"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

So sorry to read about your granddaughter, Randy. Our thoughts and prayers go out to her...
 
r redden said:
Got a call early this morning and my granddaughter Kelsey was 6 months pregnant started hemorrhaging and lost the baby and is very sick they believe Kelsey will be okay she is stable but she is all to pieces emotionally. A very hard time for my family would appreciate your thoughts and prayers for my granddaughter. I'm stuck here and getting info over the phone not being able to drive is tough during something like this. Sorry to unload this here but I had to tell someone and so many of you are like an extended family to me I thought it would be okay.
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Mother's safety is the most important. I imagine how bad moments you're living. Won't do much, but believe you're in my thoughts.
Being a father include such hard times, unfortunately. Let's hope a brighter future for you and granddaughter Kelsey.
 
I work for a really great company... Good Friday is a paid holiday for us so it is nice to have a day off to get caught up on my BF browsing and posting some pics, been a hectic last couple months. Since we get the day off I always call it "GREAT" Friday. Have a good weekend everyone... thoughts and prayers to you Randy and all here who need it on The Porch:)
 
Will Power said:
Isn't Good Friday a public (paid) holiday in most Christian societies?
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Not necessarily, Will. It should be. It is not in the county in which I live, but it is in the county where I work. It is not considered a State or Federal holiday. But banks around here usually close at noon on Good Friday and are closed on Holy Saturday. Some restaurants also close, especially the Mexican restaurants. I work for the county government in an adjacent county, and the County Commissioners have declared that Good Friday is a holiday for all county employees.
Have a Happy Easter!
 
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Until fairly recently, say the last twenty or twenty-five years, I do not recall ever getting Good Friday as a paid holiday. Of course, for many years I was self-employed, so the concept of paid holidays was alien to me. Now I drive a school bus, and Good Friday is paid, as long as I show up on Thursday and the following Monday, so it is a holiday of limited utility.

When I was a schoolboy, spring break was called Easter vacation, so Good Friday was an off day as a matter of course. BTW, I hope nobody thinks of American society as a Christian society.
 
If, by Christian society one means a society whose roots grew out of Christian culture, forms, and ideas then all of Europe and the USA is Christian (as most Middle Eastern and Eastern countries acknowledge). But if by Christian society one means a society that currently acknowledges Christ’s rule as supreme then very few, if any Christian societies still persist.
 
Let's make sure this doesn't trend into a religious discussion folks.

I remember a time when most companies recognized Good Friday as a holiday. In the last few decades there were changes and Good Friday wasn't as recognized as a holiday by many companies.
I know the last major corporation I worked for allowed each employee a few "floating holidays" that could be used at the employee's discretion. It was their way of not showing any favoritism to any particular religious group.
 
Peregrin said:
Let's make sure this doesn't trend into a religious discussion folks.

I remember a time when most companies recognized Good Friday as a holiday. In the last few decades there were changes and Good Friday wasn't as recognized as a holiday by many companies.
I know the last major corporation I worked for allowed each employee a few "floating holidays" that could be used at the employee's discretion. It was their way of not showing any favoritism to any particular religious group.
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I will walk on eggshells. ;)
 
And Happy Pesach (to those that celebrate).
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