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-- wah (trustisamanysplendored@thetruth.com), December 13, 1999

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By the way, I haven't made any specific predictions either, except to say that if Y2K turns out to be "nothing", I'll be amazed. And you can take that to the bank!

-- Steve Heller (stheller@koyote.com), December 13, 1999.

-- in (inoino@mybunker.com), December 13, 1999.

While we're on the subject, let's talk about your friend cpr's latest wacko conclusion--that "a" is "Gary North's EY **screen name**" and that Lisa is a "Northite assistant."

http://stand77.com/wwwboard/messages/6649.html

-- Bunkerites are (always@right.NOT!), December 13, 1999.

"a" is Gary North??!? Muahahahahaha!! If we still have talk radio in the Year 2000, I vote for cpr as a guest of the Art Bell show. ROFLMAO!!

-- (TrollPatrol@sheesh.now), December 13, 1999.

"On January first, there'll be a spike of errors in process control systems that will cause widespread power outages, communication outage s, and other immediate effects. However, some power companies will manage to keep the power on in many places, and many people will breathe a sigh of relief.

Unfortunately, this relief will turn out to be premature. Over the next several weeks, breaks in the supply chains to the power companies, primarily fuel supplies, will result in a gradual degradation of the infrastructure. Water treatment plants will run out of supplies, hospitals will stop functioning properly due to lack of drugs and other supplies, and this will be repeated in every industry. The economy will grind to a halt.

But the most serious problem, in the north at least, will be frozen pipes. If the power's off for more than a few days in the middle of winter in Detroit, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and other northern tier cities, they'll be devastated by frozen water pipes and sewer line backups. Plague will follow shortly. Most of the inhabitants of the northern cities will die within a matter of a few weeks, from cold, disease, fires started in an attempt to keep warm, or random violence."

Steve Heller - July 1999

-- Mystery Man (mysterious@man.org), December 13, 1999.

DELETE

-- (DELETE@DELETE.DELETE), December 13, 1999.

What's Bradley's term, the "Flaming Revisionist Riverboat to Richmond"? (Please, though, make it Richmond, IN)

Re: tips for apartment dwellers?

> I live in an apartment building in Pittsburgh. Can someone tell me some
> other things I can do to prepare in addition to storing food? Thanks!

Yes. You can move out of the city. Otherwise, your chance of survival is just about nil.

Re: How long will the disruptions last?

I'm predicting several years to decades before "the world sort of as we know it" returns. Life will never be the same, but then it never is anyway.

Re: Problems with banks? Yea or nay

>Question 1: Will any US bank fail due to internal Y2K
>failures?

Yes.

>Question 2: Will there be bank runs in the US between now
>and January 15, 2000?

Yes.

-- Hoffmeister (hoff_meister@my-deja.com), December 13, 1999.

Who really cares at this point ?

Whatever it is...

Whether it is a mighty sword coming to strike, or a perpetual weakness induced into our country...it is coming.

-- snooze button (alarmclock_2000@yahoo.com), December 13, 1999.

Heller is just another hypocrite. He not only made predictions, he made statements like ''The good news? You (and all the other pollyannas who have your head stuck in the sand) will stop consuming valuable resources, like air.'' He also responds to ad hominem with more of the same AND libel to boot.

He will be hiding out under the same rock as Gary North, Ed Yourdon, Hyatt, Hamisaki and the rest next year.

who really cares about losers like this?

-- Don't Waste Time (with@pathetic.cretins), December 13, 1999.

Awww, how about one more?

From a USA Today article:

Don't hold breath for Y2K disaster

"First, the bad news: this problem is real, very big, and isn't going to be fixed in time," he wrote. "There is no likelihood whatsoever that the banking system is going to make it, nor the power grid as a whole. Therefore, we are in for a major disaster. The good news? You (and all the other pollyannas who have your head stuck in the sand) will stop consuming valuable resources, like air. Too bad that you may convince others not to protect themselves as well, but I guess that's another example of Darwinism in action. By the way, I am a computer programmer with almost 30 years experience in the field, and I have nothing to sell regarding Y2K. I wonder if you can twist that into some reason that my opinions should be disregarded?"

-- Hoffmeister (hoff_meister@my-deja.com), December 13, 1999.

In case no one has figured it out yet, Mystery Man is the beloved Y2K Pro!!

-- SgtSchultz (SgtHansSchultz@stalag13.com), December 13, 1999.

Thanks for the citation, Hoffy. I couldn't find it on my Web site because it wasn't there. As I suspected, it was in response to an extremely stupid article attacking anyone who prepares for problems as "Y2Krackpots". Here is the citation for the original article. I stand by my comment to him also.

Now I know what's going to happen: the attack Pollys are going to twist this into some kind of threat to Mr. Meddis. It is nothing of the kind; it is a mere opinion that a world without him is better than a world with him. Any of you who have never had such an opinion are welcome to criticize me. I don't expect much response to this, however.

-- Steve Heller (stheller@koyote.com), December 13, 1999.

Oh, one more thing. I'm not going to bother to respond to people who hide behind a pseudonym to attack me. If they really stand behind what they say, let them say it with their names attached to it as I do.

-- Steve Heller (stheller@koyote.com), December 13, 1999.

Well said, Steve!!! People should give their real names and e-mail addresses or not bother to post!!!!

-- King of Spain (madrid@aol.cum), December 13, 1999.

Curious, Steve, why you consider your own words to be an "attack" on you.

But then, I guess you won't be responding.....

-- Hoffmeister (hoff_meister@my-deja.com), December 13, 1999.

I guess "Hoffmeister" isn't really standing behind what he's saying. He can just disappear if TSHTF. POOF, no more Hoffmeister. He won't have to face the music.

-- Fed Up (fedup@sickofpollys.com), December 14, 1999.

Curious, Steve, why you consider your own words to be an "attack" on you.

But then, I guess you won't be responding.....

-- Hoffmeister (hoff_meister@my-deja.com), December 13, 1999.

I wasn't referring to you, Hoffy; first of all, I have your real email address and have had cordial discussions with you,, and second, I don't consider my own words to be an attack on me. However, if you consider yourself an "attack polly", I'll take you at your word.

-- Steve Heller (stheller@koyote.com), December 14, 1999.

Well said, Steve!!! People should give their real names and e-mail addresses or not bother to post!!!!

-- King of Spain (madrid@aol.cum), December 13, 1999.

If they're going to attack others, they should indeed stand behind their words by posting a real email address (at least). In fact, I think that should be a forum rule: if you post a personal attack on another forum member, it should be deleted if you don't provide a real email address. This doesn't need to be applied to news reports or other messages that don't attack other forum members.

-- Steve Heller (stheller@koyote.com), December 14, 1999.

Well said, Steve!!! People should give their real names and e-mail addresses or not bother to post!!!!

-- King of Spain (madrid@aol.cum), December 13, 1999.

LOL, good one, "King"

-- (Isntitironic@dontcha.think), December 14, 1999.

Hey heller, I think your a fucking asshole for the shithead things you say about other human beings.

And my e-mail is real.

-- Super Polly (FU_Q_Y2kfreaks@hotmail.com), December 15, 1999.

Hey heller, I think your a fucking asshole for the shithead things you say about other human beings.

And my e-mail is real.

-- Super Polly (FU_Q_Y2kfreaks@hotmail.com), December 15, 1999.

You have a real gift for choosing just the right words. I'm glad to hear your email is real. But is your name really Super Polly?

-- Steve Heller (stheller@koyote.com), December 16, 1999.