In article <[log in to unmask]>, Stan Sieler <[log in to unmask]> writes > >You also said "why can't we get rid of the leap year?". Of course, >we can. Some societies did in the past. For example, we >could choose to say: a year is 365 days, period. Every fourth year, >we'd have a special day (perhaps put it between Dec 31 and Jan 1), called >"DAY OFF" (or something). That wouldn't be a leap year, but would have >the same calendar-correcting effect. > Bit of a bummer if you happened to get born that day.....*and* you'd probably get named Ferris.... -- Roy Brown Phone : (01684) 291710 Fax : (01684) 291712 Affirm Ltd Email : [log in to unmask] The Great Barn, Mill St 'Have nothing on your systems that you do not TEWKESBURY GL20 5SB (UK) know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.'