You can't believe it-can you?

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Well--here we are-Dec.8,1999. Fully prepped,enough technical information and opinions to fill a library. Memories of last spring and summer and Infomagic and Cory and North, The discussions of April 1st or July 1st or the predictions from ST.Francis and St.Louis in august about the earthquakes. All of the Prolixity from flint and Decker. The Gold rush of 99 with Andrew and Mr. Moody. The Flaming and trolls. Andy Ray and the trolls being tossed out. The Stealth sysops debut. Along comes HOMER and life is great. Thanksgiving wishes for all, feelings of community stronger than ever. Stock market discussions with Everyone. Oil and the great gecko.

And here we are! Still waiting. Waiting, waiting, as the hours click by. Why has'nt the stock market tanked? Why has'nt there been a run on the banks?

We all know why? I surmise it has always been too early for the majority to take any measures and then just be sitting and waiting while everyone waits together until the new year---Nawww let us take this thing right down to the wire. And then.......

-- d----- (dciinc@aol.com), December 08, 1999

Answers

Americans are reactive, not proactive.

-- Larry (cobol.programmer@usa.net), December 08, 1999.

You sound like my boss - We must be proactive not reactive! Great advice.

-- Darla (dnice@hgo.net), December 08, 1999.

It kinda makes it all seem so unreal doesn't it? No matter how much reading and studying the problems and preps that you've made so that you can't even walk through the basement, and then some schmidiot from the state comes on the radio comes on and says 95% of all small businesses in MO are on target(!) to be ready and it makes you believe all over again that nothing will happen. And you know better.

-- soapie (soapie@suds.com), December 08, 1999.

Its ok to know better, as long as you can recover if nothing happens. I purposefully left a lot of this up to "god" or whatever you want to call it. I have 3 months of preps....this way I can simply use the extra food if nothing happens. If something does happen, and 3 months isn't enough...then so be it. Time to use that enginuity we all forgot about.

-- C. Hill (pinionsmachine@hotmail.com), December 08, 1999.

"It aint over until it's over" really applies to this game.

To me, it boils down to the fact that I *want* to believe the Spinmeisters. But I don't. I wanted to believe, and did believe, our President when he said "I did NOT have sex with THAT women". Perhaps that is why I don't believe them now. That, and 18 months worth of Y2K research, tells me they are liars.

So, all that is left to do is wait. There are a few, last minute preps, but for the most part we are just waiting for the jury to return with its verdict.

"All rise...."

"Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury, have you reached your verdict?"

"Yes, your Honor, we have. We find the defendant...."

Regards,

Stars and Stripes

-- Stars and Stripes (stars_n_stripes@my-deja.com), December 08, 1999.



Why hasn't the market tanked?

See: http://www.garynorth.com/y2k/detail_.cfm/6977

1. FED currency supply is up 20% since 1/98. LIQUIDITY fuels asset inflation.

2. International "Flight to Quality".

3. Complacency by most unwilling to change 401 K contributions continues "dollar cost averaging".

Re: Banks

So far, the FED and other Central Banks have kept liquidity growing ahead of demand.

-- Bill P (porterwn@one.net), December 08, 1999.


Procrastination kills. America will find out the hard way...

-- dinosaur (dinosaur@williams-net.com), December 08, 1999.

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