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To: bearcub who wrote (7918)8/9/1999 8:17:00 PM
From: daffodil  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 9818
 
>>Once you have done the life and death
game with nature you understand reverence for her. At least once during the summer go
camping in a tent. Cook over a fire. Make bannock :o)

Before enlightenment chop wood and haul water
After enlightenment chop wood and haul water<<


bearcub, I absolutely loved this! Thanks for sharing!

OK, I confess...I had to look up bannock. It didn't mean what I thought it did <g> but I still love the idea of making it :)

Thanks again, bear!



To: bearcub who wrote (7918)8/11/1999 5:57:00 PM
From: Ken  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 9818
 
open letter to all) Jim-you don't want Bearcub or me posting anymore! I just saw that! You know, Jim, that had the same effect on me, of the proverbial 'waving a red flag in front of a bull"! I posted last week that I had just about decided to terminate
posting my doomeRealist articles,or even at all. Then, I see your
statement. Wilson's wanting to "make the world safe for democracy" is analogous to your wanting to make this thread "safe for only pollys and polly articles "

So, you have succeeded in motivating and inspiring me to continue, even intensifing my posting the most doomeRealistic articles for that mostly silent majority who have had it with the lying, covert and cover-up polly"everyone be happy and stay asleep and don't prepare" articles, which are all your ilk can psychologically confront without becoming sick to your stomach in fear of your coming future!

And, I saw Cheeky's statement about "not wanting to see doomer articles posted anymore". That then addtionally doubled my motivation to post these articles to give everyone your humorous "balanced approach"!

I have, probably by far, the largest library of, and access to
Y2Kaputyou-related articles of anyone here! And, in almost all cases, I am able to access them before anyone else does!

So, get ready for this wonderful new phase of a "balanced approach"!!

To be even more graphic, EVERY time I see a posting where someone wants me to quit posting these articles, or even to quit posting altogether, it shall double, triple or quadruple my motivation, inspiration and intent to continue to do so, each time even intensifing my efforts to do so!

Those of you who do not like, i.e., FEAR the content of my articles/postings, you now have these statements by Jim and Cheeky to thank!

However, I will also admit that the number of public posting "thank
you"s" that I have received, along with the number of PMs also thanking me and requesting that I continue to post have also motivated me to continue.

Also included in the latter are the requests that I PM them my articles individually , which is, of course, too laborious to do individually for each of those requesting them- that is why I unfortunately, did not do so
for those of you reading this that sent me those PM requests.

Slam, insult, bash me or my articles all you want, and as a reward, you will look forward to a progressively, ever-increasing number of such postings as your due reward! This is a promise!

THE BOTTOM LINE OF WHY POLLYS AND DUHNIALISTS HATE, ATTACK, BASH, INSULT,,ETC, THESE KINDS OF ARTICLES AND POSTS/POSTERS:

They have a deep, deep, perhaps unconscious FEAR, even TERROR of grim and doomeReality facts, analysises, and predictions! They have so little confidence(their bluster and pretended confidence is quite transparent to those of us highly trained in human behavioral analysis) in their self-forcefed
rosy, optimistic (thru govt and corporate lies) y2k emotional conclusions that what they most FEAR can and may come to pass!

Thus, they by stimulus-response aberrated inner defensive mechanisms, lash out and attack doomeRealists and our articles, commentaries, and predictions, vainly hoping these attacks will "make the grim, scary facts go away'!

Their greatest FEAR , NOW, is fear of confronting and acknowledging the facts and realities that their ASSETS and indeed, their very LIVES are potentially going to be at EXTREMELY serious risk in only about 6 months! Those who are preparing the least will be the ones most likely in harm's way!

They irrationally attack to AVOID having to CONFRONT THAT REALITY! It is irrational behavior, certainly, but even more so is their refusal to properly and adequately prepare, and even more so, their attempts to intentionally and even with malice of intent, try to influence others thru their potentially very dangerous polly postings) to stay EQUALLY unprepared,
with a totally self-centered, and ego-centric mentality of "If I die, then you should die also" (by being equally unprepared, due to these attackers' anti-preparation and anti-rational approach to y2k)!

The above is similliar to the mentality of "misery loving company"!

So, when you attack me or my articles, or Bearcub or his advice or any other such, or any other doomeRealists that have the courage, fortitude or who are willing to also be a target for attacks by the pollys/DUHnialists, we will know that you are really attacking the facts and logic that so FRIGHTEN YOU!

It is interesting AND educational that the two most attacked people on this site have been me, who has the largest library of links and articles, and who usually posts the grimmest, however most real and the least perverted and articles least subjected to pr spin and cover-ups, and Bearcub, who is by far on this site the most expert of anyone with practical knowedge for survival!

You who attack Bearcub will possibly LOSE MOST/ALL OF YOUR ASSETS, and you MAY DIE, simply due to a refusal to heed his practical advice
on how to correctly and adequately prepare, and instead allow yourselves to be otherwise influenced by the anti-preparedness non-expert fear cases on this thread!

It is also quite educational and illustrative that Bearcub and I havebeen at the top of all posters in terms of generously giving of our time and energy in our postings- Bearcub, who gives from caring, incredibly vital survival information, and myself, who has posted so many vital articles no one else had prior seen and almost always posts breaking news first!

