Bahahaha! ๐๐ Worked for the HQ of a Fortune 500 company. Department went to lunch that Friday and began talking about what prep they had done (none). One guy had bought a few cases of water with his sister.
I lived 1:40 from work and told everyone if the world blew up and they could get to my house weโd eat until it ran out. I mentioned having 450lbs of potatoes under the floor. I drew a map to our house before leaving that afternoon, and made copies for the most gracious, appreciative people ever.
The boss said, โIf the world doesnโt end, I want you all back here in the morning.โ (only Sat we worked in 3.5 years). From Jan 1, 2000 on they occasionally laughed me to scorn, particularly over the potatoes. โYou gonna start distilling vodka?โ ๐ When I had enough Iโd remind them how groveling and gracious their scared little eyes were on 12/31/1999. ๐
One guy got a screen shot of a navy website which read 1/1/19100 for the date. It was fixed in a few hours. We had been prepping code and testing for months, so we didnโt really expect a disaster on our stuff.
I grew up in the country. I didnโt know anyone without a few 100lbs of potatoes and 2-3 months worth of canned goods. ๐ The poorest people I knew had lived through the Depression. They had a stand of lard and flour cabinet (flour and corn meal) if they had nothing else.
Good times. ๐๐
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