And I don't like any of them.
Juneteenth
- Thread starter Kinnakeet
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It'd have to be a MARYLAND day, like a day for the Bay, or Blue Crabs.
And it'd have to be patriotic. Maybe like a Francis Scott Key Day, or Harriet Tubman Day.
Visited her museum over the weekend.
Almost had me. Stuffed ham, oysters and Corona Extra day! I'd make an exception for some of the Guiness coming out of Baltimore now though....
They already have one. Here's some info on the celebration from earlier this year (March 25):
Maryland Day | Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Maryland
Maryland Day - A weekend of 40+ events celebrating Maryland's Birthday in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. Sponsored by the Four Rivers Heritage Area
www.marylandday.org
They already have one. Here's some info on the celebration from earlier this year (March 25):
Maryland Day | Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Maryland
Maryland Day - A weekend of 40+ events celebrating Maryland's Birthday in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. Sponsored by the Four Rivers Heritage Area
That's cool - although it's probably more accurately called Anne Arundel Day, since all the activities revolve around it.
EDITED TO ADD - My mistake - there are a few celebrations in Batlimore and in St Mary's City.
When I lived in Massachusetts, they had - and have - Patriot's Day, for the battle of Lexington and Concord - April 19th and celebrated on the third Monday. It's a state holiday, and lots of offices shut down. Schools are closed and of course, that's when they run the Boston Marathon.
Actually, of all the state holidays, that's the only one I know of where all the schools are closed across the state. Most state holdays I've seen are optional.
Clem72
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Things that are unique to southern maryland...stuffed ham and that weird white sauce they give you with the chips at the mexican restaurants.
man, I love that sauce. Wife and I had mexican last week.....anniversary lunch. I'm the last of the big spenders when it comes to dates like that.
It actually used to be a holiday for some, although I believe it has changed now. Charles County Government used to give it as a day off but that was over 30 years ago.
Kinnakeet
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add fried chicken and crabs
And Old Bay.
Summer kwanzaah. Because 1 fake holiday just isn't enough.
If that doesn't work for you, then maybe Big Mike day. August 9th.
NorthBeachPerso
Honorary SMIB
Nothing is stopping you from taking a week off in June, all of July and the first half of August unpaid. Or three days at Thanksgiving, eight or so days at Christmas and Easter, also unpaid. Just put in your leave slips.Screw the holidays that government workers have off! I want the same off-time schedule that teachers have
Keep in mind that during that time off you'll still have to answer work related emails, maybe go into the building a few times (unpaid) to fix a problem and, in the summer, spend at least a month for several hours every day taking trainings (for which you have to pay out of pocket) to stay employed. These trainings don't impact your pay until you accumulate a block of 15 credits, so a couple or three years minimum.
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jrt_ms1995
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Fixed!
Fried loogies?
No lie, I have eaten Mexican food all over the US and never once seen that sauce outside of Maryland.
Kinnakeet
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festivis for the rest of us
OccamsRazor
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Guessing you are or were a teacher? Also guessing that you got the short end of the stick because every teacher I know does NOT go "unpaid" during these times
Also, many, many people (including me) have to take occasional trainings (out of pocket) in order to maintain our positions within our companies. The only difference is that my trainings have to be done on MY time and after work. NOT during "summers at home" where I only have to go into work "occasionally."
I only ever saw it at Monterey's.
HemiHauler
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Guessing you are or were a teacher? Also guessing that you got the short end of the stick because every teacher I know does NOT go "unpaid" during these times
Also, many, many people (including me) have to take occasional trainings (out of pocket) in order to maintain our positions within our companies. The only difference is that my trainings have to be done on MY time and after work. NOT during "summers at home" where I only have to go into work "occasionally."
The teachers I know can choose between a 10 or 12 month pay year. The salary is the same, of course, but you can choose less pay per pay-period so you can have income all year long, or more per pay-period. Granted this was private school and my info is fairly dated... In any case, you're right in that it's not "unpaid"..
The Fair Labor Standard Act is fairly specific about compensation for "mandatory" training.
§ 785.27