It is equally educational and illustrative that those who are THE most hard-core attackers and bashers and name-callers, are almost always pollys/Duhnialists,

AND, are those who seldom contribute anything of value on this thread, and in other cases, only alight here to attack and insult, or at the minimum, contribute far less articles than I have or far less practical advice than Bearcub has given!

You, pollys and DUHnialists- you have only a few months left for your
cowardly FEAR-BASED ATTACKS!

Soon, and every day that passes, sooner and sooner, you will be in a struggle to hold on to your assets, and potentially very soon after that, your and your families very lives!

You will be the FIRST in the panic to help crash the banking system by withdrawing every penny you can !!

You will be the FIRST also to try to clean out the shelves of your local supermarket!!!

But, I think you will be too late!!! on both counts....that will be your just due for your negative behavior in the present!

Just why do the pollys/DUHnailists post here anyway? Want to know the
psychological truth? Here it is, believe it or not!
They have absolutely NO interest in any non-polly facts or analysises;
they don't even read them EXCEPT to find something to attack!

They only post here to (1) cause others, with full intent, to be equally unprepared, as said, and (2) out of desperation, with their abberated 'thinking' that by attacking those articles and commentators and posters of them, that they will somehow make the coming disasters 'go away'! Is this clear? Probably not, because it is too irrational to fully understand- how do you understand irrational thinking? Just be aware that the 2 points
above explain their postings here AND their negative behavior.

The other thing to never forget is that they do NOT , NOT, NOT have ANY interest in the FACTS at all !!! NONE!

So, my polly/DUHnialist self-created antagonists, I will be posting these articles you most FEAR, whether it is for one day, one week, or until the net crashes. You have the choice to read them or not.

And, you now know EXACTLY what my options are should you continue to
attack them or me!

p.s. The true story of Jim's problem with me- the humorous, so-called 'Ken incident" Jim caused last spring by trying to insult and harrass me into giving him
the phone number of a local hospital here, so he could also harass them into giving him (as he well knew) LEALLY PROHIBITED MEDICAL RECORDS/INFORMATION !!!!!
after I made the mistake of posting inside
information from one of my contacts employed at that hospital.

He has been on a psychological vendetta ever since I showed the world in my replies just how absurd his intent was! Thus, his continuing and present attacks on me, furthur magnified by his huge FEAR of any articles more serious than
'nice', "be happy, everything will be just fine" CliffRat- type articles!

He has an obvious fear of tomorrow!

Have a good day everybody!



To: bearcub who wrote (7918)8/11/1999 6:08:00 PM
From: Ken  Respond to of 9818
 
Govt book warns of potentially disasterous y2k problems coming!

<<Texas/Pennsylvania Guidebook for Local Governments Outlines a Huge Problem

This guidebook was produced by the state of Texas and has been issued by several states. This is from Pennsylvania's site.

The threat of embedded chip failures is huge. It will not be easy to fix. This late in the game, it will not be possible to fix.

Upgrade or Replace

Remediation strategies for embedded systems differ from those for IT systems in that embedded systems cannot be reprogrammed. Due to their specialized nature, your most practical option generally is to upgrade or replace the equipment. You may choose to upgrade if your vendor can supply a Y2K-compliant version or retrofit for your system. If you do upgrade, check your existing lease, purchase, or maintenance agreements for any legal obligations on the vendor's part. If your vendor cannot supply a suitable Y2K-compliant product, you may be able to replace it with a functionally equivalent compliant system from a different vendor.

Beyond an upgrade or replacement, your options for embedded systems are limited. Sometimes, doing nothing is an appropriate response, but only if the device or system is not essential to your organization. In other cases, you may be able to develop a “work-around”solution that keeps the equipment functioning until a permanent Year 2000 solution can be developed. Whatever your strategy for your existing systems, it is extremely important to include Year 2000 compliance criteria, including leap year considerations, in all new embedded systems contracts and purchase orders, including construction contracts and leases, to make it absolutely clear who bears the risk in the event of failures.

Test Your Systems

Some embedded systems can be tested to verify vendor claims of Y2K compliance and to establish compliance for systems developed in-house.The object of such tests is to observe system performance subsequent to the Year 2000 through the use of simulated dates. It should be noted that you cannot set or reset the date for many devices with embedded computer processors. In these cases, embedded systems testing can be difficult if not impossible. Be cautious and backup all systems before testing. Backup and recovery procedures are a must; sometimes the testing process itself can result in system failures.

Due to their variety and range of function, there are no standard test plans or scripts for embedded systems.The tests performed must be specific to the technology involved. This guidebook cannot provide specific test information for the millions of embedded systems involved in modern technology; such information is available from your vendors or your service/maintenance contractor (p. 13). . . .

Contingency Planning

Because of the difficulties involved in setting and resetting the date for many embedded computer processors, you probably won't be able to perform a Year 2000 test on all of your critical items. Even major equipment manufacturers are struggling with the challenge of testing these products. Industry predictions indicate that about 5 percent of all embedded processors will fail as the Year 2000 transition occurs.The problem is no one knows which 5 percent will fail. In view of this uncertainty, the best thing you can do to address the Year 2000 problem for embedded systems is to develop contingency plans so that you can keep your critical functions intact even if vital equipment does fail (p. 14).