My cousin and I were 9 years old and TERRIFIED of Y2K. We were having a sleepover that New Year's Eve, but were struggling to stay up to midnight so we decided to settle in for bed. We had the genius idea of plugging a night light in next to us so we could keep an eye on it. If it stayed on through the night, we knew we were in the clear! Well we didn't realize it had an old bulb in it, so all hell broke loose when that fucker flickered out a little while later. Absolutely hysterical, we busted into my sleeping aunt and uncle's bedroom screaming about the world ending... They were not happy.
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Reply to Somewhere, during the countdown to Y2K, someone's power went out and they probably thought the world was ending. by YourAverageTylerFan
My cousin and I were 9 years old and TERRIFIED of Y2K. We were having a sleepover that New Year's Eve, but were struggling to stay up to midnight so we decided to settle in for bed. We had the genius idea of plugging a night light in next to us so we could keep an eye on it. If it stayed on through the night, we knew we were in the clear! Well we didn't realize it had an old bulb in it, so all hell broke loose when that fucker flickered out a little while later. Absolutely hysterical, we busted into my sleeping aunt and uncle's bedroom screaming about the world ending... They were not happy.