Good Morning Early Birds!

[waterboatman]

Sunday.
I don't know what to say now after the sad news of our lovely baffy leaving us.
It's fitting that it's raining outside.

I checked Tiggy III yesterday, tucked up snug and warm.
Just some shopping to do this morning, Then some ironing. What a day.

[TonyV]

I know Boaty sad morning

[lady-janine]

morning Boaty. Agree with your comments.

Shopping? it is Sunday and some shops are actually shut. you might have to go to the pub instead.

[waterboatman]

Now that's an idea lJ. :o} Tesco is open at 1000. might visit the TA afterwards.

[TonyV]

Lady ages ago when visiting friends in darkest Dorset local shops closed at midday on Saturday.

[Jackdaw33]

On the Sabbath day thou shalt do no work, neither thy ox nor thy ass nor thy handmaiden. Sounds good to me.

[waterboatman]

That's going back some!
I remember when they closed on Wednesday afternoons too.

[TonyV]

Made more poiniant that Over 50's didn't open last night.

[lady-janine]

on the day the village Christmas Lights are turned on a couple of our local shops stay open until 5.00 pm for the extra trade.

[lady-janine]

Tony I thought that was a lovely gesture by Queenie. Very thoughtful of her.

[waterboatman]

Shops opened at 0900 and closed at 1700. What happened to those days!

[waterboatman]

re Queenie, yes indeed. Having met Queenie a couple of times I can say that is typical of her. She's delightful.

[TonyV]

I agree LJ and wrote something similar on that thread.

[Jackdaw33]

Early closing day varied from place to place. Up here it was Wednesday.

[waterboatman]

You're right Jack. the little corner shops were allowed to stay open.

[TonyV]

Boaty I guess commercialisation, that was day when you got time and a half on Saturday and double time on Sunday. I used to have to do it because our heat treatment furnaces ran24 /7 and parts needed to be inspected after treatment, cutting them up and polishing sample and viewing under microscope

[Jackdaw33]

It was all to do with the 5 day working week. When I worked in a shoe shop back in the 60s we closed at 1 o'clock on Wednesdays and each member of staff was given a morning off when you didn't have to come in till 1 p.m. Never on a Saturday, though, as that was the busiest day.

[waterboatman]

You're right there tony. I never could understand why so many shops closed on Saturday afternoon.

[lady-janine]

In my first office job I had to work on a Saturday morning. Banks were closed all Saturday and early closing Wednesday. So long ago.

[waterboatman]

I didn't know that jack, I spent the 60's and early 70's in the army.

[TonyV]

Yes Jack our local centre is open 8 till 8 7 days a week