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Happy Labor Day
For all those in North America who celebrate it, happy labor day!
Hope you are enjoying some peace and quiet on a relaxing long weekend.
Anyone doing anything particularly exciting?
I'm working a half day and then going to spend some time with my parents boating on Lake Erie (if the weather holds out, it's pretty windy up here in Buffalo today).
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I'll be refreshing pages looking for labor day deals.
I'll be waiting with baited breath for CC to implement IPv6Work on the house. Haven't touched the cars in nearly a week. Still sore as hell from travel and other work.On the agenda is oil changes for our two cars, mowing the lawn, and enjoying some time with the wife and baby.
Have a good time on the Lake! I'm still pretty new to being up here in the Adirondack area so I haven't had a chance to take a day trip over the lake yet, but it's on the list.
Someday I'll be able to take a day off. Not today though, or any other day in the foreseeable future.
Oh good! I've been there multiple times for hiking in the High Peaks area and do some backcountry camping. Last trip here was an attempted winter climb of Allen Mountain but there was so much snow, we had to get back after 10 hours of intense trail-breaking. What a day!
bring on the deals! laborers like me need deals!
laborers like me need to save money.
@Damian Isn't
Labour (Canadian English isn't real)Labor Day a statuary holiday?The only real Labour Day is on 1rst of May. All others are cheap pirated copies from China.
Considering I work for US companies as well, I guess this applies to me too.
So, I've been working until now. And it's been a good day.
You don't live in US, so it doesnt apply to you.
Well, haven't had a free day for close to a year :P
Not in 'murrika, or at least any level where special compensation needs to be offered. Most places are closed in observance of it but computers have no holiday unfortunately. Skynet is already here.
In the US, May 1 is "Spy on Russian Parades Day" (historically this was a source of intelligence because the Soviets liked to parade their new hardware in Moscow, and Kreminologists could study power structures by seeing where individuals sat compared to the Premier).
I think Labor Day really is in September to avoid communist associations.
Labor Day in the US is part of the great tradition of government employees voting themselves day off. Many of our holidays are like this: Columbus Day (sop to the Italian constituency), Martin Luther King day (sop to the to the black vote), Labor Day (sop to labor unions), etc.
I will be spending the day either reverentially studying the life of Samuel Gompers and reflecting on the historical contributions of the labor movement, or grilling brats and swimming.
It's 102 frackin' degrees here.
BTW I miss the Jerry Lewis Telethon Labor Day Telethon. Growing up, my parents would let me stay up as late as I wanted the Friday before Labor Day (as school starts the following Tuesday). In the 70s, there was nothing on TV at 2am except the telethon.
Not looking for a reply but IMHO just mentioning these two holidays in the same sentence is utterly wrong on so many levels.
Quick, someone mention the war!
On exactly zero levels, actually.
But I know it's trendy to say that, so I grant you +10 progressive points. When you get to 1,000, you can trade them in for a blowjob from a college student. Of course, if you ask the gender of the student, you forfeit them all.
Really? SMH.
I feel sorry for your family. Feel free to ban me.
Love it!
Enjoy your day.
Happy Labor Day everyone.
Sick as shit here and when I get sick I get sick, not my tummy hurts shit.
DTs are a hellufadrug bro.
Not DTs man, fuck I wish I could stop my drugs for even a day. Then my body might reject all the metal inside me holding me together.
We can rebuild him. Stronger. Faster. Shitposter.
Indigenous People's Day (No I'm not kidding...)
nypost.com/2017/08/31/los-angeles-will-no-longer-celebrate-columbus-day/
If only the indigenous people had put up a wall.
So I guess you're really passionate about our community. One person posts something you disagree with and you're willing to just chuck us all in the trash?
If your only reaction to someone who has a different opinion (on a pretty abstract topic) is to completely dismiss them because of your superior enlightenment, then I think you're a pretty intolerant person who's not going to be happy on the Internet. I say this because apparently my stance on federal holidays (which I first took about fifteen minutes ago) is reason for complete pitying rejection.
I think MLK day is inappropriate and it should not even be a holiday. I don't have a problem with Columbus Day. I think federal employees get way too many holidays. If you disagreed with me on any of those topics, I would shrug. It is actually OK to have different opinions and doesn't make others bad people.
I know, I know, anyone who celebrates Columbus Day is practically Hitler and in good conscience you cannot, etc.
I'd have had a lot more respect if you'd fired back something about how it's hardly surprising that a despicable fascist such as me would disparage the sexual mores of academia when in fact statistics show, etc. than just your morally superior air and lame ad hominem.
You've completely misread me if you think I'm that sort.
Kiss me.
Interpret what what you will. I edited my post after I noticed you were a mod because Ive seen too many power tripping mods of various forums. I don't know you or follow you and just wanted to state a persons internet authority means nothing to me. Your post really caught me off guard.
Fair criticism based on my post in this thread alone but I attempt to make a concerted effort to no longer engage in online dick measuring contests. I had my share in 07 leading up to the election. No thanks, I just felt inclined to post because I honestly couldnt believe what I read.
Thats why I no longer engage in online convos like these? If MLK should have a federal holiday or not is another topic but that fact that you think Columbus Day is okay proves to me that this conversation is a complete waste of time.
Nah, maybe a few years ago but I have a 17 month daughter and she takes up all of my energy. I use to enjoy the banter and back and fourth... It even looks like you're great at it and in a previous internet life I would have given you my best shot but I'll bow down. I don't have the energy for this b.s. You win brethren.
Good to know you don't take things personal. Life is short.
Back on topic now...
BUT BUT BUT outsourcing....