First of all, I want to thank Rod for starting this new forum. It will be a great new tool for everyone who is trying to keep informed on y2k; we can all use someplace to "vent" about more personal subjects!(posted 9452 days ago)I guess I'm just feeling like I'm in a little over my head with this whole thing. I'm a 24 year old college student on a VERY tight budget. I've just recently become informed about how dismal the outlook is for y2k, and I thank God that my immediate family is approaching the matter as seriously as I am. We're all working together to get prepared for this, each of us taking on different tasks (e.i., I am EMT certified, so I'm in charge of getting together any kind of medical/hygiene supplies.)
I went to Costco today and spent several hours wandering up and down the aisles, making mental lists of what I need to buy, and trying not to panic. I've heard from many sources that things could start breaking down, shortages could start happening the beginning of 1999, only six short months away. How on earth am I going to be able to buy everything that I need for an emergency situation that will last an indefinite period of time, possibly years? How many packages of vitamins do I buy, how many cases of soap, how many bottles of aspirin?! What is too much, what is too little, and HOW DO I AFFORD IT ALL?!?
I'm sure that there are quite a few people that are dealing with the same delimma. But as the whole situation sinks in more and more, I have to fight the urge that much harder to not panic. I realize that I'm in a much better situation than a lot of people because my family is all working together and we can pool our resources together. I've read about too many people that can't convince anyone around them to believe that we could be heading for such a crisis, and I'm grateful that my family is so openminded. But it's still scary.
Okay, I think I feel better. I've vented. Thanks to whoever had the patience to read all of that. :)
Keep positive thoughts- Amanda