Just watched Peter de Jager on CTV in Toronto. I always find him comic relief nowadays, and I wasn't disappointed. No general need for generators, quoth the maven - just go down to your local 711, they'll take care of you! No need for 'freeze-dried food' - perhaps a few cans of Campbell's soup.

There you are, folks. Responsible, expert advice to the 97 per cent of Canadians who've done nothing to yet ready! Forget the lagging Fortune 500 companies, the huge percentages of North American small businesses who haven't bothered to remediate *anything*, the alarming SEC Y2K disclosure scenarios from the oil and energy industry - a couple of cans of Campbell's soup and the good folks at 7-11 will get you though!

Peter, would a couple of cans of Campbell's soup get you through a 'three day winter storm', or are you not even expecting *that* now?

Here's something that's always intrigued me about this. If someone publicly holds himself out as an 'expert', and you take actions directly based upon his assurances and suffer grieviously as a consequence, is there not a legal recourse - individually and by class-action - afterwards in such a situation? Legal experts to the fore, if you please!

-- John Whitley (jwhitley@inforamp.net), November 14, 1999

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Boy, Milne is going to be pissed!

-- FLAME AWAY (BLehman202@aol.com), November 14, 1999.

If someone publicly holds himself out as an 'expert', and you take actions directly based upon his assurances and suffer grieviously as a consequence, is there not a legal recourse - individually and by class-action - afterwards in such a situation?

If nothing else, Peter DeJager will be morally/ ethically responsible. This he cannot and shall not escape.
"For where thy conscience goes, so shall ye."
It is tragic that many are led not to prepare. Many could have been saved. Bear thee in mind, prepare all you can, but without the Lord as your guide you are not safe.

-- Faith . (y2kaos@home.com), November 14, 1999.

Unfortunately, Peter de Jackass will not make it to the top of an alphabetical list of those we can put on trial after Y2K for "crimes against humanity".

But he certainly qualifies for the list.

Did you really expect the mainstream media to bring out anyone who, God forbid, would tell it like it is?

Remember, this is the same pablum-drivel network that was showcasing that $2500 US SONY robotic trainable dog that I just posted about a few hours ago.

Gotta fill that airtime in the precious few weeks remaining with as much dumbed-down slop as the sheeple are stupid enough to slurp up!

-- profit of doom (doom@helltopay.ca), November 14, 1999.

Seems just like yesterday (Jan 1994) I took the day off because of the Northridge earthquake. Yes, my local 7-11 was open, sort of. The power was out and nothing was working. The cashier was putting all money and making change from a cardboard box. The frozen and chilled foods were half price. A kid had an arm full of ice cream that was melting and was buying it because it was such a great price. It was only when he got to the head of the line that he realized his freezer at home was not working either. Yep, 7-11 is there when you need it and it only took us 3 hours to empty the shelves.

-- smfdoc (smfdoc@aol.com), November 14, 1999.

Well I am glad that Peter is not out west here. While the "3 day" thing is being mentioned the length of time on the official front seems to be pretty lose.

There was an article in the local paper that had a 16 day (why 16?) prep list and the paper has had up to two months in one article. But that was last spring.

One thing with Peter you know is that he is packing a case or to of beans in his belly so he is prepped up naturally :o)

-- Brian (imager@home.com), November 15, 1999.

If you live within 5 miles of Peter de Jager, you are toast

-- (peter@pumpkin.eater), November 15, 1999.

On the legal aspect, the official UK government Action2000 advice booklet has the disclaimer "does not consitute as legal or professional advice".

Yes, the UK government sponsored Y2K body isn't "professional".

-- Colin MacDonald (roborogerborg@yahoo.com), November 15, 1999.

de jager's advice is reprehensible. I always find it hysterically funny to hear people like him openly admit that, ultimately, they do not know what will happen, even though they are of the opinion it will not be bad. On THAT score alone their advice is specious at best, and morally reprehensible at worst.

It is absolutely astonishing , and yet not, that people can dissuade others from even the most rudimentary preparations.

It is no less than insanity. Forget about other such advice as... 'moving away from populated areas'. Just the idea that someone like de jager would even ridicule having seven cans of soup on hand is virtually malicious.

And, to the fellow who suggested that I would be 'pissed' to hear this advice from de jager....No. I am not pissed anymore. I am way beyond that. I am reconciled to the abject imbecility of de jager and others who advise doing nothing. How could I be pissed at a dog for barking? They bark. That is their nature. De jager is dishonest. Dishonest to himself first, and then to others. The problem is that a lot of people are going to die because of the likes of de jager.

So, I have warned people for two years to prepare. And for that, I have been called 'guilty of crimes against humanity'.

I warn people to prepare and I am guilty of 'crimes against humanity'; and de jager scoffs at preparations and is viewed as a sane, calm, rational, supporter of all that is good and holy.

In the final analysis, one of us will prevail. No ones dies if I was wrong. How many countless die if de jager is wrong? That is the difference.

-- Paul Milne "If you live within 5 miles of a 7-11, you're toast"

-- Paul Milne (fedinfo@halifax.com), November 15, 1999.

So what Peters saying is

"If you live 5 miles from a 7-11, you'll have toast"

Right.

-- a (a@a.a), November 15, 1999.