luscious_purple | Y2K + 20

So, Y2K. I am living proof that planes did NOT fall out of the sky at the moment of the "Y2K crisis."

For those of you who didn't know me 20 years ago, I was working for a B2G trade publication that covered, well, how government agencies use computers. Obviously Y2K was a big deal for us. New Year's Eve was an all-hands-on-deck work night. I was chosen to fly across the continent with the head of the FAA and various other government officials, plus a whole bunch of reporters and TV crews. We were over Tennessee when midnight hit Zulu time, a.k.a. GMT/UTC, which is the worldwide standard for air traffic control systems. We were flying between DFW and SFO when midnight hit the four continental U.S. time zones, and we approached SFO for landing we saw the fireworks launching from the SF-Oakland Bay Bridge. After missing most of the worldwide TV coverage, I finally got to see some fireworks!

Here are my reminisces from 15 years ago: https://luscious-purple.livejournal.com/254790.html (it's a public post).

I'm amazed that we are now 20 years past all that. Happy New Year to all!