When there is a disaster, friends, neighbors, and family all help each other. Whenever there is a disaster people help each other. Y2K can help us build better families and communities by pulling together. When I was in my late teens, I worked as an ambulance attendant, and later, as an ambulance driver. I have seen how people behave in times of crisis.
Strangers help each other.
I see people helping the same way when television reports on the latest flood, earthquake, or fire. People use their hands to dig a stranger out of debris. More than that, even rivals help each other. In a recent earthquake in Turkey, even Greece, a long-time rival, sent rescuers and supplies. Helping other in times of crisis is not just an American tradition, it is engrained in humanity.