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To: ali who wrote (23537)11/28/1998 4:39:00 PM
From: Alan Whirlwind  Read Replies (1) of 116756
 
Let me quote you from the Globe & Mail itself:

"Rules for the use of force are being drafted should soldiers have to make arrests or back up police dealing with riots and looting."

This sounds bad, but just remember what our own national guards do when a major hurricane hits the gulf coast. "Shoot looters."

"...military commanders have been told that meeting the threat of the Year 2000 bug is their highest priority and will be the focus of all training from January on. Equipment purchases that do not contribute to the effort are to be postponed."

That last sentence suggests a finger on the panic button.

"The effort is called Operation Abacus, after an ancient Chinese bead-and-string calculator that need no power and is not susceptible to glitches. A 24-page 'warning order' was sent to military commanders...'There is potential for disruption of major infrastructure systems...'"

Civil authorities are expected to need the back-up here. It is also pointed out that computer failures will force businesses, hopspitals, etc, to do all paperwork by hand. The system will plug up. Police are already setting up a policy of turning down vacation time at the time of the turn of the century in some cases through the Ides of March the same year. 49er is right about the frigate thing--they are said to be expected to serve as power plants, field hospitals, and soup kitchens. Taxpayers getting their money's worth. Not such a bad thing. Fire Departments expect to be busy due to more candle and space heater caused blazes. --Al
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