It is very realistic. He may be overly optomistic that the banks will function until 12-26-99 due to panics before then. He also does not discuss martial law, National Guard activitation recently discussed here, and fuel shortages, railroad computer problems etc. which may be why he considered this to be a best case scenario. The Y2k glitches which will cause severe shortages of coal for power plants and the resulting electricity shortages shortly after 1-1-2000. His excellent analysis is posted at http://206.67.59.5/wwwboard13/messages/224

-- Steve (sfennel@nettally.com), January 15, 1999

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Add to this: the depression wasn't that bad - except for the poverty. or: WWII would have been great - except for all the killing involved.

Pris, in Bladerunner: "We're stupid, and we're going to die."

E.

-- E. Coli (nunayo@beeswax.com), January 15, 1999.

"But apart from that, how did you like the play, Mrs. Lincoln ?"

-- Blue Himalayan (bh@k2.y), January 15, 1999.

How about you idiots kill yourselves now and avoid the holiday rush?

-- Mojo Rising (Yesca@HT.com), January 15, 1999.

Got URL not found. Can I get a link

-- Linda A. (adahi@muhlon.com), January 15, 1999.