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Title: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Jack Morris on February 20, 2006, 07:52:18 am
Wall street did, and I will find out very soon if the post office is closed as well...
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Jack Morris on February 20, 2006, 07:53:34 am
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidents'_Day

A little bit of history for ya.  ;)
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Mr_Tricorder on February 20, 2006, 07:58:15 am
Texas A&M isn't letting us students off that easily.  I even have an exam today.  :P
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: The Postman on February 20, 2006, 08:01:31 am
(holds up hand) ;D
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Darth Sidious on February 20, 2006, 08:39:01 am
Offwork.  busy anyway
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Capt. Mike on February 20, 2006, 10:31:00 am
As a duly qualified government contractor..of course I have off

10 Federal Holidays a year

Mike
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: MelbuFrahma on February 20, 2006, 10:35:11 am
I have the day off.. simply cause i'm self employed and can choose to take holidays off. :))
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Dracho on February 20, 2006, 03:40:25 pm
Texas A&M isn't letting us students off that easily.  I even have an exam today.  :P

Did I ever tell you my wife is an Aggie?  and an Alpha Delta Pi to boot?
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Mr_Tricorder on February 20, 2006, 05:15:21 pm
Texas A&M isn't letting us students off that easily.  I even have an exam today.  :P

Did I ever tell you my wife is an Aggie?  and an Alpha Delta Pi to boot?
Awesome!  What year is she?  I'm in the Corps of Cadets and the Aggie Band, class of '06.
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Grand Master of Shadows NCC37385 on February 20, 2006, 05:15:52 pm
Put in my 8 hours today.  :(
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Capt_Bearslayer_XC on February 20, 2006, 07:00:32 pm
Time off?

:rofl:



Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Villa64 on February 20, 2006, 08:12:05 pm
OMG!

Mr Tricorder is an Aggie!

Whoop!

Tell your honor guard pals that they did an unbelievable job at my pal, Matt Salter's, funeral at Ft Hood last month.

Villa
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on February 20, 2006, 08:51:19 pm
As a duly qualified government contractor..of course I have off

10 Federal Holidays a year

Mike


I was supposed to have the day off, but I had to go in today to finish up some stuff. I do like the double over time tho.
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Mr_Tricorder on February 20, 2006, 09:01:34 pm
OMG!

Mr Tricorder is an Aggie!

Whoop!

Tell your honor guard pals that they did an unbelievable job at my pal, Matt Salter's, funeral at Ft Hood last month.

Villa
No problem.  I've got a few of the Ross Volunteers (my honor guard pals) in my outfit.  I'm in A-Company, one of the four outfits that make up the band.
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: TheJudge on February 21, 2006, 01:11:59 am
We closed the office today, but I worked from home.   Too bad I'm salaried and don't get paid any extra. 
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Dracho on February 21, 2006, 05:36:09 am
Texas A&M isn't letting us students off that easily.  I even have an exam today.  :P

Did I ever tell you my wife is an Aggie?  and an Alpha Delta Pi to boot?
Awesome!  What year is she?  I'm in the Corps of Cadets and the Aggie Band, class of '06.

Class of '86, IIRC.
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Dracho on February 21, 2006, 05:37:13 am
We closed the office today, but I worked from home.   Too bad I'm salaried and don't get paid any extra. 

Man I miss being salaried!

Being paid only for when you work is fair, but it sure makes budgeting interesting.
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: GDA-S'Cipio on February 21, 2006, 01:10:46 pm
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidents'_Day[/url]

A little bit of history for ya.  ;)


Calling the holiday "President's Day" is one of my pet peeves.   (I don't have many pet peeves, honest I don't.  It just seems like I do because I yell about them so loudly.)  The name of the holiday is Washington's Brithday, and it irritates me that so many want to dilute it by making it some sort of generic day.

Washington deserves his holiday.  He earned it.

-S'Cipio
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Chris Johnson on February 21, 2006, 01:27:03 pm
I'd like to note that where I live, workers here don't have President's Day off, but they get MLK day off.  I'm assuming it's the opposite for most of you guys?  Or did you get both off?
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: The Postman on February 21, 2006, 03:45:05 pm
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Calling the holiday "President's Day" is one of my pet peeves.   (I don't have many pet peeves, honest I don't.  It just seems like I do because I yell about them so loudly.)  The name of the holiday is Washington's Brithday, and it irritates me that so many want to dilute it by making it some sort of generic day.


If you will recall, we used to honor Washington as well as Lincoln on their birthdays  which meant 2 back to back Mondays off. This way we honor both as well as all the rest on the Monday closest to Washinton's Birthday.
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Nemesis on February 22, 2006, 05:20:55 pm
I had monday off too. 
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Fedman NCC-3758 on February 23, 2006, 07:47:37 pm
Put in my 8 hours today.  :(

We private sector types keep the ball rolling.........  ;)
Title: Re: Presidents Day, how many of you peeps got the day off?
Post by: Fedman NCC-3758 on February 23, 2006, 07:51:30 pm

Washington deserves his holiday.  He earned it.

-S'Cipio



I'm still hoping a major studio does a period film on Gen. Washington. It would also be a film on the birth of the republic.