Mark H. Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 6 hours ago, Wideleft said: I'm an atheist who celebrates Christmas. I'd take a day off for the Queen's funeral. Hell, I even take Victoria Day off every year. May as well add Good Friday and maybe Louis Riel day to your list. Yep, no sense being a hypocrite and skipping the Queen's mourning day. 😁😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted September 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted September 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 (edited) 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, 2022 by SpeedFlex27 TrueBlue4ever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 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. SpeedFlex27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedFlex27 Posted September 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 everything's open on the 19th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue4ever Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Both Manitoba and Ontario have decided not to follow the National holiday idea. Smart move, for the reasons Speedflex outlined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 4 hours ago, iHeart said: everything's open on the 19th "All non-essential government services and offices will be closed for the day." JCon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 RRC and UofM are closed. I'm assuming the UofW and UofB will follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 Watched a bit of the funeral service and was struck by all the pomp and circumstance. Looked an awful lot like a showbiz extravaganza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 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 Tracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted September 14, 2022 Report Share Posted September 14, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H. Posted September 15, 2022 Report Share Posted September 15, 2022 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 JCon, Tracker and Piggy 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 Fatty Liver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Goalie Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 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 JCon and Noeller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted September 17, 2022 Report Share Posted September 17, 2022 Fatty Liver and Noeller 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H. Posted September 17, 2022 Report Share Posted September 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Tracker said: And establish a new church that will sanction it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted September 17, 2022 Report Share Posted September 17, 2022 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. JCon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark H. Posted September 18, 2022 Report Share Posted September 18, 2022 9 hours ago, Tracker said: The old churches have no problem with this sort of thing, either. Yes, they somewhat did. Henry VIII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 A plea for help: Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SpeedFlex27 Posted September 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 Tracker and Noeller 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted September 21, 2022 Report Share Posted September 21, 2022 man I wish uploaded as frequently as he used to FrostyWinnipeg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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