OK, I'm not Flint or Uncle Deedah, but just thought I'd say my farewell. I'm dropping back into occasional lurk mode. It's getting less and less useful to hang around here. Y2K may bite us yet, but if so, it'll be a bit more subtle than Mad Max. After months of sifting through ambiguous and contradictory information, we can sit back and feast on...many more months of ambiguous and contradictory information.

It's been fascinating, scary, hilarious--the experience and the people. All in all, I don't regret paying attention to what looked like a serious threat. The biggest cost to me has been in time and lost sleep. The payback has been quite an education. Thanks, everyone, and the best to you all.

-- Thinman (thinman38@hotmail.com), January 17, 2000

Answers

take care, thanx

-- hzlz (mph@netbox.org), January 17, 2000.

See ya round T-man.

I'm gonna check out myself. I'll still post about the same amount and come by here about as often, but I'm outa here!

Kook

-- Y2Kook (Y2Kook@usa.net), January 17, 2000.

Hold the door Thinman, I'm right behind you. Time to admit it was a "bump in the road" and get back to life. It has been interesting. Who knows? Maybe the solar flares or asteroids will get us going again. 8-)

-- JoseMiami (caris@prodigy.net), January 17, 2000.

Thinman-Y2Kook-Jose Miami- It's been interesting, thanks for your postings, research, and time spent. I was going to suggest to the sysops a week or two ago that they make a new "Farewell" category, but it looks like you may have just given the idea! All the best to all three of you, God Bless, and take care.

on de rock

-- Walter (on de rok@northrock.bm), January 17, 2000.

Thinman, I've enjoyed your contributions to this forum. Good luck!

JoseMiami, best to you and yours.

Y2Kook, ROFLMAO! Glad you're not leaving just yet...

-- (RUOK@yesiam.com), January 17, 2000.

Thinman, you have said it as best as anyone can. And, let me say, the education that one can get from this forum is quite rewarding.

Good luck, dude.

-- King of Spain (madrid@aol.cum), January 17, 2000.

JoseMiami --

You CAN'T leave!!! You already left last week.

Since January, each time I've "sworn off" the Board comes back with a string of 10-20 explosions, refinery shutdowns, etc. etc. So just watch it NOW!!

See you guys Tuesday. ;^)

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-- Squirrel Hunter (nuts@upina.tree), January 17, 2000.

a few more defections and we'ff fall below critical mass .......

-- Squirrel Hunter (prancing@pony.com), January 17, 2000.

ooops. my alter ego is showing....

-- Squirrel Hunter (nuts@upina.tree), January 17, 2000.

Squirrle Hunter: (smile -- chuckle) I'm leaving this forum the same way I am quitting coffee -- very slowly cutting back so I don't get a head-ache. In fact, I doubt that I will ever get 100% de-caffienated or that I will ever completely stop lurking in this forum.

I do find myself, however, getting busy again with other goals and activities. It is nice to look into the future again and make serious plans other than starting a compost pile and shooting looters.

I plan to continue learning about short-wave radios and alternative energy. I also plan to continue learning about gardening. Sooner or later we will have a recession or maybe worse -- just not triggered by y2k.

Perhaps this forum will mutate into a prepardeness forum or alternate lifestyle forum. I have appreciated the forums ability to cull through the daily news and provide interesting information, even if our interpretation was wrong.

In the words of Spoc, may you all "live long and prosper."

-- JoseMiami (caris@prodigy.net), January 17, 2000.

Thinman and Jose` : Sorry to see you go but understand about getting a life. If it gets INTERESTING y'all'er welcoime back any time.

Kook: Ok which part of you is leaving and which part is staying??

g'bye to the part that's leaving.

Chuck

-- Chuck, a night driver (rienzoo@en.com), January 17, 2000.

Beleive me, I'll be lurking aournd.

By-the-way, I would love to stay in touch with you guys. My email is real and I have a web page with a picture of my family and myself. It is www.caris.org

see ya!

-- JoseMiami (caris@prodigy.net), January 17, 2000.