Dutch TV Millenium Questions

[Bob Olsen <bobolsen@tao.ca>]

     Dutch TV asks for help.
     Dutch TV asks for help.
     Dutch TV asks for help.



At 04:53 PM 99/01/11 +0100, you wrote:
>
>Dear Bob Olsen,
>My name is Jeroen Wetzels and I'm living in Holland, Europe. I'm working at 
>the Dutch television and I would like to make a tv-programma about the 
>Y2K-problem. More in detail: 
>about Y2k-specialists who are taking measures for the year 2000. For 
>example: I read about one expert who is building a blockhouse somewhere in 
>Australia to survive without electricity. Well, I'm looking for that kind 
>of people. Could you help me please. Perhaps you're a computer-expert 
>yourself? Finally, could you tell me where I can find an URL or a newsgroup 
>that deals with the subject I just described to you? Thank you very much.
>Greetings, Jeroen Wetzels
>Jerwet@dds.nl
>
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 Hello Jeroen......

 I am NOT an expert in anything.  I just happen to read and
 forward a lot of email.

 I will forward your request to a few Y2K email lists.
 Subscribers of those lists may wish to reply to you.

 Personally, I think that you would be doing a disservice to your
 viewers by focussing on what "Y2k-specialists who are taking
 measures for the year 2000" and on bizarre reactions to the year
 2000 problem such as "building a blockhouse somewhere in Australia." 

 The issue that is being ignored by governments, computer experts,
 academics and activists, is the question of government responsibility
 for preparing citizens to survive possible disruptions caused by Y2K.

 Jeroen.....  Has any level of government in Holland taken on the
 responsibility of preparing citizens to survive possible disruptions
 caused by Y2K?

 If so, what are they doing?
 How do they define the risk?
 How do they define the consequences of various levels of risk?
 What are they telling the public?
 Who is teaching people how to prepare?

 If they are not doing that, who is?
 Are governments simply saying that it is up to individuals to
 survive as best they can?

 If you want to help the people of Holland, I think that you should
 tell people what your governments are, or are not, doing.

 Jeroen.....  Ask the experts, what is the probability of disruption
 to the food supply, especially imported and refrigerated foods.
 What effect will that have on food prices?  What is the government
 doing about that?

 Good Luck.....!!!!!!




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   Bob Olsen, Toronto            bobolsen@tao.ca
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