It is important in a situation like this not to panic. There are smart ways of dealing with potential crises, and the best way is to be informed. The last thing we need to have is looting and rioting. Everyone is going to be affected by "the bug."
Pay particular attention to billing, insurance, credit card bills, banks, and anything else involving other companies providing a receipt of your records. Compare your notes with theirs and be sure to check and double-check everything you send and receive from banks.
Try and stay off of the roads. Do not travel by air or train. Their navigational systems may or may not be working, and it is always better to side with caution. You may also get there and discover that you've been booked along with 1,400 other people for a 900-seat train.
Be sure to have non-perishable food and extra water containers handy. Modern-day sewage treatment is all automated. Humans are rarely ever involved with the purification process anymore. The automation will be affected, and most likely flawed when Y2K hits.
The year 2000 begins on January 1st, which is in the heart of winter. Should there be power failures (which would not be a surprise, considering that the National Power Grid is not yet ready for the bug), it is important to remember that without power, you will not have heat in your homes. Get some blankets. Ahead of time. Grocery stores run out of toilet paper, bread and bottled water quickly. Think of the Y2K situation as a global disaster. Be smart. Be prepared.
Be prepared, that's the Boy Scout Motto. Find out from your computer merchant about whether or not your system is Y2K compliant. Talk to your banks. Get your billing companies talking, because if they have not yet taken this seriously, they will be wishing they had a year from now.
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God, this is scary as hell.
