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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jeff Mizer who wrote (8730)	9/21/1999 12:20:00 PM
From: Rarebird	Respond to of 9818

We are all prepared. Food. Water. Firewood. Cash, Gold. Have been prepared a couple of months. Just enjoying life these days.

To: Jeff Mizer who wrote (8730)	9/21/1999 12:34:00 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

Jeff, since I hadn't been out of the country in a few years, I double checked to make sure my shots were still current. It's a simple precaution and something folks should be doing anyway, but I don't recall any discussion of it here in the time I've been hanging around. It would be a shame after a lot of preparation to have an accident chopping wood without a current tetanus shot. Or for the less prepared, to catch the flu in a shelter. Karen

To: Jeff Mizer who wrote (8730)	9/21/1999 9:44:00 PM
From: daffodil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

>>Anyone else out there who has taken some preparations care to share ideas ?<< Hi, Jeff. Here are some good links on personal preparation: Subject 20268 greenspun.com garynorth.com redcross.org As for me, regular readers on this thread have heard this before, but here's what I've done (I'm in the chilly Northeast): - installed a wood stove; 2 cords of wood - bought several Coleman battery op lamps and lanterns - naturally, flashlights, batteries, candles - Coleman propane stove + case of propane - rotary telephone ($12 including shipping from Ebay!) - battery op radio - I've saved my empty gallon water jugs for almost a year...I will have about 100 gallons of tap water; have a Brita pitcher and 9 replacement filters - canned tuna, baked beans, canned veggies, powdered milk, lots of rice etc. Extras of olive oil and other goodies - on the delicate question of sanitation, I was in a quandary about digging sanitation holes, etc. until I got this concept from the greenspun site: it's simple and easy to execute. I have LOTS of scoopable kitty litter on hand, plus 3 large, high plastic buckets from Home Depot. Scoopable kitty litter is an excellent way to handle human waste...you put plastic bags in the bucket, fill bucket partially with the kitty litter, and the bucket serves as a toilet...you get the picture. Toilet seats don't seem essential because, frankly, the high buckets aren't that uncomfortable. There are a number of ways in which one may then dispose of the waste. I have cats so this solution is especially easy for me, but folks without cats could simply sell or donate the litter to friends with cats if it's not needed. Ask your friends what brand of scoopable they prefer, and then buy whatever supply you think you may need. - stocked up on special needs items (nutritional supplements, for example), plus toilet paper, paper towels, plastic bags of all descriptions, paper plates & cups, etc. - am engaging in a delicate campaign to deceive my HMO into letting me acquire a larger supply of my prescription medication than they wish me to have -- with the approval of my pharmacist <g>...basically, it involves filling your refills early. - bought lots of new underwear so I won't have to wash it - and of course I've done the obvious: contacted the websites of vendors of all computer hardware, software, consumer equipment, telephones, etc. Patches have been applied, are on the way or are in progress. If there are problems, I'm expecting to "host" several senior citizen family members and neighbors...plus I keep inviting other friends and neighbors. I don't know how far my loaves and fishes will have to stretch, but I know that I have a great feeling of security that they will suffice. My preparations have involved acquiring extras of things I will use anyway or will be delighted to donate to a food bank come spring; I may donate some of the Coleman products to the church youth group for their camping trips. Granted, the woodstove may be considered an extravagance, but for a lot of reasons, I'm thrilled to have it and I plan to use it constantly even if there are no Y2K problems. In other words, I haven't done anything for Y2K that I wouldn't have done anyway or that won't be part of a worthy cause. And best of all, I have the company of kholt and her mango pickle and Cheeky Kid and his romantic poetry to look forward to...who could ask for anything more? }=>-------->>>