I have always relied upon the complex interdependencies of society. They have never failed me in the past. They will, therefore, never fail me in the future. I do not need to prepare for y2k.

* Meat comes to me in shrink wrapped packages. * Vegetables have no dirt on them. They are always crisp and shiny. * Fish is a food product that has no bones. * Bread is neatly sliced and packaged. It Builds Strong Bodies Twelve Ways. * Potatoes are long, rectangular cubes that have salt sprinkled on them. I drive my car past a window to obtain them. * Light is provided to me 24 hours a day by glass bulbs. It is never dark. * Power for my appliances lives in the wall. I plug into it whenever I want to. * I have books. They are used for filling the empty space on my shelves. * Entertainment comes to me in a large box. It has many channels. * Sometimes I see wars in far away places on the box. Wars do not affect me personally. Wars are entertainment. Wars are not waged near where I live. * Heat comes to me as I turn up a thermostat. * Cool air comes to me as I turn down a thermostat. * Clothing comes to me pre-sewn, in my size. * When the county fair comes, I go to see the horses, cows, pigs and sheep. I do not know where they live after the county fair goes away. * Factories are far away places. They make things for me. I buy them. * I get to other places in marvelous vehicles that come to me in showrooms. I do not know how to build them, or to fix them. * My children are educated by people smarter than me. I have forgotten all I learned in school. * Peace is maintained in my neighborhood by good men in blue uniforms. They have guns. I do not. If I press 3 buttons on my phone, they will come and help me. * Medical assistance can also be obtained instantly...via the same three buttons. * My shit does not stink. It goes down a porcelain hole. It goes away. * If anything goes wrong, I will look in the Yellow Pages and call someone to fix it.

Blanche DuBois Looks At The Y2K Problem.

-- Mumsie (Shezdremn@aol.com), October 18, 1999

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Good post Mumsie.

I try not to think about it...

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), October 18, 1999.

Clarifying.. top of post missing... this was copy/pasted from another forum. Sorry, lost link.

-- Mumsie (Shezdremn@aol.com), October 18, 1999.

Oh, Mumsie, I know this is supposed to be humor, but this morning it just makes me very sad; it is so true. How many are there like this in our country alone? 200 million would be my guess.

Alas, Babylon.

Godspeed,

-- Pinkrock (aphotonboy@aol.com), October 18, 1999.