Barb_ Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Is it time to Overhaul the Calendar? So what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 The cost to overhaul computer systems alone would be outrageous. Leave the calendar alone, thanks. It does a fine job of tracking days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeegal Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 We'll end up with the age old issue of the seasons and calendar being off, which is why the Gregorian Calendar was invented in the first place. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moxie Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 No. I just got my kids to remember "30 days has September, etc". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 A fun idea to play around with but I have no problem with holidays and birthdays moving around on the days of the week. :tongue_smilie: I voted no. In a related note. I have a bunch of fun telling my friends the odd things I learn here. The calendar idea will definitely be mentioned on the next coffee day. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hathersage Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 No, and definately not that one. If anything maybe the Persian one because it more accurate, but we do not need one that is less accurate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 We'll end up with the age old issue of the seasons and calendar being off, which is why the Gregorian Calendar was invented in the first place. :glare: Dude, read the article. :D Busted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I want accuracy more than convenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I think we could use a more accurate calendar, but I can't say I support the one proposed in the article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfatherslily Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Well... on a personal level, I can't imagine it'd be any more annoying than adjusting to these constant Facebook changes! We'd all gripe and complain for the first year, some would continue griping for a few years, but we'd all adjust and be just fine. That said, I don't see how it's worth it. So what if it changes from year to year? Is anyone really bothered by that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) I wouldn't care one way or the other because it makes no difference to me. I don't run into any problems with the calendar the way it is. Americans, however, are notoriously resistant to change. We have yet to adopt the metric system and a great deal of the population still considers Pluto a planet, that there are only four oceans, that Australia is a continent and so on. Of course, if it was insitituted from the top down we really would have any choice but to comply and complain. Edited December 30, 2011 by KidsHappen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 It sounds really lame IMHO. What's the big deal with having Leap Years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I voted other, because I would be fine if they changed it and will do fine if it never comes to fruition. They mentioned having 4 "friday the 13ths" as a bad thing. I think it would be great. I love friday the 13th, heck I was married on one, on purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I want accuracy more than convenience. :iagree: Not to mention how the xtr week every few years would hose up bi-weekly payroll systems.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 For all children born in that 5th or 6th year's "Xtr" week, when would their birthdays be in the following years? You'd only have a birthday every 5th or 6th year? I think the Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar is more problematic than it's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Dude, read the article. :D Busted. Um. The article says that it is not nearly as accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Having had to figure out class syllabi, I empathize. I do think that it would be like the metric system in the US, though-very, very hard to get adopted, especially given the digital infastructure. And even that might be a tempest in a teacup for most users. Having had multiple computers with dead CMOS batteries in my life, I've never seen one freak out because it has a 2007 manufacture date but it's hard coded ROM says it's 1980-and it's an easy reset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I would care one way or the other because it makes no difference to me. I don't run into any problems with the calendar the way it is. Americans, however, are notoriously resistant to change. We have yet to adopt the metric system and a great deal of the populations still considers Pluto a planet, that there are only four oceans, that Aulstralia is a continent and so on. Of course, if it was insitituted from the top down we really would have any choice but to comply and complain. Where does it say Australia is not a continent? I've never seen anything different, so I'd love to see the reference. Agreed on the metric system! Why do we cling to pounds, ounces, and inches? For baking, I convert everything to grams. Makes life so much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arliemaria Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I voted yes, but I don't think this is the calendar that would be most accurate and efficient for our use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappyhappymama Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 We'll end up with the age old issue of the seasons and calendar being off, which is why the Gregorian Calendar was invented in the first place. :glare: Um. The article says that it is not nearly as accurate. The seasons wouldn't be thrown off because of the "leap week" every 5 or 6 years. The article did say the seasons would be off by as