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To: O. H. Rundell who wrote (5333)	4/7/1999 11:08:00 AM
From: Christine Traut	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9818

O.H.: On the subject of manpower replacing computers... I was at a Silicon Valley party two months ago. Had a chat with a senior exec of a temporary service firm. They were already filling orders for January '00. Big insurance companies who just wanted semi-intelligent bodies to desk check reports coming out of their systems to make sure they passed the common sense test. He implied that the temp market was already getting oversaturated. He also told me that Clinton was going to declare some sort of school holiday to get more workers. I say that in the category of 'unconfirmed rumor'. First we mobilize the Armed Forces, then we get to the high school and college kids..... Christine

To: O. H. Rundell who wrote (5333)	4/7/1999 11:20:00 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9818

O.H., I imagine that if there were serious disruptions that required a transition to more manpower oriented systems management, there are going to be more than a couple of unemployed and displaced workers out there. I'm not predicting this scenario by any means. I'm mainly trying to deal with the issues of critical infrastucture upon which the rest of our society and economy depend. If we get to the point where the sheer necessities of economic life are disrupted, those industries will have national precedence in any recovery scenario. What I'm mainly relying upon is the belief that once identified, any Y2K related faults can be worked around (especially given the amount of work-arounds that occur on a daily basis with systems due to non-Y2K related faults.) As for airports... you may have something there. The primary concern of the air traffic control system is the safe and orderly managment of an enourmous number of flights. How can the FAA or local airports work around those problems?? Can they space out flights and reduce the number of actual flights to carry only people on crucial business as opposed to pleasure trips? I was reading that the Dulles airport (or was it Washington National?) was having problems with their radar system and having to rely upon its backup. This happened 3 times in one week, with each event apparently caused by an unrelated glitch. Planes are still flying.... And being prepared and calm headed about this entire issue is far better than adopting Ken's current mindset. In fact, I'm almost to the point of writing to Websters and recommending that replace the word panic and despair with the word "Kendemonium". <VBG> Regards, Ron