Nice to hear from you all, the smiles, though perhaps somewhat sheepish, look good from here.
I was just reminded of the problem because my wife elected to landscape the front yard, and I had to move the two cords of firewood to the back, "preferably out of sight." It is now a beautiful, long, 5' tall stack.
We still have a great deal of canned food, oatmeal, toilet paper, and first aid supplies. About one third of our $1.17/gal unleaded gasoline is still in drums. The 125 gal water tank in the basement, which I had installed with piping to collect roof rain runoff, is just now receiving additional attention. After a miserable August, the weather has finally cooled. I am running a line to the vegetable garden which will sense moisture and irrigate as necessary. I know I would not have done this without Y2K inspiration.
My gold coins look even more beautiful. I try to add to the type collection when I can afford to.
WE did experience Y2K computer problems in our auto body shop. The laser frame measuring system ran on a 486 which did not work after Jan 1. Also, a company emerged on the pretext of correcting our aged DOS management program, and didn't quite get it entirely right, before submerging again, but now we do have an effective workaround. However, I cannot believe the auto body industry was the only one to be struck.
Even with the volatility, this has been my best year in the stock market, so Y2K contributed to my family's sense of self-sufficiency and well-being.
In the absence of geographical boundaries, the Internet makes it possible for us to find too many like-minded individuals, who can reinforce our admittedly faulty thinking. Decision making under conditions of uncertainty.
There was a lesson in here somewhere!
Bill |
