The Y2K bug delayed my honeymoon … by 17 years!

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Jan 2, 2026, 7:31 am77 ptsTrending
More tales of apocalypse avoided - including in an animal testing lab - and the hard work that made that possible ON CALL Y2K Welcome to another edition of On Call, The Register’s Friday column that shares your tech support stories. Over the holiday season we’re telling tales of the Y2K bug, and readers who…

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