Campbeltown Crucifixion

[Ticketty Boo!]

It is a fairly well known fact the world over that Good Friday is synonymous with Jesus Christ being crucified, and Easter Monday being the day of the resurection. In the UK, we celebrate Good Friday and Easter Monday as public holidays..................... but it happened differently in Campbeltown. I think the toon may have failed to adopt the Gregorian calendar? Has it not added on the leap years since 1976? Did the toon hall clock go fast for a wee while?

Last Monday (10th April), Myself, Mrs Boo, Dug Boo and the wee Boo-ettes sauntered doon frae Trumpton to stock up at Tesco, have a walk around, visit a few shops, buy some bits and bobs etc. One of the highlights for me is a wander round McGrorys - but not last week. McGrorys was shut all day with a notice put in the window stating that the closure was due to a public holiday. Twas too late for Ne'erday and Mayday is still in May as far as I'm aware. I'm not sure if Public holidays are declared for National No Smoking Day, Shrove Tuesday or St Mirren winning the league? All unlikely, so I can only submise that Christ was crucified a week earlier in Campbeltown than anywhere else in the world?

On returning to the wise people of Trumpton, I was told that McGrorys closes at every possible opporchancity and the militancy of the staff puts Gdansk shipyard workers to shame?
I was told that they closed for................;

three weeks in November when somebody laddered their tights
Milton keynes gala week
All of lent
Ian Paisley's cat's birthday
Up Hely-A in Shetland
The Pope's late mother's wedding anniversary
The funeral of Joey the sheep
Ronald Regan's birthday
Any barmitzvahs that are going
Plant-A-Tree-in-'73
Any days that woolworths get new knitting patterns in
Tarbert Fair
Ramadan
The anniversary of John brown washing Queen Victoria'a smalls in Loch Rannoch 1896
etc
etc
etc

This is a great wee shop and I've spent a lot of money here over the years. It and it's stock are a tremendous asset to Campbeltown. There were no other shops closed in the Toon and the place was very busy. I also understand that Mr Hall, the proprieter is looking for a buyer? Rightly managed, and embracing modern attitudes - it could thrive. Keep going the way it is just now, and a wee gem will undoubtedly vanish.

[Jonathan]

That'll be Easter Sunday for the resurrection.

[Ticketty Boo!]

Being a Glesga Hethan Jonathan, I knew it was around about that time!

[Ticketty Boo!]

Can't believe that nobody else has any opinions on this?

[Willie D]

Plenty of opinions Mr. Boo, my own included.
Please see the posting, raised by Iona - 'Lunch Hours' from 8th July 2005.

[Annie]

Decent photo of the cave painting!




By jove, I think I've got the hang of it now!!!!!!!!

Well, thanks to Dorian, who kindly told me how to use photobucket!

Thank you!!!!

[dgraves]

Great photo, Annie! And good job on your first try It took me quite a few before I got it right

[Annie]

Well I had a good teacher! AND, to be perfectly truthful, I had to edit it a few times before I got it right!

HAHAHA!!!!!!!!!![/u]

[jdcarra]

Decent photo of the cave painting!


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By jove, I think I've got the hang of it now!!!!!!!!

Well, thanks to Dorian, who kindly told me how to use photobucket!

Thank you!!!!

And don't delete them from Photobucket Annie or they dissappear from here.

JD

[Willie D]

No offence guys - but don't think the topic here was cave paintings!

[Annie]

It IS the CRUCIFIXION!!!!!!!!!

[Malky]

It IS the CRUCIFIXION!!!!!!!!! DOH!!!!!!!!


"Please see the posting, raised by Iona - 'Lunch Hours' from 8th July 2005."


I don't think LUNCH HOURS was the topic either, idiot!!!!!

Actually, I think it was probably about both topics

Malky

[Willie D]

Annie - I'm sorry that I appear to have offended you.

Reading Ticketty Boo's opening message the main point seems to be about local holidays, therefore I understood the headline to be analogous, in that Campbeltown shops are crucifying themselves by being closed at different times, holidays etc. to the norm.

As Malky points out, that is the gist of the 'Lunch Hours' posting, I brought that up because I remember mentioning the Easter holiday disparity on there last year.

Once again please accept my apologies. Willie D.

[Iona]

It IS the CRUCIFIXION!!!!!!!!! DOH!!!!!!!!

"Please see the posting, raised by Iona - 'Lunch Hours' from 8th July 2005."

I don't think LUNCH HOURS was the topic either, idiot!!!!!

What a ridiculour posting Annie - shame on you. Willie D was merely pointing out, quite correctly, that the topic was about Lunch Hours.

Willie D - no need for you to apologise - your post was correct. It is Annie who should be sorry calling you an idiot!

If you read Ticketty Boo's initial posting you will realise it is about shops still being shut and his other remarks with regards Easter holidays etc were all 'tongue in cheek'

So, Ticketty, yes, I still can't believe shops are closing on lunch hours and holidays - just the perfect time for people to spend their cash!

Iona

[Annie]

And what's with the local Monday holidays - Christmas apart - C/town holidays are always a week out with the rest of the UK - even at Easter!

Iona, I have already PM'd Willie D and apologized to him personally! I should have know better and went to read the other thread! That is what I get for reading the board and posting at 3 a.m. - doh!!!!!!!!!!!

Who feels like the idiot now, huh! MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Sorry again Mr. D. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!