Jubilee - celebrate, ignore or bemoan?

[BoldonLad]

As it falls in the school holidays, schools have been given dispensation to choose an extra day off this year. Ours was last November.
I have no real feelings about the monarchy either way. If a country has to have a head of state, it seems as good a way to choose one as any. I’d prefer not to have to pay for the hangers on though.
I like a day off - who doesn’t?

+1, except, since I am retired, the extra National Holiday means little, except, prices will go up, and, many places will be fully booked.

It so happens, Son No1 has his 50th during the Jubilee Celebrations, and, he lives in Windsor, so, my visit to his birthday "bash" will no doubt be traffic clogged, and, all the pubs will be full.

 

[BoldonLad]

I'd like a discussion with differing views aired and respectfully heard.

I fear you may be disappointed

 

[All uphill]

I fear you may be disappointed

Well, it's worth a try!

 

[All uphill]

Won't be any celebrations in our house lol ...I mean I watched a bit of this on TV and thought WTF ?

View: https://twitter.com/BloombergUK/status/1523977008262352903?t=D5Meemw-DfF3Zd0WMiCuHw&s=19

"Levelling up" and all that finery don't really go together, do they?

 

[Deleted member 49]

"Levelling up" and all that finery don't really go together, do they?

Man who's barely worked a day in his life sat beside a multi million pound hat telling us about inequality.....
Whatever gave you that idea 🙄

 

[Mugshot]

Man who's barely worked a day in his life sat beside a multi million pound hat telling us about inequality.....
Whatever gave you that idea 🙄

A hat that's got its own car.

 

[AuroraSaab]

I did enjoy the incredulity from Americans that the opening of parliament brought forth on social media. The hat has it's own car? What's the big stick about? The woman in the weird outfit is knocking on the door? It does look bizarre when you think about it.

 

[newfhouse]

In the UK I sometimes think having a monarch to revere stops us getting too enamoured of our politicians.

I think it’s our politicians that are responsible for the disenchantment with our politicians, not the monarchy.

the UK doesn't develop into the extremism you see elsewhere.

Yeah, no extremism from this government, nothing to see at all.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Did someone invite you into their 'club'??

And you accepted ???

They did. This very day I am inducted into the club of adults with ADHD. I have superpowers and proud.

 

[winjim]

They did. This very day I am inducted into the club of adults with ADHD. I have superpowers and proud.

The first rule of adult neurodivergent club is you bang on incessantly about adult neurodivergent club.

 

[Julia9054]

+1, except, since I am retired, the extra National Holiday means little, except, prices will go up, and, many places will be fully booked.

It so happens, Son No1 has his 50th during the Jubilee Celebrations, and, he lives in Windsor, so, my visit to his birthday "bash" will no doubt be traffic clogged, and, all the pubs will be full.

I shall be spending the actual jubilee holiday cycling round the Netherlands on my postponed tour from 2020.
Although it has been such a major pita to rearrange, I'm only going believe it will actually happen when I'm rolling my bike off the ferry at Europoort. The pandemic has ruined the pleasure of looking forward to your holidays.

 

[mudsticks]

They did. This very day I am inducted into the club of adults with ADHD. I have superpowers and proud.

Good .

It's very nice when you you have those aha moments of "Actually I'm OK" self realisation isn't it?
(Edited to add should be on The Good News Thread)

You're allowed to be, and be seen, as your whole self.

But remember that super powers come with responsibility to use them wisely.😇

I shall be spending the actual jubilee holiday cycling round the Netherlands on my postponed tour from 2020.
Although it has been such a major pita to rearrange, I'm only going believe it will actually happen when I'm rolling my bike off the ferry at Europoort. The pandemic has ruined the pleasure of looking forward to your holidays.

Your holiday will go fine Julia - it is decreed 🌻🌻🌻🌻

But I know what you mean, in the throes of organising them you sometimes wonder
"Why am I bothering?"

But it will be great 👍🏼 As will mine -
We deserve it 😇💚💜

 

[mudsticks]

The first rule of adult neurodivergent club is you bang on incessantly about adult neurodivergent club.

Especially the neophytes 👍🏼

Can't be blamed for wanting to spread the marvellous revelatory news 🌋

 

[BoldonLad]

I shall be spending the actual jubilee holiday cycling round the Netherlands on my postponed tour from 2020.
Although it has been such a major pita to rearrange, I'm only going believe it will actually happen when I'm rolling my bike off the ferry at Europoort. The pandemic has ruined the pleasure of looking forward to your holidays.

Good luck, and enjoy, hope it all goes well!

 

[matticus]

The first rule of adult neurodivergent club is you bang on incessantly about adult neurodivergent club.

Oh jeez. Are you all gonna bang on about how brave you are in coming out, too? Tell us about your journey.

I bet the queen thought this thread would be about her. ha!

;-) [for clarity]