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The story begins...my husband and I sold our house on the south side of Chicago, bought a property in the mountains of Colorado, and have spent the last 18 months preparing for the "nonevent of the century". Whether it is -- or is not -- "pays us no nevermind" because we're prepared. What we're struggling with now (as the countdown begins), is whether or not we can do what we have said we would do regarding our family and friends who have not prepared and still refuse to get it. How are you coping with those you love, but do not have the means to take care of for as long as it could possibly take?

-- Pamela Jo Kokores (changemkrs@aol.com), December 13, 1999

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Pamela:

There have been so many threads on this subject already. I hope someone will give you links. In the meantime, you might check the archives and search on DGI.

-- Oh no (not@another.one), December 13, 1999.


Too late for coping with the clueless, even if they are family. You tried to give them the best info. They believed the Koskinens and Greedspins of this world who care about the markets more than your relatives. Marxist pragmatists my dear. They will probably get the shock of their lives, but you tried. That's all you could do.

Care for yourself and those around you now. Play the cards that you we have dealt like we all are trying to.....

-- PJC (paulchri@msn.com), December 13, 1999.


Actually Pamela, this is quite timely for me. Hubby and I have found that we have changed so much (in positive ways, I believe) in the last 18 mos that we have very little left in common w/some of our friends. I was just talking on the phone to a friend of 12 years who is getting married in September (I guess) in a very LAVISH extravagant wedding. She is obsessed with it. She is 30 and has been waiting 30 years for it. She had to give him an ultimatum to get a ring.

She was going on for about 30 minutes about the colors of her wedding: CHAMPAGNE and IVORY. (What the hell is the difference, I ask you?) and I thought "I cannot believe I am listening to this" She was talking as if it was the only thing in the entire world...now before anyone blasts me, I know that a wedding is important to the people involved, but she refuses to even acknowledge there is a whole WORLD out there. I just can't do it anymore. I just can't feign interest in all this. She gets upset when people don't oooh and aaaah over what she tells them and this used to be annoying. Now it is enough to make me want to just hang up the phone. She actually chastized me for not gushing over her ring more last time we met.

Oh I'm sorry excuse me I WAS JUST A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE!!!!! I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF MY FAMILY WILL HAVE ENOUGH WATER AND FOOD! Silly me!

-- preparing (preparing@home.com), December 14, 1999.


What were those lines again??? Oh, yeah: "And they were marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noah entered into the Ark ...."

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-- SH (squirrel@huntr.com), December 14, 1999.


I completely disagree that it's "too late". Cope by buying them several gallons of bottled water and a bit of non-perishable food for Christmas -- they won't set you back much (I buy 2.5 gallon containers of water for $1.99 each). At least they'll have some preps.

-- mil (millenium@yahoo.com), December 14, 1999.


", is whether or not we can do what we have said we would do regarding our family and friends who have not prepared and still refuse to get it." And what that might be?

Of course if you are up in the mountains, do you really think the snow crews will be working? People have to get to you first. If you are on a long private road, removing your mailbox and felling a tree or two might help. If there are any abandoned or summer properties down the road, move your mailbox in front of them and put a note on the door saying you've packed and are spending Y2K at a friend in Wyoming.

If this is too much try http://home.earthlink.net/~kenseger/surv/surv.htm and read MORMAN4.TXT and WHEAT.TXT and check out the prices at http://www.pleasanthillgrain.com/ You can provide a lot of food for a lot of people for not much money. If Y2K is a BITR, save your reciepts and make a tax deductible donation to the Salvation Army or local food bank.

-- Ken Seger (kenseger@earthlink.net), December 14, 1999.


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