Squeak 17 #1 December 31, 2009 Happy new year from perth Western Australia. You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #2 December 31, 2009 All the very best to you and the Mrs Cheers from me and mine. Lang may yer lum reek! (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #3 December 31, 2009 It's very thoughtful of you to test out the New Year before it shows up here. You get to find out first if it's the end of the world. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #4 December 31, 2009 Quote Happy new year from perth Western Australia. Same to you fella. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #5 December 31, 2009 QuoteIt's very thoughtful of you to test out the New Year before it shows up here. You get to find out first if it's the end of the world. Yep. It was about this time on Jan 1, 2000 that I figured the "Y2K" hype was a complete bunch of crap. I hadn't really beleived it, and when Australia didn't melt down, I knew we were safe."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #6 December 31, 2009 QuoteIt's very thoughtful of you to test out the New Year before it shows up here. You get to find out first if it's the end of the world. Wait until 2012."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,105 #7 December 31, 2009 Quote Happy new year from perth Western Australia. It's not really 2010 until midnight at Greenwich The origin of space and time for all known intelligent life in the universe.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #8 December 31, 2009 Yeah, I've been thinking about the Y2K hype from 10 years ago. There actually were a lot of people in 1999 who said that the problems would be minor, and that things had been dealt with. The world doesn't end every time Microsoft has a bug in its software, does it? But their message was BORING!! It was always much more exciting to listen to the fear mongers. They certainly sold a lot of books. You can't sell a book that says "Nothing much will happen." Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #9 December 31, 2009 QFT ... except, have you been to Greenwich (or anywhere in London) recently? - damned suveners (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d_squared431 0 #10 December 31, 2009 Hope you had a good New Years Squeak. TPM Sister#130ONTIG#1 I love vodka.I love vodka cause it rhymes with Tuaca~LisaH You having a clean thought is like billyvance having a clean post.iluvtofly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdgirl 0 #11 December 31, 2009 Quote Yep. It was about this time on Jan 1, 2000 that I figured the "Y2K" hype was a complete bunch of crap. I flew commercial from ORD to SFO on 31 Dec 1999. Emptiest I have ever seen either airport. Not a lot of folks on the plane either. Made it to the Embarcadero around 10:30-11PM. Much of the reason that the Y2K bug was not as much of an issue wasn't because it was over-hyped -- altho' there certainly were cases of that, it was because the private and governmental entities globally responded, invested/spent a lot of money, and took action. /Marg Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters. Tibetan Buddhist saying Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #12 December 31, 2009 well, yes, Y2K was a REAL problem. And a lot of $ was spent fixing it, and that was a good thing that they did, even if some of the $ was wasted. But since so many people thrive on hysteria, no matter how good a job they did fixing the problem, there would always be many many people out there who would continue to shriek about the impending end of the world. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #13 December 31, 2009 Quote Quote Yep. It was about this time on Jan 1, 2000 that I figured the "Y2K" hype was a complete bunch of crap. I flew commercial from ORD to SFO on 31 Dec 1999. Emptiest I have ever seen either airport. Not a lot of folks on the plane either. Made it to the Embarcadero around 10:30-11PM. Much of the reason that the Y2K bug was not as much of an issue wasn't because it was over-hyped -- altho' there certainly were cases of that, it was because the private and governmental entities globally responded, invested/spent a lot of money, and took action. /Marg I didn't mean that there weren't serious issues that had to be dealt with, just the overall "End Of The World As We Know It" hype. Even if the fixes hadn't been as thorough as they were, so many of the doomsday scenarios were just ridiculous. For example, there was nothing on your airliner that was "date dependent" enough to be anything but an annoyance. And your flight landed after the new year had started in most of the rest of the world."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #14 December 31, 2009 Quote Quote Happy new year from perth Western Australia. It's not really 2010 until midnight at Greenwich The origin of space and time for all known intelligent life in the universe. Wouldn't it actually be when Hawaii hits Midnight since Hawaii has the earliest timezone in the world? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #15 December 31, 2009 this ia a Happy new year thread, not a WTF happened 10yrs ago thread You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,105 #16 December 31, 2009 Quote QFT ... except, have you been to Greenwich (or anywhere in London) recently? - damned suveners Greenwich - not since 2002. London, June 2009, just passing through on my way to Skye.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1racer696 0 #17 December 31, 2009 Quote Happy new year from perth Western Australia. my friend just left for perth yesterday! shes gonna be there for 6 months. happy new year! oh dude DUde DUDE BRO DUDE. omg DUDE! ummmmm. i forgot.... Dudeist Skydiver #61 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feuergnom 29 #18 January 1, 2010 happy new year to all you dz.com dorks The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle dudeist skydiver # 666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #19 January 1, 2010 shit. I'm in the Eastern USA and despite all the predictions, the world hasn't ended. I wish it would & we could get it over with already. and don't give me that December 2012 crap. That is a piss-weak doomsday prediction, with nothing behind it. Let's face it, the really good Doomsday shit has passed us by. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #20 January 1, 2010 Quoteshit. I'm in the Eastern USA and despite all the predictions, the world hasn't ended. I wish it would & we could get it over with already. and don't give me that December 2012 crap. That is a piss-weak doomsday prediction, with nothing behind it. Let's face it, the really good Doomsday shit has passed us by. Uh that is not till 21 DEC 2012 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyflyer77 0 #21 January 1, 2010 Happy New Year! If I stand on my tip toes, I can see the weekend from here! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #22 January 1, 2010 Quote Quote shit. I'm in the Eastern USA and despite all the predictions, the world hasn't ended. I wish it would & we could get it over with already. and don't give me that December 2012 crap. That is a piss-weak doomsday prediction, with nothing behind it. Let's face it, the really good Doomsday shit has passed us by. Uh that is not till 21 DEC 2012 Well at the risk of getting this kicked to SC I'd say you're off by a few million or possibly even billion years. Might wanna run your numbers again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #23 January 1, 2010 Quote Quote Happy new year from perth Western Australia. It's not really 2010 until midnight at Greenwich The origin of space and time for all known intelligent life in the universe. Really? History of mathematics Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #24 January 1, 2010 Quote Quote Quote shit. I'm in the Eastern USA and despite all the predictions, the world hasn't ended. I wish it would & we could get it over with already. and don't give me that December 2012 crap. That is a piss-weak doomsday prediction, with nothing behind it. Let's face it, the really good Doomsday shit has passed us by. Uh that is not till 21 DEC 2012 Well at the risk of getting this kicked to SC I'd say you're off by a few million or possibly even billion years. Might wanna run your numbers again. The Mayans said so Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skittles_of_SDC 0 #25 January 1, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote shit. I'm in the Eastern USA and despite all the predictions, the world hasn't ended. I wish it would & we could get it over with already. and don't give me that December 2012 crap. That is a piss-weak doomsday prediction, with nothing behind it. Let's face it, the really good Doomsday shit has passed us by. Uh that is not till 21 DEC 2012 Well at the risk of getting this kicked to SC I'd say you're off by a few million or possibly even billion years. Might wanna run your numbers again. The Mayans said so They also made human sacrifices. Were they right about that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
