Subj : Y2K power failure?  ;-} (flamebait?)
To   : Russ Johnson
From : Everett Hertenstein
Date : Wed Jul 19 2000 11:47 am

Russ Johnson wrote in a message to Melvin Ahching:

> Gawd! I'm surprised this area is still going.... Y2K turned out to be the
> biggest joke of the year.....hahahahahah

 RJ> So are you just posting flame bait, or are you serious?

At least, he posted _something_.  There hasn't been a post in the area in over 
30 days.  That includes a moderator's posting rules.  If there has been a 
posting, it didn't make it to net 116.

The it looks from here, the area *isn't* still going if you assume that *going* 
implies that people are posting messages here.

I had my few little problems with Fidonet Point software but nothing beyond 
that.

My preparations for y2k, excluding getting patches for Point programs, 
consisted of planning to draw some jugs of water.  At the last minute, I forgot 
to do that.  I already had blankets, canned and frozen foods. candles, 
kerosene, a heater, and lamps so I figured I could muddle through a brief spell 
of whatever glitches might come along.  

I thought it was rather nice that the changeover was made in a relatively 
uneventful manner.

I don't really see a basis for flames in Melvin Aching's message.  One way of 
looking at it, y2k was a big joke.  OTOH, a lot of people spent a lot of money 
on items they didn't need.


   Everett
       Internet:  evhert@juno.com 
--- timEd 1.10.y2k
 * Origin:  My Point   -=-   Nashville TN., USA (1:116/35.4)

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