Whoever thought up the 'Millenium Bug' was a feckin' GENIUS!
I see plenty of post already, but may as well add my own (Baaaa)

I was working as post / photocopying / stationery boy at the local TV station at the time. Part of the job was to copy local news scripts and run them around the studio / gallery etc. This could get frantic at times with last minute additions for breaking stories etc, but that was rare to say the least.

I had to work every other weekend too, along with the skeleton news crew. Twice in an 8hr shift, the printer in my room would spew out 20 pages or so. I'd copy them about 6 times onto pretty coloured paper then wander around the studios dropping them off. I was on decent money for an 18 y/o too.

On the millenium they wanted someone in 'just in case'. I was tempted by the £500 and 3 days extra holiday in that year, so agreed. My boss who aranged this wasn't aware that there was no local news that day. As it turned out I was wrecked with a horrible flu that was doing the round at the time. I dragged myself in to be greeted by security and an otherwise empty building. No TV output means no news crew. New years day 2000 means no fucker else either.

I acted professionally though. I switched my machines on and ran through a few pages of whatever shite was lying around to make sure they worked, before promptly switching everything back off and pissing off home to sleep off my plague. The only millenium bug was me being bugged by some inconsiderate fuckers letting fireworks off in the middle of the night before & waking me up from my snotty slumber.

That is all.
(Greencloud Wanted to go fishing on, Tue 14 Sep 2010, 1:25, Reply)