MLK Day-Who has a three-day weekend ?

[underpants]

I know I know we shouldn't think of it just as a day off but I am curious as to how much this really is observed.

Here in Virginia.....are you ready for this.....TODAY is Lee-Jackson day so all state offices are closed-Monday is King day so all state offices are closed again. They couldn't let Dr.King have a day without celebrating Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson (born is what is NOW WEST Virginia).

[Left Is Write]

1. My husband does not have the day off work, but the kids are off school.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

35. My husband has the day off.

He is a high school teacher.

[kick-ass-bob]

2. I am off on Monday (NC)

so are the kids.

[underpants]

4. I am, my wife is not

corporate suckers

[kick-ass-bob]

my wife is not - but she is self employed!

She will just curse herself I guess!
:P

[no name no slogan]

3. Wife and I, both

I work in state gubmit, wife works for a university. So we both got it off this year. A nice suprise, really.

Maybe they should change Lee-Jackson day to Jackson-Lee day, in honor of Sen. Jackson-Lee? Just an idea...

[Zuni]

5. Hey, i take a day off any way i can get it

I frankly don't give a fuck what the holiday is for. A long weekend is always welcome here (I am talking about Lee-Jackson day)on edit

[Jessica]

6. I'm off ... and I love being a state employee.

:D

[sniffa]

7. i do!

woot!

[ourbluenation]

8. Not only do I have it off

But every year on this day, me and the hubby read some of his writings and speeches to our kids.

[maxpower]

9. I am

I get to spend the day with my daughter. What could be better.

[SCDem]

10. Have day off here in SC finally

compromise was that we also get off Confederate Memorial day

Crazy ass state :crazy:

[aWaKeNoW]

34. I never understood that whole 'confederate memorial' day

only in SC I guess!

[SCDem]

40. Yeah no kidding

and I from Southern California so have no Confederate Relatives to speak of.... but oh well.

Might go to the March in Columbia on Monday but not sure cause it is an hour drive.

[madinmaryland]

11. I have the option of either MLK day or

presidents day. I will wait until Monday to see if i feel like going in.

[underpants]

12. You get to decide that day?

That's pretty cool.

[madinmaryland]

24. I'll probably go in monday.

Its too cold to do anything outside here. If i don't use it in feb, i'll use it later, maybe at easter.

I don't ski, so winter holidays are pretty useless.

[EstimatedProphet]

13. Me

working at home yesterday and today too

[tsakshaug]

14. I'm off

So Wonderful Wife and I are meeting with an ambulance chaser lawyer on Monday about here car accidents

[prolesunited]

15. I'm off

I'm going to Kef's service and then driving to Springfield to see Jason on Sunday and Monday.

[Fifth of Five]

16. Me

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

17. Love that Fed Gov't! I get Inauguration Day off too!!

And I don't even work for them!! (We just work on their schedule)

[tjdee]

18. Lee-Jackson day? What the hell kind of bullshit is that?!

I never heard of that in my whole life, Lee-Jackson day. Did that come about after MLK day, or what?

on edit: And Confederate memorial day too?

And here we have, once again, another reason why I'm never leaving the NY/NJ area. Some parts of this country scare me.

[underpants]

22. A brief history and an editorial

Lee Day was established in 1889. Jackson was added to it in 1904 BUT there was no day off it was like "Peanut butter week" or something like that. The Sons of Confederate Veterans probably had some sort of ceremony but that was it.

Then the movement to honor Dr.King started. Well they resisted for a while and finally the concession was made to add Lee-Jackson to it, they couldn't give Dr.King his own day. So now we had Lee-Jackson-King day and no one liked it so the ever ingenuous former Gov.Gilmore split them up and now state employees get two days off.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/opinion/dp-46971sy0jan12,0,2263771.story?coll=dp-opinion-editorials

[tjdee]

23. Oh, I knew it was something like that.

:grr:

We shouldn't reward stupid behaviors/people. I agree with the editorial that Lee and Jackson were men of pretty good personal quality (it seems), but the day off only happened because people were hostile to MLK day. And they got it (at taxpayer expense).

Virginians should call them on that bullshit (though I bet the day off rocks!).

The Lee Jackson King day sounds even more ridiculous!

[underpants]

26. Exactly

I am glad you didn't assume that Lee and Jackson were cross burnign racist just because they lead the South, you never know around here.

[tjdee]

27. That's one good thing about getting older, anyway.

I am starting to see people based on more than one aspect of their personality--I'm trying to see the full person these days.

Even Republicans! I slag them alot, but I know some of them are doing their best to deal with raising their children, cars breaking down, whatever.

And actually I just took a guess on Jackson not being a cross burning racist, :silly: I know much more about Lee.

[St. Jarvitude]

19. I have a six day weekend

That's when happens when you're sick I guess :shrug:

[AngryAmish]

20. Working all three days

But I took yesterday off.

[ceile]

21. I'm off in TX

[Dora]

39. Texas State employee - I'm off.

[JohnKleeb]

25. I do

[Midlodemocrat]

28. When I first moved here and heard

Lee, Jackson, King Day. I thought they meant Spike Lee, Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King. Coming from CT, I couldn't fathom why they would honor two soldiers of the confederacy with Dr. King.

On edit: Kids and I are off Monday, Hubby has to go to NJ.

[KamaAina]

29. Yes. We take "those goofy holidays".

About ten years ago, right at his time of year, I was about to start a job back in Conn. So I say to the boss, "See you Monday... um, are you open?"

His reply: "Oh, we don't take those goofy holidays."

This was the man affectionately known to all as "the Little Dunce" (asked what a tabby cat was, what osteoporosis was, what Priority Mail was, etc.). Repuke, of course. :dunce:

[GOPBasher]

30. I'm a teacher in NY and we have Monday off. nt

[fluffernutter]

31. i wish.

i work in a hospital, so no holiday por moi.

[maveric]

32. I feel your pain, being a nurse.

Its just not fair!

[fluffernutter]

38. dang sick people, anyway!

;)

[tk2kewl]

33. Taking the whole week

and skipping town for Costa Rica!!

[underpants]

42. Cool!

Enjoy

[tk2kewl]

45. Gracias

;)

[Redleg]

36. I have MLK day off but I will probably put in a few hours of work.

EOM

[Droopy]

37. I'm off

but I still have to be on call so I may have to work. I don't think they are going to call me though as things have been slow around the terminal lately.

[UrbScotty]

41. I have a three-day weekend. (nt)

[B Calm]

43. I live behind the Hoosier Iron Curtain.. They don't consider it a holiday

[name not needed]

44. I don't

A week ago my school decided to make us come in that day, seeing as how they've already cut our winter break in half, and are gonna cut spring break down to 3 days.