And real estate developers in South Dakota, rural West Virginia, and elsewhere are advertising lots in Y2K survival communities that are supposed to be entirely self-sufficient. At China Diesel Imports in San Diego, which sells about 1,000 generators in a typical year, this year was anything but typical. President Loren Day said he expects to sell 10,000 generators by year's end, and he attributes most of the new business to Y2K survivalists. Business is booming so much that Day has had to increase his staff five-fold this year, from 10 workers to 50, and he plans to add 30 more employees soon. Even with all the new help, the company still has several thousand units on back order, he said.
People are scared to death.
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