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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lucyray, post: 995574, member: 24565&quot;]My husband used to say to his employees who might scoff at this or that (salesmen..) something like this, &quot;...if I do MY job right (as CEO) you will always say there was no problem to begin with, because I will have headed it off..&quot; or words to that effect, meaning, in regards to this particular subject (as you wrote), who knows what Y2K might have been had not all of the behind the scenes &quot;scrambling&quot; and patches etc.. taken place.&nbsp; Perhaps we DID stave off the Y2K &quot;bug&quot; (I don&#039;t mean we, I mean &quot;WE&quot; collectively..).&nbsp; I drink coffee out of my Y2K bug mug almost daily, to remind myself that perhaps we were just a bit ahead of our time for that instance.&nbsp; However, I have saved nearly every reference manual, and all the preparations &quot;just in case someday&quot;.&nbsp; Personally, though I hope never to need any of it, (and I DO have a lot of supplies that most would never consider..) I am very ready, just in case.&nbsp; Most (or many?)people do not think beyond the moment, and that is probably why we are on the slippery slope right now.&nbsp; Regarding precious metals, everything I have was an &quot;insurance policy&quot; for the &quot;worst case scenario&quot;, which is why I am so stumped now for what to do with it!&nbsp; Are we headed to bad times, or not?&nbsp; In my way of thinking, yes, it&#039;s just a matter of time.</p><p>Sounds perhaps like we were (or I am) whack jobs, but really, my husband was very educated, a midas touch kind of guy, very perceptive on people, brilliant with numbers, and very successful in business.&nbsp; We terminated a profit sharing plan for the whole company (created an opening for those who wanted a one time access to their funds) back in 98, with 2000 in mind.&nbsp; Rolled into a new plan with no consequence, a better plan, blah blah blah.&nbsp; He knew the rules very very well, and these times, he was sure would come (these that we see now).&nbsp; I am on this board for insight (as I have repeatedly written) to hear the &quot;comments&quot; of which you wrote -- they are what help me to understand these times better.&nbsp; So thank you for all of these comments that go back and forth.&nbsp; Why, I&#039;m even looking around now to see what antique glass insulators do I have?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Seriously, I do struggle with the (real) meaning of devaluation, inflation, hyperinflation, and their impacts..and did I mention quantitive easing?&nbsp; Thanks again.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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