I mean no offense but...it never ceases to amaze me how people can read about a system(like Christianity as revealed through the Bible) which depends on the truth of all the parts functioning together and select certain truths and disgard others, thereby diminishing the value of that system. The bible says over and over that you will not know the time or the place and that today's problem's are sufficient for today. Today we have a real problem which we as the created need to and are equiped to deal with if we use our God-given reason and talents. Wisdom is seeking the truth through reason and discovery. It is reasonable to remain vigilent to the probability of failures in commerce and government when presented with a problem of the magnitude and simultaneity of the Y2K project. It is reasonable to assume that organizations with problems have a vital stake in going to heroic lengths to hide for as long as possible. What we need is verifyable facts and evidence from which to draw scenario's from which to make preparations. These facts come through the mundane work of investigation and corroboration NOT flights of fantasy and unreasonable speculation. My guess is that evryone participating in this forum knows people who work for SME's, Fotune 1000, and and/or Gov. CNN reported that there will be an average of 3.6 Mil. people at work over this weekend attemoting the first of the real world testing, albeit under virtually no real-world loads. They are doing the first of the preliminary regression/functional testing.

APPEAL: Call them. Pursuade them to tell you what they know so long as it doesn't cause them a significant liability. Ask them how they know what they know and why it is reasonable to assume that what they know is out of the ordinary, etc. Let's get scientific fast because, at this point, with out further understanding, all of the scenario's outlined by Yourdon, North, Bennet, Rubin, Yardeni, Greenspan, et. al., from one extreme to the other, are still very real risks. It's time we take responsibility to narrow down the range of probable outcomes. Let's roll up our sleeves and do this work.

Thank You,

Wave

-- Wave (eades1@flashcom.net), January 01, 2000

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Or, better yet - don't call them - on the off-chance that they might be busy; and the likelihood that time spent talking to you won't increase their productivity.

Best thing to do is spend the week doing your own work, keeping your eyes open, and listening for news.

Kind of like the best thing to do every week.

-- Gus (y2kk@usa.net), January 01, 2000.

Notwithstanding Gus' sentiment, I strongly reiterate my appeal. Ther is a lot at stake in understanding this situation. I don't about the rest of you, but when I have a lot at stake, and a real risk is identified,IT BECOMES MY BUSINESS!

Wave

-- Wave (eades1@flashcom.net), January 01, 2000.

MY QUESTION IS:

1. How many automated systems are on manual operation right now to prevent failures (and will soon have to switch to automated or require higher staffing)?

2. What will happen when the work week comes and this higher level of staffing that is present during the rollover cannot be maintained?

remember the point the Naval War College made regarding significantly higher failures rates clogging up the system and being impossible to keep up with.

-- tt (cuddluppy@aol.com), January 01, 2000.

Right on Wave!!

-- Yo (y2ksurvivor@webtv.net), January 01, 2000.

Wave, A lot of people have waited for two years or more for the truth. You think that phone calls this weekend will dig that out? I don't. Keep watching.

-- Mara (MaraWayne@aol.com), January 01, 2000.