much as three days, but that doesn't seem like much to me. I like the idea. The order, the consistency all appeal to me. With one huge exception. I would HATE for Christmas to be on Sunday every year. It really messes everything up for our family. That one factor would nix the idea for me. But if Christmas was consistently on any other day, I'd be game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 Agreed on the metric system! Why do we cling to pounds, ounces, and inches? For baking, I convert everything to grams. Makes life so much easier. Me too! I love my kitchen scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 For all children born in that 5th or 6th year's "Xtr" week, when would their birthdays be in the following years? You'd only have a birthday every 5th or 6th year? I think the Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar is more problematic than it's worth. Sort of like people born on the extra February on leap year. They only have a birthday every 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I want accuracy more than convenience. For those who are complaining it's not accurate - does being 3 days off the seasons make that big of a difference? Is there some other way it's not accurate, or some reasons 3 days off the seasons make a big deal. Maybe to farmers? I'm just wondering what I'm missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I voted No Way! I like that many holidays and birthdays come on different days of the week each year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Fuhgettaboutit. Don't touch it, TYVM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Nope! leap years?! That's not a good idea, imo. If I'm getting an extra week, I don't want it smack dab in the middle of winter. I want it when the weather is nicer. My life is already so predictable, I like a little variety in years. I say forget the calender and lets work on the getting the metric system implemented. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 No, thank you very much. I wouldn't mind changing to metric, but I don't care for the idea of a different calendar. I don't see how a leap week would be more simple than a leap day. I wouldn't want holidays and whatnot to fall on the same day every year. I guess I don't see that calendar plan as being any easier than what it already is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 No. I do not like the system proposed. It is, by the author's admission, less accurate, and I doubt his claims of it being more convenient. Sure, Christmas could always be on a Sunday, but that would put every day the same every year, which means if your birthday is on a Tuesday, it is on a Tuesday forever and you'll never get that extra-fun weekend birthday. EVER. That totally sucks, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Who needs accuracy in calendars? Plus we can get summer clothing gifts when Christmas starts falling in July. Since the system isn't broken, I'm sure we can find someone to fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I'm totally for it. But, I spent 10 years of my adult life working in scheduling, so maybe that is why. The problem with the calendar now isn't the leap year every 4 years, it is the fact that the months have different days. It makes planning things that are every 3 weeks, or every 4 weeks, or what not, a huge pain. Add in the problem of rescheduling based on the different dates each year and wow, what a headache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Nyssa Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 No way! It would be so boring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I wouldn't want my birthday to always be on a Wednesday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in the UP of MI Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I'd rather just keep the current calendar system, but if it was changed we'd all get used to it sooner or later. Though it sounds like my birthday wouldn't exist anymore. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 A leap week? How would we figure out salaries for those who are salaried? That would be a mess. It works just fine the way it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 How boring to have your birthday fall on the same day every year. What if you get stuck with a Wednesday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I hate the idea of the same dates being on the same day of the week every year. Sunday is my least favorite day for Christmas. I like variety! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I would care one way or the other because it makes no difference to me. I don't run into any problems with the calendar the way it is. Americans, however, are notoriously resistant to change. We have yet to adopt the metric system and a great deal of the populations still considers Pluto a planet, that there are only four oceans, that Aulstralia is a continent and so on. Of course, if it was insitituted from the top down we really would have any choice but to comply and complain. Hang on, what? There are more than four main oceans? And Australia isn't a continent??? :001_huh: Nope! leap years?! That's not a good idea, imo. If I'm getting an extra week, I don't want it smack dab in the middle of winter. I want it when the weather is nicer. My life is already so predictable, I like a little variety in years. I say forget the calender and lets work on the getting the metric system implemented. :) I think the 'leap week' idea sounds way worse than having just one day every four years. All that work to make everything exactly the same and then they go and throw an extra week in there? Yeah, not any better than what it is now...:glare: No, thank you very much. I wouldn't mind changing to metric, but I don't care for the idea of a different calendar. I don't see how a leap week would be more simple than a leap day. I wouldn't want holidays and whatnot to fall on the same day every year. I guess I don't see that calendar plan as being any easier than what it already is. :iagree: I would HATE for every Christmas to be on a Sunday. That idea sucks. DH works every 4th weekend, so the chances of him working on Christmas day would be MUCH more likely if it's always on Sunday. That's a terrible idea. Overall the whole thing just sounds boring. Just feels a little too monotonous to me. I hate it, can you tell? