>Hi Agnes,
>I didn't mean that nothing happened at all; I meant that those in the general population that prepared for calamity by burying supplies were misled.

Their investment was wasted.

Hm having a breakdown in the water piping this morning (tap water is for good food and drinking over here) I have some more doubts in this matter. I have a reserve of 200l of water to rinse the toilet (IOW I can empty the fish tank) but thats it. Maybe I should own a stock of bottled water (10l for the price of 1qm?)

> .. I agree some of the hype for Y2K was good in that folks gave the problem special attention and that was needed.
>
>However, I don't agree that we need some hype for global warming. It isn't clear at all that CO2 emissions matter. Pollution is an entirely different matter for which we should always be vigilant.

Let's say I think it does not much harm to care about.
And CO2 is pollution that you can't smell. But deadly as well. Just stop breathing for a moment. That what hurts is the high CO2 ratio in your blood. And what nobody is telling about that a higher CO2 means lower O2. It's burned and replaced.

I don't like to be picky, but you pay 50% of a tax dollar to make the world a more dangerous place. Why not spend something to have more O2? ::)

Agnes