moreluck
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Funny you should mention that! I just now cut out a dollar off coupon for Metamucil for my neighbor next door....the gay guy. Gotta keep those pipes clean!!!!
4th of July ........plans too
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soberups
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We celebrate memorial day on the last Monday in May, rather than on any fixed date. We also celebrate Presidents Day and MLK's birthday on Mondays rather than on the actual calendar date that these men were born on. Why should Independence Day be any different?
And the 4th of July is in commemeration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence which occured on July 4 1776. The Revolutionary war itself did not end until 7 years later. To my knowledge, Independence Day has never been a "memorial day" for those who died in the war, it has been a celebration of independence from the British Crown.
Today, it is pretty much an extra day off at the beginnning of summer where people light fireworks and have barbecues with family and friends. Sounds like a great event to have on a Friday instead of mid week.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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What hassle?
soberups
Pees in the brown Koolaid
The midweek interruption of volume creates staffing and dispatch issues. We run into this every time the 4th (or Christmas, or New Years Eve/day) is on a Tuesday or a Wednesday. A 3-day weekend is much easier to staff and plan volume for.
Buck Fifty
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I don't care when it is, I just want to blow something up. Great friends, great booze, great food and then blow something up. Did I mention blowing something up ! 
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I agree that a 3 day weekend is much more convenient for all involved but think you are overplaying the impact a mid-week holiday has on our operation.
moreluck
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Everyone loves a hard worker!! (Cach, don't even!!!)I have........<sniff sniff...> no plans for tomorrow......
No-one loves me........
Think I'll pick up some concrete today and reattach some loose bricks on my brick wall.
UPS Lifer
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Birthdays are celebrated on the BIRTHDAY. Christmas is always on Dec 25th! Of course you can shoot holes in the fact that Dec 25th is an arbitrary day but it has been many centuries now. And to really throw salt into the wound, how about September 11th, eventually that may become a National Holiday. Should we celebrate that on a day other than 9-11?
Of course we could celebrate Easter on a Monday. After all it is about getting time off right?
I do agree with you on the logistical nightmare. But honestly, at UPS EVERY holiday is a logistical nightmare especially when you are in management. This holiday and the day after Thanksgiving were the worst for me. But I realized that it was not about me and it made it more bearable.
Of course we could celebrate Easter on a Monday. After all it is about getting time off right?
I do agree with you on the logistical nightmare. But honestly, at UPS EVERY holiday is a logistical nightmare especially when you are in management. This holiday and the day after Thanksgiving were the worst for me. But I realized that it was not about me and it made it more bearable.
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We would have invited you guys over if you were 450 miles closer!
We would have come if we were 400 miles closer...................
Buck Fifty
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I have........<sniff sniff...> no plans for tomorrow......
No-one loves me........
Think I'll pick up some concrete today and reattach some loose bricks on my brick wall.
Yeah do that, then Blow it Up !
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