Pullstart 67,042 #1 Posted July 3 Just an FYI. Now that today is coming to a close, we’re officially closer to 2050 than 2000. I remember Y2K like it was yesterday… 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 14,129 #2 Posted July 3 13 minutes ago, Pullstart said: I remember Y2K like it was yesterday… My job during 1999 was to make d-a-m-n sure that the payroll and benefits systems for my company (000’s of employees) worked perfectly and make hundreds of fixes so that it would continue to do so in January 2000. I slept well on New Year’s Eve because my team and I knew it would be fine--and it was. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 60,348 #3 Posted July 3 With all of the hype concerning computers loosing their minds on Y-2 K the managers at the power plant had us on triple staffing. Everything was in manual mode and after midnight everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief that the computers were fully aligned with our manual settings. As for being half way to 2050, I would be 105 years old so please celebrate quietly, us old codgers will need a nap. 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 67,042 #4 Posted July 3 9 minutes ago, 953 nut said: As for being half way to 2050, I would be 105 years old Hey if you are in any way related to Ethel Caterham, you could reach up to 115 years old! No worries! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 60,348 #5 Posted July 3 4 minutes ago, Pullstart said: Hey if you are in any way related to Ethel Caterham, you could reach up to 115 years old! No worries! Guess I will have to check out my genealogy. Longevity is common on both sides of my family tough there are no supercentenarians that I know of. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
