Y2K Grounds the World's Planes and Brings 'Massive, Long-Term Power Failures'
Michael Hyatt's 1998 Book The Millennium Bug: 'The Illusion of Social Stability Is About to Be Shattered'
The book's covers promised grounded planes, failed bank vaults, missing tax records and long blackouts, 'and nothing can stop it.' Midnight came; the lights stayed on.
What was said
“There will be massive, long-term power failures.”
— Michael S. Hyatt (author, The Millennium Bug: How to Survive the Coming Chaos, 1998) · said 1998 · due January 1, 2000
The year 2000 began without massive power failures. The BBC on January 1, 2000: 'Y2K bug fails to bite.'
The Story
From the book's back-cover list as transcribed by Paleofuture, which also included: 'Planes all over the world will be grounded,' 'The Federal Reserve will be unable to clear checks,' and 'Office systems will fail and your employer will go out of business.'
The front cover: the 'illusion of social stability is about to be shattered . . . and nothing can stop it.' Other Y2K owners: north-y2k-2000, yourdon-beirut-2000, milne-y2k-beirut-2000, de-jager-doomsday-2000.
Receipts
- The Millennium Bug (1998) - Paleofuture (Matt Novak)accessed 2026-10-09
- The millennium bug: how to survive the coming chaos - Internet Archive catalogue recordaccessed 2026-10-09
- Y2K bug fails to bite - BBC News (January 1, 2000)accessed 2026-10-09
As of Oct 9, 2026
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