bbtoc: OCTOBER: Actually, the worst month is not October, but rather September. Here is an article on the subject. <A HREF="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6098264/site/newsweek/" target="_blank">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6098264/site/newsweek/</A> Also, here is chart of all 12 months. October is actually the 7th best. <A HREF="http://bigpicture.typepad.com/./photos/uncategorized/september_wsj_cruel_2.gif" target="_blank">http://bigpicture.typepad.com/./photos/uncategorized/september_wsj_cruel_2.gif</A> Len