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To: bearcub who wrote (6806)	7/20/1999 1:24:00 PM
From: Technologyguy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

Gee, thanks for the warm welcome. You are just so open to the opinions of others with different perspectives. It must be tough being omniscient, but you seem to handle it with grace and dignity. To answer one of your substantive questions, before you went off on your rude rant, our contingency planning is not because we anticipate any problems with our own systems (which do include many embedded systems, btw), but because it's prudent to prepare for other entities, with whom we interface, not being as prepared as us. We have had disaster plans for years, and our contingencies are modifications of those plans. To clarify, 95% of our systems are completely compliant and tested. The remaining 5% will be so by the end of next month. You misunderstand a basic concept here--we have many largely independent systems, each of which require their own remediation, not one system that is 95% done. In fact, we have over 400 systems that are done being remediated and fewer than 20 that remain to be finished, but are, themselves, over 90% done being fixed and tested. One thing we do agree on--fire all the lawyers.

To: bearcub who wrote (6806)	7/20/1999 2:36:00 PM
From: Ken	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

<he doesn't believe in embedded chips> Bearcub, you win today's award for the best "When I really got something to say, I let it all hang out, and when I discover a real pollycracker jerk, I make up for lost time!" posting! Are you a writer? If not, you outta change professions- you got a gift for self-expression and sardonic wit!

To: bearcub who wrote (6806)	7/20/1999 4:26:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9818

if his company is so "ready," why in the fk is he 'deep into contingency planning now?' as he claims? if it works, it works. if it doesn't, then you need contingency plans. Bearcub, Don't you think you're a bit out of line? If there is one POSITIVE aspect to Y2K, it is that corporate america NOW has been forced to work on and prepare to execute viable contingency plans. There are many more threats than mere Y2K issues that can impact a corporation's business continuity. And contingency plans can be implemented and tailored to meet a number of scenarios. So maybe you should lighten up a bit and quit ranting merely to impress your soulmate, K..k..k...k.k...ken, and try a bit of civility instead. Regards, Ron