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Wis. Family Spent $20,000 for Y2K
.c The Associated Press
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) - Dennis Olson is a little disappointed: After all, he
spent $20,000 on food, drinking water, medical supplies and a generator to
prepare for Y2K-related chaos that never happened on New Year's Day.
``It's a little bittersweet to see it end this way,'' said Olson, a
41-year-old electrical engineer and computer consultant.
Olson, who has a wife and two teen-age sons, feared the Y2K computer bug
might bring power shortages or water-system failures or even
government-imposed martial law. He said he logged more than 1,000 hours on
the Internet chatting with like-minded survivalists.
``I studied everything there was to know about the power grid, the
just-in-time supply system, fuel shipments, food storage, communications and
martial law,'' he said. ``I even have a medical kit equipped for minor
surgery.''
As for the 400 boxes of Hamburger Helper in his basement, the 175 pounds of
pasta, 50 bars of soap, nine tubes of toothpaste and other supplies - they
may be needed yet, Olson said Saturday.
``This is hardly over,'' he said. ``Thank God, we got through to night. I did
the happy dance. But I don't think we're out of the woods until May or June.
Plenty of computer problems can turn up between now and then.''
If they don't, Olson said he would likely donate some provisions to
organizations serving the needy.
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