Re: Petroleum and Y2K

Robert Harley (Robert.Harley@inria.fr)
Thu, 7 Oct 1999 12:02:48 +0200 (MET DST)


>Most of you know I'm taking the Y2K thing pretty seriously,
>[...]
>Wave your eyeballs over this (sent me by my sister):

I waved them over it and it is a load of idiotic bullshit of the
same pathetic standard as most of the other Y2K scare stories.

Summary to avoid others wasting their time:

>[...] At one time I worked with Rush Limbaugh [...yadda yadda... ]
>KEEP IN MIND... this is ALL CONTINGENT UPON EVEN GETTING CRUDE
>OIL TO THE REFINERY IN THE FIRST PLACE...which is highly doubtful.
>[...yadda yadda... ]

Rather, keep in mind the confidently predicted disasters on 1/1/99, in
GPS week 1024, on 1/9/99, on 9/9/99... nothing happened.

If any shit happens on 1/1/00 it will not because of computer failure
but because of failure of gullible humans suckered by fucking morons
trying to make a quick buck.

Reasonable reaction to the hype: French trains will stop from 23:55
until 00:15.

Totally far-out over-reaction: Colgate-Palmolive is banning business
travel throughout December and January.

Sheesh,
Rob.