What's your Final Y2K Bill....DOH! Shortages.

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Just sat down and tried to figure out what the total bill was for preparing for Y2k Disruptions. First off let me say I'm a GI from Jan 99. And yes, mostly a lurker! My total is somewhere in the neighborhood of $4000.00 cdn. (Porbably around $2500.00 us)

Also can't forget that through the year, the driving costs, the labor to cut/stack & store wood, the time to watch for sales/discounts are all variables to either add or subtract from that amount. (mostly add)!

Now that I can comfortably sit back and : watch : I have noticed a few items going quickly off the shelves here in the Great White North.

Most Notably (Dec 30/99) - Gas Cans (Note: I think people will be storing gas in the Blue water containers as well - Yikes) - The 5 gal Blue water containers - AA and D size Batteries. (Going Going Gone....) - Coleman Propane canisters - Bulk cans (You know, 12 or 24 per case at Costco) - Bottled Water (all sizes) - The usual Chips and Pop for new years celebrating etc. - Flashlights as well. - Those heaters that sit on top of propane tanks.

Oh and Gas Tanks being filled up (With Jerry Cans as well)

All these, I have seen or watched go by in bulk in shopping carts at places like Canadian Tire, Costco, Wal-Mart and Home Repo, with people looking so inconspicous in the Camping Dept's. Heh!

I did make a last minute dash for comfort foods such as chocolate and pre-packaged puddings. I couldn't resist :)

Got good seats?

-- ruralwise (ruralwise@ruralwise.com), December 30, 1999

Answers

About $15,000 total. Thank goodness for credit cards....

-- Jim Bob (vibratomachina@aol.com), December 30, 1999.

Let's see---my total is probably closer to 10,000 American Greenbacks. It adds up quickly. Well, we did do lots of things this year that we would have gotten around to eventually, like propane conversion and gun purchases.

We are going to brave the mobs at the local store tomorrow to get some ice and other last minute stuff. Hopefully it will be an uneventful trip.

-- Cath (fin@llyGI.now), December 30, 1999.


I've spent ~$5,000Cdn, but I've been lucky. Alot of goods needed I already had, as I have kit for mountaineering and hunting.

-- (Kurt.Borzel@gems8.gov.bc.ca), December 30, 1999.

Ruralwise:

Would be hard to calculate, but probably nothing. My wife and I work in technology [Molecular Biology], but for the last 25 years we have been raising our own food [we gave up on meat after 10 years; just not cost effective]. We have our own water supply; we have a lake stocked with fish; we already had a generator for use on farm chores. We can heat our house with wood if need be. We have our own wood lots. We did buy extra cat and dog food and extra low-salt water for the cats. I guess that would come to less than [US] $100. In general, at this time of the year, we have enough food to last until August. We do this year. This is not a criticism of others; it is just the way it is.

From Z, Best w

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), December 30, 1999.


I've kept all of my Y2K prep receipts. I expect if this is an non- event, Congress will allow a tax deduction for preps, somehow.

I also kept my receipts for another reason...to prove (if need be) that I bought my preps when the shelves were overflowing, way before the herd bolted.

I haven't added up the cost yet. However, I didn't buy anything I didn't already use or plan to use in the next three or four months...except for some de-natured alcohol, extra wicks and lamp oil.

As for my generator...I live in hurricane country. Needed it anyway.

-- GoldReal (GoldReal@aol.com), December 30, 1999.



In excess of $25,000.

Oh well, I can always make more I guess....

-- Dennis (djolson@pressenter.com), December 30, 1999.


A lot.

-- Mara (MaraWayne@aol.com), December 30, 1999.

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