Y2K rears it's ugly head one LAST time! About This Page:

[graygables]

I can [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] about it now, of course. Dinner tonight was the last bit of dehydrated soup that we had stocked up back in 1999. The picante sauce was finally used up and now...the soup! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] Thank heavens for shelf-stable products. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] Thank heavens I have a sense of humor, too [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ukid.gif[/img]

Did *ANYONE* else stock up or do anything "unusual" for Y2K?

btw, we also installed a fireplace with a crane and bought a full armament of cast iron cookware. I learned how to preserve all kinds of foods and cook with the fire/cast iron. It has come in handy during power outages, I will say...

[RogerRabbit]

We didn't stock up on anything. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] I was "hoping" that nothing would happen.

Michael

[GoofyMom]

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Nope. I didn't do anything special for Y2K. I had pots I could have used to cook (and melt snow) on our wood stove we used to have if I needed to and a manual can opener, which I had in case of normal power outages. And my pantry is normally stocked with enough food to take care of at least 2 weeks anyway because I tend to buy quantities of crap when it's on sale so I didn't worry about food either. Plus, we were assured by our hydro company over and over again that everything was still going to work come Jan 1st.

[disneyfan2183]

[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502no_prv.gif[/img] We knew it was all just hype. Living in NYC there were lots of back up power generators for just in case, but no one went out of there way to stock up on anything. I can't believe you kept your soup for six years!

[Philly]

we did not do anything

[lonereb]

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we did not do anything

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[Chrissi]

As newlyweds, the only thing we stocked up on in case of an emergency was wine, chips, and pretzels. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] In fact, we rang in Y2K playing 'Tipsy' Monopoly. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[ilovedisney0_0]

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We didn't stock up on anything. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] I was "hoping" that nothing would happen.

Michael

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[graygables]

I will add (in my defense [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] ) that we live in the boonies, so a high wind can take out our power/phone. Rain takes out power/phone. Sometimes a sunny day can take out power/phone. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img] We also live in the secondary snowbelt and I hadn't adjusted my shopping habits for that yet, having moved from OK, so it really was a good education for me in pantry management. It was also when there were shopping "deals" all over the internet, so the grocery store paid me to take picante sauce home every week [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/ukid.gif[/img] and I couldn't pass *that* up! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] As far as the soup goes, DH reminded me that all of it hadn't been our stock, but we had some "survivalist" friends in Maryland who sent us a box after Y2K that had the tubs o' soup, so *that* made me feel better. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[DrDolphin]

I did not do anything special. I lived outside DC and figured that area, if something had happened, would have been one of the first to be restored.

[poohbear.u.k.]

We didn't do anything.

[snoozy]

Ok you are all going to think I'm [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] But I do this kind of thing just in case "you never know when its going to happen" [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]

I'm going to blame it on my parents and the time era I grew up in. I was born in 1957, the Red Scare era, in the LA area. A couple of times a month we would have drop drills at school because we were ground zero. This always bothered [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] me because if we were at ground zero it wouldn't matter if we dropped under our desk or not we were not going to survive. They also used the drill for earthquake readiness.

Well, mom and dad grew up during the depression so they were extrememly frugal and prepared for "you never know when it is going to happen" [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] They stocked piled food, they paid for everything in cash, dad had this thing when he would buy stuff that, "well you might want to get two just incase you lose the other one".

I now live in a National Forest and the threat of forest fires is a real life likelyhood. So, I have all the camping gear in one central location. I know exactly what I'm taking out of the house first and yes I have all the emergency food, water, cash, radio, flashlights, batteries, etc.

I'm not crazy, I'm just prepared [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I'm of the firm belief that everyone should have an emergency back up plan because it is true you really don't know "when its going to happen" [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] and it can happen anytime anywhere, so you might as well be prepared for it. It could be a power outage, a natural disaster, war. But it does happen.

[angiek1024]

Ok, I didn't do anything at all but my uncle went way over board. He lives out in the country and he built an underground shelter out of some kind of underground tank. He stocked it with food, guns, and ammunition! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] He was ready for an all out war! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

He made fun of us for not doing anything and told us he would be sorry when all of this stuff happened and would wish we could get in his tank! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] It is crazy to think about it now. My grandparents live right in front of him and used his stockpile to do some of their grocery shopping for a long time! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img]

[mom2my4dwarfs]

We did nothing here.

[Teresa]

Nope, we did nothing to prepare. Figured it was a bunch of hooey, and nothing to worry about.