to: Yaacov
from: truedog
Y2K
I'm not ready to say we will have a crisis but feel that there will definitely be some glitches in the services we take for granted. The imbedded chips in oil wells, pipe lines, and refineries are almost impossible to reach in order to correct or replace. Without gas, oil, and diesel, nothing moves. The stores will run out in fast order without restocks. Then the crisis will be the fear of the people who made no preparations at all. We on the Gulf coast are used to preparing for hurricanes which can shut down power for a week or more. All we really need to do is slightly increase our preparedness.
One recent example of glitches is the test of the water and sewer system in Van Nuys, CA. It seems they thought they were Y2K compliant but, when they tested the system, some 40,000 gallons of raw sewage was dumped into the city streets. If a problem does hit, you, in Europe, will get the hit before we do. It all hinges on 12 midnight, December 31.
Regards,
truedog |
