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Successfully avoided the Royal Wedding last year with a biking trip to North Wales. Was thinking about going to the jubilee protest - but it's not really avoiding it - how is everybody else avoiding it?
http://www.jubileeprotest.org.uk
I shall be riding my bicycle in the woods / hills somewhere.
By living somewhere else, just got to avoid the ex-pat haunts over the weekend
At my place of employment.
I'll bouncing around to 3 days (& nights) of repetitive beats, at Cosmo Festival in Taunton. 😀
By going to a street party with my family and neighbours and having a great day in the sun...oops i forgot STW dont like that sort of thing... carry on...
Beer festival. 🙂
Shall be watching some of it
Tweed Love
street party here too. no big fan of the Queen, but the last one we had (the wedding) was ace. closed the road, kids playing out on the road for the first time ever, got to meet loads of cool people who happen to be neighbours and got quite, quite drunk.
specialguys ride on sunday, wedding planning monday, notsospecialguys ride on tuesday.
4 day weekend = lovely
monday: bike ride with mates to the pub for hog roast
tuesday: road ride (probably)
wednesday: mtb ride all day; to include pub lunch and beer on the way home.
thursday: chilled day - night ride in the evening, pint or two after.
seeing a theme here...
going into town, chatting with neighbours and enjoying the community atmosphere rather than living in my own grumpy bubble of loathing and hate.
not really, I'll probably be painting my bathroom and fixing the leak in the roof in between changing nappies and going coochy-coo.
I have a bike and hike weekend planned. You may well want to avoid the mainstream TV and radio as it will be saturated by the jubilympic farce.
By being in India!
Royal wedding last year was a normal working day, the jubilee will be too.
Won't be as good as the last jubilee weekend though, when it coincided with the world cup DH in Ft William - 2 days of watching practice/racing followed by 2 days of chairlift assisted riding 8)
Cheers, Rich
The kids' nursery is still open (hurray!) so me and t'wife are dumping the little monsters then going for a walk in the hills and a spot of lunch.
Enjoy whatever you do. I appreciate that for some, the joy that the majority will gain from celebrating the monarchy and specifically the Diamond Jubilee will be challenging to bear. But good luck anyway!
Off to the Loire Valley.... 8)
By not watching the telly - same as every other weekend.
Going to Mimizan and Bordeaux for a 9 day surf, stag and wedding trip.
I'd have liked to see my 5 year old neice doing her thing in her motorcycle display tem in Hyde Park though.
Scotland
[i]Attention seeking fannies[/i]
+1. Hippy wierdos.
the joy that the majority will gain from celebrating the monarchy and specifically the Diamond Jubilee will be challenging to bear.
That's if you believe that the majority still celebrate having a monarchy.
Better to protest than be one of the doe-eyed, drool-chinned, unthinking worshippers of royalty. At least in North Korea they have a good reason for participating, they get shot if they don't. What is our excuse for making ourselves a national embarrassment yet again?
Attention seeking fannies+1. Hippy wierdos.
Why the hostility?
Skye.
I'll be quite surprised to see any red white and blue. 🙂
I'm planning a careful balance putting in an appearance at the street parties but being careful not to join in so much I don't get enjoy 4 days of biking.
There's going to be a huge party on the village square up the road with a hog roast, fireworks, beer tent, tug o war, etc, etc - why would you want to avoid that?! (unless it pisses it down of course!) There should be a jubilee every month!
Sunday, no kids, so will spend most of it horizontal (preferably with the future Mrs rogg).
Monday, cleaning the idle control valve on the track day motor in time for Cadwell the following week, the air will be blue.
Tuesday, kids again, might have a Grand Day Out to Swanage if the weather looks good
Wednesday, as Tuesday.
Thursday, back to work, having successfully avoided all things royal.
I'm quite glad to see lots of celebrations and red white and blue around... Finally people are feeling happy to be patriotic....should be a jubilee and Olympics every year
Miserable gunts can chuff off
Saturday: Getting laid, go surf.
