Today's thought is just on the simple, perfect pleasures of public holidays! Sadly, because I don't work, people seem to think for me a public holiday should, oh well, just be another la-di-da day in the life of Jo.
Not so, not so!
Public holidays mean two things!
1. All the shops close at inconvenient times. I'm not too keen on that one but sacrifices have to be made. Besides, rampant commercialism ensures they don't close quiet as early as they used to! Viva Capitalistic greed! Oh and you do get to meet people this way! It's true! Why on Saturday (After Good Friday but Before actual Easter whammy), we got to meet everyone who lived in a 4 square mile radius as they were all at the exact same mall, and in the exact same queue that we were standing in! How very social!
2. Other people I like and know, and am not elbowing past in crowds, are home on public holidays as well! This ensures that Jo's get some much needed human interaction and entertainment!!
There's also often religious or some such finicky reasons as to why the public holiday exists but I leave that to the professionals, the bored, and the fanatical. They love that sort of stuff! The only down side is that people, being on holiday, don't exactly advertise a 101 jobs for those of us who need them. (Or just me!!)
Still, win some, lose some, carry on smiling like a Cheshire cat!
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