FA
Why do some shops and petrol stations open Christmas Day? Surely people would plan ahead and get petrol before. I can understand businesses like TV and Radio working on skeleton staff, but do shops and other businesses really need to be open? It's only one day anyway. If I had my way it'd be at least two for everywhere and everything and maybe even the week to see how people would cope then! It would certainly actually give the people who buy mass loads of food and drink for christmas a reason to buy so much!
WI
You are so right mate. Trouble is there is alot of sad muppets who have nothing better to do than shop. I was in germany last weekend for Christmas Shopping. waste of time!! At 1pm on Saturday the shops closed and didn't reopen until Monday morning! Businesses in this country have become too greedy, too rich and too God Damn arrogant!
fanoftv posted:
Why do some shops and petrol stations open Christmas Day? Surely people would plan ahead and get petrol before. I can understand businesses like TV and Radio working on skeleton staff, but do shops and other businesses really need to be open? It's only one day anyway. If I had my way it'd be at least two for everywhere and everything and maybe even the week to see how people would cope then! It would certainly actually give the people who buy mass loads of food and drink for christmas a reason to buy so much!
You are so right mate. Trouble is there is alot of sad muppets who have nothing better to do than shop. I was in germany last weekend for Christmas Shopping. waste of time!! At 1pm on Saturday the shops closed and didn't reopen until Monday morning! Businesses in this country have become too greedy, too rich and too God Damn arrogant!
ST
I agree. Nobody should work on Christmas Day really. There seems to be a big need to make extra cash these days.
In my view all shops and stores should close on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
But in the big town's, you can bet your bottom dollar some of the big stores in the high street will be open 365 days of the year which is sad if you think about it.
In my view all shops and stores should close on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
But in the big town's, you can bet your bottom dollar some of the big stores in the high street will be open 365 days of the year which is sad if you think about it.
WI
Emergency Services and broadcasters are really all that's needed on Christmas day. Fifteen years ago that's how it was. I remember working in a Supermarket 20 years ago and at 2.30pm Christmas Eve the shop shut and we all had a drink and mince pie and then at 3.30 we buggered off home until the 28th December as the 27th was a Bank Holiday. We closed at 4pm on New Year's Eve and went back to work on 3rd January. Unheard of now! How the hell did people manage? Absolutlely perfectly! What did we do without shops? Did things together as a family and had a nice time!
In those days people never took gifts back to the shops on Boxing Day for refunds. That goes to show how selfish and self obsessed we have become!
STEVE 03 posted:
I agree. Nobody should work on Christmas Day really. There seems to be a big need to make extra cash these days.
In my view all shops and stores should close on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
But in the big town's, you can bet your bottom dollar some of the big stores in the high street will be open 365 days of the year which is sad if you think about it.
In my view all shops and stores should close on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
But in the big town's, you can bet your bottom dollar some of the big stores in the high street will be open 365 days of the year which is sad if you think about it.
Emergency Services and broadcasters are really all that's needed on Christmas day. Fifteen years ago that's how it was. I remember working in a Supermarket 20 years ago and at 2.30pm Christmas Eve the shop shut and we all had a drink and mince pie and then at 3.30 we buggered off home until the 28th December as the 27th was a Bank Holiday. We closed at 4pm on New Year's Eve and went back to work on 3rd January. Unheard of now! How the hell did people manage? Absolutlely perfectly! What did we do without shops? Did things together as a family and had a nice time!
In those days people never took gifts back to the shops on Boxing Day for refunds. That goes to show how selfish and self obsessed we have become!
ST
Yes I know what you mean. That is probably one of the reasons why Christmas TV isn't as special as it used to be. The schedulers of today come from a different generation perhaps and don't make much of an effort anymore with regards to showing family films and programmes, particularly on Christmas Day.
BR
Emergency Services and broadcasters are really all that's needed on Christmas day.
No real reason why broadcasters need to remain open on Christmas Day.
I do agree only essential services should open on Christmas Day - and Boxing Day, New Year's Day and Easter Sunday IMO. Sunday hours should operate otherwise (although the Sunday trading should be increased to eight hours IMO).
Going even further off-topic, but what I don't get is why they publish papers on Boxing Day. There is never any essential news to put in them, generally as not alot happens on Christmas Day.
