[Sorry--Mystery Man (mysterious@man.net) = Y2K Pro--you've been banned from this forum--get one of your friends to post the story instead--Sysop]

-- Mystery Man (mysterious@man.gov), December 14, 1999

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"People should remember it is a supply system, not a supply chain," Grayson said"

Now that's a geniunely interesting point. Supply chains DO have some slack, things CAN be bumped up them. And that's why post rollover failures will take some time to become apparent.

-- Servant (public_service@yahoo.com), December 14, 1999.

Would you want to be a diabetic on insulin with no extra supplies come 1/1? It is not a pleasant prospect.

-- Mara (MaraWayne@aol.com), December 14, 1999.

"She believes industry assurances that they are ready for Y2K and she's not taking any significant steps to stock up on the drugs they take every day. . . . "We'll have a two-month supply of those on hand,' she said of the mail-order drugs."

Believes industry assurances--has two month supply of crisis drugs. Okay.

Not mentioned: 80% of all pharmaceutical ingredients and 70% of all pharmaceutical products are produced overseas.

Not mentioned: the numbers of people like me who have obtained life-sustaining drugs from Mexico (thanks again to the forumite who acquired them for me) at the same cost as my insurance co-payment and who have purchased vet antibiotics.

I now have about a nine-month supply of crucial drugs. Yes, I consider it stockpiling. Anyone who criticizes my actions either doesn't rely on daily medication to live or has an undeveloped sense of consequence.

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), December 14, 1999.