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Enough with the jubilee already.

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Honeysuckleberries Sat 28-May-22 22:50:40

The celebrations haven’t started yet and I’m already fed up with them.
I bought a loaf of bread yesterday and it had a silver crown on it and a jubilee message. When I think of the cost of redesign and printing a new message, it must impact on the price I’m paying.
Then I’ve just seen the itinerary for next week and I’m bemused by the timetable.
There’s a glorious fly past again with 40 planes and helicopters etc. I always remember my husband laughing at previous fly pasts as the UK has such a paucity of planes to do it that some of them were training planes and clapped out aircraft to bulk up the numbers.
I also didn’t realise the bank holidays were Thursday and Friday.
Oh well soon be over and we can have an in depth examination of Meghan and Harry and what they did/didn’t do, who wore what and how much did it cost etc. Ammunition for news articles for months and posts on gransnet.
Bring it on.

Lucca Fri 03-Jun-22 06:20:06

Mollygo

You guessed right? That those who didn’t want to celebrate are more desperate to post? Well I was right then.

No. You weren’t.

Mollygo Thu 02-Jun-22 23:16:24

You guessed right? That those who didn’t want to celebrate are more desperate to post? Well I was right then.

volver Thu 02-Jun-22 20:09:07

Mollygo

Because, like on the news, bad stories sell the papers. Good news gets buried under the all the bad press. Or maybe those against the jubilee are more desperate to post.

Seems I guessed right.

Mollygo Thu 02-Jun-22 20:03:03

Because, like on the news, bad stories sell the papers. Good news gets buried under the all the bad press. Or maybe those against the jubilee are more desperate to post.

Chrissyoh Thu 02-Jun-22 19:53:03

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volver Thu 02-Jun-22 19:38:56

There's three threads saying how the Jubilee is a dubious thing to celebrate and one or two threads saying how good it is.

So if all you want to do is have a nice celebration, it makes me wonder why so many people feel the need to come on one or more of the "three" and tell us what awful people we are. I can guess though.

Lucca, GSM, ChrissyOh, thank you flowers

Mollygo Thu 02-Jun-22 19:18:12

I'm sure many of us donate to various causes but don't say. As do many of those who are contributing to the celebrations

nadateturbe Thu 02-Jun-22 18:47:47

I am wondering about whether all the non party people are putting the money they would have spent on bunting, party food etc into the very good causes mentioned.

I'm sure many of us donate to various causes but don't say.

Lucca Thu 02-Jun-22 18:37:00

Chrissyoh

Germanshepherdsmum

It’s always nice to hear from volver wherever she is.

I agree *GSM ?. *

So do I. Needless yes Aveline.

Mollygo Thu 02-Jun-22 18:29:33

Aveline

Of course people can have a party any time. It's just that this jubilee has made millions of people want to have a party right now! Great.

Agreed. ???????
I am wondering about whether all the non party people are putting the money they would have spent on bunting, party food etc into the very good causes mentioned.

nadateturbe Thu 02-Jun-22 18:00:40

Agree with your post 17.24pm Philippa111

Callistemon21 Thu 02-Jun-22 17:47:37

Aveline

Of course people can have a party any time. It's just that this jubilee has made millions of people want to have a party right now! Great.

And so say all some of us!

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Aveline Thu 02-Jun-22 17:29:09

Of course people can have a party any time. It's just that this jubilee has made millions of people want to have a party right now! Great.

Philippa111 Thu 02-Jun-22 17:24:07

I'm with you nana8 and quite frankly I don't see what there is to celebrate? You'll gather I'm not a fan of the royal family or what they stand for but that aside it's about an old woman who has refused to retire and let her son get on with the job he was trained for, and is now almost too old to do. I can't understand how people think that's good! I think it's selfish.

All of the money spent and, in my opinion, wasted on these 'celebrations' could have gone towards helping those having to use food banks to survive, who are asking for food that can be eaten cold and needs no heating or cooking as they can't afford the electricity to do so!

People can have a party anytime.... lots of ideas... summer solstice, strawberry festival, autumn leaf gathering etc.

Chrissyoh Thu 02-Jun-22 17:16:58

Germanshepherdsmum

It’s always nice to hear from volver wherever she is.

I agree GSM ?.

Callistemon21 Thu 02-Jun-22 17:10:44

Lovely!
Are there any orcas?

volver Thu 02-Jun-22 17:03:24

Callistemon21

I am a bit puzzled too because I thought you were going to somewhere very remote, volver and were going to watch the sea and look for dolphins.
(Or was it seals?)

It sounded lovely, much more relaxing than being on GN!

Hope the weather is good.

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Germanshepherdsmum Thu 02-Jun-22 16:53:40

It’s always nice to hear from volver wherever she is.

Callistemon21 Thu 02-Jun-22 16:51:50

I am a bit puzzled too because I thought you were going to somewhere very remote, volver and were going to watch the sea and look for dolphins.
(Or was it seals?)

It sounded lovely, much more relaxing than being on GN!

Hope the weather is good.

Aveline Thu 02-Jun-22 16:44:56

'needlessly'? Hmmmm

volver Thu 02-Jun-22 16:37:57

You really are needlessly unpleasant, aren't you Aveline?

Aveline Thu 02-Jun-22 16:08:27

Found some WiFi volver? I thought you were going to a remote pod somewhere. I was wondering how you'd manage without something to argue debate about.

Dillonsgranma Thu 02-Jun-22 14:26:57

When we have homeless people and others who can hardly afford to eat every day , the expenditure seems obscene

volver Thu 02-Jun-22 14:08:49

So you think people who don't agree with you should leave the country?

What lovely people Unionist Monarchists are.

Aveline Thu 02-Jun-22 11:32:19

Yes just go. Anywhere but Scotland. ?