(Canadian) Beer 2K anxiety brewing
<< TORONTO (CP) - While some people fret about Y2K nuclear meltdowns or airliners falling from the sky, others have less apocalyptic anxieties.
Like, are we out of beer?
The beer.com Web site run by Interbrew, the transnational beer giant whose products include Labatt's, has polled its users about their Y2K computer-bug attitudes.
"Beer lovers are not taking any chances should the taps suddenly be turned off at midnight 2000," reports Rocco Rossi, president of beer.com.
They are starting to hoard, with 19 per cent of the 1,377 survey respondents saying they made major year-end beer purchases by mid-November.
What kind of people are these? More than one-third, 36.6 per cent, said they would be completely unwilling to give up a single bottle should a family member or friend be caught short.
Seventy per cent will eschew champagne and toast 2000 with a brew. >>
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Yep, for 19% of Canadians, I agree Y2K will be a non-event. Nothing like Y2K preps, Canadian style ... LOL! |
