y2k dilema

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I posted a querie on the site Countryside.com. It was suggested I come here and post it again. I'm quite computer illiterate and not sure how to download things from one site to another(or if you even can). If anyone has time, my question is one "the y2k dillema". Please come and take a look.(so I don't have to type it all again.) Thanks ahead of time. And thank you to PH for the direction to this forum.

-- (suzbiz98@yahoo.com), October 03, 1999

Answers

the site http://www.Countryside.com is a mortgage lender not a forum

-- marsh (armstrng@sisqtel.net), October 03, 1999.

Sorry, but the site countryside.com came up as a real estate site so I have no idea what you are asking. If you have a question or information about y2k preparations then you have come to the right place. Don't worry about your skills, you will pick up the computer how-to quick enough.

-- Carol (glear@usa.net), October 03, 1999.

This group will be more than glad to help. Old one & Taz will help you they seem to catch the problem.

-- && (&&@.&&.&), October 03, 1999.

I believe the website he has in mind is countrysidemag.com

Gerald

-- Gerald R. Cox (grcox@internetwork.net), October 03, 1999.


From Gerald,

I went to the site mentioned above and here's what it contained to save everyone else the trouble of wading to it. Here's the questions and answers till now.

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Hi! I will get right to my point. My mind is whirling with the y2k delema. As a child, my life was that of constant change, as it was for all of you, I'm quite sure. As a young 15 year old bride, I was in the midst of a world changing ever faster. Bearing three beautiful children, a divorce, remarraige and many jobs to boot, I feel like I wheeled my way through life without even taking a rare chance to smell one single blossom of a rose bush. I guess I'm not terribly good at getting right to the point here, am I? I am 38 and have had some very strange things happening to me for the past couple of years. Call it an awakening or a little of that enlightening thing. It has been scary, yet, a blessing. I stop and smell every rose that I see now, if you get my drift. I love life more now than I ever remember. I am confused though. I have been brought up in a world where materialism was my mothers middle name. She pulverized me with "you should have" and "you should buy" and "you should get". I feel terribly ignorant, and to tell you the truth, down right scared of facing my future without some words of wisdom from all of you wonderful people of whom have been sharing your lives through the pages of Countryside. I have been trying to prepare, yet I feel I'm just not atuned enough to really know what goes into being prepared for such a change in life. There is a chance, although hectic and too industrialized in this day of "technological boom", that things may not change. Although there is quite a desperate need in this gross society for a drastic change, I would not want ill fate to befall on my fellow man. I haven't come to terms with the fact that if something drastic does happen, many of our family members and good friends could be overcome by illness, and yes, even death. I need help in understanding what it is I need to be prepared. I am going to be a very young grandmother this December and then again in February 2000. I need to prepare for not just my husband and I, but for my three grown children and my two future grand kids. I would like to know how much water I will need for 6 adults and 2 babies. Food! What should I have stored. I wasn't able to can anything this year. Our garden was a victim of draught and bugs.....BIG bugs. I will be attending the farmers market every weekend till it is closed to buy foods for canning. What type of medical supplies...gas...generator....tissue-toilet paper...etc. Please help!!!! Forever a friend to those in need, Sue

-- september hetherington (suzbiz98@yahoo.com), September 30, 1999

Answers

Hi- Since the year 2000 is so close I think I would begin by going on a trial run for one weekend or so to see how it goes, for example: fill some jugs with water and see how much your family uses in two or three days. Do not use any electrical appliances, this will alert you to other things you might need and hadn't thought about:(can openers, candles, lanterns, etc.)and give you a general idea of how much. I would also think about what is NECESSARY as opposed to convenient, namely food, shelter, water, sanitation, etc. Hope this helps.

-- Marci (ajourend@libby.org), October 01, 1999.

