Prep Forum and Classic Prep Archive, All in one Y2K information stockpile *BG*

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An all in one post trying to gather prep material and Y2K documents. Stockpile information. But get the tuna first.

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 TimeBomb 2000 (Y2000) Preparation Forum Top Level

And from the depths of the forums history

TB Year 2000 Classic Preparation Archive

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Also relevant links for Y2K information from the US Senate

 *****Senate 100 Day Report in HTML*****

International Hearing

 Foreign Preparedness for Y2K CIA Testimony  Must read

 Jacquelyn Williams-Bridgers, State Department Inspector General

 Howard Rubin  Must read

 International Y2K Risk (International Monitoring)

 Hon. James Moody



DOT

 International Civil Aviation Y2K Information Review



A SEC Y2K disclosure that is historic IMHO

  ENRON --- This one will make your hair stand on end !



Another historic document.

 (HTML) Report to the Senate Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem



Best Y2K water site.

 California State Water Resources Control Board,



A good over view of Y2K as seen by the Gartner Group

 (Gartner)Year 2000 World Status, 2Q99: The Final Countdown



Categorized corperate SEC filings

 A long list of SEC Filings



Is Motorola concerned?

 MOTOROLA INC - (Year 2000 Disclosure) Quarterly Report (SEC form 10-Q) August 3rd



My Canadian site

 Y2K in Canada and Beyond




-- Brian (imager@home.com), November 01, 1999

Answers

Family

Women and Y2K Mothers day special
For all the Women out there! check it out, looks good. If you could provide an opinion on the usefulness of the site for the Archive I feel that this would be informitive for others.

Just thinking about the children
When I start to think about how much the children need during the course of a year it is kinda sad. I guess now would be a good time to buy extra clothes a few sizes larger for growing kids.

Panic Rehearsal: High Schools on Friday, 4/30
and all it took was one extremely visible and dramatic incident in the news, and a whole lot of rumors. If Y2K-related failures become at all visible and there's a perceived threat, the rumors will begin, and panic will likely follow.

How many months food are you storing up? Is four months enough? Please answer.
Please help me out here. I am a single mother with two children (three and six). It seems that every time I go onto discussion boards there is talk of wide spread famine and storing food for upwards of a year or more.

Hiding valuables
What happens if (God forbid) you are killed in a car accident or the like, sometime between now and Y2K? Will your children or loved ones know where you have hidden things?

Our Children and Y2K
Anyway, one question that occurred to me was how quickly will they get bored with it all, and then what?

I just can't go on like this
I have spent so much on preps and it will never be enough. My budget is suffering as well as my family life. This problem seems to be getting better with all the info i have read lately.

Tough Choice
Neither my daughter nor I truly expect the school system to survive in its present form, but I've been wrong before.

Convincing Family & Friends
How do you get your family and friends to beleive that Y2K has the potential to be a disaster?

Family preparation concerns-- reasonable responses please........
Greetings, like many of you, I am concerned about Y2K and its impact on my family.

My parents are going to lose everything!!!
Because of some serious health problems for both, my father is extremely worried that there will not be enough money to take care of them in the future.

I have a 13 year old daughter. Any tips you can give me to help her prepare for the new year?
My husband and I have one child. She is 13. To all of you who are parents of teenagers, I have aquestion: How are you helping your children prepare emotionally, mentally, etc. for y2k?

how badly with schools be affected?
Hello all. I am a junior in high school and I was just wondering how badly gradutaion for the class of 2000 will be affected by this whole Y2K thing.

What might be prepared for children and the elderly?
This post is seeking all of the best insights from participants in this forum. What may be the needs of dependent seniors and little people?



-- Brian (imager@home.com), November 01, 1999.


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