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To: Willing2 who wrote (14043)4/4/1998 3:23:00 PM
From: jwk   of 31646
 
> The disruption of production; the effect on workers (unpaid time off, etc); the increase in waste (out of spec product); the inability to meet production quotas ............ Yes, Our 70 mph economy will be jerked back to 55 mph overnight, but it won't be stopped. We'll still get there. Be careful you don't underestimate the inventiveness and creativity of the American worker.
Their ability to rally to the challenge and "find a way" to keep things working is what is going to allow us all to get through the year 2000 and into 2001. <<<<

I certainly hope and pray you are correct in your assumptions about how individuals will respond and react to these "disruptions". While I hope for the best, I fear that the added stress created by y2k glitches will bring out the worst in many.

Will there be sporadic and inconvenient power outages in major population centers during the coldest and darkest time of the year? Proably.

Will people miss paychecks and fall behind in rent and mortgage payments? Probably.

Will these and numerous other stressors bring out the best or worst in us? I hope the former and fear the latter.

All in all it will probably be no worse than the situations which occured on the decks of the Titanic when the unthinkable happened to the unsinkable. Some will be heroes, many will not.
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