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Technology Stocks : Y2K (Year 2000) Personal Contingency Planning -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: vpelt who wrote (209)	4/27/1998 5:03:00 PM
From: Brian Malloy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 888

With Crowd Psychology and Fear at work, I would not be so quick to count anything out. A little prevention now could mean a lot in 12-18 months from now.

To: vpelt who wrote (209)	4/28/1998 10:17:00 AM
From: Anton Wilson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 888

You're right vpelt. There is no way to fully prepare for infrastructure collapse. But simple prep like stockpiling food and supplies will give you a fighting chance, and in principal is no different than preparing for a natural disaster. Because of your natural disaster preparations you are 1000 times better off than 99.9% of the population if y2k hits hard. Perhaps that has something to do with your low worry level. And I'm not encouraging people to worry, I'm encouraging them to take some action. You are under the assumption that there will be problems but they will be dealt with in a timely manner so as to stave off any serious disruptions. I would like some factual information to support that view. From my research all evidence points to very likely massive system wide failures throughout our high tech infrastructure. These are not problems easily dealt with. How do we realistically deal with a non-functioning U.S. Treasury, or FAA, or Electrical grid? Switch to manual? You've got to be kidding. If you've done hard core research on y2k, please tell me why your conclusions are so much different than mine. IMHO, y2k will make germ warfare the least of your concerns. So please be careful not to spread a false sense of security to people. There is a very high risk involved here, and it shouldn't be taken lightly. No, not everything will be shut off at once, we will see a sort of ripple effect throughout the months following 2000. The most important thing to remember is that no one really knows what will happen, but it's safe to say it ain't gonna be pretty. Start building those lifeboats people, there is a tidal wave approaching.