Yeah, this could be & probably is in the RIP Thread but I think Queen Elizabeth II deserves her own thread. She made it to 96. She had been Queen since 1952, an incredible 70 years. May she Rest In Peace. 

On 2022-09-12 at 5:25 PM, SpeedFlex27 said:

There were as thousands migrated along the Oregon & California Trails or into Texas (which was under Mexican control) but the real push out west came with the Iron Horse in the 1870's.

All I know about the old west is that the Duttons made it to Montana in 1883. 

1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

All I know about the old west is that the Duttons made it to Montana in 1883. 

You have some reading to catch up on. 

15 hours ago, Noeller said:

for us it was O Canada and God Save The Queen every morning in elementary school. I think in HS it was O Canada. In the AB town I'm currently in, the middle school does O Canada every morning at 9am. So it's still a thing, to a degree. 

It should be. Kids need to know of the sacrifices other generations made for real freedom. having to sing O'Canada everyday for 12  years was okay to me. 

14 hours ago, Brandon said:

I fully support this move and would even suggest making it two days long  

Not every business or government dept can just shut down with a day or two's notice. My wife is an Oncology Nurse at the Holy Cross Medical Centre in Calgary which is run by Alberta Health Services. The Provincial government hasn't decided to shut down for the Queen's funeral on Monday.

There are radiation & chemotherapy treatments already scheduled for that day. They just can't be cancelled. People have elective surgeries booked in hospitals in Red Deer, Ft McMurray, Edmonton & Calgary. Some prople have waited years for hips or replacement knees. It would be totally unfair to cancel any of these surgeries. 

People have dentist & doctor's appointments, chiropractic as well as physiotherapy appointments booked for Monday. A lot of small businesses have suffered thru health restrictions since 2020. Some are still teetering on the brink. Financially even closing for one day could be catastrophic for some in the hospitality industry.

I hope Kenney doesn't shut things down here in Alberta as it'll be chaos. Especially in healthcare. I don't think Queen Elizabeth would have wanted any of that to happen because of her. 

 

Edited September 14, 20223 yr by SpeedFlex27

1 hour ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Not every business or government dept can just shut down with a day or two's notice. My wife is an Oncology Nurse at the Holy Cross Medical Centre in Calgary which is run by Alberta Health Services. The Provincial government hasn't decided to shut down for the Queen's funeral on Monday.

There are radiation & chemotherapy treatments already scheduled for that day. They just can't be cancelled. People have elective surgeries booked in hospitals in Red Deer, Ft McMurray, Edmonton & Calgary. Some prople have waited years for hips or replacement knees. It would be totally unfair to cancel any of these surgeries. 

People have dentist & doctor's appointments, chiropractic as well as physiotherapy appointments booked for Monday. A lot of small businesses have suffered thru health restrictions since 2020. Some are still teetering on the brink. Financially even closing for one day could be catastrophic for some in the hospitality industry.

I hope Kenney doesn't shut things down here in Alberta as it'll be chaos. Especially in healthcare. I don't think Queen Elizabeth would have wanted any of that to happen because of her. 

 

I was being sarcastic hence the smiley face.   

2 minutes ago, Brandon said:

I was being sarcastic hence the smiley face.   

No worries as I wasn't directing my comments at what you said. Just pointing out what closing down provincial facilites & small business would do. 

everything's open on the 19th

 

Both Manitoba and Ontario have decided not to follow the National holiday idea. Smart move, for the reasons Speedflex outlined. 

4 hours ago, iHeart said:

everything's open on the 19th

"All non-essential government services and offices will be closed for the day."

RRC and UofM are closed. I'm assuming the UofW and UofB will follow. 

Watched a bit of the funeral service and was struck by all the pomp and circumstance. Looked an awful lot like a showbiz extravaganza.

4 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Watched a bit of the funeral service and was struck by all the pomp and circumstance. Looked an awful lot like a showbiz extravaganza.

More like showbiz extravaganza trying to be like royalty.... #TheRoyalsDidItFirst 

19 minutes ago, Tracker said:

Watched a bit of the funeral service and was struck by all the pomp and circumstance. Looked an awful lot like a showbiz extravaganza.

Brits are filing past the coffin all night. Five miles of shuffling, then walk home or to your vehicle through the London fog. It's a queue extravaganza

 

 

 

 

                                            

 

 

Sister says it's pretty much impossible right now in London. Never has seen anything like it in person and we were all so very young when princess Diana died so the memories aren't as strong. I remember princess Diana dying a little cuz we were at the lake with the grandparents and all 3 or 5 channels we got at the time was talking about it. I was actually not happy that The Wrestling show wasn't on lol 

1 hour ago, Tracker said:

And establish a new church that will sanction it.

26 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

And establish a new church that will sanction it.

The old churches have no problem with this sort of thing, either.

9 hours ago, Tracker said:

The old churches have no problem with this sort of thing, either.

Yes, they somewhat did. 

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