What is okay on the day of the funeral?

[Mumofteens4]

Do you think it would be okay to do my washing and hang it out tomorrow (the day of the Queen’s state funeral), if I stick to blacks?

She's going to be fuming with you now telling the masses to head there, she was hoping to sit with her feet up for a shift getting (hopefully) time and a half!

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Maybe going against the grain but I really hope my new neighbours' builders won't be drilling during the funeral as I would like to watch it without the accompanying drrrrrrr drrrrrrr drrrrrr

This is already on grievewatch !

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Big fan of the Queen but apart from watching the funeral, we’ll be making the most of a rare Monday off. Nice breakfast, walk, doing some jobs around the house and definately having a few drinks. She lived life to the fullest and lived to an amazing age. I dont think she would want anyone moping around thinking they cant enjoy themselves.

All I can say OP is that I'd be very disappointed if you were my neighbour and I saw your washing out tomorrow, of all days.
According to MN it would mean I couldn't have a bank holiday BBQ.😁

I'm having a portrait of her Late Majesty shaved into the broad, loving shoulders of my DH's hairy back and shoulders.

Our gay bestie Pascal (camp as Christmas, French, but he's mad for Royals - go figure) works at a beauty parlour called "Kitscher than Kitsch" ; they're off on Monday so he's at a loose end.

...I went commando in "another place" ... if you get me for his birthday and he's offering quid pro quo...

We're all ardent Royalists, and we though why not?

We'll take a photo post razor, turn it into a T-shirt, then sell it to buy bricks for disabled kiddies, or take the old folk on a trip to Margate, Switzerland, or perhaps an abbatoir.

Two birds-one stone, you do the maths!

It's what she would have wanted...

xx sad face :(

Surely its a bit of meeting in the middle? Yes us ordinary folks have to wash our own clothes and cook our own meals, we don't have the luxury of 10 days to mourn even our own family never mind someone else's. But the fact remains that business is not as usual tomorrow and it is a moment of our nation's history, so you might see it as a chance to make a cup of tea, take a break, and join in a national event.

I do think it is fairly unforgiveable to deliberately intrude on neighbours' peace during moments such as the minutes silence and specific moments of a funeral (like mine did during Prince Phillips funeral). DIY, barking dogs, screaming kids - would it really kill you to take a break for a few minutes? If you can't even manage a minutes silence or just a few moments of taking in a national event, then you are probably the type of selfish person driving your neighbours mad with your lack of 'community'.

Seriously.
Don't be a dick (like disrupting people quietly watching), but do whatever you would normally do.

I don't know if this a joke or not but it cheered me up🤣

My husband walked out and literally abandoned me and our two year old daughter on 10 June. I’ve spent the past three and half months recovering, coping, trying to figure out what the hell has happened to my life and how to move forward.

he has literally seen my daughter on two occasions for 7 hours in total - is buggering off to Ibiza for a two week holiday tomorrow and doesn’t so much as check in AT ALL to ask how his daughter is.

i thought his no contact and complete freeZing out of us would soften after a month or so but I’m literally dumbfounded as how he’s just upped and left and seems to not look back at all.

can any separated parents or those going through a divorce tell me I’m not going mad and this this behaviour is just not normal! How can he just shut off from us and most importantly his little girl???

What?! I will be hanging out washing and walking the dog. I expect the children will play outside too. Ds1 has footy training in the evening!

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I’m going to the pub to get pissed but it’s okay cos I’m going to drink gin and dubonnet and it’s what our Liz would have wanted 😉

In all seriousness there is a local pub near me having a fun day - fancy dress, karaoke and the best of all - open the box!!!!

I'm moving on Tuesday so doing all my packing tomorrow, not watching the funeral.

Damn. We're well overdue a big whites wash. Means DC won't have any tops to wear for school...won't someone think of the children in the midst of all this madness!

Could you maybe hang them out with some blue and red things, sort of like bunting?

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You can choose the colours for OP and your own posts - some people have OP in purple not their own posts

I was planning an all day BBQ tomorrow to make sure we have the strength to mourn..Then when it's dark a bonfire and fireworks party in the queen's honour. All mourners are welcome to attend, as long as they wear fluro jackets as black will be too hard to see in the dark. I figured we could let a firework off for every year of her age a bit like a 96 gun salute. My son will also accompany me on my ukele with his recorder for a rendition of God save the king. I will also be offering a free tattoo service to mark this historic occasion. Only upper body though. I have managed to clip our garden hedge into a commemorative topiary to celebrate the queen. I think it's a good likeness what do you think?

Taking the kids to soft play

I know we are all joking here and I would not be offended tomorrow, you have just reminded me that my Nana really disapproved of anyone hanging out washing on a Sunday. It really was not acceptable years ago!

I'm planning on cycling though the Windsor Great Park and up to the castle...well at least as close as I can get... in the early morning and then be back home in time for the funeral.

Ha! I love Grievewatch. "Have a wake, have a kit-kat" really tickled me.

As long as it is half mast on the line and not on him...