OK, admit it...did anyone one here get caught up in the Y2K hysteria?

OK, admit it...did anyone one here get caught up in the Y2K hysteria?
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My boyfriend at the time was in the National Guard. He was called to the base to be ready in case something happened; it really ruined my New Year’s Eve. I stayed at home with our cat. Since I live in CA, it was apparent by 9pm or so that nothing was going to happen in America. I didn’t prepare, or panic, or buy water a duct tape. Alarmists.
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