Thomas F. Maher, Jr. wrote:
>
> | ECONOMIST PREDICTS Y2K PROBLEM WILL CAUSE RECESSION
>
> *shudder* Don't know about you, but I am not quite sure that many companies
> are going to be able to fix this problem by the deadline...
>
> I was wondering, if there was a Y2K survival guide... what would be in it?
> What would be the worst case scenario?
Everything stops <g> ...planes, phones, cars, etc.
> Should you start investing in hard currency, such as gems and jewelry?
> Stock up on canned goods? Keep paper currency inside a mattress?... then
> again, a -recession- isn't as bad as a -Depression-.
Well, a recession is one step /before/ a depression.
> I know that in December of 1999 I will be taking a little holiday from
> computers. Make sure I am sitting home with the family, watching the ball
> drop on T.V.
>
> Funny how since in the past couple of decades, more and more things rely on
> computers, as if they were a panacea for the worlds ills... from chips in
> cars, to ATMs.
Yes, TJ -- and it's my VERY rudimentary understanding that it is these
-- non-desktop-or-mainframe computer applications -- where a lot of the
risk lies. Stuff that's hard-coded, like elevator repair times.
I know Rich keeps saying it's a 'no-brainer' .... but he's one of the
few folks saying this. I'm sure that there are suits on the lecture
circuit making $ preying on fears -- that seems to be human nature (just
listen/watch commercials for a day-- how many of them are using some
kind of "fear" to sell their product?).
And, of course those 'scare tactic' people keep sending mail to elderly
folks like my folks ..now /that/ ticks me off more than the suits on
circuit.
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Kathy E. Gill
http://www.dotparagon.com/aboutgill.html
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Ghandi
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