Invented bank holidays? That will be the banks then, as they seem to be the
only ones who take the holiday.

Brian

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Invented bank holidays? That will be the banks then, as they seem to be
the only ones who take the holiday.

Brian

The unemployed take them as well.

On 28/05/2012 17:48, Brian Gaff wrote:
Invented bank holidays?

Sir John Lubbock, who introduced the Bank Holidays Act 1871. Before that
they were simply religious festivals and saints' days observed by the
Bank of England.

Colin Bignell

Erm and what did the bank of england worship, Gold and money?

Brian

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On 28/05/2012 17:48, Brian Gaff wrote:
Invented bank holidays?

Sir John Lubbock, who introduced the Bank Holidays Act 1871. Before that
they were simply religious festivals and saints' days observed by the Bank
of England.

Colin Bignell

On 28/05/2012 18:31, Brian Gaff wrote:
Erm and what did the bank of england worship, Gold and money?

Brian

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On 28/05/2012 17:48, Brian Gaff wrote:
Invented bank holidays?

Sir John Lubbock, who introduced the Bank Holidays Act 1871. Before that
they were simply religious festivals and saints' days observed by the Bank
of England.

Colin Bignell


I would have thought that anybody with that basis of worship would stay
open every day, including Sundays.

Colin Bignell

But banks do not have to work at all at least not in the olden days. they
made the rules and invented the concept of interest, ie you pay me for
making your money grow as long as you don't want it all back now.
Brian

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On 28/05/2012 18:31, Brian Gaff wrote:
Erm and what did the bank of england worship, Gold and money?

Brian

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On 28/05/2012 17:48, Brian Gaff wrote:
Invented bank holidays?

Sir John Lubbock, who introduced the Bank Holidays Act 1871. Before
that
they were simply religious festivals and saints' days observed by the
Bank
of England.

Colin Bignell


I would have thought that anybody with that basis of worship would stay
open every day, including Sundays.

Colin Bignell

Brian Gaff wrote

But banks do not have to work at all at least not in the olden days.

Corse they did in the days before the idea of banks was accepted.

they made the rules and invented the concept of interest,

Nope, interest was around a long time before banks were.

ie you pay me for making your money grow as long as you don't want it all
back now.


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Erm and what did the bank of england worship, Gold and money?

Brian

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On 28/05/2012 17:48, Brian Gaff wrote:
Invented bank holidays?

Sir John Lubbock, who introduced the Bank Holidays Act 1871. Before
that
they were simply religious festivals and saints' days observed by
the Bank
of England.

Colin Bignell


I would have thought that anybody with that basis of worship would stay
open every day, including Sundays.

Colin Bignell

On May 28, 5:48*pm, "Brian Gaff" wrote:
Invented bank holidays? That will be the banks then, as they seem to be the
only *ones who take the holiday.

I've never worked anywhere since graduating that didn't give me bank
holidays.

MBQ

On Tue, 29 May 2012 02:40:04 -0700 (PDT), Man at B&Q wrote:

Invented bank holidays? That will be the banks then, as they seem
to be
the only *ones who take the holiday.

I've never worked anywhere since graduating that didn't give me bank
holidays.

Lucky you. When I was staff it was expected that we would work bank
holidays if asked. We got credited seven Day's Off In Lieu as
compensation or we could use one of those DOILs to get the BH off,
without having to take any annual leave.

Now freelance work is work...

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