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 No, thank you. Some people have too much free time in their lives, I guess. :lol: So, they solved the problem of a leap day every now and then by adding a leap week every now and then? How... brilliant. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 No. I do not like the system proposed. It is, by the author's admission, less accurate, and I doubt his claims of it being more convenient. Sure, Christmas could always be on a Sunday, but that would put every day the same every year, which means if your birthday is on a Tuesday, it is on a Tuesday forever and you'll never get that extra-fun weekend birthday. EVER. That totally sucks, IMO. :iagree: I'm totally for it. But, I spent 10 years of my adult life working in scheduling, so maybe that is why. The problem with the calendar now isn't the leap year every 4 years, it is the fact that the months have different days. It makes planning things that are every 3 weeks, or every 4 weeks, or what not, a huge pain. Add in the problem of rescheduling based on the different dates each year and wow, what a headache. I have to schedule our musicals, recitals, rehearsals, start and end dates and camps every uear. I don't find it crazy to change the dates each year. We just do the first week of Dec, third week of June, etc. I would rather keep the calendar the way it is and adjust my dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Nope. If they want to change the calendar, I'd say let's go for a 5 day week. 365 is divided by 5, no? We'd get 73 weeks per year. 3 work days, 2 weekend days Perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 A leap week? How would we figure out salaries for those who are salaried? That would be a mess. It works just fine the way it is. Wouldn't an employer simply divide their annual salary by 12 and pay that way? :confused: I don't see how a new calendar would throw that off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RanchGirl Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I would not like Christmas moving to the wrong month. I like my winter months to fall in winter. I really don't see the big hassle with the current calendar, but if it's necessary to make a change, instead of changing the months to fit the days of the week, why not change the days of the week to fit the months? So January 1 is always on Monday. February 1 is always on Thursday. February 28 is Wednesday. Leap Day (in leap years) is XTRday. March 1 is Thursday. The last few days at the end of the year between the last Sunday in December and Monday, Jan 1 are also XTRdays. XTRdays can be work/school holidays when everyone is encouraged to volunteer for a charity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funschooler5 Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Nope. If they want to change the calendar, I'd say let's go for a 5 day week. 365 is divided by 5, no? We'd get 73 weeks per year. 3 work days, 2 weekend days Perfect! Ooh, then I could finally fit 42 weeks of SOTW in our school schedule! I always have to do two chapters for several weeks. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Ooh, then I could finally fit 42 weeks of SOTW in our school schedule! I always have to do two chapters for several weeks. :lol: I agree. Make it so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyCrazyMama Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I voted No Way! I like that many holidays and birthdays come on different days of the week each year! :iagree: I just can't understand why having, say, the 5th of April always being the same day of the week would be more convenient. I don't even understand it.:confused: Also I think a less accurate calendar would be more inconvenient than having dates be on different days. IDK, I think it's weird.:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I say leave the calendar alone. Plus the world ends in 2012 so why worry about it ;) Seriously though the thought of adding an XTR week in December every 6 or 7 years instead of adding 1 day every 4 years to account for the difference in time seems downright stupid. He posted it, say that everyone thought it was stupid and nothing more came of it. Getting someone else to pat you on the back and say good idea is not going to suddenly make it a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbhoward Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I wouldn't want my birthday to always be on a Wednesday. I agree. I enjoy the years when my birthdays, or dh's and the kids' birthdays, fall on weekends. It is always pleasant when our celebrations can fall on the actual day. I would hate to be stuck with a life time of week day birthdays. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 No, please. I hope this never comes to pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I say leave the calendar alone. Plus the world ends in 2012 so why worry about it ;) :lol: I think we should leave the current system in place. I like that some holidays (birthdays included) fall on different days in different years. But if someone wants to start campaigning to do away with Daylight Savings, sign me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Seriously a "leap week?" It just sounds ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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