The most awkward bank holiday ever

[mentalchik]

It's a bit of a fucker for my colleagues on the evening shift as we will be opening at 5pm....so the rest of us will have a day off (probably unpaid) but they will have to come in....

 

[Sue]

I'm on holiday this week, meant to be back at work on Monday. Guess I'd better log in on Sunday just to check we've got the day off/update my out of office.

(It's ideal actually. Gives me an extra day to sort my shit out/four day week after my holiday.)

 

[Voley]

update my out of office.

I'm toying with the idea of a ridiculously patriotic out of office message for the Bank Holiday, one that includes berating the sender for not being respectful enough and signs off with GOD SAVE THE KING!

 

[Voley]

Thank you for your email, although I must say I am surprised that you have emailed me AT A TIME LIKE THIS.

Like MOST LAW-ABIDING PEOPLE I will not be at my desk today today as I will be QUIETLY REFLECTING ON THE GLORIOUS LIFE OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II.

I will reply to your email on my return, but THERE WILL BE WORDS.

Regards,

Voley.

GOD SAVE THE KING!

 

[moochedit]

Will Pizza Express in Woking be open?

Yeah i'm sure it will be open. Don't sweat about it.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

I'm toying with the idea of a ridiculously patriotic out of office message for the Bank Holiday, one that includes berating the sender for not being respectful enough and signs off with GOD SAVE THE KING!

in regal purple text?

 

[moochedit]

in regal purple text?

Green comic sans

 

[Raheem]

in regal purple text?

Black text on a black background with a black border, and another black border around that, I assume.

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

everyones going to get wankered arent they?
even kids.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Dealers should add dark dye to their powders, double their prices and rebrand it Royal Remains - would make a killing off wobbly-lipped, teary-eyed Made In Chelsea types in need of a stiffener to get them through A Very Difficult Time

 

[Epona]

Apparently the factory OH works in might actually close on Sunday night (if a lot of shops are closed, they won't have many orders for doughnuts on Monday morning). OH had already been given Sunday night/Monday morning off on leave anyway (booked a couple of weeks ago so he can come to the picnic), but will have to go in Monday night as doughnuts will need to be fresh and ready for the shops on Tuesday morning.

If the factory does close, staff will not likely be paid for any missed shift, as they are paid per hour rather than on a salary.

 

[The Octagon]

I’d be happy with that as it’s my birthday

Ditto

Nearly called Guy too, Dad was thankfully talked out of it.

 

[Epona]

Ditto

Nearly called Guy too, Dad was thankfully talked out of it.

I'd have been Jeffrey or Geoffrey (never asked for clarification about which spelling) if I'd been born with a willy, I mean I hate my actual name too but that would have been worse.

 

[MikeMcc]

It's going to be awks, right?

We're supposed to have the day off to mourn, but I can't imagine even people who are vaguely in favour of the monarchy are really going to want to sit indoors watching the funeral when they've got a bonus day off are they?

The jubilee was awkward but at least going to the pub, seeing friends etc was a legitimate activity.

Nope, I'll be watching - with booze handy. doesn't happen often.

 

[blairsh]

Officially working.

 

[kalidarkone]

I have got a hospital appointment that day and no-one has told me that it is cancelled. So it looks like the NHS is business as usual.

Don't be so sure. I'd ring to find out.
I'm not even sure if I'm supposed to be in work (NHS) on Monday or not.

 

[mod]

being self employed it’s going to be an expensive fucking funeral for me.

 

[skyscraper101]

I'm genuinely interested in watching it and having the day off!

Disclaimer. I am largely indifferent to royalty, but I am massively into seeing this particular logistical operation play out live. Getting the world's leaders together especially the big ones like Biden, Macron, Bolsonaro, Emperor Naruhito, Erdogan, Mohammed bin Salman et al. and the dozens of other royal families and presidents and prime ministers and their security details on top of the millions of members of the public and then holding a state funeral with all the pageantry and military precision that involves - is something of a logistical feat I find quite fascinating. It's up there on the scale of hosting an Olympics with a 10-day notice period. It's quite mental.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

I'm genuinely interested in watching it and having the day off!

Disclaimer. I am largely indifferent to royalty, but I am massively into seeing this particular logistical operation play out live. Getting the world's leaders together especially the big ones like Biden, Macron, Bolsonaro, Emperor Naruhito, Erdogan, Mohammed bin Salman et al. and the dozens of other royal families and presidents and prime ministers and their security details al - on top of the millions of members of the public and then holding a state funeral with all the pageantry and military precision that involves - is something of a logistical feat I find quite fascinating. It's up there on the scale of hosting an Olympics with a 10-day notice period. It's quite mental.

Yeah to be fair if they weren't trying to beat us over the head with it I'd consider watching (at least some) of it for the general pageantry etc, as a tourist type of thing almost. As it is though it feels as though that would be like being counted as one of the Mail reading wailing crowd so I definitely won't be.

 

[David Clapson]

I'm genuinely interested in watching it and having the day off!

Disclaimer. I am largely indifferent to royalty, but I am massively into seeing this particular logistical operation play out live. Getting the world's leaders together especially the big ones like Biden, Macron, Bolsonaro, Emperor Naruhito, Erdogan, Mohammed bin Salman et al. and the dozens of other royal families and presidents and prime ministers and their security details on top of the millions of members of the public and then holding a state funeral with all the pageantry and military precision that involves - is something of a logistical feat I find quite fascinating. It's up there on the scale of hosting an Olympics with a 10-day notice period. It's quite mental.

Do you really think you'll see the logistics on the telly? Won't it just be a funeral with extra faces?

 

[skyscraper101]

Do you really think you'll see the logistics on the telly? Won't it just be a funeral with extra faces?

Yes.

 

[RubyToogood]

I really want to invite friends over for a barbecue but I'm not sure if I can get away with it. My garden is very overlooked.

 

[geminisnake]

Morrisons is turning the beeps on their scab tills down out of respect

The store that shoves the union flag down your throat(this may only be in Scottish stores) on every feffing product they can isn't actually closing? Hypocritical cnuts!

 

[Artaxerxes]

I really want to invite friends over for a barbecue but I'm not sure if I can get away with it. My garden is very overlooked.

Are the police going liable to arrest you for having an inappropriate bbq?

 

[quiet guy]

I really want to invite friends over for a barbecue but I'm not sure if I can get away with it. My garden is very overlooked.

Just say it's a work event. It worked for the previous government.

 

[danny la rouge]

Morrisons is turning the beeps on their scab tills down out of respect

I really hope that’s true! Do you have a link?

 

[surreybrowncap]

Not turned off but turned down according to Morrisons....

Morrisons responds to claims it 'turned off' checkout beeps in tribute to Queen

Supermarket chain Morrisons has denied reports that it has turned off the beeps at its checkouts as a mark of respect to the Queen.

www.thenorthernecho.co.uk

 

[David Clapson]

If we stay in and make no noise all day, do we get a free Spitfire?

 

[moochedit]

I really want to invite friends over for a barbecue but I'm not sure if I can get away with it. My garden is very overlooked.

Just say it's a work event. It worked for the previous government.

I don't think you'll be charged with treason for having a bbq

 

[pesh]

Unless its a really really good one.