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Aquarius1234 · 2026-05-04T17:07:47+00:00

Who else finds bank Holiday Mondays annoying!! Ive completely wasted the day...

Delici · 04/05/2026 18:39

I love it. A day off of work to spend with my family.

What is it that annoyed you other than not having made the most of it?

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Aquarius1234 · 04/05/2026 18:39

Plummagic · 04/05/2026 18:36

Paid day off work. A wander about a village yard sale with DS and his GF. I've had a lovely day.

Wow sounds exciting.

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FigurativelyDying · 04/05/2026 18:39

We had a kickabout in the park with my daughter and our grandson, and my son and his girlfriend, then got an ice cream from the van. I can’t think of a better way to spend a Monday. We chatted, laughed, caught up with each others lives, wore a 3 year old out, and got some exercise ourselves. What a glorious day. especially after spending the previous 2 days with a manipulative and angry elderly relative

frozendaisy · 04/05/2026 18:38

It was the bonus Sunday we needed after a manic weekend

Stick PeteTong on Radio1dance) and throw some shapes - might make you feel better

Justploddingonandon · 04/05/2026 18:37

I also don’t work Mondays and missing my child free day ( especially as I have the dentist and a school meeting on my other non-working day this week), but have managed to have a fairly productive day.

Plummagic · 04/05/2026 18:36

Paid day off work. A wander about a village yard sale with DS and his GF. I've had a lovely day.

mamaduckbone · 04/05/2026 18:36

Well I visited my dmum in hospital and didn’t have to drive across the city after work, so I’m grateful for the bank holiday and extremely appreciative of the 4 day week this week.

emnetstrozzapreti · 04/05/2026 18:34

I find it annoying because I have to work when most people don't!

TheChosenTwo · 04/05/2026 18:34

I feel I’ve kind of wasted mine too but we’ve taken an emotional battering this weekend so I think the down day was actually needed.
I was productive this morning but the weather has been crappy. Ds and I played a quick blast of padel just now which was fun, might see if he fancies a swim while we’re here, we have our stuff in our gym bags anyway and I’ll at least feel his day hasn’t been a total waste of a bonus day off…

NineFiftyNine · 04/05/2026 18:31

No, day off work, how can that be annoying? We went out but even relaxing at home for a day is a bonus.

I can see that if you're retired or don't work for some other reason, the closure of places and so on might be annoying, but that's a selfish attitude to hold, and the vast majority of places in towns and cities open anyway.

DeadMemories · 04/05/2026 18:31

I have to work bank holidays, it was dead as all the businesses we trade with are closed as it bank holiday, such a waste of bloody time having to work, thankfully I was WFH so it was more bearable

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Aquarius1234 · 04/05/2026 18:30

Ginorchoc · 04/05/2026 18:28

A bonus day off work. Yeah hate it lol

Most places are closed or about to.

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Ginorchoc · 04/05/2026 18:28

A bonus day off work. Yeah hate it lol

Ohgoose · 04/05/2026 18:28

Aquarius1234 · 04/05/2026 18:14

I didn't do any housework and didn't go out.
Feel a bit meh. Didn't even have a good sleep.
Its like a weird day.

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Surely you could have done something though? Was there a reason you couldn’t go out?

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Aquarius1234 · 04/05/2026 18:27

Zanatdy · 04/05/2026 18:23

I did some overtime (from home) and then browsed online furniture shops and watched videos of people renovating their new build garden. I am not a massive fan of bank holiday’s in general, even though its a day off work for me, not sure why, but have always felt like this over BH’s.

I agree. Too busy on the roads/ towns.. Not always able to plan something interesting. More likely to be out all day on the Saturday/ Sunday.

Id rather it was a Wednesday off. Lol

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BogRollBOGOF · 04/05/2026 18:26

fedupandtired1 · 04/05/2026 18:22

My ds was at a birthday party and I spent the morning pottering and planting seeds been a lovely day . I work shifts so wouldn’t be working anyway

Our sky's looked like it's been on the brink of crying all day.

Namechange923 · 04/05/2026 18:25

starpatch · 04/05/2026 18:09

Me too as I don't work Mondays! I missed my child free day!

I used to be the same and there was one year (I think it was King Charles' coronation) that had the additional Monday BH so I missed so many of them! Have now swapped my non-working day to Friday 🤣

(There were other reasons too!)

BogRollBOGOF · 04/05/2026 18:24

I've been mountaineering... laundry mountain is conquered for at least 2 days now.

It's been nice having a bonus day to re-order life partway through the term.

JenniferBooth · 04/05/2026 18:23

You can buy a t shirt cos shops are open but two of our local chemists are shut for 3 days as they arent open weekends Priorities eh!

Zanatdy · 04/05/2026 18:23

I did some overtime (from home) and then browsed online furniture shops and watched videos of people renovating their new build garden. I am not a massive fan of bank holiday’s in general, even though its a day off work for me, not sure why, but have always felt like this over BH’s.

fedupandtired1 · 04/05/2026 18:22

My ds was at a birthday party and I spent the morning pottering and planting seeds been a lovely day . I work shifts so wouldn’t be working anyway

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Aquarius1234 · 04/05/2026 18:21

RudolphTheReindeer · 04/05/2026 18:19

I've had a very productive day!

Oh.. what did you do?

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RudolphTheReindeer · 04/05/2026 18:19

I've had a very productive day!

tigger1001 · 04/05/2026 18:18

I worked as we don't get bank holidays. It does mean I get to take the day when it suits me.

i don't work Fridays and when the kids are off (or on exam leave like my youngest) I really miss my empty house for a few hours, so I get you op

Hallywally · 04/05/2026 18:18

It’s a paid day off work- love it!