Public Holidays
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@dogmeat said in Public Holidays:
@shark I reckon we will still be in lockdown. ANZAC ceremonies will be cancelled and we will al be able to sit at home and watch some small commemoration on TV plus lot's of old doco's.
ANZAC ceremonies already cancelled in NZ and Oz
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yeah the vets here realised we were not going to be able to observe Anzac Day as we would normally do. However we can see the Carillion from the deck here so we've already planned (like at least a week ago) that on ANZAC Day, the four of us are going to observe it ourselves from the Deck. For me, it's a huge comfort being able to do this with the Carillion in sight. It's not m,uch but just figuring out shit and the tiny wee bit of planning has been helpful mentally.
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@SynicBast said in Public Holidays:
yeah the vets here realised we were not going to be able to observe Anzac Day as we would normally do. However we can see the Carillion from the deck here so we've already planned (like at least a week ago) that on ANZAC Day, the four of us are going to observe it ourselves from the Deck. For me, it's a huge comfort being able to do this with the Carillion in sight. It's not m,uch but just figuring out shit and the tiny wee bit of planning has been helpful mentally.
They should do some sort of broadcast on the day to bring people together. Perhaps it is already in the works
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@canefan said in Public Holidays:
@SynicBast said in Public Holidays:
yeah the vets here realised we were not going to be able to observe Anzac Day as we would normally do. However we can see the Carillion from the deck here so we've already planned (like at least a week ago) that on ANZAC Day, the four of us are going to observe it ourselves from the Deck. For me, it's a huge comfort being able to do this with the Carillion in sight. It's not m,uch but just figuring out shit and the tiny wee bit of planning has been helpful mentally.
They should do some sort of broadcast on the day to bring people together. Perhaps it is already in the works
Stuff going around social media to be at your front gate at normal local dawn service time. Might not work for everyone, but townies it would be good idea. My daily exercise will be past the flagstaff and drop off a poppy I brought before the lock down went in place for this.
Sad, first one missed in NZ since Tinui 1916.
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Think of it this way, it's not being missed, we just can't hold mass commemorations. In a way I think it might actually be better for a few former serving people , myself included to have the whole thing dialled back to an individual level. I know several who don't attend the big events or march anyway as the media coverage does get in their face a little. I 'm fucking lucky as we have a little support net of our own in the lodge and all of us are back in our hometown, with a sightline to the Carillion. Can't get much more perfect in the current circumstances.
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When I discussed ANZAC Day with a mate of mine (via Skype) a few days ago, his youngest girl heard it and suggested that everyone should put a poppy on the bear they have in front of their window (she still counts them every day on their daily walk around the block). It was very cute to hear an 8-year-old actively think about it, this way.
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@Stargazer I don't have a bear, but (long story) I do have a Doug Howlett gollie, which is in my front window. He's in his AB uniform with a Buzzy Bee bow tie and already wears a poppy with pride.
Hope the fucking anklebiters appreciate him. This coronavirus is making me soft....
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@Stargazer said in Public Holidays:
When I discussed ANZAC Day with a mate of mine (via Skype) a few days ago, his youngest girl heard it and suggested that everyone should put a poppy on the bear they have in front of their window (she still counts them every day on their daily walk around the block). It was very cute to hear an 8-year-old actively think about it, this way.
that story just broke me.