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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues
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To: Lane3 who wrote (8855)10/3/1999 5:48:00 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 9818
 
For those of you who have been looking for more of a warning message, I watched a one hour special today on the local ABC affiliate entitled Y2K: Ready or Not. It was sponsored by AT&T.

I found it interesting. There was no new information except that they said the average family typically has 72 hours worth of food in the house. As anyone who was following the debate about my pantry would know, I was startled that the average was so small.

What I found interesting was the tone of the show. It started out quite stern about the need to prepare--it would be hard to watch the first few minutes and then change channels. The style of the show reminded me of a documentary out of the 50s. It was earnest and to the point, nothing slick at all. The background music was like a bit spooky like an old documentary about the Soviet menace.

The point of view was a range from survivalist to the official government position. No pollys in sight, that is unless you consider the snowstorm/earthquake/hurricane recommendations to be polly. It stressed that there was still plenty of time but that the onus was on the individual to determine what preparation was needed.

A tape of the show was for sale, but I'm not sure I got the correct number--970-479-3556--due to a 15" TV and middle-aged eyes.

Karen
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