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To: Jaakko who wrote (4008)12/9/1997 2:49:00 AM
From: Cascade Berry  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 116806
 
Interesting idea - do you really think the Year 2000 thing is serious enough to threaten the accounting systems of banks? - I kind of doubt that myself. It would make a good fear story for the masses though. I imagine most banks already have parallel systems up and running now that they could quickly switch over to...



To: Jaakko who wrote (4008)12/9/1997 9:33:00 AM
From: Bald Eagle  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 116806
 
Thanks for replying, I hope I didn't offend you. I'm just a big skeptic. I was considering the concept of at least using some of my capital to buy physical gold as an "insurance" in the event of a catastrophic year 2000 problem. Could you recommend what would be the best way to buy physical gold?
BTW, I'm also looking at buying an electricity generator and a fuel storage facility, not to mention lots of canned goods!
TIA


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