Sorry to use scare headline,but, I did it to make a very important point....when you first read the headline,didn't it make your heart jump a bit? Suddenly, something that has a 90% chance of not happening seems like terrifingly bad odds. So when we "doomers" talk about preparations, we are simply acting on possibilities put forth by many experts and people who should know what they are talking about. So what if the preponderence of opinion leans to a BITR? If we could place percentage of a Y2K disaster at only 5%, wouldn't you prepare? It seems to me that the mere fact that several 'experts' have concluded that there is even a possibility of a disaster of this magnitude, it should frighten us all.So what if the pollies are betting on the odds being in their favor (I'm not saying they are ). As long as there is a fractional possibility of the type of problems this could cause, how can you not prepare wuthout worrying about the fact that your family may not survive because you didn't prepare? The pollies aren't enemies... we should continue to to try to convince everyone to prepare for the coming unkown.

-- citizen (lost@sea.com), October 24, 1999

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Yeah, but they'll probably hit some third world country.....and not affect us. We're meteor compliant...100 percent!!!

-- Jay Urban (JAYHO99@AOL.COMj), October 25, 1999.

Well, ten percent ain't real bad odds. Let's just wait and see what happens. Then we can fix it - after it hits. No use stirring up the great unwashed masses - might cause bank runs and disturb the economy.

-- April (Alwzapril@home.com), October 25, 1999.

"If we could place percentage of a Y2K disaster at only 5%"

There is no such pecentage for Y2K, and yes I would be prepared, because Im prepared for Earthquakes, storms, and other types of disruptions. Preparedness isn't just about Y2K. Y2K is just another in a long list of possible reasons to have emergency items in your homes. When people figure this out we will live in a much stronger, safer world.

-- Cory Hill (coryh@strategic-services.net), October 25, 1999.