Sunday: riding bikes whilst the potential future Mrs Spoon coos over her friends baby
Monday: check wellies for pin holes, then repeat Saturday, go surf.
Tuesday: Repeat monday, say goodbye to the missus, go ride bike or surf.
I'm quite glad to see lots of celebrations and red white and blue around... Finally people are feeling happy to be patriotic....should be a jubilee and Olympics every yearMiserable gunts can chuff off
+1 , I'm not avoiding celebrating, just have better things to do
the same way I avoid every other national celebration/sporting event/wendyball contest - by going for a bike ridehow is everybody else avoiding it?
I'll be out on the bike wearing red, white and blue.
But mainly because they're the colours of my club jersey....
I'm going to Peru to walk the inca trail. Then spending 4 days mountain biking in the sacred valley. 🙂
What is our excuse for making ourselves a national embarrassment yet again?
Four Day Weekend!
Go ride your bike, or to a street party or be a miserable tool.
There's going to be a huge party on the village square up the road with a hog roast, fireworks, beer tent, tug o war, etc, etc - why would you want to avoid that?!
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If it gets more people visiting our fab wee island (and spending their hard earned),then I am all for it.
and as houns suggests ....
Miserable gunts can chuff off
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What is our excuse for making ourselves a national embarrassment yet again?
how can the nation be a national embarrassment?
Nothing Jubilee related, going to view some houses with the OH, night out at a pub quiz and some live music on the Sunday and getting in a couple of rides.
I'm no fan of the monarchy but I won't sniff at the extra days off work - anyway, if we didn't have this bunch unelected Royal bunch of elitist toffs we'd have President Cameron, who is.....oh wait, an unelected elitist toff!
We should have a national day every year. Make sure the shops are shut are we can all get together as a country.
I think there should be a jubilee every day. it might just remind everyone as they wave a little plastic union jack that the 1000 richest people in the UK - of which the Queen happens to be one - are £150bn better off between them since the banking crisis of 2008.
Just to put that into perspective, our glorious figurehead and her chums could between them clear the deficit that the condems are clearing by sacking you and your neighbours and still be £70m better off [b]each[/b] than they were in 2008.
God bless you M'am, we're all in this together.
I'm hoping to pop out on my bike sometime over the weekend.
I may wear my old Royal Air Force CC jersey, just to irritate the republicans a little.
the 1000 richest people in the UK - of which the Queen happens to be one - are £150bn better off between them since the banking crisis of 2008.Just to put that into perspective, our glorious figurehead and her chums could between them clear the deficit that the condems are clearing by sacking you and your neighbours and still be £70m better off each than they were in 2008.
God bless you M'am, we're all in this together.
i just stole that and posted it on facebook 🙂 interesting factoid!
i'm not fussed about the queen, she hasn't really ever held me up on a trail or broken into my house and covered it in post-it notes so she's not in my bad books. 4 day weekend will be nice and if people are generally in a happier mood than normal cos of their love for the queen or their love for time away from work then i'm cool with it 🙂
I'll be in the Alps with some mates and the good people of Bike Village taking advantage of a weeks leave for 3 days off.
Attention seeking fannies+1. Hippy wierdos.
+1
Was going to add pathetic too, if you want to avoid then call your boss refuse the Extra Holiday and go to work.
In reality what you are saying is your going riding and will look down your nose at anyone who celebrates it but wants to make a political statement at the same time to feel more important.
It's not as if the queen cheated on Strava or got uplift at Hamsterly
Good old stw misery!!! I shall be having my haircut then going to roller world on Saturday, followed by a quick spin if all bones are in tact, Sunday is a beer fuelled day in derby without the kids for my birthday. Pick em back up Monday then just enjoy the four of us being together and not at work/school hopefully with a bit of flag waving aNd tombola chucked in!!
[i]Better to protest than be one of the doe-eyed, drool-chinned, unthinking worshippers of royalty[/i]
Are they the only two options? Get over yourself.
