However, there were a number of people who invested a lot of time and effort in trying to dissuade people from taking it seriously. With such proponents, I think it's forgivable not to have taken the arguments for a nonevent very seriously. As the author of controversial predictions about Y2K, my name is known to a lot more people than it was a year ago. Although I did this because I was concerned that our normal means of communications would break down, I've discovered that I find it very interesting and entertaining. Learning a number of other new skills I never would have thought before I got involved with Y2K that I would be interested in home power generation.
Electricity comes from the power company at a relatively low price, after all.
However, surprisingly enough, I've discovered that I like working with steam engines. They're quite interesting, as well as being useful to generate electricity from un-refined fuels such as wood. I now have a pretty good understanding of how small steam engines work and how to maintain them, at least ones of the type that I have. Living in the country I've never lived in the country before I moved to East Texas, which move resulted from my Y2K concerns. Now that I'm here, I find I like it much better than living in the city or suburbs, as I have before.