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>From: "Wm. Alley" <alley@pizzavest.com.tw>
>To: "Wm. Alley" <alley@pizzavest.com.tw>
>Subject: Y2K contingency plan
>Date: Fri, Nov 20, 1998, 1:55 AM
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> http://www.y2knewswire.com/plan.htm
>
>
> Y2KNEWSWIRE.COM real-world contingency plan
> Finally! A realistic plan based on the evidence, not denial
>
> Free, daily
> Y2K e-mail
> news alert.
> Click here <http://www.y2knewswire.com>
> for details.
>
>
>
> Let's get real
>
> Many of the current suggestions for Y2K contingency plans are
>simply unacceptable. Suggestions that 90% of all Y2K problems will
> be resolved in the three days after January 1, 2000 are simply
>contradictory to a mountain of evidence.
>
> Y2K is a real problem that has the potential to create massive,
>long-term disruptions in essential services: transportation, water,
>power,
> banking, telecommunications, government services, emergency
>services, healthcare, and more. Lifestyle and economic recovery from
> Y2K will not be measured in days, but in months and years.
>
> It is with this realization that Y2KNEWSWIRE.COM, the free
>service that brings daily Y2K e-mail alerts to tens of thousands of
>world
> citizens, has created this "Real World Y2K contingency plan."
>
> The plan:
> The plan describes two scenarios: the "minimum plan" and the
>"worst case plan." No matter what you believe about Y2K, you should
> consider at least the minimum plan. These are common-sense,
>prudent suggestions that will give you a 30-day buffer against food
> shortages, water treatment facility shutdowns, and even help
>protect you against a potential stock market crash.
>
> The "worst case plan" describes an "all out" strategy for Y2K
>where you re-engineer your entire life around the event. This plan
>gives
>
> you a one-year buffer from the immediate effects, plus the means
>to create a self-sustaining lifestyle afterwards.
>
> Which plan to follow?
> The decision is up to you. If you believe Y2K is really "no big
>deal," go with the minimum plan. If you believe something in the
> middle, you might go for a 90-day supply of food and water, or
>even a six-month supply. You must consider many factors in making
> your decision. For example, if you are retired or financially
>independent, the decision to leave the city is relatively easy to make.
>But if
> you have a good-paying job, leaving the city might mean severing
>your financial lifeline. Whether you think it is strategically wise to
> sever your financial lifeline depends on your own assessment of
>how bad Y2K will really be.
>
> No matter what decision you make, it is essential that you face
>up to the reality of modern civilization: our civilization cannot exist
>in its
> present form without power. If electricity fails for more than a
>few months, civilization will revert to a pre-1900's existence. This
>fact
> is undebatable. Fortunately, few experts think this is the most
>likely scenario. But at the same time, few power companies are being
> forthright about their compliance efforts, and many companies
>are
>still largely ignoring the Y2K threat altogether.
>
> So if you are making a decision about what to do, don't make it
>based on the emotional knee-jerk response that, "It just can't happen."
> It certainly can happen. The real question is whether it will
>happen.
>
> Consider the words of Senator Christopher Dodd:
> Quite honestly, I think we are no longer at the point of asking,
>'Will there be any power disruptions?' We are now forced to ask,
> 'How severe will those disruptions be?'
>
> Other credible quotes about Y2K:
>
> "The millennium bug is one of the most serious problems facing
>not only British business but the global economy today. The impact
> cannot be underestimated. " - British Prime Minister Tony Blair
>
> "Let's stop pretending that Y2K isn't a major threat to our way
>of life. There is too much at stake for such uninformed wishful
> thinking. " - Dr. Ed Yardeni, Managing Director & Chief
>Economist, Deutche Bank; Keynote address to Bank for
> International Settlements
>
> "Some people without technological expertise think the whole
>'millennium bug' issue is overblown. Don't you believe it. Comments
> that doubt the seriousness of the problem are dead wrong." -
>Edward Kelly, Federal Reserve Board
>
> "If we don't fix the century-date problem, we will have a
>situation scarier than the average disaster movie you might see on a
>Sunday
> night. Twenty-one months from now, there could be 90 million
>taxpayers who won't get their refunds, and 95 percent of the revenue
> stream of the United States could be jeopardized. " - IRS
>Commissioner Charles Rossotti
>
> "Many federal agencies will not be able to renovate and fully
>test all of their mission critical systems and may face major
>disruptions
> in their operations...Year 2000-induced failures of one or more
>mission critical systems may have a severe impact on their ability to
> deliver critical services. " - United States General Accounting
>Office
>
> "Observing the potential Y2K catastrophe unfold is like watching
>the 'Titanic' being raked by an iceberg in agonizingly slow motion.
