I'm sure this has been posted but just in case. (no link)

Also heard the story on CBS news. Here we have a company that said that everything is A-ok no problems! LOL

"Y2K Bug Triggers Credit Card Snafu

LONDON (AP) - A Y2K-triggered failure in credit card swipe machines caused frustrating delays for thousands of retailers and customers trying to ring up purchases across Britain on Wednesday. The machines, manufactured by Racal Electronics and supplied by HSBC, one of Britain's four largest banks, improperly rejected credit cards because of a failure to recognize the year 2000, a bank spokeswoman said. Merchants who tried to swipe Mastercard and Visa cards through some 20,000 machines beginning on Tuesday found they were improperly rejected, said an HSBC spokeswoman. Full Story""

-- D........... (dciinc@aol.com), December 29, 1999

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And still the people sleep!!!

Obvioulsy it is going to take a 2x4 upside the head to wake up the somnombulists!!

-- D....... (dciinc@aol.com), December 29, 1999.