43 PERCENT OF AMERICANS YAWNING OVER Y2K

43 PERCENT OF AMERICANS YAWNING OVER Y2K

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Wireless Flash) -- The dreaded Y2K virus is more like "Yawn-2K" to most Americans. According to a new survey by Maritz Marketing Research, only 10 percent of folks are worried about the dreaded Y2K problem and 43 percent of Americans don't plan to do anything special to prepare for possible Y2K calamities. The survey says folks who actually give a hoot are preparing in some pretty bizarre ways... -- 20 percent of folks worried about Y2K plan to switch from electricity to candles. -- 12 percent will avoid elevators entirely during the Y2K change-over. -- 9 percent won't use any public transportation. -- And, 6 percent of those bugged about the Y2K bug think the potential crisis is a good excuse to stock up on guns and ammunition.