That's a great story, Mike.

Mine may not be quite as good, but at midnight on January 1, 2000, my friend
who was county EC/RO at the time was working at the County EOC, which was on
stand-by for any Y2K calamaties that might occur.  At exactly one second
after the stroke of midnight, he had arranged with someone to dim and then
turn off the lights in the facility.  And, at least for a few seconds, there
were some EOC officials who actually began to be convinced that there was
really something to the Y2K thing!  Of course, at the same time, the PC I
was using immediately set its clock back to something like January 1, 1988,
which was also interesting.  (LOL)

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ




-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Mike Duke, K5XU
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 4:59 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Greetings

Hello, Ian, and happy New Year from Mississippi.

I told this story at work this morning, and it brought smiles to those who
heard it, so here goes for the list.

On Dec. 30 1999, I told a friend that I would give him a Y2K Myth Busters
report before 9 AM our time on New Year's Eve. So at about 8:00 AM on the
morning of Dec. 31, I pointed my beam your way, and began tuning across 20
meters.

Sure enough, I found a VK station, whose call I have long forgotten, but I
will always remember what he said just as I found him.

"My radio works, and the toilet flushes. Y2K is off to a great start!"

Happy New Year.

Mike,
K5XU



Original message:
> Hello everyone.  Happy New Year from down under.  It is a very quiet 
> morning here in Corio, near Geelong bothy in the general surroundings 
> and on the radio.

> Have a wonderful year in the Amateur Radio hobby.


> Ian Westerland

> VK3vin