Scary thoughts of the future pertaining to possible killer robots and metal artificial trees are among writings made in a time capsule of items tucked away by B.C. man Dan Robin, family and friends on New Year乌鸦传媒檚 Eve 1999 to be unveiled 20 years later.

Dustin Karemaker was just 13 in 1999 and drew pictures of a killer robot and a metal tree, wondering what might materialize.

乌鸦传媒淚 hope that in about 100 years there aren乌鸦传媒檛 giant killer robots and metal artificial trees,乌鸦传媒� he wrote. 乌鸦传媒淚 hope that things improve by global used electric cars and solar power things.

乌鸦传媒淚 don乌鸦传媒檛 think any of that Y2K stuff will happen. In 20 years, I will be 33. Wow!乌鸦传媒�

Rather perceptive for an early teen.

There乌鸦传媒檚 plenty of songs that capture the essence of the motivation for the group.

For starters, there乌鸦传媒檚 Jim Croce乌鸦传媒檚 乌鸦传媒渋f I could save time in a bottle.乌鸦传媒�

And then the Steve Miller Band乌鸦传媒檚 乌鸦传媒渢ime keeps on slippin乌鸦传媒�, slippin乌鸦传媒�, slippin乌鸦传媒� into the future.乌鸦传媒�

Robin and company wanted to essentially preserve that moment in time before the start of the 2000s and then reconvene at the end of 2019 to have a look back at what was saved and what everyone had written as predictions and observations.

乌鸦传媒淭wenty years is a long time,乌鸦传媒� conceded Robin of Crofton. 乌鸦传媒淭hings change.乌鸦传媒�

The world was on the verge of the Y2K threat and the uncertainty surrounding whether computers would click over to 2000 without serious issues occurring.

Robin remembers all the machines at the Crofton pulp mill being slowed down as a precautionary measure.

乌鸦传媒淚t could have caused the entire mill to shut down,乌鸦传媒� he indicated.

But as the world prepared for the clock to tick past midnight on Jan. 1, 2000, all fears were allayed.

乌鸦传媒淎s everybody knows, nothing happened,乌鸦传媒� Robin chuckled.

In the last half hour or so before the big moment, everyone assembled at the Robin household wrote letters and put away magazines and newspapers from the time period into three cylinders for storage.

As Robin said, a lot can change in 20 years. He was 43 and is now 63, both his parents were alive at the time and are now deceased, and that乌鸦传媒檚 just the beginning.

Oldest daughter Holly White of Duncan is now 36, middle daughter Jennifer Robin of Duncan is 34 and youngest daughter Theresa Buchanan of Kelowna is 30. Dan Robin has seven grandchildren among them.

It乌鸦传媒檚 obviously been enough of a lapse in time for another generation.

乌鸦传媒淭hey were so excited to see it,乌鸦传媒� said Robin of his daughters. 乌鸦传媒淭hey were little kids, they remember it.乌鸦传媒�

Sean Karemaker was 16 in 1999 and showed an accomplished artistic ability evident in his drawings at the time that he carried into later years.

乌鸦传媒淭he number of the approaching year is insignificant,乌鸦传媒� Karemaker wrote. 乌鸦传媒淚t is the prophecies and impending hate that are pushing it along. Anyway, good luck if that is a factor.乌鸦传媒�

The early drawings exhibited by him were actually a sign of things to come. He now teaches art at three different universities and has done some work in China with his talents.

The Karemakers were among the friends gathered with the Robins on Christmas Eve 2019 to open the time capsules. There was a magazine with a burgeoning Britney Spears on the cover and newspapers from around the Cowichan Valley, including a real estate section from The Pictorial that showed some rather cheap housing prices by today乌鸦传媒檚 standards, as well as individuals letters and some libations for good measure.

乌鸦传媒淲e had a lot of fun here,乌鸦传媒� said Robin. 乌鸦传媒淭wenty-seven people were here for the opening of the time capsule.

乌鸦传媒淲e laughed, cried, it乌鸦传媒檚 all the emotions.乌鸦传媒�

Only two of the original three cylinders could be located. There was a move along the way and Robin乌鸦传媒檚 hoping the other cylinder can still be found because it contained a letter from his dad and other family members he乌鸦传媒檇 like to see.

The Robins and company don乌鸦传媒檛 plan to wait another 20 years for the next one. They乌鸦传媒檙e cutting the time period down to 10 years and putting together items and letters again to reveal in early 2030.

乌鸦传媒淚t乌鸦传媒檚 a good reason to have a gathering to make a time capsule,乌鸦传媒� reasoned Robin.

It乌鸦传媒檚 truly history in the making.