When my Netscape browser default came up this afternoon, I noticed a Y2K link, so I clicked on it and then clicked on through to Y2K Specialist.com.

There, under the title of "What do you Think?" are numerous reader submissions about preparedness, opinions as to the severity of coming problems, etc.

Most of the submissions look like they were written by denizens of this forum. I certainly didn't expect to find those kinds of comments on a site linked to Netscape.

SPECIALIST
-- Vic (Rdrunner@internetwork.net), June 24, 1999

Answers

Well, that didn't work.

The address is y2kspecialist.com/y2kopinions/index.htm

-- Vic (Rdrunner@internetwork.net), June 24, 1999.

Sorry Vic that link isn't working

-- (tedjennings@business.net), June 24, 1999.

Try here:

http://y2kspecialist.com/Y2Kopinions/index.htm

(The "Y" and "K" apparently need to be upper case.)

LunaC

-- LunaC (LunaC@moon.com), June 24, 1999.

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-- Vic (Rdrunner@internetwork.net), June 24, 1999.

Definatley has a grim tone to the site. Not exactly people who come across as doombrooders but I was especially interested by the post from the grocery store manager. How he said it would be impossible to compile a 7000 item list over the phone manually, reading off ten digit numbers for every item.

Those kind of things are what scare me the most. Or as Major Thomas B. "Tommy" McGuire (USAAF) said...

"It's always the one you don't see that gets you"

-- (tedjennings@business.net), June 24, 1999.

"... but I was especially interested by the post from the grocery store manager. How he said it would be impossible to compile a 7000 item list over the phone manually, reading off ten digit numbers for every item. "

Anything that gets rid of a whole grocery store aisle of different "flavors" and combinations of cat food and dog food can't be all bad. A lot of pussies' pussies are going to have to learn to eat rats instead of "Fancy Feast". That will get rid of 1000 items right there.

Then there's another whole row (500 items) of soft drinks.

Then there's the 50 different sizes and gender specific diapers, for crap's sake.

Bottom line -- of those 7000 items, 6000 could be shitcanned and only the yuppies would miss them.

-- A (A@AisA.com), June 24, 1999.

Your right about that A

You ask any Russian how many different types of laundry detergent that have to choose from and mostly they'll say:

"Vat iz, theez... deeter-gent?"

Time for the world to cash in that reality check.

-- (I'm with@ A.com), June 24, 1999.

Yes, but cut out all of those different brands, and cut out alot of jobs.

-- Dian (bdp@accessunited.com), June 24, 1999.

The reason why there are so many jobs in our booming economy is covered in the post above by Jack about our failing fiat economy. You print more money every time someone is short and before you know it there is an excess of worthless money. But of course there is that period of "promiscuity" that we all enjoy... you know, having the choice between 40 brands of laundry detergent. And of course it all sounds great. More jobs, better economy... until whoops! We get called to back up our Promise to Pay Notes and there isn't anything to pay with except more fake money. Yeah that routine gets old quick.

-- (leaglized theft@ no wait. I mean fiat money), June 24, 1999.

I'd been noticing the ridiculous amount of choices on grocery shelves for some time now, but the clincher was when I saw bubble gum being sold out of a bandaid tin.

Can you say absurdity? How about Insanity?

-- Globe (globe-ular@bigfoot.com), June 25, 1999.

What! No more flavored water bottles with hand pleasing shapes??? (stole that from Milne)

One thing that I think we fail to grasp when we are walking around Walmarts and Home Depots that seem so stocked to the gills with stuff, is that even if 90% of the stuff is available, if 10% is not, and enough of that is critical items, having the rest of the stuff stacked to the ceiling will do absolutely no good at all. Like the GM plant strike on a general consumer level.

-- a (a@a.a), June 25, 1999.