I was born in 2000 so i have no clue how it was to celebrate a millenium. How was it celebrating the year 2000? Was it like any other year or was this one clearly special for you guys? Did it feel weird to  go up in a number like that? What were your thoughts at the time and what were you doing in the 31st of December, 1999? I would love to know!  :)

I couldn't tell you, considering that I was only 9.5 months old at the time. :P I wish I could remember it.

One weird thing is that it gave an opportunity to wear those ridiculous glasses.

http://www.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/New-Years-Glasses-2000.jpg

I couldn't tell you, considering that I was only 9.5 months old at the time. :P I wish I could remember it.
Hahaha! Fair enough!! You`re pretty much in the same train as me then!  ;)

One weird thing is that it gave an opportunity to wear those ridiculous glasses.

http://www.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/New-Years-Glasses-2000.jpg
What in the world...HAHAHAH! Thats actually pretty cool though!!  ;D ;D

It was exciting and felt so futuristic! I was 12 1/2 years old. I had a shirt that said "01-01-00". I remember how special that time felt. I remember I couldn't wait until I could write 2000 on my school papers! However if I only knew back then what was to come over the next 17 years, I wouldn't have been anywhere near as excited to enter the new millennium.

Many IT people and others spent that time working feverishly to insure that  computer systems of companies, corporations, the government, etc  kept running the way they were supposed to, due to the feared "Y2K Scare" or "Millennium Bug". It was widely feared that computer systems at the time could not comprehend the digits "00" (possibly interpreting it as 1900 rather than 2000, as most  software at the time represented years with the final two digits only) and that many disasters would ensue, causing worldwide catastrophe. Most of these fears proved to be groundless however, as, except for a few minor glitches here and there, the world went on as usual on January 1, 2000.

Many IT people and others spent that time working feverishly to insure that  computer systems of companies, corporations, the government, etc  kept running the way they were supposed to, due to the feared "Y2K Scare" or "Millennium Bug". It was widely feared that computer systems at the time could not comprehend the digits "00" (possibly interpreting it as 1900 rather than 2000, as most  software at the time represented years with the final two digits only) and that many disasters would ensue, causing worldwide catastrophe. Most of these fears proved to be groundless however, as, except for a few minor glitches here and there, the world went on as usual on January 1, 2000.


Indeed. I'll quote something I posted recently on a similar thread:


My husband was the head of an IT department at a small company, and he felt pressed into service on NYE 1999.  It was looking like an all-nighter for him.  (He and his team had been working feverishly for months to take care of the company's computer programs before D-Day.)  Thus I was alone on that evening.  I do however recall seeing fireworks in Australia on the TV that day - and feeling a sense of relief.  I called him after midnight - the world didn't melt down then, and neither did his company's computers.

There were some little glitches afterward, to be sure.  Just nothing catastrophic, as far as I know.  Here's an example of a funny little glitch (look at the date):

http://users.dls.net/~faulkners/GasReceipt2000''.jpg

8)


That thread btw:  http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=55184.0

LOL. I was basically just waiting to be born, so obviously I couldn't care less at the time haha ;D

I was eight years old. If I remember correctly, I didn't do anything too special that year. My little cousin came over and we banged pots and pans in the front yard, and I think we made some crafts, too. I don't think I understood the significance of that new year, and if I did, I don't remember my feelings toward it.

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It didn't feel futuristic; it still had that late 90's feel. Euphoric and inflated!

I was almost 7. I was at my cousin's house and having fun there. I was very aware that it was special: in 1999 I had a strong obsession with calendars, I had one in every room of the house. ;D I was really excited to turn my 2000 calendar from December '99 to January 2000!  :D

I was 5 months and 18 days old on December 31st, 1999. According to my mother, we were at a little family get together and I was in a baby walker and I was watching the TV. At some point, she said that I started "singing" and everyone was shocked but also happy that I was singing ;D.

It was a fun and exciting time for many. I was just a measly baby though :P.

Indeed. I'll quote something I posted recently on a similar thread:

My husband was the head of an IT department at a small company, and he felt pressed into service on NYE 1999.  It was looking like an all-nighter for him.  (He and his team had been working feverishly for months to take care of the company's computer programs before D-Day.)  Thus I was alone on that evening.  I do however recall seeing fireworks in Australia on the TV that day - and feeling a sense of relief.  I called him after midnight - the world didn't melt down then, and neither did his company's computers.

There were some little glitches afterward, to be sure.  Just nothing catastrophic, as far as I know. 

That thread btw:  http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=55184.0


Interesting that we used nearly identical language though I had not seen your earlier post on the other thread!  :o

But that whole Y2K scare is what I think of when I think of that particular New Year's. As well as the fact that no one could seem to decide if 2000 or 2001 was the true millennium and arguments raged on in the media.

