D.C. city Y2K planners saying they started too late and won't be ready, so they'll have police stationed at 120 key points in the city to help with emergency requests. Presumably to maintain order as well. I got the feeling they didn't have a clue exactly what would fail and are simply hoping they can prevent chaos. Y2K test spills 4,000,000 gallons of raw sewage into park. The statistical odds seem favorable for that.
Food distribution is important, but most folks have at least a few cans of beans in the kitchen.
For the record. While Pete de Jager is credited with first raising the Y2K alarm within the computer industry in 1993, all due credit should go to those who came before. But he did raise the alarm.