The only reason why Y2K wasn't a huge disaster was that the governments and businesses spent billions of dollars preparing for it.
--- In [email protected], off_world_beings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is not the chicken little > > yk2 shit. The agreement amongst scientist that this is the > greatest danger > > humanity has ever faced is universal>>> > > > Not true. This is typical mis-quoting. Scientists have said that it > COULD pose the greatest threat, IF it mutates,and then only IF it is > a strain that is effortlessly and easily spread from human to human, > and IF it is deadly in such a scenario. IF all these 4 hurdles are > met, THEN it COULD pose a big threat to society. > > I bet your friend there WAS a true believer in Y2K disaster. I bet > he still has stocks of steamed rice and tinned garbonzo beans left > over from the stockpile he made before Y2k. > > At worst the bird flu will make it faster to get through shopping > lines in the supermarket due to there being a few less old ladies > who will have moved on to better dimensions and higher worlds of > bliss. > > OffWorld > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
