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Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 20:22:18 -0500 From: Michal Hohensee <mah248@nyu.edu> Subject: Re: y2k/gary north delusions

You cannot sustain a modern city without a working sewer system. Remember what cities were like in the middle ages? I believe some historians refer to them as "population sinks" for the surrounding countryside. Not for a lack of wealth or commerce, but for a lack of sanitation.

Paris and London had populations of over a million each and didn't have a sewer system. It was traditional for people to throw their chamber pots out into the street along with the offal from the various animals. The reality is that the folks who support the various systems would have them no manual over-ride within 24 - 48 hours so the worst case scenario won't happen. Countries that aren't automated won't notice the difference and the city services that are won't be down more than a week. ____________________________________________________________________ Technology cannot make us other than what we are. James P. Hogan The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------