And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: In the past few months I have been contacted by several people concerning Y2K and what I thought might happen, was I preparing? did they need to be concerned? How bad did I think it would be? They have a MAC and therefore are not concerned..don't worry "they" will fix it..(whoever 'they' is supposed to be).. Well, like everyone else, all I can do is read everything I can find and make my own guesses. I think, perhaps, those accustomed to think about the connectedness of all things, maybe have a better foundation for understanding this web of things. As the situation began to filter into main stream media, there was first, the wild eyed survivalist stories, next the average neighbor stockpiling food and local churches canning for their congregations, finally CEOs of corporations speaking of how far behind everything is as far as getting things fixed by this immovable deadline, words like "triage" crept into vocabularies. As fears of bank runs and stock market crashes became more realistic, smooth talking politicians spoke up with "don't worry...we are prepared to enter the new millennium with a minimum of problems", but the SEC reportings and senate testimony belies these words. They are in trouble and they know it. Good news...the social Security administration says they are compliant (more or less...they have 33 million lines of code in state related computers that are not part of this statement...nor is the intracomputer communications between programs, nor is the agency that actually issues checks from the Social Security Agency)... Please SEE: http://www.kiyoinc.com/WRP106.HTM for a report on the current realities of the agriculture situation and make your own decisions.. http://www.y2ktimebomb.com/Tip/Lord/lord9901.htm Comment: Jim Lord reports on a WFS meeting. He says that 60% of the attendees are in the "what do we do now" stage. This is from Westergaard's site. * * * * * * * * Of the 130 plus attendees at the conference, more than a third were from the business community. Sectors represented included Banking, Finance, Real Estate, Consulting, Technology, Health Care, and Insurance. . . . One of the largest groups (17 attendees) was from our own federal government. Organizations included the Defense Intelligence Agency, the House of Representatives, the US Air Force, the Labor Department, the National Guard, FEMA, the Library of Congress, the US Coast Guard, USIA, and the General Accounting Office. There was nobody there from the White House. Three police departments were represented (Honolulu, Tulsa, and Long Beach) along with several city and county governments and one high school. Nine members of the press (Internet, newspaper, magazine, television and radio) were there. And fourteen of the attendees were "just plain folks." In short order it was obvious that this group had not come to gather evidence about Y2K. They were not in the stage of trying to decide if there was something to this "computer thing." This bunch was all finished with denial and anger and all that other stuff. They wanted to talk about what to do. They came wearing jeans and gloves and wanting to know where the shovels and axes were kept. In a show-of-hands survey, about sixty percent of the audience felt Y2K would be a "very big deal," thirty five percent voted for "a big deal" and perhaps five percent thought "just a blip." Some of the highlights: John L. Petersen, President of the Arlington Institute and author of The Road to 2015: Profiles of the Future said, "Y2K is the jewel in the next stage of human development. It is global in scale, potentially disastrous and inherently out of control." Michael Harden, President and CEO of Century Technology Services, Inc. and author of two Y2K books, compared Y2K to the great Yellow Fever epidemic that struck the Mississippi Valley in 1878. The deadly disease, carried by mosquitoes, broke out on the Gulf Coast and slowly worked its way up the river to Memphis, Tennessee. The people in that city knew in advance that the epidemic was on its way. They knew approximately when it would arrive. They knew it would kill them. The government and the media said, "Don't panic. Everything will be all right." Relieved by these assurances, most stayed in the city. (The government would never let something like that happen. Besides, Bill Gates' grandfather will get it fixed.) Fifty-five percent of the population died. Many Catholic nuns chose to remain to give aid and comfort to those afflicted with the disease. Most of them perished and today they are known as the "Martyrs of Memphis." The city was disestablished as a political entity and was not re-chartered for fourteen years. . . . On the second day, Dr. Harrison Fox, Professional Staff, U.S House of Representatives, subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology (Rep. Steven Horn's subcommittee) gave what many considered the most sobering session of the conference. Dr. Fox indicated that, By this time next year, the panic factor will be in full force and rationing will be in effect. Of great concern are DOD, FAA (them pesky guys again) healthcare and state and local governments (especially water systems). Within DOD, nuclear weapons management and logistics systems were cited as most critical. Three of the five oil refineries in Venezuela (which provides some seventeen percent of the oil supply in the United States) will not be compliant in time and will have to be shut down. These and other problems "will lead to disruptions" in the flow of oil. Medicare will "fail massively." The State Department is still in the "Quill and Scroll" age Unsatisfactory performance in dealing with Y2K is indicative of the poor management systems and practices in use in the federal government. A comprehensive national level strategy is still needed. Everyone needs to prepare for Y2K and they need to start now. . . . <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-=>>>> If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.... African Proverb <<<<=-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-=>>>> IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW...." Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