I think there should be a jubilee every day. it might just remind everyone as they wave a little plastic union jack that the 1000 richest people in the UK - of which the Queen happens to be one - are £150bn better off between them since the banking crisis of 2008.Just to put that into perspective, our glorious figurehead and her chums could between them clear the deficit that the condems are clearing by sacking you and your neighbours and still be £70m better off each than they were in 2008.
God bless you M'am, we're all in this together.
Tis a good point, BUT not Queenys fault, look at any other nation with a monarchy or not the top percentage could pay off the debts no problem.
Was going to add pathetic too, if you want to avoid then call your boss refuse the Extra Holiday and go to work.
Do you think that non-Christians should work on Christmas and Easter?
As neither are exclusively Christian festivals, what difference should ones religion make to taking time off?ransos - Member
Do you think that non-Christians should work on Christmas and Easter?
Take the Northern line to Kings Cross then change to the Metropolitan westbound. Easy.
Do you think that non-Christians should work on Christmas and Easter?
Go into any Spar that is open on Christmas day. that will answer your question.
Take the Northern line to Kings Cross then change to the Metropolitan westbound. Easy.
Careful 'theflatboy', some of the provincials won't get that one.
Do you think that non-Christians should work on Christmas and Easter?
No merely that if it bothers you that much......
Alienation is my middle name. Especially when it comes to the peasants. 🙂
As neither are exclusively Christian festivals, what difference should ones religion make to taking time off?
None, which was my point. My contract says I'm entitled to paid leave on designated bank holidays. My political or religious beliefs have nothing to do with it.
No merely that if it bothers you that much......
It doesn't. I'm a republican, and don't intend to join in the celebrations. If other people wish to, that's their choice.
[i]In reality what you are saying is your going riding and will look down your nose at anyone who celebrates it but wants to make a political statement at the same time to feel more important.[/i]
Nah, I think you're looking too deep. It's simply avoiding something we're not interested in. Like Eastenders (although I do look down my nose at people who watch that)
I shall mostly be riding in the Galloway Forest
trailmonkey - I'm "on the fence" regarding jubilee, royalty etc as I don't really agree in principle but they do bring a lot of money in for the country. I am interested in the comments ref the top 1000 being able to clear the deficit and still be better off than 2008 - do you have any uaseful links to this info?
thanks
nacho
My contract says I'm entitled to paid leave on designated bank holidays
Employment contract trumps principles every time!
royalty - they do bring a lot of money in for the country
Are you sure about this - how exactly?
Employment contract trumps principles every time!
What's principled about doing an extra day's work that I'm not paid for?
What's principled about doing an extra day's work that I'm not paid for?
Well none, unless you support the protests. You would be paid for it though I assume, you just wouldn't be taking the time off. Time off which has been given for the exclusive purpose of celebrating the jubilee.
I'm trolling a bit really (I guess you can tell) but there's a valid point in there. Somewhere.
Doesn't bother me how anyone spends their day, I hope they enjoy it whatever they choose to do.
Well none, unless you support the protests. You would be paid for it though I assume, you just wouldn't be taking the time off. Time off which has been given for the exclusive purpose of celebrating the jubilee.
Celebrating the jubilee isn't mandatory, just as celebrating St. Stephens day isn't mandatory. It's a bank holiday, that's all.
Regarding pay - I get paid leave, which includes bank holidays. If I went to work, that's an extra worked day.
its a relief to see so many others bewildered by all this monarchy bollocks, i dont hate them enough to protest, and ill happily take the two days off, but i do refuse to participate in any pathetic celebrations (although I cant bring myself to remove the union jack bunting some massive git has stuck on my house) - so as mentioned in another thread were off to Wales to hopefully sail, sunbathe and ride bikes!
I swerved the royal wedding with a weekend at Glentress & Innerleithan. was tremendous!
travelling north of the border to ride my bike and consume fruit based drinks
teef - the amount of Americans (and others) that love the monarchy and come over here mainly due to our heritage is incredible and the commercial spin offs are vast. Whether they bring more in than they cost in I have no idea, which is one of the reasons why I'm not particularly pro or anti royalty. I do know less foreigners would visit and spend their bucks if we didn't have them.......
but i do refuse to participate in any pathetic celebrations
Each to their own I guess.
