One of my employees gave me a request to use his vacation time. He actually requested 12/21/12 off, so that he can go to the top of the Rockie Mountains to survive the end of the world. He wanted to make sure he could get paid for the time off.
If the world ends at that time, why would it matter if he got paid?
He was totally serious. I think it’s silly. :smack: I approved his vacation, two years in advance.
I would advise him to dress in layers. It’s going to be damn cold up there.
Meh, what’s life without work?
Heh.
I’m afraid he’s going to be rather disappointed come 2013.
On the contrary, it was very smart of him to ask two years in advance. Once the end of the world approaches, everybody’s going to want time off, so he beat the rush.
When did the Rocky Mountains secede from the rest of the world? 
It’s going to be so unfair when his glasses break and he can’t read anymore.
I thought that out of the various Doomsday scenarios, isn’t the Yosemite Caldera going postal one of the more feasible? So he’s sort-of jumping into the frying pan?
Alternatively, you could suggest that he travel to Europe or the Antipodes where 12/21/12 is an impossible date and 21/12/12 doesn’t have a portenous ring to it. We survived 6/6/6 ok.
Ironically, I was deep in the Rocky Mountains on Dec. 31st, 1999, when the Y2K bug was supposed to portent doom.