My colledge age kids came home one weekend and told me Y2K is a hoax. They are better "educated" than me, so they aught to know. I went over to the elctric box and turned off the main breaker. OOPS! Hey, the lights went out. Light a candle. I want to wash my hair. Use the solar shower. I'm hungry. Buld a fire, and make some soup out of a couple of jars of that canned stuff in the cellar. I can't play video games. How about Scrabble. Truth is nodody knows what will happen from one day to the next, and you can get so trapped in worrying about the possibilities that it immobilises you. Concentrate on stregnth, not weakness or fear or dread. If you were strong enough to have all those babies, and go through what life has given you to this point, then you are strong enough to handle whatever happens. The idea from the last letter was good. Turn off your power and see what happens. Keep things in order: shelter,water,food,clothing. Keep thing simple. Don't forget that love and prayer can go a long way even if you have nothing else. Good luck.

-- Craig Oxendine (sox@threewings.com), October 01, 1999.

Don't worry about Y2K as the crisis to prepare for, disasters can happen anytime. Natural disaster, a serious illness, economic problems, war. The best things to have with you are skills, knowledge and faith. For a shopping list try FEMA brochures and a book called Making the Best of Basics, a catalogue from Ready Made Resources and one from Lehman's (even though I hear they are out of stock on most practical items). But first CALM DOWN.

-- Kendy Sawyer (sweetfire@grove.net), October 01, 1999.

Sue, I can understand your reaction of fear and panic. Last November my own frightened "voice" was heard in the pages of Countryside. Many emails and letters full of simple tips were sent my way. But, the most important and simple one was sent by many people. DO SOMETHING! Anything small or large goes a long way to calming you down. I've created a stash of food and other sundries as they go on sale. This does not just sit there waiting for the 'sky to fall'. Even my husband is greatful for this resource when for whatever reason our money is low we know where to go. Y2K or not I intend to keep rotating and using this tip. There are many other things that I have completed in a years time but, nothing feels as good as just doing something. Check out www.keeper.com for a true rubber cup for your menstrual needs. It lasts 10 years or more, is comfortable and again y2k or not it's just a smart move. God bless. Pam

-- Pam Pitts (msjanedoe@hotmail.com), October 01, 1999.

I think don't panic and get overwhelmed where you can't do nothing, is the best advice. At this point you can't get it all done. Start out trying to get a week ahead, then try for two weeks, then a month. Don't go in debt trying to stock up, thinking the world is going to end and it won't matter. Cause, it may not be that bad and then you will have a hard time paying the bills.

-- Kellie Duncan (ckduncan@earthlink.net), October 01, 1999.

September,

Check out these Lusenet forums: TimeBomb 2000 and Time Bomb 2000 Preparation. You get to them by clicking on LUSENET, above, and then clicking on the forum names.

Intelligent, supportive on-line community. Forum takes y2k very seriously.

-- PH (ag3@interlog.com), October 02, 1999.

Sue,

Check out these Lusenet forums: TimeBomb 2000 and Time Bomb 2000 Preparation. You get to them by clicking on LUSENET, above, and then clicking on the forum names.

Intelligent, supportive on-line community. Forum takes y2k very seriously. If you put your post (the same one) there, you'll get lots and lots of help quickly.

Best of luck,

-- PH (ag3@interlog.com), October 02, 1999.

I recommend the website www.y2kwomen.com for information. There is a lot of good information in it plus links to other sites for information. I would go to the back issues, starting with #1, and start reading. The author of the site, Karen Anderson, has a saying, "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." Try to do one thing to prepare every day. Good luck.

-- J. E. Froelich (dragnfly@chorus.net), October 03, 1999.

-- Gerald R. Cox (grcox@internetwork.net), October 03, 1999.



Look at the thread

14 Days of Preparation

That Stan posts to both this forum and the TB2000 forum. It gives you a good idea of what you need to set aside for the first two weeks. Work on that, and then increase your preparations as you have money and time.

-- de (delewis@XOUTinetone.net), October 03, 1999.


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