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        Exactly.  Minor glitches.

        Most things would have still gone on just fine with some minor glitches
if we hadn't seen so much money spent on Y2K "fixes."  Witness Russia, which
spent a fraction of what we did--lots of "experts" warned that we would be
burned by Russia's problems--but seems to have flown through just fine.

        Still, many of the repairs were necessary, especially for industries
and businesses that consider accurate records crucial.  There was a certain
level of repair that was necessary.  However, all of the hype urging the
hording of water, food, money, etc was a complete crock of drek.

                                        -Tim

Wisconsin family spent dlrs 20,000 preparing for Y2K

Updated 1:45 AM ET January 2, 2000
HUDSON, Wisconsin (AP) - Dennis Olson is a little disappointed: After all, he
spent dlrs 20,000 on food, drinking water, medical supplies and a generator to
prepare for Y2K-related chaos that never happened on New Year's Day.
"It's a little bittersweet to see it end this way," said Olson, a 41-year-old
electrical engineer and computer consultant.

Olson, who has a wife and two ***-age sons, feared the Y2K computer bug might
bring power shortages or water-system failures or even government-imposed
martial law. He said he logged more than 1,000 hours on the Internet chatting
with like-minded survivalists.

"I studied everything there was to know about the power grid, the just-in-time
supply system, fuel shipments, food storage, communications and martial law,"
he said. "I even have a medical kit equipped for minor surgery."

As for the 175 pounds (79 kilograms) of pasta, 50 bars of soap, nine tubes of
toothpaste and other supplies - they may be needed yet, Olson said Saturday.

"This is hardly over," he said. "Thank God, we got through to night. I did the
happy dance. But I don't think we're out of the woods until May or June. Plenty
of computer problems can turn up between now and then."

If they don't, Olson said he would likely donate some provisions to
organizations serving the needy.

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"trust the government?? what are you, some kind of moron?"