Re: [CTRL] 60 Days to "Y2K" and "New Millenium's Eve"

1999-11-01 Thread nessie
-Caveat Lector- >"I'm glad I can get my hands on a 12-guage to defend myself against all the criminals who have said freely available 12-guages." I have a twelve guage, Winchewster 870 pump. Love it. It's the people's machine gun. Side arms are always only for last ditch emergencies. If you ex

Re: [CTRL] 60 Days to "Y2K" and "New Millenium's Eve"

1999-11-01 Thread nessie
-Caveat Lector- >Yep, that's how I remember it, in the ethnically diverse Mission District. As soon as we determined that there were no fires, gas leaks or people in need of rescue in my immediate vicinity we hopped on the bike and headed towards the biggest piller of smoke we could see, the fa

Re: [CTRL] 60 Days to "Y2K" and "New Millenium's Eve"

1999-11-01 Thread Matt Lowry
-Caveat Lector- On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, nessie wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > >Hopefully "just" a worst-case scenario. I guess we'll see, all too soon. > > > It could happen. I just don't think it's very likely. If it does come down > that way, thoough, I'm prepared. > > I'm GLAD my country is "awa

Re: [CTRL] 60 Days to "Y2K" and "New Millenium's Eve"

1999-11-01 Thread Das GOAT
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 99-11-01 13:47:29 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >With very, very few very isolated exceptions there was no violence and no >looting. There were no riots. What actually happened was people pulled >together to help each other. Yep, that's how I remember it, i

Re: [CTRL] 60 Days to "Y2K" and "New Millenium's Eve"

1999-11-01 Thread nessie
-Caveat Lector- >Hopefully "just" a worst-case scenario. I guess we'll see, all too soon. It could happen. I just don't think it's very likely. If it does come down that way, thoough, I'm prepared. I'm GLAD my country is "awash in hand guns." It means that old, four eyed gimps like me can pr

Re: [CTRL] 60 Days to "Y2K" and "New Millenium's Eve"

1999-11-01 Thread Das GOAT
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 99-11-01 07:31:15 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >It's a worst case scenario ... possible of course but not likely in my >opinion. Hopefully "just" a worst-case scenario. I guess we'll see, all too soon. When we dial 911 and are told, "Take a number," it's

Re: [CTRL] 60 Days to "Y2K" and "New Millenium's Eve"

1999-11-01 Thread nessie
-Caveat Lector- Of COURSE that's what a cop would think. That's SO indicitive of cop mentality. It's also inmitigated hogwash. I live in San Francisco. Let me tell you what REALLY happens when there's a major natural disaster here. In 1989 we had a quake, the Loma Prieta. It wasn't the Big One,

Re: [CTRL] 60 Days to "Y2K" and "New Millenium's Eve"

1999-11-01 Thread Bob Stokes
-Caveat Lector- According to people here, a radio station is saying that militia units want to use the Y2K excuse to start a revolution of sorts. It is almost as if the government wants them to try something, then the government can come in, "save the day" and impose severe restrictions on

Re: [CTRL] 60 Days to "Y2K" and "New Millenium's Eve"

1999-11-01 Thread TenebrousT
-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 11/1/99 6:07:41 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > And SOME preparations involve "washing their hands" and LETTING it > happen! > > AFTER which, there goes Posse Comitatus, and here comes Martial Law, > and > the suspension of all Co

Re: [CTRL] 60 Days to "Y2K" and "New Millenium's Eve"

1999-11-01 Thread Eric Lash
-Caveat Lector- Hot off the press... At 06:07 AM 11/1/99 -0500, you wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > My boss, who's been skeptical thus far about the potential dangers of >"Y2K," just heard BAD NEWS from a friend of his, a person with a high-ranking >position in the San Mateo (Ca.) Police Depar

Re: [CTRL] 60 Days to "Y2K" and "New Millenium's Eve"

1999-11-01 Thread Matt Lowry
-Caveat Lector- It's times like these I'm glad I live in a country that isn't awash with hand guns. On Mon, 1 Nov 1999, Das GOAT wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > My boss, who's been skeptical thus far about the potential dangers of > "Y2K," just heard BAD NEWS from a friend of his, a person

[CTRL] 60 Days to "Y2K" and "New Millenium's Eve"

1999-11-01 Thread Das GOAT
-Caveat Lector- My boss, who's been skeptical thus far about the potential dangers of "Y2K," just heard BAD NEWS from a friend of his, a person with a high-ranking position in the San Mateo (Ca.) Police Department [or Sheriff's Department, I don't remember which].. His friend warned hi