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Tell 4 People About Y2K
by Sally Strackbein
The Year 2000 problem threatens people we care about. We can do something to help. We can get their attention.
Very few people give Y2K much thought and even fewer are doing anything. I am constantly appalled at the number of supposedly Y2K aware individuals who tell me they will start their preparations in the
fall after the kids go back to school.
We need to do two things:
1) Get people to take Y2K seriously and
2) We need to persuade them to begin preparing immediately for Y2K.
Let's start the awareness now. Let's tell stories from current news that will persuade people to think about Y2K as the threat that it is!
You don't even have to let on that you are a "GI" (got it). You can just insert a zinger into the conversation. Here are a couple of options:
1. "Did you hear what happened in Los Angeles in June? A Year 2000 test caused a 3 million gallon sewage spill. That's got me thinking that this Y2K thing may really be a problem."
Reference: Los Angeles Times, June 19, 1999:
"A computer glitch during a Y2K test earlier this week [Wednesday, 10:00pm] sent nearly 3 million gallons of raw sewage spilling from the Daniel C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys,
forcing the closure of about 10 acres of Woodley Avenue Park until at least Monday."
www.latimes.com The story is now in their archives. You can't print the whole story, but you can print the summary by clicking on "archives" and searching for "Y2K".
http://www.y2kcenter.org/news/0617.html
2. "Did you hear that the Mayor of city of Washington D.C. has admitted that the city will not be ready for the Year 2000? That's got me thinking that this Y2K thing may really be a problem."
Reference: Washington Post, June 28, 1999:
"The District government, recognizing that its year 2000 repair program likely will not be completed on time, is planning a massive New Year's Eve mobilization of emergency personnel and other
staff to ensure that critical city services are not interrupted if computer systems fail."
http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-06/28/057l-062899-idx.html
You can use any news story that resonates with you, but be sure to use only stories that can be verified from credible sources. Do not use "my friend's brother…" stories.
Come on folks - we can do it! Numbers count. When people hear many Y2K stories, many will "get it."
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