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Scotland1990
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In scotland do we get good friday off?
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Scotland1990 wrote:In scotland do we get good friday off?
As a sasanach I think you do, but not Easter Monday.

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TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
Scotland1990 wrote:In scotland do we get good friday off?
As a sasanach I think you do, but not Easter Monday.

https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays#scotland" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Its the opposite

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simply_the_best
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We don't, we get the 2nd of January instead. The saturday after good friday is the easiest day of the year for us :nana


We do get Easter Monday.
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Acca Dacca wrote:
TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
Scotland1990 wrote:In scotland do we get good friday off?
As a sasanach I think you do, but not Easter Monday.

https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays#scotland" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Its the opposite

https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app ... c-holidays" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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simply_the_best wrote:We don't, we get the 2nd of January instead. The saturday after good friday is the easiest day of the year for us :nana


We do get Easter Monday.
Is it usually dead?
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hans solo
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Post by hans solo »

no you will get deffered mail on the sat bastards will hold it back from start of week
simply_the_best
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Post by simply_the_best »

hans solo wrote:no you will get deffered mail on the sat bastards will hold it back from start of week

our 2nd stream of mail last year had half a york worths rather than the usual 15.
jnob66
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Post by jnob66 »

wouldn't it be better to work Friday and catch everyone in. Rather than Saturday and have everyone either away or still in bed. Plus give us a chance to have 3 days off and a decent chance of getting away.