Who gets the long weekend

igloo

Lifer

Jan 17, 2010

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woodlands tx

• Apr 22, 2011

• #1

I was lucky and took the Friday off for a three day Easter weekend . Life is good !! Who else got the long weekend to enjoy .

 

hobie1dog

Lifer

Jun 5, 2010

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Cornelius, NC

• Apr 22, 2011

• #2

not me, working today...there's nothing good about Good Friday today.

 

ohin3

Lifer

Jun 2, 2010

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• Apr 22, 2011

• #3

Good Friday is the actual statutory holiday and very few people are open on the Monday after Easter. I shut the office down from Friday till Tuesday, but still have a few jobs that are going all weekend. I will just be dropping in from time to time and manning the cell phone as usual, but I'm pretty much just friggin' around all weekend.

 

cortezattic

Lifer

Nov 19, 2009

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7,638

Chicago, IL

• Apr 22, 2011

• #4

Not being able to take the holidays off is the downside of being retired.

Not having to worry about it is the upside. :nana:

 

papipeguy

Lifer

Jul 31, 2010

15,778

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Bethlehem, Pa.

• Apr 22, 2011

• #5

Like cortez, my weekends are 365 days long. In fact, holidays are a real pain for us retired folk because there are more people around than we're accustomed to.

 

simpledesign

Might Stick Around

Mar 31, 2011

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1

• Apr 22, 2011

• #6

would have been off but we are shorthanded.....blah!

 

fshu2

Can't Leave

Jan 22, 2011

457

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• Apr 22, 2011

• #7

i left school on Wednesday and go back on Monday thats my kinda weekend

 

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letsgodowntherabbithole

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 31, 2011

114

0

• Apr 22, 2011

• #8

I'm working the whole weekend and 7 days after it
Please be nice to your starbucks baristas this weekend. We have to sacrifice a lot this weekend. My family will be gathering with my seat empty on sunday...

 

marmal4de

Lifer

Feb 20, 2011

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Richmond, BC

• Apr 22, 2011

• #9

I had Friday off, and still have Monday off too!

 

julesholling

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jan 19, 2011

268

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Sutton, Surrey

• Apr 22, 2011

• #10

Well here in th Uk today and Monday are bank holidays so most have those off. We also have the royal wedding on the Friday next week which is also a national holiday and then another bank holiday (national holiday) on the following Monday. So I took the 3 days off in-between too.

That's a total of 11 days off for only 3 days holiday from work. Happy days

 

tiltjlp

Can't Leave

Apr 9, 2011

396

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Cheviot Ohio

• Apr 23, 2011

• #11

Well, my long weekend has lasted 23 years, come Memorial Day weekend.

 

eaglerico

Lifer

Jan 8, 2011

1,134

1

• Apr 23, 2011

• #12

I get every other Friday off. When a holiday lands on my Friday off I get thursday off as well. So I got a four day weekend. :puffpipe: My only concern right now is palmate fatigue. Still got one more day. :nana:

 

fredvegas

Starting to Get Obsessed

Jun 2, 2010

192

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• Apr 23, 2011

• #13

I'm REALLY slow at work these days, so I pretty much have had last week off, this week off, and maybe even the next week off. Sounds good, until you realize that no work = no money. Fortunately, my trophy wife has a decent job and can support us until work picks up again or I find a new job. Meanwhile, no new pipes for me. When I find a new job, maybe I'll buy a celebratory pipe, but then again, maybe I'll get a celebratory bottle of scotch...

 

seakayak

Part of the Furniture Now

Sep 21, 2010

531

0

• Apr 24, 2011

• #14

Working for myself. Reading this thread helps me to realize I may be the toughest boss I've ever had. Taking Sunday off, but I was in the office even after church this morning. It may be time for some unpaid leave.