Just to wish all our friends and colleagues in the United States Of America a happy and carefree 4th of July!
From all your friends, Brothers and Sisters from across the seas!
From all your friends, Brothers and Sisters from across the seas!
Happy 4th Of July 2023!
- Thread starter Alum Ladd
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Well I am surprised folks across sea remember the date.
It had to do with beating most powerful nation in world, by force.
It had to do with beating most powerful nation in world, by force.
garyg
B&B membership has its percs
Thanks Simon -
Funny thing in USA some young folk only know 4th as Holiday we shoot off fireworks.
Think History in school I’d not being taught.
Think History in school I’d not being taught.
garyg
B&B membership has its percs
Yeah, i got the ear plugs out. Local morons been shooting them off for a week. Like they can't figger dates somehow. Sad really
Land of the free because of the brave! USA 
all day, every day! You fellers have a good’un today
all day, every day! You fellers have a good’un todayWell some people don't ever get holidays off as a rule, the are the people who's jobs require manning 24 x 7 x 366 duty. USN Boats, Ships, and Submarine are good example. They seldom shut down, even when port they have active crew on board working.
Fire, EMS, Police, and Hospital Workers don't work in field that shut down. So if you got day off, or day off with pay your luckier then many.
Enjoy day off, as some young person who could still be teenager, doing something to keep our country safe & free working long hours, for short pay, and most don't complain. Its what they do everyday, and most people do not appreciate it.
Fire, EMS, Police, and Hospital Workers don't work in field that shut down. So if you got day off, or day off with pay your luckier then many.
Enjoy day off, as some young person who could still be teenager, doing something to keep our country safe & free working long hours, for short pay, and most don't complain. Its what they do everyday, and most people do not appreciate it.
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Thank you, sir!!
Thank you indeed kind sir!
Messygoon
Abandoned By Gypsies.
Simon, you are the best!
Thank you Simon!!! Happy fourth to all!!!
Tom
Tom
Thanks, Alum. There continues to be a strong kinship with our English uncle and may it long continue.
Thank you, happy 4th to all!
For those of us blessed with bounty and time off, good news! You do not have to buy presents or dress up. You do not have to beat yourself up taking the family to be with relatives. You have license to eat unhealthy foods as much as you like and, within reason, drink beer or whiskey. The potato salad, beans, and cobbler are made. The meats are in the smoker. The dog is a gun dg and is not bothered by fireworks. I had a great shave.
@Alum Ladd Thank you Sir!
Happy Independence Day to all Americans!
Whether you be American by birth, American by choice, or American in spirit, I'll share these words that summarize the feelings of the day, attributed to an American Patriot of the time, Patrick Henry, who had much to lose by his choice.
“Gentlemen may cry, ‘Peace, Peace,’ but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? ... Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
Whether you be American by birth, American by choice, or American in spirit, I'll share these words that summarize the feelings of the day, attributed to an American Patriot of the time, Patrick Henry, who had much to lose by his choice.
“Gentlemen may cry, ‘Peace, Peace,’ but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? ... Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
Thank you Alum Ladd, cheers!
Yes, I considered it an honor to werk on the days no one else did... Nurses are needed 24/7....
During Covid I had just been forced into disability retirement. I hated "sitting on the sidelines" but was thrilled at seeing my colleagues still in the trenches getting the respect they never did before, in pay or in treatment.....oh, I believe nurses are still the most respected professionals in all the polls, and my patients and their families ALWAYS showed me love and respect.
But for awhile there, nurses were getting discounts on orders at businesses, etc....I never took advantage of any; shame on me, lol!
But those single parents, teenaged aides, the nurses werkin' a double, mandated, for the second night in a row.... NOW those discounts seem to have disappeared, while the first responders, retired military, etc, are still getting theirs.
Lol, I'm not bitter, but I am amazed really that businesses have so quickly forgotten the daily sacrifices by the folks who serve so nobly while their own kids watch Mom or Dad rush out the door to take care of someone they may have not yet met.
Lol! But I'm not nearly as bitter as that sounded! I'd do it all over again in a hot minute, because retirement sucks!
Having taught for over a decade before switching careers, I heard this refrain all too often! If Thomas Jefferson was a typical student today, no doubt the language used wouldn't be as poetic.
It would be eight more years until the colonies were truly independent.
It would be eight more years until the colonies were truly independent.
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