Are you observing a minute's silence today at 3pm?

[Frownette]

Curious!

YABU - NO
YANBU - YES

(I couldn't see a thread on this so apols if there is one and I missed it)

[Ginuwine]

I will take a moment to remember him as much because of what he meant to our longest serving Monarch. Truthfully it's also a moment for me to continue to remember and reflect upon people I have lost in the last few years. I'm not particularly a strident royalist but I think moments of collective mindfulness like this can only help not hurt.

[Eyjafjallajokulldottir]

No

[DataColour]

No

[DurhamDurham]

No

Going about my day, probably be out on a nice long walk around then.

Sad for his family but he didn't mean anything to me.

[MsSquiz]

I will, if I can. I have a toddler so a minute of silence can be hard to come by in our house unless she's asleep!

[IMNOTSHOUTING]

No. It's sad when someone dies and I'm sure a very sad time for the family but I don't personally feel more affected than by the many many other deaths that have happened this year.

[KonTikki]

No.
But I always thought PP was one of the "Good Guys" and as a country we did well by him, (and vice versa) !
The Queen will miss him, but he had a good, long and healthy life.

[therocinante]

No. Why today, out of interest?

[rainbowthoughts]

No. If I'm out and about when these things happen I will 'conform', however it's not something I would practice in my own home as it means nothing in that situation.

I plan to watch the funeral, and I have watched a few tribute shows and learned a lot about The Duke, so I did my thinking then, I don't need a specific minute.

[GrandTheftWalrus]

@therocinante

No. Why today, out of interest?

Prince Philips funeral is today at 3pm

[BeingATwatItsABingThing]

@therocinante

No. Why today, out of interest?

It’s his funeral

[wishes1111]

No

[therocinante]

Oh I didn't read PPs message and see it was about Prince Philip, I assumed you meant something to do with Covid.

Still no.

[LawnFever]

No, didn’t even know there was a silence planned - I’ll be in the pub

[ShirleyPhallus]

No I’m not. I’d rather hold any private thought to myself at a time of my choosing.


As a separate but slightly related note, I am a bit bored of all the minutes silence / clapping / etc. I know it’s my choice to take part of it or not but there is a lot of it going on

[doublemutant]

nope i will be watching a film. I avoid all news/tv at weekends, sick of being constantly stressed with the pandemic.

[BeingATwatItsABingThing]

@IMNOTSHOUTING

No. It's sad when someone dies and I'm sure a very sad time for the family but I don't personally feel more affected than by the many many other deaths that have happened this year.

This. I will save my minute of silence for remembering all those who have died unnecessarily during covid - be that due to the virus itself or suicide or missed treatment.

[Macncheeseballs]

Of course not, I had no idea it was happening

[bonfireheart]

We have a nice day out planned so am glad we'll be missing all the TV & media for it.

[rainbowthoughts]

@LawnFever

No, didn’t even know there was a silence planned - I’ll be in the pub

The pub will hold a minutes silence.

[Frownette]

Is the clapping still going on?! I thought that had stopped, seems like the NHS didn't like it anyway apart from perhaps the first.

I am going to do the minute silence as I'll be with an elderly relative. It will be a miracle if she doesn't forget half way through and starts talking though.

[ineedaholidaynow]

I assume if you watch the funeral you would observe the silence as it is at the beginning of the funeral

[Oldraver]

Not at all. Even if it were the Queen, the Royal Family mean nothing to me

Obviously it's sad to loose a family member but beyond that I give them no thought

[ghostyslovesheets]

no I'll be in a riding lesson

[OolieMacdoolie]

Probably not. No strong objections, but I don’t care enough to make the effort to remember to do so.