At the same time, he has hedged his bet to make sure he won't go hungry in January. Lombari accelerated his schedule for converting an abandoned building on his property, and he recently began using it to raise chickens for eggs and rabbits for meat.
People are aware of what's going on.
They'll use common sense. Yet a significant number of people are taking steps to protect themselves against possible failures if computers malfunction. Many computers, software and embedded chips use two digits to designate a year. More than half of Americans plan to get documentation of bank, retirement and other financial records. Almost half say they won't fly on New Year's Day.