Time to Start the Countdown . Suzanne Daub Some are planning extravagant parties to celebrate this New Year's Eve.
Most people stand somewhere in between and are more than a little confused about what to expect.
Part of the problem with Y2K is that no one knows specifically what computers will experience problems or to what extent the problems will occur. The only thing we can anticipate is when. Author and physicist Dr. Jackie Kessler agrees. I don't want to be wasting my time and energy struggling to survive what I believe will be aggravating disruptions in my relatively comfortable lifestyle for a period lasting as long as three months. This is a time that could bring communities together, she states.