Moose 476 Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 All the staff at Mrs Moose’s school have been given next Friday off to take advantage of Black Friday. Why? all non essential shops are closed and it means the children will miss another day at school. Does it happen at all schools? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Hallucinating Goose 2,462 Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 That could be one of the silliest things I've ever heard. Closing a school for Black Friday is stupid enough but doing it when nowhere is open as well! Wow, society has officially collapsed... 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Futtocks 15,293 Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 They need all hands on keyboards and mice for clicking online bargains as they appear? I have no idea. Quote "Men will be proud to say 'I am a European'. We hope to see a day when men of every country will think as much of being a European as of being from their native land." (Winston Churchill) Link to post Share on other sites
voteronniegibbs 160 Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 can they sue the school for danger money for being forced to join the punch up in Asda's telly aisle, or will they just have a lie in instead? Quote Wibble Link to post Share on other sites
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon 1,205 Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 18 hours ago, voteronniegibbs said: can they sue the school for danger money for being forced to join the punch up in Asda's telly aisle, or will they just have a lie in instead? Surely no punch-ups this, year, VRG. They will all be responsibly social distancing...won't they? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wiltshire Rhino 3,009 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 On 17/11/2020 at 20:59, Moose said: All the staff at Mrs Moose’s school have been given next Friday off to take advantage of Black Friday. This has got to be an early April Fools, right? Quote 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 476 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Wiltshire Rhino said: This has got to be an early April Fools, right? I’m afraid not, obviously I’m not naming the school but it’s true. It won’t affect Mrs Moose now because today she has been alerted by track and trace that she has been in close contact with someone tested positive and therefore has to self isolate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gingerjon 15,285 Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 On 17/11/2020 at 20:59, Moose said: All the staff at Mrs Moose’s school have been given next Friday off to take advantage of Black Friday. Why? all non essential shops are closed and it means the children will miss another day at school. Does it happen at all schools? TBH, it sounds like an excuse to get everyone out of the building to give it a deep clean. 1 Quote Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to post Share on other sites
tonyXIII 2,428 Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 Slightly different, but 'related'. One of the schools I taught at arranged a 'Christmas Shopping Day' for the staff (I guess it worked for the children, too). How they arranged it was imaginative: they used one of their 'Training' days to give the children (and staff) a day off. They replaced the 'Training' day with a series of two-hour after school 'Training' sessions. That way, everybody got a day off in December to go Christmas shopping but nobody lost any teaching. Quote Rethymno Rugby League Appreciation Society Founder (and, so far, only) member. Link to post Share on other sites
LeeF 2,124 Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Long running tradition of having a Teacher Training or Inset Day on Black Friday. All 3 of my daughters had this day off on a fairly regular basis when they were at school Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Willow 613 Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Does anyone actually shop on the day? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tim2 2,631 Posted November 25, 2020 Report Share Posted November 25, 2020 Black Friday is now a week, which on one website I saw now means 10 days. I got a nice deal on a laptop that I needed anyway. 20% off, bought it at 9am, click and collected it at 10.30am. On a Tuesday. Quote "I am the avenging angel; I come with wings unfurled, I come with claws extended from halfway round the world. I am the God Almighty, I am the howling wind. I care not for your family; I care not for your kin. I come in search of terror, though terror is my own; I come in search of vengeance for crimes and crimes unknown. I care not for your children, I care not for your wives, I care not for your country, I care not for your lives." - (c) Jim Boyes - "The Avenging Angel" Link to post Share on other sites
Bleep1673 1,708 Posted November 27, 2020 Report Share Posted November 27, 2020 Teachers need a day off to pamper themselves, because they don't get enough time off, what with half terms, Christmas, Easter & 8 weeks at summer, every weekend & bank holiday, it must be exhausting for their 0900-1530 Monday to Friday schedule. Quote Where were you last Thursday? Link to post Share on other sites
Copa 4,624 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 Black Friday is the name of a famous bushfire event in Australia that killed 71 people. It’s really annoys me that Australian businesses are now using it for a tacky retail extravaganza. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnM 7,352 Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 Myths 10 Black Friday Myths Retailers Don't Want You to Know (thebalanceeveryday.com) Quote Four legs good - two legs bad Link to post Share on other sites
The Hallucinating Goose 2,462 Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 17/11/2020 at 20:59, Moose said: All the staff at Mrs Moose’s school have been given next Friday off to take advantage of Black Friday. Why? all non essential shops are closed and it means the children will miss another day at school. Does it happen at all schools? Did Mrs. Moose participate in Black Friday in the end? I walked into town on Saturday (just to get out of the house, not participate in any shopping) and it was ridiculous, like any other normal Saturday, normal being non-Covid times. There was thousands of people about and maybe about 10 shops open. I went into WHSmiths and I have never seen it so rammed with people, you could barely move! I'm guessing there was so many people in cos so few other places were open but then, why were they about anyway? We weren't all just going for a walk I presume! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moose 476 Posted November 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 23 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: Did Mrs. Moose participate in Black Friday in the end? I walked into town on Saturday (just to get out of the house, not participate in any shopping) and it was ridiculous, like any other normal Saturday, normal being non-Covid times. There was thousands of people about and maybe about 10 shops open. I went into WHSmiths and I have never seen it so rammed with people, you could barely move! I'm guessing there was so many people in cos so few other places were open but then, why were they about anyway? We weren't all just going for a walk I presume! As I posted later in the thread Mrs Moose has been isolating because of contact with someone testing positive, therefore she hasn’t left our property. So not physically she hasn’t but her keyboard’s been red hot with white van’s queuing up to deliver. She managed to get her daily runs in though by running the 50 yards up and down our drive, averaging 4 miles each day. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Hallucinating Goose 2,462 Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Moose said: As I posted later in the thread Mrs Moose has been isolating because of contact with someone testing positive, therefore she hasn’t left our property. So not physically she hasn’t but her keyboard’s been red hot with white van’s queuing up to deliver. She managed to get her daily runs in though by running the 50 yards up and down our drive, averaging 4 miles each day. Apologies Moose, didn't see that post. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleep1673 1,708 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 I had a day out on Saturday, in Canterbury, the day after Black Friday (which now seems to last 2-3 weeks), and nowhere was open apart from supermarkets, offies, and M&S (which bend the rules any way). Even Boris' best mate Tim Martin couldn't open the Wetherspoons. Quote Where were you last Thursday? Link to post Share on other sites
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