Survival Guide for the Year 2000 Problem : How to Save Yourself from the Most Deadly Screw-Up in History

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Book Description
A Survival Guide For The Year 2000 Problem, is a practical, consumer guide to understanding and preparing for the Year 2000 (Y2K) Computer Crisis. The book examines the effects of Y2K on the economy, government, investments, employment, banking, public services, and computerized data such as credit reports, medical records and Social Security records. It provides detailed information on how to protect yourself, your family, your job, your assets, your home and your personal safety from the worst technical blunder known to man.

From the Back Cover
HOW THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM COULD AFFECT YOU ! - Your home might go into foreclosure because of errors in your property tax records - Your local traffic signals could stop working. All of them, all at once - Your friendly, neighborhood ATM machine might fail to operate - Your water, electricity and telephone could be turned off in error - Your bank might shut down and refuse to give you your money - Your credit report could become contaminated with false data - Your driver's license might be invalidated accidentally - Your insurance company could declare bankruptcy - Your credit cards might be rejected by stores - Your doctor could lose your medical records - Your employer might go out of business - Your pension could just disappear

IS THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM REAL ?

Washington Post, September 15, 1996. We could end up with a real catastrophe that could affect many people's lives around the globe.

Newsweek, June 20, 1996. Almost everyone who's looked at the problem agrees ... it's profound and potentially disastrous,.

Sacramento Bee, July 14, 1996. (A) doomsday clock is counting off the seconds.

Business Week, August 12, 1996. (T)he absolute worst case ... is a global financial meltdown.

Congressional Research Service, June, 1996. Many managers initially doubted the seriousness of this problem. .... (I)ndependent research firms, however, have refuted this view

Congressional Record, August 11, 1996. (A) study by the Congressional Research Service ... substantiates the worst fears of the doomsayers.

YOU WILL LEARN THESE VALUABLE TECHNIQUES:

- How to safeguard your investments - no matter what happens to the stock market - How to pay your bills - even if you don't have a job - How to detect the "early warning signs" of the Year 2000 Problem - How to build a powerful shield around your credit, tax, property, financial and medical records - How to protect your family against shortages in food and consumer goods - How to obtain your vital data from the government - even if they don't want to give it to you - How to tell in advance exactly when the Year 2000 Problem will be most dangerous - How to analyze your bills, bank statement and pay stub for signs of the Year 2000 Virus - How to avoid legal entanglements brought on by the Year 2000 Problem - How to determine which jobs will be the safest - and which ones to avoid like the plague - How to tell which investments are in the greatest danger from this Crisis - How to survive financially - even if the banks shut down - How to construct the most powerful (and safest) insurance policy ever devised

About the Author
Jim Lord is a retired Naval Officer with 24 years active service who came up through the enlisted ranks. His career was spent in the electronics field, including a tour as the Electronics Maintenance Officer on an aircraft carrier. At age 33, he earned a degree in Business, graduating with honors from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

Following his military career, Mr Lord was involved in shipbuilding, communication systems design, satellite systems, software engineering, training and marketing. This experience has included nine years in the software industry. For two and a half years, he taught business courses at a community college in southern Maryland.

Married for nearly 37 years, Mr. Lord and his wife, Betty have eight children and five grandchildren. They reside in Davidsonville, Maryland.

Mr. Lord is the author of "A Survival Guide for the Year 2000 Problem," a practical, 200 page, consumer's guide to preparation for the Year 2000 Computer Crisis. It describes the effects of Y2K on virtually all aspects of society and the economy. Particular emphasis is paid to government at all levels, employment, the financial sphere, and public services. Specific and detailed guidance in provided on how to protect yourself, your family, your assets, your job, your vital private data, and your personal safety from the greatest technical blunder in history.

He is also the publisher of "Jim Lord's Year 2000 Survival Newsletter," which provides continuing updates on the progress of the Year 2000 Crisis. This bimonthly publication closely tracks the status of government and industry efforts to repair critical computer systems. It also reports on new strategies for protection against the effects of the Year 2000 Problem.

Additional information can be found at www.SurviveY2K.com

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