1999 is here. Are you ready?

http://www.cnet.com/Content/Gadgets/Showcase/DangerousLiving/index.html?st.tv.cn

Ready for what, you ask? What about all those nuclear warheads left over from the ex-Soviet Union? Are they all accounted for? Are you sure? The global economy's been skittish lately, and the word collapse is on a lot of people's lips. Could this be 1929 all over again? That meteor shower in November...intense...maybe it's a precursor, a sign of bigger things to come--a gigantic asteroid! And don't even get us going about the Year 2000.

We thought we'd take a break from wringing our hands and tearing out our hair over the approach of the historically terrifying millennium, and point out some of the most interesting, unusual, and potentially useful disaster gadgets and gear we've found for sale on the Web. You'll find alarm systems, water purifiers, radiation detectors, two-way radios, and items powered by solar energy or a hand crank. We can't guarantee that any of them will save your life in a disaster, but they do provide food for thought. And some of these products might pique your interest even if you don't think the world's coming to an end.

There are no guns or other weapons in this story. But if you're interested in other items to protect yourself in the worst situations imaginable, then read on. You can never be too prepared!

-- Cherri (sams@brigadoon.com), September 10, 1999

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Hi Cherri, can you include a live link to view this site. Thanx.

-- thomas saul (thomas.saul@yale.edu), September 10, 1999.

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LYNX ALIVE
LYNX-R-US

-- The Apprentice (linkmeister@play.now), September 10, 1999.

If you think that's how to prep for Y2K, think again.

If you want to learn more about how to really prepare for 14 days of disruptions, click here.

Have you been to Sally's Y2K Kitchen? If not click here.

Sincerely, Stan Faryna

-- Stan Faryna (info@giglobal.com), September 10, 1999.

Just for the record: I am not the same person as The apprentice (linkmeister@play.now).

-- Linkmeister (link@librarian.edu), September 10, 1999.