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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 06:33 am:

Besides Santy Claus & Me ?

Anyone else have to work ?





Jim :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mack Cole ---- Earth on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 07:17 am:

naw disablity retired.
But when I did work I used to volunteer to take call duty on Thanksgiveing and Christmas since I am single and not much family to eat with and such.
That allowed the workers that had familys to spend time with them.
And someone would allways cover for me on the july 4th holiday so I could go away a while.Worked out fine that way.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary Schreiber- Santa Isabel Ecuador on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 07:20 am:

Retired 3/19/13, so no work for me :-)Tho Christmas Eve is also our wedding anniversary so I'll need to "work" at being extra nice :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Seth from NC on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 08:05 am:

I'm not! Tomorrow is my last day until 2014! WOOT WOOT!!

Ok honestly this is 95% because my place of work will be closed down and I couldn't work even if I wanted to . . . still kind of excited about the baker's dozen I'm about to get.

I've worked on Thanksgiving and Christmas before and ugh, man. It's pretty terrible. Even if you aren't really into Christmas or you don't have any plans to be with anybody, working on Christmas and knowing that the vast majority of folks are NOT working - it's enough to make you want to punch somebody in their jolly little jingle bells.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By G.R.Cheshire on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 08:14 am:

Retired Navy, Retirement didn't take had to find another source of income so yes I will be working in Central Control... this office is always manned 24/7/365 or 6 nothing new I was always working on Christmas or worse yet 1/2 a world away
G.R.
AO1 U.S.Navy (RET) sorta


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dick Lodge - St Louis MO on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 08:40 am:

When I was at Little Rock AFB, Jewish officers - even some whose jobs didn't require them to be on the roster at all - would take Officer of the Day duty on Christmas and Easter so that Christian officers could be with their families.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 09:05 am:

Not since 2001.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tim Wrenn on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 09:33 am:

Not me. Retired 'n loving it. Although I do cook Christmas dinner as well as Thanksgiving.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan Hatch on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 09:36 am:

Jim: When you work for yourself, you work everyday. Count me in.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Danuser on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 09:50 am:

I'll probrably be pushing snow off of lots and salting


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By tim moore on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 10:21 am:

Not related to working but son is home today from Army training. He joined reserves while still in high school and went off to boot camp after graduation (I am still not too fond of this whole deal but father is a retired Lt. Colonel so it just skipped me). He was 2 weeks from the end of boot and stress fractured his leg so got sent home then went back....way back and had to repeat half of boot again. He is now at advanced school (signal corps but talking about being a chaplin). After graduation he will begin 4 years of college on ROTC. So---this weekend is a Thanksgiving dinner that he missed in Nov!

Tim Moore


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 10:42 am:

I'm going to be working my way down from Monterey to Southern California on Christmas day. No family any more, and retired to boot, so I like to get away for Christmas.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steven Thum on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 11:26 am:

John, you take care and don't over do it! I want to seem you at Chikashay.

I won't be working unless one of my customers has a server go down.

Steven


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH, USA on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 12:31 pm:

I'll be working on Christmas day!

Working up an appetite for a lobster and lasagna dinner with a bit of lemoncello to wash things down.






Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Aldrich Orting Wa on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 12:50 pm:

The "Honey Do" ensures I have work to do every day!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dick Lodge - St Louis MO on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 01:03 pm:

John, the forecast for Fulton for Christmas day is 41 degrees and 10% chance of rain. I don't think you're going to be doing a lot of snow pushing... :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 01:11 pm:

John Danuser - We're glad you're feeling well enough to even "think" that way! Just take it easy and don't "over-do it"!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erich Bruckner, Vancouver, WA on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 01:22 pm:

I am. Premature babies never take a day off. I will still revel in the awesomeness of the day.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Severn - SE Texas on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 01:30 pm:

Got the 4 AM to 10 AM simulator shift on Christmas Eve training pilots at United Airlines. Early shift should get the pilots home for Christmas.

Merry Christmas all.

Bill


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chris Cook on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 02:20 pm:

As usual this is the busiest end of the year for music. Well I almost got New Years Eve off but that changed last week. Took both Model Ts out yesterday because I won't be able to get near them for the next 3 weeks. I will be suffering from separation anxiety by then! Have a safe Christmas everyone. Chris.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dave Dufault on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 02:23 pm:

No fair posting those pictures Fred....
they are making me hungry, and there is still a week to go!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH, USA on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 04:25 pm:

Dave -- Lobster and Lasagna on Christmas day are a tradition at our house.
Lobster was not easy to do when we lived in Southern KY!

Bill - If your training 777 pilots I'll bet I've flown with a few of them.
I did over 144,000 miles on United this year!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Severn - SE Texas on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 04:31 pm:

Fred,

I train on the Boeing 757 and 767 Ground School and Simulators. Maybe moving to the Boeing 787 this coming year.

Bill


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Dewey, N. California on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 06:20 pm:

Well, I'm still unemployed, so I don't count, but Linda (SWMBO)is working day shift at the hospital; leaves home at 6 am, gets back around 3:30 & we have been invited to a friend's for dinner, Think I'll bake a Pumpkin pie to take there.
Y'all have a safe & Merry Christmas!
David D.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By ROBERT J STEINER on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 07:04 pm:

I'll be working on my brother-n-law to get him pissed off! Its a holiday thing


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Terry Woods, Katy, Texas on Thursday, December 19, 2013 - 08:21 pm:

I'm going to be working to fight the temptation to overeat. Christmas eve, going to a Mexican dinner with fajitas and all the trimmings. Christmas Day, going to a lunch with traditional turkey and all the trimmings. Day after Christmas, going to brother-in-laws. Don't know what's on the menu, but he's a master chef and I've never been disappointed.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim on Friday, December 20, 2013 - 04:27 am:

Well ....

Looks like I will be T Skiing on Christmas Day

Safe & Happy Wishes To All !



Jim :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH, USA on Saturday, December 21, 2013 - 07:53 am:

Robert.
Mixing a conservative and liberal at family gatherings can be interesting, especially if one bases his position on facts and the other one uses feelings :-)

Bill.
There is a good chance that I have most been on a plane piloted by someone you have trained. I end up on 757 767 s between Boston and Chicago, San Francisco, - LA often. I am looking forward to trying the LA - Shanghai flight on the 787 after the battery problem has gone thru the second fix. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tim Wrenn on Saturday, December 21, 2013 - 09:43 am:

We're gonna get 3" of rain this weekend, so we may be cleaning up the basement on Christmas!


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