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

To: William Peavey who wrote (5885)	6/2/1999 11:20:00 AM
From: C.K. Houston	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9818

Y2K bug ruining 1999's Eve plans A new millennium comes around only once in a, well, millennium. So everybody has smashing New Year's Eve plans, right? Parties galore. Exotic trips. Romantic interludes. Smashed might be more like it. Worried the Y2K bug could rain more havoc than the seven deadly plagues, employers and government agencies are turning into party poopers. They're asking employees to be on riot alert, to check in, to stand by, to stay sober, to come to work on -- of all nights -- New Year's Eve ... Billy Mughal of Dataforce Corp., a computer-consulting firm in Miami working with Y2K issues, is putting the biggest party of his life on hold, much to his fiancée's chagrin. Mughal and his intended, both British natives, had planned to marry and honeymoon in England over the Christmas vacation. Not any more. As the new year rings in, Mughal expects to be tied to his cell phone, or biting his fingernails at a client's office. "We're still planning to do the deed, so to speak," he said. But the honeymoon is canceled and his fiancée is not pleased. "She's not a techie, so she doesn't understand." Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Ernesto Duarte dreamed up glorious plans for the millennium. He hoped to jet to Spain with his wife and two children, ages 5 and 8. "I figured my kids were old enough to enjoy something special and momentous like this," Duarte said. Although he is in law enforcement, he did not think all 250 troopers in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties would be on call that week. He should have. This month, FHP announced it will go into Alpha-Romeo or "riot" mode, which means everybody is working and all vacations or days off are canceled. For many companies, vacation time is off-limits in December. Key computer personnel and technical workers will be on-site or on call. Many executives will be on alert. Some companies are even planning New Year's Eve parties at nearby hotels so critical employees can respond quickly. Scott Wyman, a spokesman for Illinois-based Motorola Corp., which has offices in West Palm Beach and Miami Beach, already is changing his New Year's plans. "I always spend New Year's Eve in Naples, where my parents have a place, but not this year," he said. "I'll be close to home that day, on call." Motorola just canceled most year-end vacations, even for employees with non-critical jobs. And memos will soon be going out to those who will welcome the millennium at their desks. The Broward County Sheriff's Office just restricted leave order for its 3,400 employees. ... sun-sentinel.com Hope they had trip cancellation insurance policies. Cheryl