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Entrepreneurs Profit From Y2K Bug
By CHRIS NEWTON
Associated Press Writer
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2558155216-e28
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) _ If the millennium computer bug leaves
supermarket shelves barren, cities powerless and communities in
chaos, Roy Leonard's $2,000 Magna-Chair might come in handy.
He says it uses magnets to increase blood circulation _ useful for
those too afraid to venture out into the darkness for exercise. And
he says he can't keep them in stock.
The Lubbock furniture salesman was one of dozens of entrepreneurs
pushing preparedness Friday at one of the nation's first Y2K
conventions. The three-day show drew hundreds of buyers and sellers
convinced that a computer glitch could cause havoc at the turn of the
century.
Many computers originally programmed to recognize only the last two
digits of a year won't work properly beginning Jan. 1, 2000, when
machines will assume it is 1900. Some computers can be reprogrammed,
but many devices have embedded microchips that must be physically
replaced.
Most analysts say the problem will likely be a nuisance rather than a
catastrophe. But few at the convention were willing to go unprepared.
Thus the need for full-body hygiene wipes, solar-powered lamps and
gas masks in case martial law is declared.
``I think we're on the way to a major breakdown, in which things may
never be the same again,'' said Jerry Gentry, who runs a business
called Y2K Club out of his home in the east Texas town of Gladewater.
Gentry expects to sell out of his $1,290 survival kit by the end of
the year. The kit, designed to feed four people for one year,
includes 20 containers of organic wheat, eight containers each of
corn and soybeans, and several water filters.
``I feel we are doing these people a service giving them a chance
to buy things you can't find in a supermarket,'' Gentry said. ``At
worst, they'll be prepared in the case of any major disturbance for
the better part of their life.''
Some at the convention warned that a breakdown could leave people
spiritually needy as well as physically threatened.
Steve Farrar had just the book ``Spiritual Survival During the Y2K
Crisis.'' The book suggests families unable to leave their homes
should hold daily Bible studies, for example, to keep faith strong in
shelter-like conditions.
Not all the conventioneers were preaching panic.
James Stevens, author of ``Back to Basics,'' told attendees at one
seminar not to buy things they will never use.
``Don't buy anything you'll feel silly owning,'' he said. ``You folks
are smart and want to be prepared, but don't get into a bunker
mentality.''
Lubbock has plenty of experience with Y2K preparedness.
Last year, in what was called the first exercise of its kind in the
nation, city officials staged mock disasters a prison riot, 911
system problems to simulate worst-case scenario chaos.
Those who devised the so-called ``Doomsday Test'' testified before a
congressional committee.
Why the Y2K obsession in Lubbock, a city of 120,000 in the middle of
cotton country?
``People out here understand that it only takes one link of the chain
to fall out to make the chain useless,'' said economist Michael
Craft.
``People live by that principle out here because of agriculture. When
the drought hits, there is a massive chain reaction not too
dissimilar, in principle, from what some people say could happen
with Y2K.''
And in rugged west Texas, people don't like the idea of not being
ready.
``I don't want to get caught with my pantry down,'' said engineer
Lisa Brady, as she walked out of the convention with several Y2K
books including ``Don't Get Caught With Your Pantry Down.''
Recommended Reading:
Don't Get Caught With Your Pantry Down!
When the Unexpected Happens!
Paperback - 504 pages 1 edition (May 1998) $29.95
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1881825191/cssintenewstm
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How To Survive Y2k Chaos In The City
A Preparedness and Self-Reliance Handbook
Paperback - 112 pages 1 Ed edition (December 30, 1998) $15.95
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0968429300/cssintenewstm
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Whatcha Gonna Do If the Grid Goes Down?
Preparing Your Household For the Year 2000
Spiral-bound - 136 pages 1 edition (September 1998) $22.95
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0966762509/cssintenewstm
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