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Technology Stocks : Y2K (Year 2000) Personal Contingency Planning
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To: Anton Wilson who wrote (231)4/29/1998 11:59:00 PM
From: jwk   of 888
 
AW -- just wanted to second the thoughts you expressed and add an update on the DIA story I posted the other day.

First, I just meant that to be one indicator of how people might react to y2k induced glitches if and when they find themselves stranded in some form of public conveyance.

Second, remember at DIA the only problem was with one part on one train car. That caused a whole series of other problems including the need to empty an entire concourse ( they're huge) because one bus driver dropped off one load of passengers at the wrong door. People who were stuck in a dark, unventilated tunnel for over an hour, who had waited in lines for buses for over an hour, who had missed their flights and made it on to another flight, were kept sitting on a plane for over on hour and then returned to the terminal where they had to de-plane, wait for another bus, and go through the cycle again.

POINT OF THIS IS: the only initial problem was one bad wheel on one train car. Everthing else casdaded down from it...... AND the whole rest of the infastructure was working fine.

You gotta ask: What if the initial *glitch* had been a bit more wide spread? What if the level of infastructure support had been lss because of other situations? What if it hadn't been a nice warm and pleasent spring afternoon ( say perhaps, oh I don't know ...... early January?)?

Also, the Denver media has been filled the last two days with stories about the whitewash of the situation. The conditions in the trains were much worse than reported. They are very lucky that there were no serious injuries or worse.

Final two comments: DIA showed us that one small problem can bring on a whole series of bigger problems very quickly, AND no matter what the amount or level of the problems are, the key factor is how the people affected respond to them. Just a few people having *difficulty*dealing with a situation can make the whole thing a lot worse for everyone very quickly.

DIA was an ice cube. Y2K could be an ice berg. No problem though 'cause this thing can't sink ..... I mean we'rebusy and important people. We don't have time to have our lives inconvenienced like that.
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