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

To: B.K.Myers who wrote (3697)	2/5/1999 3:28:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 9818

BWHAHAHAHA! very funny!!.... I like this one too (found on gold-eagle.com): foxnews.com

To: B.K.Myers who wrote (3697)	2/5/1999 3:44:00 PM
From: John Mansfield	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9818

' What do I do if my spouse thinks Y2K is all a bunch of hype? Almost everyday I receive an e-mail from someone whose spouse thinks Y2K is nothing but hype. (I also often hear this from church members about their pastors, too.) They want to know how they can convince them that Y2K needs to be taken seriously. Let me suggest several ideas: 1. Provide documentation on the problem. As you are surfing the Internet and reading various Y2K articles, print off the ones that you feel are particularly compelling. These can be especially effective when they are from a credible source, backed up by the facts and solid statistics. Suggest that your spouse read them. 2. Don't be pushy or argumentative. Be careful when discussing Y2K. If you are not vigilant, you can fall prey to the temptation to become argumentative. Y2K is not your religion, and you don't need to defend it like it is. You don't want to win the battle and lose the war. Your job is to deliver the message. It's up to them to decide what to do with it. 3. Avoid making predictions about the future. One of the things that both the nay sayers and the doom sayers have in common is that they both claim to know more about the future than is possible for anyone to know, given the facts that we have. We don't know whether Y2K will be a speed bump or a train wreck. To pretend otherwise is arrogant and irrational. Stubbornly stick to the middle ground. Preparation is the only prudent response to an uncertain future.. 4. Keep moving quietly forward. Don't wait on your spouse, but, on the other hand, don't openly defy or challenge them either. There may be some things you can't do without your spouse's blessing or involvement, but there is plenty you can do on your own. Quietly prepare and keep moving forward. You can only do what you can do. 5. Pray for him or her. Perhaps it sounds trite, but this must undergird all your efforts. The battle is the Lord's. You must trust in Him to work in your spouse's heart. 207.82.250.251