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25th Anniversary of Y2K coming up.

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  1. OpanaPointer

    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Did your lights stay on? Computer still worked? Dead didn't get up and walk around?
     
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    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    Ya think that was scary. My 50th marital bliss anniversary is tomorrow. Nothing scares me !
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    I've been married four times.
     
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    Are you a glutton for punishment? Had a coworker who was married three times and he was lucky that he never had to pay any alimony to the first two.

    Regarding Y2k, we were ready at work and nothing happened. No mass casualties (there were 10k body bags ready to be filled). It is more likely for something to happen between now and the inauguration than it was back in Y2k. I'm all set to take whatever hand life deals me. Can't stop the politics so enjoy life and be kind to each other. Tonight I listed to Paul Cheall's Fighting Through WW II podcast.
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    First and third wife died. Second one managed to get out of our marriage with her life. Quite happy with #4, she's accumulated more time with me than the other three combined.
     
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    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    They say opposites attract but we kind of melted together. There's just enough diff ence to keep things interesting. That spark is still there. Yesterday a culmination of 51 years gelled into watching Grandma and Daughter and two Grandsons building a snowman. Life is good.
     
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    I have two daughters, thankfully now all grown up, I'm not scared of anything.

    and FWTW I was the Y2K go to guy for the systems and equipment used in my department . . . we had, ahem, absolutely no failures.
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    "Thanks for doing a brilliant job in saving our computer systems!"
     
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    CAC Ace of Spades

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    A bloke at work just retired a few weeks ago…he was 82. When asked why he was still working, he said ‘I’ve been married three times.’

    True story.
     
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    GRW Pillboxologist WW2|ORG Editor

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    Only managed two ex-wives here. No intentions of finding #3.
    Complete beginner in these things, obviously.
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    Yeah, well you get better as you go along. Me and Robin, aka #4, got married in Lone Elk Park, east of St. Louis. We put the proceedings on line and had >2500 people watching us. I wore white, of course. White bib overalls. Robin wore gingham and a white leather top hat. We had fun. (First time using a remote wireless link.)
     
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    CAC Ace of Spades

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    Never married...
     
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    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    You lucky duck. And then again : Overall I wouldn't change or give up a minute. Life gives us what Life gives us. It's what we take.
     
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    OpanaPointer I Point at Opana Staff Member WW2|ORG Editor

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    It's an adventure.
     
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    GRW Pillboxologist WW2|ORG Editor

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    Reminds me of an episode of NCIS. Gibbs is talking to a female Army Colonel (that he's later in a relationship with), who informs him "If this is a pissing contest, you better bring an umbrella".
    He goes into hysterics. His team goes into a state of shock. Ziva asks "what just happened?" and McGee answers "Gibbs just met his third ex-wife".
     
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    Biak Boy from Illinois Staff Member

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    When you meet your match no reason to continue searching. Gibbs Rule # :::
     
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