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Technology Stocks : 2000: Y2K Civilized Discussion -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: bearcub who wrote (124)	8/12/1999 2:55:00 PM
From: B.K.Myers	Respond to of 662

Hi bearcub, My exposure with the IRS goes back to my previous career with my father's CPA firm. Since he is only recently partially retired, he constantly asks me about the IRS and Y2K. Most people only interface with the IRS on April 15, so they are totally unaware of the regular monthly and quarterly reporting that organizations are required to submit to the IRS. These monthly and quarterly payroll reports that are filed with the IRS include not only the federal income tax information, but also social security information. If the IRS has problems processing these reports that the public never sees, it WILL affect the operational functionally of the SSA. I find it very interesting that so little information about the IRS's Y2K status is available. My brother did some computer contracting work at their Detroit data center many years ago. He said it was the worse data processing shop that he had seen. I will be shocked and amazed if the IRS doesn't have serious Y2K problems next year. -------------- I thought very hard about showing my preparations to friends. Indeed, I do have some friends that I do not share my preparation level with. But I do have friends and loved ones that I care enough about that I decided to show them exactly how seriously I take Y2K. I am not concerned about having my provisions taken from me by either the military or by "scavengers". I will be staying in my house ONLY if I feel that Y2K disruptions will be minor to moderate. If it looks like we are going to experience either social unrest or localized infrastructure failures, I will be relocating to a relative's house (within one tank of gas from my home). We have several relatives that live in rural areas and are even better prepared for Y2K than we are. If it looks like Y2K is going to result in serious widespread disruptions, I will be on my sailboat, somewhere in the Caribbean. This sounds extreme, but my wife and I have been planning on living in the Caribbean for the past 10 years. We have taken three 4 - 6 month sailing trips on our sailboat in the past 10 years. These sailing trips taught us a lot about self-survival. The sailing trips also taught us one other thing. True survival is NOT an individual thing. No matter how prepared we were, we always found the assistance of fellow boaters to be invaluable. I was very surprised to find out how closely knit the sailing community is. I'm not talking about the weekend sailors. I am talking about the serious cruisers and the live-aboards. We realize that one day our lives may depend on our fellow sailors. This is why I lean more toward Cheryl's community preparedness than I do toward individual isolation and preparedness. It is also why I would rather be with the sailing community than the land locked community if Y2K breaks bad. Thank you for your thoughts and concerns. B.K.