Sounds like the Y2K crowd around here....
LOL! I was concerned about Y2K, but I put everything off (unlike some of my neighbors in Denver, who had plastic buckets full of dried beans, etc.)
So on December 30, I went to Safeway and grabbed everything I could, spending over $300.
On my way out, I ran into my friend who had first told me about Art Bell and Y2K. He saw my overflowing shopping cart and laughed. :)
We got up early on New Year's Eve to watch what was going on...when China and Russia made it with no problems, we knew it would be okay. On midnight, we ran around turning the lights in the house on and off, LOL!
People had a fantastic time--it was the best New Year's Ever. Everyone was in the street, so happy that the worst hadn't happened.