In truth, a lot of hard work went into preventing problems with Y2K. It was the preparation ahead of time that reduced the event to a few small glitches in the system.
Agreed, I actually called my county water supplier and spoke to the engineer. They had spent a LOT of money upgrading their system for Y2K.
It's just that there was also a lot of hype as well.
I think he/she was referring to the end of the world types who thought we would be reduced to living like people did in the 1800's.
I know some who were convinced the world as we knew it would be ending.
Yes a lot of hard work went into fixing potential problems but I don't think even if the worst had happened it would have been as bad as the hardcore Y2K fearmongers predicted.
I came out of retirement to push nuclear power plants through the process.
Most would have gone out had the work not been done well ahead of time.
People never realized how close we came to disaster.
Yes, I heartily agree. We still have batteries left over and tomato soup (LOL). I think it was a forerunner, myself. And I have always said it was the preparation ahead of time that prevented it from being a disaster.