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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues
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To: John Mansfield who wrote (3707)2/6/1999 9:48:00 AM
From: flatsville  Read Replies (2) of 9818
 
John-Some of the points of concern (power, finance, transportation, embedded systems) outlined in Bruce Webster's letter were brought up and mentioned only briefly in the testimony from Cargill and Suiza in regards to food processing. (The hearing only lasted about an hour and a half.) For the most part the situation for "farmers" in particular went largely unaddressed until Evans testified.

Bruce is correct in that the statistic only 3% of farmers use computer controlled devices to feed, water and cool their animals therefore it is unlikely y2k should cause disruptions....is useless. I didn't hear it in context. I will have to go back and listen on the CSPAN web site to understand if that is really what Glickman meant to imply (if so, God help us--remember he hasn't thought much about these food to table computer connections until lately) or if it was taken out of context by the press.

Since Glickman testified I have read four news stories covering the hearing. Not one of them mentions that Ken Evans from the Arizona Farm Bureau was even present at the hearing. This man presented very important testimony relating to y2k and farm equipment as well as farm dependencies on rural electric co-ops among other issues that should give cause for concern. He also noted that he was preparing his family and farm for disruptions with 72 hrs. of food, fuel and other supplies.

"flatsville"

Note: On my previous post in regards to Evan's testimony on chips I used "serial number." It should have read "model number."
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