I was origonally expecting a 7 to 10, but with so much of the world reporting NO PROBLEMS, I'm feeling very opptimistic. I know that some problems may not become apparent for a while;- the King of Spain's idea of waiting until about 3/31/2000 for a final oppinion is a good one- but for now I am feeling very happy. While I do belive that the media is covering up the problems, I am now expecting a 4 to 9.5, with anything over an 8.5 looking very unlikly, barring catistropic failures/NCB(nuclear biological chemical) war/ or terrorism. THANK GOD!!!!!! I'll post again tomorrow morning and again monday. No, I DON'T regret prepping, as it was money well spent for my protection & benefit. I WILL NOT get rid of anything for at least 3 months. But I am still feeling very happy! God bless you all! May you all have a safe and happy new year!!

-- Crono (Crono@timesend.com), December 31, 1999

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I'm with ya. I don't regret out preps (and will hold on to them for months yet).

My worst fears are not coming to pass. I'm a Doomer (have been for 20 months now). C'mon, King of Spain, we all know it's far too early to claim "bumpin-the-road" but you also have to admit that your worst case scenario included a global mess that is not materializing tonight. Right?

-- Yee Ha (Happy@Surprised.com), December 31, 1999.

BTW, I have 2 weeks of "vaction" left, and by god, I'm going to make the most of them! :)

-- Crono (Crono@timesend.com), December 31, 1999.

EGAD what timing! Their rubbing my nose in it already!!!Just got a call from my neighbor down south of down, announcing a POLY PARTY for Sunday! "10:30 Sunday. Can you come?" For a moment I was psychically tortured -- till I figured out it was another get together to throw polyurethane sheeting over his new 150 ft. long tomato greenhouse! The guy's an organic farmer.

But what timing!

-- SH (squirrel@huntr.com), December 31, 1999.

You too, Chrono. I'm fairly happy myself right now. I too am waiting for the end of the 1st quarter before I contiune exhaling my sigh of relief, but I'm pleased that nothing horrible has happened yet. Also pleased that London and Paris seem to be safe. I was kind of worried about naughty people doing bad things with bombs and such, but no apparent crisis arose. Let's all hope this good luck continues...and f**k the stinking pollies and their pugnacious and sarcastic rubbish.

John Ludi

-- Ludi (ludi@rollin.com), December 31, 1999.

Mabey tonight some elves will come in and fix all that unremediated code, that was ok for 1999, but will be gibberish for 2000.

-- Earl (eshuholm@tstar.net), December 31, 1999.

I'm happy! Yes, f**k the grrrl pollies, if they smile at you, come up to your place, and lay down. Thank G-d there are few problems!!! Now, if G-d and his angels can convert all the internal combusiotn engines to solar, cancel all the debt in the world, get rid of the NWO & make everybody be nice to each other, i'll be ecstatic.

-- INever (inevercheckmy@onebox.com), December 31, 1999.