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

382 replies

Frownette · 17/04/2021 09:10

Curious!

YABU - NO
YANBU - YES

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

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Womencanlift · 17/04/2021 11:04

Seems to be a lot of either or thinking going on in this thread. Like if you respect a minute silence for PP then you can’t do it for anyone else.

It is perfectly reasonable to spend a minute thinking about someone who has spent a life in service to the country whilst at the same time thinking of others who have passed

MsTSwift · 17/04/2021 11:05

A 99 year old I have never met dies and we are supposed to have a minutes silence? Would he have a minutes silence if any of my family died? Nope. There’s your answer. Bizarre notion tbh.

worriedatthemoment · 17/04/2021 11:06

At the pub so yes if pub does it

IReallyNeedMoreGin · 17/04/2021 11:07

I have to as I'm in work (retail) and the company are doing it. Wouldn't bother otherwise. I'll probably just leave the shop floor and carry on working out of sight.

thenerveofsome · 17/04/2021 11:08

No, the man was a bigot and a racist.

LyingWitchInTheWardrobe · 17/04/2021 11:09

No. I felt sorry for the Queen when I heard the news. She has her family around her now.

Today I'm sorry for Helen McCrory's family.

I say silent prayers for the person and the family but don't mention it to anybody, why does there need to be chatter or silence associated with a death? National outpourings are not for me.

SachaStark · 17/04/2021 11:16

I’ll also be at the pub, though ours is on a big open courtyard in the middle of town and shared with a load of other pubs and restaurants, so I’m not sure if they’ll be able to hold a minute’s silence effectively outside.

So probably not.

Personally, I find it a bit of a strange request. Aren’t silences generally held for large numbers of tragic deaths (war, terrorist attacks... pandemics?) than for one person who died of old age?

FlibbertyGiblets · 17/04/2021 11:16

Frownette thank you, that is a very kind thought.

HOkieCOkie · 17/04/2021 11:17

Yes absolutely and I’ll be watching his funeral too.

LindaEllen · 17/04/2021 11:18

I will be watching the funeral. One of my friends plays the trombone and will be walking in front of the coffin so I'm watching for that reason more than anything. What an honour for him.

So yes, I will be silent while they are.

Livingtothefull · 17/04/2021 11:19

'Personally, I find it a bit of a strange request. Aren’t silences generally held for large numbers of tragic deaths (war, terrorist attacks... pandemics?) than for one person who died of old age?'

Yes exactly. And we are still in the midst of a pandemic and people are still dying.

santabetterwashhishands · 17/04/2021 11:21

I'm enjoying the coverage this morning on tv as I don't think we've ever seen his true self🤔
Watching him talk freely and mingle in the farm shop with everyone else has been nice.
I will observe the minutes silence with my children as it's a opportunity to talk about feelings( asd kids) 😊

KezzabellaB · 17/04/2021 11:22

Definitely. I know he wasn't everyone's cup of tea but he supported The Queen for over 70 years and did a lot for our country. I liked him and will show respect for him and HM by observing the minutes silence

MummBraTheEverLeaking · 17/04/2021 11:22

We're planning to be in a big DIY superstore later so depends. If they do a thing then we'll try and take part, if nothing is said we'll probably not even notice the time. I say try, as we'll have a 3 year old with us, good luck to us doing a silence with "mummy daddy mummy daddy" going on!

ParkheadParadise · 17/04/2021 11:24

NO

Pheebs2021 · 17/04/2021 11:24

I'll be out shopping at this time, so I will observe if the other people are just out of respect to other people who observe it and not disturb them but I won't be observing out of personal interest.

Kimchidreams · 17/04/2021 11:25

No. Got things to do round about that time. While I’m at it, why are some news presenters calling him the grandfather of the nation? Vomit inducing bilge. If others want to observe a minute’s silence, that’s their choice. As far as I’m aware it isn’t compulsory.

SachaStark · 17/04/2021 11:27

Just to clarify, I’ve got nothing against the funeral at all, or the fact that it’s being televised (personally, I won’t be watching, though). I just find the minute’s silence such an odd thing to include.

Funerals are generally filled with silent moments, and often with time for silent prayer as well. So why the need for a separate minute for one individual? I can’t think of an example of another minute’s silence that has ever been held for one person by themselves, can anybody else? I’m thinking possibly Mandela?

ineedaholidaynow · 17/04/2021 11:29

There was a minutes silence for Captain Tom

Kimchidreams · 17/04/2021 11:29

@PhilCornwall1

I'm surprised Johnson hasn't instructed everyone to be on their doorsteps clapping like seals and banging pots at 3pm.
There’s still time Grin
SachaStark · 17/04/2021 11:30

Ah, was there? I wasn’t aware of that.

Devlesko · 17/04/2021 11:31

No, couldn't stand the man.

GeorgeandHarold66 · 17/04/2021 11:33

No, no funeral and no silence. I'm sorry for his close family but I've never met the man so don't feel the need to mourn.

UrAWizHarry · 17/04/2021 11:37

Fuck no.

Isthereaduckinthehouse · 17/04/2021 11:38

No. I would care as much about hearing that my MIL'S second cousin Joan's neighbour's great Uncle Joe had died. It's stupidity to expect the 'nation' to observe a minute's silence. The man was a privileged man who led a happy, fulfilling, healthy, furtuitous long and happy life. He was a pompous man by all accounts, though loved dearly by his family.