Bank Holiday
Posted by Shirley Anne on August 31, 2009
Here in the UK we have two ‘Bank Holidays’. A peculiar throwback from our past. Traditionally the banks close to all business on two days of the year. One is in Spring, called the Spring Bank Holiday, on the last Monday in May and the other is in August, called the August Bank Holiday, held on the last Monday in August. Why the one in May isn’t called the May Bank Holiday I’ll never know. Anyway, today is the August Bank Holiday and many places are closed for business. Very few people work today but many make special trips on a day’s outing, some even extend the normal weekend to include these days and have a longer break. It is a time of year for traffic jams of course when more people take to the roads. This usually starts on Friday and ends on the Monday so these two days can be a nightmare on the roads if you hate traffic jams!. I have never pursued away days on a Bank Holiday weekend for that reason. That meant I have had the weekends to myself at home. Yes? No! Today I had a couple of jobs to do at my work. Maybe I’ll get my ‘Bank Holiday’ later.
Shirley Anne x
Jacky V. said
Interesting concept!