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Looking back at those who were wrong about the future

February28

I can NOT believe that Amazon is still selling a book on how to survive Y2K:

The book isn’t in the humor or parody section. Good grief, at 27.50, it’s not even on sale!

I think it’s pretty interesting to read parts of reviews left before 2000:
Pollyannas Don’t need to read this book. Keep denying!, June 4, 1999
EXCELLENT! One of the best you could buy(overall) for Y2K !, May 23, 1999

And up near the price and delivery options, here is something that chilled me to the bone:
Only 1 left in stock–order soon (more on the way).

I’m trying to remember what, if anything I did to prepare for Y2K. I think I may have bought two or three bottles of water at the store and maybe a dozen extra cans of soup. But I prefer to keep extra jugs of water around anyway, so maybe I just bought the water because it was on sale, I can’t remember right now. I do remember that guy on the news that filled his entire house with case after case of toilet paper. Remember him? He said it was going to be the new currency after all the technology crashed. For several months after the big non-event, I pictured him at his local convenience store, trying to barter one roll of Charmin for a Slurpee.

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