> Then, only two questions remain: When will the public be ordered
>to board the lifeboats? And how many bodies will be left in the
> water when the stern goes down?" - Rick Cowles, Tava/Beck
>Industries, embedded systems expert & consultant to power
> industry
>
> THE REAL-WORLD CONTINGENCY PLAN Item Minimum Plan Worst Case
>Plan
>Food 30-day supply one year
> supply Water 30-day supply alternate source (well, stream, etc.)
>Medicine 30-day supply six-month supply (be careful of expiration
> dates) plus extra antibiotics, bandages, tools, etc. Cash one
>month's income in green paper money liquidate all bank accounts,
>convert
>
> 25% to cash, 25% to precious metals, 50% to other hard assets
>like land Investments move 10% of electronic assets from risky stock
> market to real assets (land, supplies, etc.) liquidate all
>stocks
>and other forms of electronic and paper money Personal safety pepper
> spray for each member of the family personal defense handgun,
>rifle and shotgun with 1000 rounds of ammo for each Heat wood
> burning stove with 30-day supply of wood wood burning stove with
>one-year supply of wood Light flashlights, batteries and candles
> oil lamps and solar systems (renewable energy systems) Debt OK
>to
>slightly increase debt to buy critical items, but work to get out of
> debt OK to dramatically increase debt to buy critical items, but
>work to get out of debt Location stay where you are get out of the city
> Economic make no long-term plans based on economy plan to be out
>of work for up to two years and live through another Great
> Depression Seeds none Purchase a full garden and herb suite of
>non-hybrid seeds, store in a cool place, practice gardening skills
> Career Keep your job Consider that not only your job, but your
>entire industry may not exist after 2000
>
>
> For stay up-to-date on Y2K news and events, subscribe to the
>free
>daily Y2KNEWSWIRE alert. Click here <index.asp> for details.
>
> Share this contingency plan with others (see the disclaimer and
>permissions below).
>
>
> Disclaimer
>
> This information is copyright =A9 1998 by Arial Marketing, Inc.
>This information may be distributed, copied, posted, or reproduced in
> any form as long as it remains intact (including the disclaimer)
>and credit is given to www.y2knewswire.com
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>information contained in this document represents the current view of
>Arial Marketing,
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>Because Arial Marketing, Inc. must respond to change in global
>conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a
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> All statements made herein are Year 2000 Statements and are
>protected as Year 2000 readiness disclosures under the Good Samaritan
>Act of 1998.
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>From: "Wm. Alley" <alley@pizzavest.com.tw>
>To: "Wm. Alley" <alley@pizzavest.com.tw>
>Subject: Y2K contingency plan
>Date: Fri, Nov 20, 1998, 1:55 AM
>
>
>
>
>http://www.y2knewswire.com/plan.htm
>
>
> Y2KNEWSWIRE.COM real-world contingency plan
> Finally! A realistic plan based on the evidence, not denial
>
>Free, daily
>Y2K e-mail
>news alert.
>Click here <http://www.y2knewswire.com>
>for details.
>
>
>Let's get real
>Many of the current suggestions for Y2K contingency plans are simply
>unacceptable. Suggestions that 90% of all Y2K problems will be resolved
>in
>the three days after January 1, 2000 are simply contradictory to a
>mountain
>of evidence.
>
>Y2K is a real problem that has the potential to create massive,
>long-term
>disruptions in essential services: transportation, water, power,
>banking,
>telecommunications, government services, emergency services,
>healthcare, an>d
>more. Lifestyle and economic recovery from Y2K will not be measured in
>days>,
>but in months and years.
>
>It is with this realization that Y2KNEWSWIRE.COM, the free service that
>brings daily Y2K e-mail alerts to tens of thousands of world citizens,
>has
>created this "Real World Y2K contingency plan."
>
>The plan:
>The plan describes two scenarios: the "minimum plan" and the "worst
>case
>plan." No matter what you believe about Y2K, you should consider at
>least
>the minimum plan. These are common-sense, prudent suggestions that will
>giv>e
>you a 30-day buffer against food shortages, water treatment facility
>shutdowns, and even help protect you against a potential stock market
>crash>