I was born in 2000 so i have no clue how it was to celebrate a millenium. How was it celebrating the year 2000? Was it like any other year or was this one clearly special for you guys? Did it feel weird to  go up in a number like that? What were your thoughts at the time and what were you doing in the 31st of December, 1999? I would love to know!  :)


I was just waiting for the ball to drop on New Year's with my special someone that night.

One weird thing is that it gave an opportunity to wear those ridiculous glasses.

http://www.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/New-Years-Glasses-2000.jpg



those were pretty ridiculous.

those were pretty ridiculous.


I remember a woman wearing one.  :o

I was just waiting for the ball to drop on New Year's with my special someone that night.


Nice!  :)    Were you out on the town?

Nice!  :)    Were you out on the town?


I was inside watching the ball drop during Dick Clark's Rockin Eve.

I was inside watching the ball drop during Dick Clark's Rockin Eve.


Nothing wrong with that!  Dick Clark knew his stuff when it came to rockin' New Years Eve!  8)

Nothing wrong with that!  Dick Clark knew his stuff when it came to rockin' New Years Eve!  8)



I still miss him.  :\'(

New Years Eve 1999 was certainly exciting, but I didn't really get to have a good time because I was so worried that planes were gonna start crashing and crap like that on January 1, 2000. Yeah, I totally bought all of the apocalyptic Y2K stuff back then, but you can't blame me too much, though, since I was just a 12 year old kid.

New Years Eve 1999 was certainly exciting, but I didn't really get to have a good time because I was so worried that planes were gonna start crashing and crap like that on January 1, 2000. Yeah, I totally bought all of the apocalyptic Y2K stuff back then, but you can't blame me too much, though, since I was just a 12 year old kid.



I thought the same thing and believing the Y2K nonsense but alas nothing happened.

New Years Eve 1999 was certainly exciting, but I didn't really get to have a good time because I was so worried that planes were gonna start crashing and crap like that on January 1, 2000. Yeah, I totally bought all of the apocalyptic Y2K stuff back then, but you can't blame me too much, though, since I was just a 12 year old kid.


2012 was supposedly another year that all kinds of apocalyptic things were supposed to happen because it was the supposed end of the Mayan calendar. I remember reading about that Mayan calendar business as far back as the 70s when "Chariots of The Gods" and the like were all the rage. I find that stuff fascinating if somewhat pseudo-scientific. As the time got closer it started to get more and more coverage, including a bad disaster movie called "2012" in 2009. Well, 2012 came and went and the world still wags.

those were pretty ridiculous.


But that's part of the fun.  :D

But that's part of the fun.  :D
After a few sherbets, you never noticed?

After a few sherbets, you never noticed?



or downing a few bottles of booze.

or downing a few bottles of booze.
Exactly!

Exactly!



every year they come out with year end glasses to wear on New Year's Eve.
http://sc02.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1XdAgOFXXXXcQaXXXq6xXFXXXj/1417/HTB1XdAgOFXXXXcQaXXXq6xXFXXXj.jpg
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every year they come out with year end glasses to wear on New Year's Eve.
http://sc02.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1XdAgOFXXXXcQaXXXq6xXFXXXj/1417/HTB1XdAgOFXXXXcQaXXXq6xXFXXXj.jpg
2018 LED glasses ↑
It has become a tradition?

It has become a tradition?


It has become a tradition to be super crazy on New Year's Eve.

It has become a tradition to be super crazy on New Year's Eve.
It has always been the way to be crazy on New Year's Eve.

I remember watching the ball drop at Time Square, and how excited we all were! I kept asking myself how we would write out the date and didn't realize it was the same as before. The last two numbers of the year.

I remember watching the ball drop at Time Square, and how excited we all were! I kept asking myself how we would write out the date and didn't realize it was the same as before. The last two numbers of the year.

Of course... it is always conventional to write the numeric date with the last two digits of the year, regardless of what century it is. 01/01/00

However, sometimes I include the first two digits (representing the century) for clarity.

It was a very optimistic time.  :)

It has always been the way to be crazy on New Year's Eve.


people drink, get rowdy, copulate and have fun after midnight.

It was good times. I remember it. I didn't really know what going into a new millennium meant though or the significance of it.

people drink, get rowdy, copulate and have fun after midnight.
Not everyone?

Not everyone?


most of them just stay away and watch the event on television with friends and family.

most of them just stay away and watch the event on television with friends and family.
Have your own happy little new year?

Have your own happy little new year?



Exactly.

Just think when we get to New Years - 31st December 2019 to the year 2020. Can't wait to say "Welcome to the '20s".

Just think when we get to New Years - 31st December 2019 to the year 2020. Can't wait to say "Welcome to the '20s".
Damnnn! That sounds soo cool haha!I am exited for the new decade!;D

I remember watching Angry Beavers, CatDog, and SpongeBob that night. The latter brought me this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUNA1GqKByU
and I was shaken for a few hours afterwards.

The only other thing I remember aside from that is Jennifer Lopez's "Waiting for Tonight" and my mom bouncing me on her lap when 2000 arrived.