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Post by katlady on Jan 2, 2023 20:46:11 GMT
Today is so confusing. It is not Jan 1st, yet it is still a “holiday” for many. Banks and post office closed, stores and restaurants all open. Rose Parade/Bowl game today instead of yesterday. I feel so out of sync. 🤣
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Post by femalebusiness on Jan 2, 2023 20:51:15 GMT
Me too. Technically Jan 1st I am supposed to start eating better and clearing out all the sugar that I have been stuffing my face with. However, I got another day before I have to start!😂😂 All the sweet junk is gone except for a few last bites so my timing is good.
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RedSquirrelUK
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jan 2, 2023 20:52:53 GMT
It's a bank holiday in the UK. Scotland have tomorrow off as well but we don't in England. I never have any trouble remembering our bank holidays here!
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Post by busy on Jan 2, 2023 21:08:54 GMT
My company was closed the last two weeks of the year but we are back at work today. I didn’t even realize it was a holiday until DS told me - yesterday! - that he doesn’t go back to school until tomorrow 🤣
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Post by tenacious on Jan 2, 2023 21:10:33 GMT
So true! I was trying to pay bills all morning calling Dr/dentist offices and wondering why they weren’t picking up.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jan 2, 2023 21:15:55 GMT
It was a public holiday here too. We had these days off: Monday 26th Dec - Boxing Day Tuesday 27th Dec - Christmas holiday Monday 3rd Jan - New Year holiday And like RedSquirrelUK said, I have no problem remembering all our public holidays! I have to go back to work today (Tuesday) for the first time since 23rd December. Boo! I thought that ten days off, including weekends, was going to be sufficient, but it only felt like a few days!  |
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Post by janeinbama on Jan 2, 2023 22:57:56 GMT
Professional Football is on Sunday. Bowl games and the Rose Bowl Parade are today. I was very concerned yesterday when I couldn't find the parade!
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Post by ~summer~ on Jan 2, 2023 23:01:57 GMT
I agree it’s a bit confusing.
It’s a holiday for my work, though I was a little confused this morning if it actually was…and I logged onto my laptop to check mail for the heck of it…
All my college kids start classes next Monday.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jan 2, 2023 23:02:03 GMT
I am LOVING a having the holiday on a Sunday but the day off on a Monday. This was the most relaxing Xmas/NYE everrrrrr
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2023 23:22:14 GMT
DH is off. Post office is closed. DH made breakfast for us. It's like another Sunday here.
Tomorrow I'm going to thrown off. It'll be Tuesday but it'll feel like Monday. So I have to remember to put the trash out tonight, not tomorrow and meal plan for the grocery store because the weekly trip is tomorrow.
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Post by ModChick on Jan 2, 2023 23:23:33 GMT
I am LOVING a having the holiday on a Sunday but the day off on a Monday. This was the most relaxing Xmas/NYE everrrrrr I agree! |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jan 2, 2023 23:42:30 GMT
Yes, today was second Sunday. Lol. My husband was home and we had a delightful day getting home projects done. Wish we had a third Sunday tomorrow!
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Post by katlady on Jan 2, 2023 23:47:03 GMT
Professional Football is on Sunday. Bowl games and the Rose Bowl Parade are today. I was very concerned yesterday when I couldn't find the parade! Yesterday I was like, why are there pro games today, Jan 1st is reserved for college bowl games! 😂 |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jan 3, 2023 0:02:43 GMT
When a holiday{Federal) falls on Saturday, Friday is the official holiday. When a holiday falls on Sunday, Monday is the official holiday. Because with government and corporate businesses etc normally people are off on Saturday and Sunday. Although that may have also been brought a out from Unions...
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Post by chaosisapony on Jan 3, 2023 0:14:08 GMT
The schedule for the holidays has been great this year. I had to run to the grocery store today and I was pleasantly surprised at how many businesses were closed. Really the only things open were chain stores and fast food.
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Post by allison1954 on Jan 3, 2023 0:35:06 GMT
to make it worse , I follow 2 shows on Amazon.
they are supposed to drop on Wed and Fri and instead drop on Tues and Thurs
on top of being retired… I have been lost for weeks!
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Post by kristalina on Jan 3, 2023 0:43:24 GMT
I worked today and didn't realize it was a legal holiday until I was driving to work. The roads were empty, like zombie apocalypse empty. So weird but I loved it! It WAS a bummer not to be able to see the Rose Parade yesterday though. I missed it because of work.  |
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Post by sueg on Jan 3, 2023 4:06:06 GMT
In Germany where we live, public holidays fall when they fall, no 'extra' days off. So, if we had been home over Christmas/New Year, we'd have only had Dec 26 as a day off, as Christmas day and New Year's Day fell on Sundays.
BUT - this year we are in Australia, where they do the extra days, so yesterday was a public holiday. There were a lot of shops here (Canberra) shut on Sunday, but yesterday most places were open. Best for us is that nearly all parking here is free on weekends and public holidays, so we were saved that cost at the museum!
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jan 3, 2023 4:14:35 GMT
The 26th was a holiday, too, if you didn't notice. Federal holidays falling on Sundays are observed on the Monday.
In 2022, Independence Day was a Sunday so the holiday was "observed" on the 5th.
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Post by wellway on Jan 3, 2023 8:59:52 GMT
Well, I drove to the nearest town yesterday, went to pay for parking...had to text my husband to ask if it was a bank holiday. Wasn't 100% sure and didn't want to come back to a ticket!
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Post by wellway on Jan 3, 2023 9:02:16 GMT
In Germany where we live, public holidays fall when they fall, no 'extra' days off. So, if we had been home over Christmas/New Year, we'd have only had Dec 26 as a day off, as Christmas day and New Year's Day fell on Sundays. BUT - this year we are in Australia, where they do the extra days, so yesterday was a public holiday. There were a lot of shops here (Canberra) shut on Sunday, but yesterday most places were open. Best for us is that nearly all parking here is free on weekends and public holidays, so we were saved that cost at the museum! I did not know that about Germany. Shame, the extra days are a lovely bonus. |
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Jan 3, 2023 11:00:15 GMT
I’ve got to go back to work today after being off for 10 days. I can tell you right now it was not long enough and I need a couple more days to face the 600 emails in my email box at work.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jan 3, 2023 12:10:09 GMT
My husband and I had a conversation this morning about the weird way the holidays fell this year. He worked a few partial days last week but said he still felt like he’d had a long week off - which is great for a workaholic like him.
Me… I always have to stop and think, now what day is it today? Lol.
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Post by candygurl on Jan 3, 2023 13:24:04 GMT
Weird because our kids were back in school today! I thought they would have the day off but nope.
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