# File lib/ole/types/base.rb, line 67
      def self.load str
        low, high = str.to_s.unpack 'V2'
        # we ignore these, without even warning about it
        return nil if low == 0 and high == 0
        # switched to rational, and fixed the off by 1 second error i sometimes got.
        # time = EPOCH + (high * (1 << 32) + low) / 1e7 / 86400 rescue return
        # use const_get to ensure we can return anything which subclasses this (VT_DATE?)
        const_get('EPOCH') + Rational(high * (1 << 32) + low, 1e7.to_i * 86400) rescue return
        # extra sanity check...
        #unless (1800...2100) === time.year
        # Log.warn "ignoring unlikely time value #{time.to_s}"
        # return nil
        #end
        #time
      end