I'm just glad I love in a village where everyone is getting together for a big bonfire and party on Monday afternoon/Eve.
I suppose its different in small communities as we all look at it as a get together for friends and family. I wouldn't call it pathetic.
I suppose its different in small communities as we all look at it as a get together for friends and family. I wouldn't call it pathetic.
There's a street party in our road (though I don't know the people organising it, as they're about 15 doors along). I'd happily participate, but for the inevitable flag waving and loyal toasts. It just makes me cringe! I suppose it's a bit different to the religious stuff at Christmas, which I avoid by not going to church...
[i]On Sunday 3 June 2012 Republic will hold a major protest against the monarchy at the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant. With thousands of republicans expected to attend, this will be the biggest and boldest anti-monarchy protest in modern times.
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FFS !.
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Some people just never grow up.
the amount of Americans (and others) that love [b]the monarchy[/b] and come over here mainly due to our heritage is incredible and the commercial spin offs are vast
Do you actually have any proof of this? Plenty of Americans (and many other nationalities) also go to France, Italy and Greece and they don't have any royal families. Tourists come to see the heritage - not the royals.
God, there's some grumpy people about.
We were asked to help organise a Jubilee Party (even though we're away at the TT as of tonight) we agreed to help
I was expecting as we went round knocking on every door in the street for there to be a lot of negativity towards it.
But 2 things happened
1) Most people thought it was a brilliant idea and were well up for it. Lots agreed to help.
2) We now know approximately a bazillion people on our street that we'd never spoken to before.
How can that be bad? It can't. So you grumpy asshats ARE in the minority. Good. 😀
Why does it make some people so apoplectic and full of hatred that some other people don't want a monarchy? 😕
I was expecting as we went round knocking on every door in the street for there to be a lot of negativity towards it.But 2 things happened
1) Most people thought it was a brilliant idea and were well up for it. Lots agreed to help.
2) We now know approximately a bazillion people on our street that we'd never spoken to before.
Sounds good, any excuse for a party is fine with me - still don't want a royal family though. If I was about I'd probably go to a party, but I'd prefer to be in Scotland mountain biking.
Do you actually have any proof of this? Plenty of Americans (and many other nationalities) also go to France, Italy and Greece and they don't have any royal families. Tourists come to see the heritage - not the royals.
Memorabilia sales for the Royal Wedding alone where in excess of £25 million. Wouldn't have got that without the royals.
Ooo, Ooooo !.
Grum, in Anti-Monarchy..... SHOCKER !!!!
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I don't think people are pathetic for either celebrating it or protesting. We live in a democracy with the right to free speech, therefore people have the right to do both or neither.
I live in quite a poor area, where the majority of residents are not British, so there aren't really any celebrations going on - people can't afford it, quite simply, and spending money on celebrating the existence of someone who already has ridiculous amounts of money and every creature comfort one could want, at the expense of hardworking people, seems a bit ridiculous in the community I live in where most people are on the poverty line and we have a lot of problems with social integration, drugs and alcohol, racism and mistrust among all nationalities living there, and unemployed yoof. I just don't think they relate to the Jubilee at all, and I don't see many events being organised in these sorts of communities to promote neighbourliness, community spirit and all that jazz - it's mostly concentrated within the middle class areas, or at least it is where I live anyway, I don't want to make sweeping generalisations about the rest of the country.
For me, the pageant and all just kinda highlights a lot of the debates around fairness, social inequities and the ever widening gap between haves and have nots in our society, and that's what makes me uncomfortable with it.
Sorry, I'm on my soapbox! Quiet afternoon at work 😉
Memorabilia sales for the Royal Wedding alone where in excess of £25 million. Wouldn't have got that without the royals.
Not sure if you're being ironic but if not:
£25 million worth of tat - I think we could of done without it.