--- a/master/bin/fixDates.py	Wed Nov 07 19:36:30 2018 +0000
+++ b/master/bin/fixDates.py	Sat Nov 10 13:20:56 2018 +0000
@@ -22,20 +22,24 @@
       year=int(ff.group(3))
     except:
       # Unusual month or year field
-      d=parse("%s %s"%(ff.group(2),ff.group(3)))
-      if d is None:
-        print(5,ff.group(1),ff.group(2),ff.group(3),file=sys.stderr)
-        year=0
-        month=0
-      elif d.year<1970:
-        year=0
-        month=1
-      elif d.year>2019:
-        month=1
-        year=2019
-      else:
-        month=d.month
-        year=d.year
+      try:
+        d=parse("%s %s"%(ff.group(2),ff.group(3)))
+        if d is None:
+          print(5,ff.group(1),ff.group(2),ff.group(3),file=sys.stderr)
+          year=0
+          month=0
+        elif d.year<1970:
+          year=0
+          month=1
+        elif d.year>2019:
+          month=1
+          year=2019
+        else:
+          month=d.month
+          year=d.year
+      except Exception as e:
+        print(6,e,l,file=sys.stderr)
+        bogons+=1
     count=int(ff.group(4))
     key=(scheme,year,month)
     tab[key]=tab.get(key,0)+count
@@ -75,9 +79,12 @@
     else:
       key=(scheme,d.year,d.month)
     tab[key]=tab.get(key,0)+count
-  except Exception(e):
+  except Exception as e:
     print(4,e,l,file=sys.stderr)
     bogons+=1
+if tab=={}:
+  # ssh screwed up
+  exit(1)
 for ((s,m,y),c) in tab.items():
   print(s,m,y,c,sep='\t')
 print(bogons,file=sys.stderr)