crontabberise drop_old_partitions; bug 1014128; attempt #2

This addresses bug 1014128. Again. (Previous attempt at rebasing was a horrible disaster. :unamused:) 

`?r` @peterbe and/or @rhelmer :revolving_hearts: 
Change this to `cut_off_date = year_old_monday.date()` and then you should be able to ...