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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (27540)	2/2/1999 7:24:00 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116764

<<U.S. WARNS TRAVELING AMERICANS ABOUT Y2K WOES WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned Americans Friday to take special care when traveling abroad at the end of the year or the start of next year because of possible computer-related problems stemming from the change to 2000. In a notice issued worldwide, the State Department said transportation could be disrupted and credit card and ATM machines may malfunction. Americans with special medical requirements should not assume that medical facilities and services will be available overseas, the department added.>> I wonder if the problems expected will be due to fear and minor failures, rioting turmoil and major failures, or simply a general devaluing of most currencies? If paper currencies are excessively plentiful an ounce or two of gold will better assure safe passage when the paper would not. If an individual's safety or wealth is ever saved by an ounce or two of that metal (or they even observe one whose life is advanced by gold ownership) will they ever again be without gold?