I would like to read some thoughts about post 2000 employment. If y2k turns into a melt down, what are some income ideas post 01-01-2000?

-- Scotty (BLehman202@aol.com), February 18, 1999

Answers

Blacksmith. Farrier. Wheelwright. Cooper. Veterinary. Truck gardening.

There must be more....

-- Tom Carey (tomcarey@mindspring.com), February 18, 1999.

Distillery, trader, information source (stock LOTS of odd and obscure books on how to do this and that), forager (wild plants, herbs, mushrooms), herbalist/"doctor"

-- Jon Williamson (pssomerville@sprintmail.com), February 18, 1999.

"God knows there are alot of delusional people but please try and keep a grip."

Nice to see that you have toned-down a bit. I guess if Milne can, anyone can...

-- Anonymous99 (Anonymous99@anonymous.com), February 18, 1999.

AES CAN you here me??? WHY ARE you acting FOOLISH???? HOW is it that yoU CANNoT SEE THE INTeRCONNECTIONS???? I AGRee that it is NOT WRITTEN IN STONE THat THE WORLD WILL END!!!! OnLY FOOLS ARE so sure of THE END, DO YOU AgREE WITH THaT???? IF indeed OnLY FOOLS THINK tHUS AboUT the end is 100 PerCENT LIKLy, IS NOT THE inVERSE ALSO TRUE??? AREnot those who deLUDE THEMSELVES THAT NoTHING Will happen FOOLISH AS WELL????/ DONOT BE FOOLISH!!! WHY do you tormenT DieTERS BRAiN???

-- Dieter (questions@toask.com), February 18, 1999.

Well.... since computers have been so good for me for the past 20 years, I see no real reason to change. Heck, I am not qualified to do anything else.... hehehe... But if I had to reach so far back into the past to come up with a career.... housewife, gardener, tailor. Many things come to mind actually. I have no limits as to what I can do, and will not make any selection until I am forced into making one.

-- (cannot-say@this.time), February 18, 1999.

I'm gonna be a SPIN-DOCTOR! Seems to be the best paying job around, good hours, high in-demand for sure!

-- Buffalo Bob (buff@hal.com), February 18, 1999.

really, given the conditional "if" in the original question, this is a good area for thought. My daughter plans on becoming a beekeeper. In the short term (years ++ maybe) sugar/sweets and beeswax are valuable items. Not to mention the pollination benefits to your garden.

-- Jon Williamson (pssomerville@sprintmail.com), February 18, 1999.

Buggy whip maker.

Jeannie

-- jhollander (hollander@ij.net), February 18, 1999.

AES2010, Look at the whole picture you stupid cock sucker

-- gldjgjr (ghdada@jkssahd.com), February 18, 1999.

DiETER thE MeatER bEATer:
"Heaven" help me. You're becoming my favorite troll. Of course, that's because some consider me a troll.

Anyway:
Metals (gold silver) assayist (coin verification)
Munitions expert
Gunsmith
Hooker
Bicycle repair
Automobile conversion to carbs and methane power
Doctoring
agricultural consultant
animal husbandry consultant
etc. (look in the survival books for specific skills -- those with 5% more knowledge than someone else on anything is an expert)

-- a (A@AisA.com), February 18, 1999.

Dieter, you must do someting about your keyboard. I believe your SHIFT key might be sticking a little. ;)

-- Codejockey (codejockey@geek.com), February 18, 1999.

AES: Good to see you have now begun to argue points rather than flame. A debate is kind of pointless without opposing views. But as things quiet down to a dull roar along comes an ass like "gdr..." to stir the pot. Ignore the child.

-- Fenceman (anon2@anon.com), February 18, 1999.

Sorry its "gld...". Anyway you know who I mean.

-- Fenceman (Anon2@anon.com), February 18, 1999.

wandering minstrel. I can't afford to give food to most beggars, but if you came around with a guitar to sing for your supper, I'd give ya some. Ideally, you could make a regular circuit of several homesteads (who could invite their neighbors over), or perform at the local market. You'd get more food etc. per preformance that way.

Music is a technological thing these days, but that doesn't mean we have to lose it. Even very poor or primative societies had bards.

It's easy to forget that until recently people only heard music at concerts or church, unless they made it themselves. Music-on-demand is a modern luxury....

-- y2kbiker (y2kbiker@bellatlantic.net), February 24, 1999.