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Leap Day [message #71589] Wed, 29 February 2012 17:43 Go to next message
The Wiz is currently offline  The Wiz
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Today's that magical day that only comes around once every four years. I was reading that some places are offering special deals for the day. Then there is the issue of salaried employees claiming they are working for free today. Do you have any feelings about this odd day?

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Re: Leap Day [message #71602 is a reply to message #71589] Wed, 29 February 2012 22:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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I find the history of the switch from Julian to Gregorian calendars to be interesting:

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Re: Leap Day [message #71628 is a reply to message #71589] Thu, 01 March 2012 20:11 Go to previous message
The Wiz is currently offline  The Wiz
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That is pretty interesting, I honestly wasn't familiar with the Julian calendar. I guess we really can't complain about losing an hour during a daylight savings time change. In 1752 British people lost twelve days! Laughing

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