FW: Re. chat: Y2k clarification

Subject: FW: Re. chat: Y2k clarification
From: Marsha Kamish <MKamish -at- STEWART -dot- COM>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1999 08:13:56 -0600

Forwarded to the list by order of Steven J. Owens! ;)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven J. Owens [SMTP:puff -at- netcom -dot- com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 1999 12:54 AM
> To: MKamish -at- STEWART -dot- COM
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> Subject: Re: Re. chat: Y2k clarification
>
> Marsha Kamish, post the following advice from Geoff Hart,
> on what do do around the turn of Y2K:
>
> > [...keep paper copies of your financial docs...]
> > [...stock up on cash in case the banks are down...]
> > [...stock up on water...]
> > [...stock up food...]
>
> All good ideas in general, and certainly good for around Y2K.
>
> On food... I remember seeing a quote one that "civilization as we
> know it is three days from starvation", meaning that a sudden collapse
> of the infrastructure would result in 90% of the population starving
> inside of three days. An interesting thought to keep in mind as you
> debate the "end of the world".
>
> > Y2K is not going to be the collapse of civilisation... more like a
> > moderately bad hurricane, if that.
>
> Sure, _going through Y2K_ will probably seem like weathering a
> moderately bad hurricane, sure. Now imagine a moderately bad
> hurricane hitting most of the "first world" (i.e. everybody "advanced"
> enough to be susceptible to Y2K problems) at the same time... what
> happens afterward? The economic impact is what I'm most afraid of.
> Even the economic impact of the WORRY over Y2K is going to be scary.
>
> Steven J. Owens
> puff -at- netcom -dot- com

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