Steviewizzywick posted:
STEVE 03 posted:
I agree. Nobody should work on Christmas Day really. There seems to be a big need to make extra cash these days.
In my view all shops and stores should close on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
But in the big town's, you can bet your bottom dollar some of the big stores in the high street will be open 365 days of the year which is sad if you think about it.
In my view all shops and stores should close on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
But in the big town's, you can bet your bottom dollar some of the big stores in the high street will be open 365 days of the year which is sad if you think about it.
Emergency Services and broadcasters are really all that's needed on Christmas day.
No real reason why broadcasters need to remain open on Christmas Day.
I do agree only essential services should open on Christmas Day - and Boxing Day, New Year's Day and Easter Sunday IMO. Sunday hours should operate otherwise (although the Sunday trading should be increased to eight hours IMO).
Going even further off-topic, but what I don't get is why they publish papers on Boxing Day. There is never any essential news to put in them, generally as not alot happens on Christmas Day.
RW
Robert Williams
Founding member
Looking at this year's Christmas Radio Times I was slightly surprised to see the pages covering 26th December headed up as 'Boxing Day'. Why? Because I always believed that for some obscure reason Boxing Day could never fall on a Sunday. Indeed, Radio Times of old (1993, 1982 and no doubt earlier years) referred to the 26th as Christmas Sunday, and the 27th as Boxing Day. But it seems the rot had set in by 1999.
Is this another sign of dumbing down? Or do I just have to resign myself to being a terrible pedant?
Is this another sign of dumbing down? Or do I just have to resign myself to being a terrible pedant?
WI
There's nothing wrong with being a pedant! You should be proud! I had exactly the same thought. In 1993 the listings mag had it as Christmas Sunday! Boxing Day can never be on a Sunday because it used to be declared as the Servants day off and they could never have Sunday's off so they would have the first working day!
The church has the power to change this and to my knowledge they havn't done so. This means that technically, Boxing Day this year is Monday December 27th. Even my local church is recognising 27th as Boxing Day, and , incidentally is also St. John's Day. The church is observing Sunday 26th as St. Stephen's Day.
Robert Williams posted:
Looking at this year's Christmas Radio Times I was slightly surprised to see the pages covering 26th December headed up as 'Boxing Day'. Why? Because I always believed that for some obscure reason Boxing Day could never fall on a Sunday. Indeed, Radio Times of old (1993, 1982 and no doubt earlier years) referred to the 26th as Christmas Sunday, and the 27th as Boxing Day. But it seems the rot had set in by 1999.
Is this another sign of dumbing down? Or do I just have to resign myself to being a terrible pedant?
Is this another sign of dumbing down? Or do I just have to resign myself to being a terrible pedant?
There's nothing wrong with being a pedant! You should be proud! I had exactly the same thought. In 1993 the listings mag had it as Christmas Sunday! Boxing Day can never be on a Sunday because it used to be declared as the Servants day off and they could never have Sunday's off so they would have the first working day!
The church has the power to change this and to my knowledge they havn't done so. This means that technically, Boxing Day this year is Monday December 27th. Even my local church is recognising 27th as Boxing Day, and , incidentally is also St. John's Day. The church is observing Sunday 26th as St. Stephen's Day.
BR
Boxing Day can never be on a Sunday because it used to be declared as the Servants day off and they could never have Sunday's off so they would have the first working day!
Damn! I must tell my servants they can't have Boxing Day off then if it's a Sunday.
For god's sake - it's the bloody 21st Century!
Steviewizzywick posted:
Boxing Day can never be on a Sunday because it used to be declared as the Servants day off and they could never have Sunday's off so they would have the first working day!
Damn! I must tell my servants they can't have Boxing Day off then if it's a Sunday.
For god's sake - it's the bloody 21st Century!
BC
Boxing Day can never be on a Sunday because it used to be declared as the Servants day off and they could never have Sunday's off so they would have the first working day!
Damn! I must tell my servants they can't have Boxing Day off then if it's a Sunday.
For god's sake - it's the bloody 21st Century!
...so?
BlackCat
Founding member
Brekkie Boy posted:
Steviewizzywick posted:
Boxing Day can never be on a Sunday because it used to be declared as the Servants day off and they could never have Sunday's off so they would have the first working day!
Damn! I must tell my servants they can't have Boxing Day off then if it's a Sunday.
For god's sake - it's the bloody 21st Century!
...so?