So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

[Ginger Yellow]

Not only that, I woke up an hour early to finish a feature. D'oh.

[ursus arctos]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

Must be your American half.

Ain't one here, btw.

[David Agnew]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

My bank have sent me a text message this morning, so clearly they've forgotten.

[Eggchaser]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

Not me, it's my first wedding anniversary today.

[Crusoe]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

Well, the weather's shit enough to remind me.

[Anton Gramscescu]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

Wish it were one here. Next Monday can't come soon enough.

[Guy Profumo]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

[pedant]

"Bank Holiday"

[/pedant]

[ian.64]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

The trouble isn't forgetting it's a bank holiday, the problem is finding out what to do that's entertaining and uses valuable time appreciably when you're skint.

'Going for walks' and 'do some gardening' will not suffice. I'm a lazy cunt. Lazy with a vengeance, dammit!

[Reed John]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

How are bank holidays set? Are they same day every year or what?

[ian.64]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

The way it feels sometimes, it's as if they chuck dates into a hat, pick 'em out and say 'that's a bank holiday'.

[hallicks]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

I'm at work since my benevolent employers don't recognise bank holidays, due to the fluctuating hours of shift work.

Bastards.

[Guest]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

Wank holiday, more like.

[WOM]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

Nice angry first post. Welcome hallicks.

[WOM]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

Oh, and having taken a few consecutive three-day weekends to eat up some vacation time, I've decided I'm going to be one of those semi-slackass types that will happily go down to a 4 day week when I'm 50.

[Nurse Duckett]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

Winding down to 4 days a week at 50 is an excellent idea.

Maybe 3 days at 60, 2 at 65, etc. is a much better way of preparing for retirement than suddenly not just turning up one Monday morning.

My Dad worked his b*llocks off all his working life, had a series of heart attacks shortly before retiring, and then found himself at a complete loss when he suddenly had all that time on his hands (and not particularly good health with which to enjoy it). My Mum wasn't best pleased to have him under her feet all day all of a sudden, either.

God, I must be getting old... (

[Aldo Simoncini]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

Went to Rhyl, god I must have been desperate today.

[ian.64]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

My Dad worked his b*llocks off all his working life, had a series of heart attacks shortly before retiring, and then found himself at a complete loss when he suddenly had all that time on his hands (and not particularly good health with which to enjoy it). My Mum wasn't best pleased to have him under her feet all day all of a sudden, either.

Same here for my dad (without the heart attacks, thankfully). If not engaged in some carpentry-garden-house-based activity, then he is Grumbly Old Bastard Incarnate. That said, thank christ for bowls, the one sport that saves OAPs from complete inertia meltdown (if such a syndrome exists). If he's on the green, life retains balance again.

[Desperately Seeking]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

I'm 28 and already on a four day week. its fantastic. (i just like telling people this at random - and i get paid considerably more than in my last job for less hours - yea me)

[Ginger Yellow]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

I'm technically on a four day week, but one of those days lasts anything up to 20 hours, so it doesn't feel like one.

[Guest]

So, who else forgot it's a bank holiday?

I used to do four 10-hour days in a week which makes a lot of sense. But I had to start at 7:30 and it was on the other side of town, so I always wasted the free weekdays asleep or in the cinema anyway. And I had to work every third weekend. And it was in Acton. So I found another job.