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Technology Stocks : The Y2K Panicker - A 'Things To Do' Checklist
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To: Paul Berliner who wrote ()11/23/1998 4:13:00 AM
From: EL KABONG!!!  Read Replies (2) of 26
 
Paul,

Oh, you forgot some things already.

1) Take that big ole' Lincoln to your closest prison. When the automated time locks fail at midnight, offer a ride to a few of the biggest escapees you can find. You should be able to fit 3 or 4 men in there with you. Make sure at least one is named Bubba, to keep the others in line. Then when you're out looting, you've got professional help available to beat the amateurs to the goodies.

2) Forget the video. There won't be any power available because some podunk electric company that supplies power to five redneck families in Skunk Hollow won't have made any Y2K preparations, and that will in turn take out the nation's entire power grid. It should take the "experts" at least 2 days to isolate the problem, and another 5 days to fix it.

3) Consider sending the wife and kids to Las Vegas (or any other gambling mecca). Imagine the possible windfall when all the computer controlled slot machines hit jackpots at the stroke of midnight.

4) Take out flight insurance on all those in-laws who took your advice and went on that New Year's Eve flight.

5) Stock up on charcoal and lighter fluid so that you can broil a porterhouse to perfection and then chow down in front of your starving neighbors who weren't as foresighted as you.

6) Start hoarding potable water now. You can gouge people dying of thirst after all of the municipal water systems fail. If they don't have the money to pay, you can loan it to them at usurious rates. This plan works equally well with beer.

7) Find a crooked insurance agent and start selling Y2K insurance policies right now. You can use your profits from this venture to fund your other Y2K needs.

8) Start up a crappy OTC-BB company that has "the ultimate solution to all of your Y2K problems" and hype the hell out of the problem and your stock. Be sure to clear your vault of all the worthless paper before the fit hits the shan.

9) Toilet paper. Enough said.

10) And lastly, hoard tobacco products. I hear it can be used as money in the big house in case you get caught and end up spending some time with Bubba as your roommate.

KJC
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