An extra bank holiday

[markyboy]

French PM may scrap two public holidays to reduce country’s crippling debt

François Bayrou says Easter Monday and VE Day could become normal workdays as critics call plan ‘a direct attack on France’

www.theguardian.com

 

[Two Pour Bore]

I say instead of setting a day it occurs on, each year, the Bank Holiday should be drawn from all citizens of Ireland. One person gets picked from the entire citizenry and their birthday is declared the next year's bank holiday.

To add a bit of jeopardy to it if the birthday falls on Feb 29th in a non-leap year we don't get any extra bank holiday. (Yay, say the business owners.) However! If it falls on an already existing Bank Holiday we get a triple bank holiday. The normally scheduled bank holiday, the birthday bank holiday and a bonus bank holiday. Two day working week!

If the person the lottery picked for the next year's bank holiday dies between the lottery and their birthday all the pubs are closed, on that day, and everyone has to say a rosary on the day off. There'd be a little spice with the teetotalers and church trying to off them but the alkies and atheists trying to keep them alive.

 

[markyboy]

I say instead of setting a day it occurs on, each year, the Bank Holiday should be drawn from all citizens of Ireland. One person gets picked from the entire citizenry and their birthday is declared the next year's bank holiday.

To add a bit of jeopardy to it if the birthday falls on Feb 29th in a non-leap year we don't get any extra bank holiday. (Yay, say the business owners.) However! If it falls on an already existing Bank Holiday we get a triple bank holiday. The normally scheduled bank holiday, the birthday bank holiday and a bonus bank holiday. Two day working week!

If the person the lottery picked for the next year's bank holiday dies between the lottery and their birthday all the pubs are closed, on that day, and everyone has to say a rosary on the day off. There'd be a little spice with the teetotalers and church trying to off them but the alkies and atheists trying to keep them alive.

But the teachers …

 

[Crisp Sandwich]

French PM may scrap two public holidays to reduce country’s crippling debt

François Bayrou says Easter Monday and VE Day could become normal workdays as critics call plan ‘a direct attack on France’

www.theguardian.com

Macron & Co. will never get away with it but I understand where they are coming from.

I am considering moving there. Trying to get simple things done or over the line in France (especially in smaller towns) can be a nightmare.

If only the French had a word for bureaucracy.

 

[markyboy]

A bit too far out to be accurate but that’s a lot of rain on our pointless, upcoming bank holiday weekend.

 

[MrFrisp]

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A bit too far out to be accurate but that’s a lot of rain on our pointless, upcoming bank holiday weekend.

Ahhh jaesus.. Yeah, been watching a few weather forums. Definitely not looking good.

Hope it may be wrong though. On the other hand, give me plenty rain, as long as it's not this snow and ice shite.

 

[MerchantOfEnnis]

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A bit too far out to be accurate but that’s a lot of rain on our pointless, upcoming bank holiday weekend.

There is nothing pointless about a bank holiday

 

[Gregory_Mike]

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A bit too far out to be accurate but that’s a lot of rain on our pointless, upcoming bank holiday weekend.

So, you'd rather be at work?

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

The first Monday of every month should be a bank holiday!

 

[Rebel CNC]

There is nothing pointless about a bank holiday

True but as choice of holiday, it's pretty poor. Great if you've been doing dry January mind you!!
They really should have tagged an extra day onto the May or June bank holiday and given us a good long break when the days are longer and weather is better (in theory)!!