The Royal Family Discussion Thread

[harvey19]

I wonder who would have been first to moan if a Bank Holiday had not been granted ?

[hackey lad]

3 minutes ago, ECCOnoob said:

Honestly some people moan moan moan ...

 

Don't remember all this fuss when they were giving an extra bank holiday on a nice warm day back in June.

 

So what, it's a bit short notice because someone has died. But it's been common  knowledge for some time that whenever a monarch dies there will be a long period of mourning which includes extra time off when the funeral takes place. I don't think that has been some great secret.

 

Oh how will these parents cope.... Well I would suggest just the same as they manage to cope if the school suddenly closed because of the gas leak or if there was some unplanned staff shortage, or if little Timmy suddenly was housebound with chickenpox, or if the car suddenly breaks down and the school run can't be completed, or if little Beatrice gets an upset tummy and has to be sent home....  Goodness sake, when one chooses to breed it comes with responsibilities and disruptions to ones lifestyle. That includes their work.

 

The fact it is a national bank holiday means that many employers and companies will also be closed. If in the unfortunate event a parent has to work then their partner may not. If in the even more unfortunate event both parents are to be required to work at exactly the same time on the same bank holiday day then yes some alternative arrangements will have to be made, but it's hardly impossible that a family member or friend or neighbour or childminder is not available.

 

Just takes a bit of organisation - Hardly the end of the world.   The majority will simply see a bonus holiday. As others have pointed out, there's plenty of moaning going off that we never have enough national holidays well now we have an extra one and they still moaning.  

 

Great post 

[HumbleNarrator]

5 minutes ago, ECCOnoob said:

Honestly some people moan moan moan ...

 

Don't remember all this fuss when they were giving an extra bank holiday on a nice warm day back in June.

 

So what, it's a bit short notice because someone has died. But it's been common  knowledge for some time that whenever a monarch dies there will be a long period of mourning which includes extra time off when the funeral takes place. I don't think that has been some great secret.

 

Oh how will these parents cope.... Well I would suggest just the same as they manage to cope if the school suddenly closed because of the gas leak or if there was some unplanned staff shortage, or if little Timmy suddenly was housebound with chickenpox, or if the car suddenly breaks down and the school run can't be completed, or if little Beatrice gets an upset tummy and has to be sent home....  Goodness sake, when one chooses to breed it comes with responsibilities and disruptions to ones lifestyle. That includes their work.

 

The fact it is a national bank holiday means that many employers and companies will also be closed. If in the unfortunate event a parent has to work then their partner may not. If in the even more unfortunate event both parents are to be required to work at exactly the same time on the same bank holiday day then yes some alternative arrangements will have to be made, but it's hardly impossible that a family member or friend or neighbour or childminder is not available.

 

Just takes a bit of organisation - Hardly the end of the world.   The majority will simply see a bonus holiday. As others have pointed out, there's plenty of moaning going off that we never have enough national holidays well now we have an extra one and they still moaning.  

 

Wow, that was a long moan.

[hackey lad]

4 minutes ago, HumbleNarrator said:

Wow, that was a long moan.

But very sensible 

[MJ01]

2 hours ago, Mister M said:

I was reading in the papers today that Prince Andrew has been given responsibility for looking after the Queen's corgis.

Given his expertise regarding grooming,  surely it was no surprise

[hackey lad]

1 minute ago, MJ01 said:

Given his expertise regarding grooming,  surely it was no surprise

Naughty , naughty 

[HumbleNarrator]

5 minutes ago, MJ01 said:

Given his expertise regarding grooming,  surely it was no surprise

It's a 17 year old (at the time) he is accused of having sex with. That isn't considered underage in this country. Are we really going to have faux outrage about that because in the United States it legally is underage?

[hackey lad]

On a lighter note . Who will take over as President of the Pigeon Racing Society  now ? 

[HumbleNarrator]

7 minutes ago, hackey lad said:

On a lighter note . Who will take over as President of the Pigeon Racing Society  now ? 

I think Prince Edward should take over, his behavior has been impeccable.

[Guest makapaka]

31 minutes ago, HumbleNarrator said:

It's a 17 year old (at the time) he is accused of having sex with. That isn't considered underage in this country. Are we really going to have faux outrage about that because in the United States it legally is underage?

Nowt like a bit of defending sex offenders during the period of mourning.

 

add it to the cancelled operations and the arrest of innocent people for opposing the absurdity.

 

what a legacy.