hold on to your hamsters
> because I believe, as one of our fine Blue brothers
> might put it: It may well be a wild ride.
>
> I hope the Blue Board holds up, but if it doesn't, I
> want to take this early opportunity to wish my Blue
> friends a Happy End of Millennium! GF

GF-
Happy millenium to you too. I guess I am thankful that I am not overly social. I have a feeling that family-type neighborhoods may be one of the better places to be. I have a friend who is planning on sitting in the woods with a gun. I have another friend who wants to get drunk with millions of people in the streets of Las Vegas. I think it would be more fun to kick it in the warmth of my home, with the extra cash i will take out prior to New Years Eve. My bank appears to be Y2K ready, but like the above "Y2K news" post by theo says... there has been some weird happenings with the new software which I have experienced myself in certain places I conduct business. I guess being prepared is good. However, if the stuff really hits the fan, I will be wishing for a tornado trench.
Talk to you soon... Max

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