Yet more Y2k problems discovered:
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CBS News reported this weekend that a large number of tombstones
are not Y2K compliant because they were pre-engraved with "19" as
the first two digits of the intended user's death date.  Since
more people are living longer, it will be necessary to retrofit
these headstones to begin with "20".

Great amounts of criticism have been heaped on the funeral
industry for this oversight.  While this is clearly a hardware
problem, it should have been anticipated that the software which
is to eventually make use of these stones would remain in service
beyond the originally estimated dates.  Indeed, some stonecutters
have been accused of intentionally pre-engraving "19" as a way of
ensuring additional work for their industry.

It will now be necessary to examine every headstone for Y2K
compliance.  Industry experts have suggested that testers should
take into account the immediacy of need and only adjust the
fields on those stones whose software can reasonably be expected
to remain active beyond 1999.

It has also been rumored that a well-known doctor in Michigan is
working on a software-only solution to the problem.