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Do you observe Labor Day, or is it just another day?
Dear Abby Asked by Dear Abby
9/4/2023

Do you observe Labor Day, or is it just another day?

37%
I observe it

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63%
It’s just another day WINNER

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37%
I observe it

5 Comments
Tina Bouthillier
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Tina Bouthillier

I have been working for over half my life and feel I deserve a day for me to go escape by myself with a mini road trip while shutting down ALL electronics

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John Kathy Funkhouser
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John Kathy Funkhouser

it is a day to celebrate the comon man and his hard work.Also another day off from work.

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Hilary
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Hilary

I have shared custody of my son. When his Dad has him, I work through the weekend. When I have him, I take the time off and we enjoy each other's company at home or we do something nice elsewhere. We do the fancy stuff over the summer when we have a whole week instead of just a weekend.

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rover6rover
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rover6rover

Sang some labor songs at a jam Sunday -- Joe Hill, Union Maid -- but since we retired it's not like holidays mean special days off.

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Bob Pickett
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Bob Pickett

Retired, but still enjoy the holiday

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63%
It’s just another day

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Lrac Snave
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Lrac Snave

We all have to perform Labor to get through this Life. No one "Labor Day" is any different from another day of labor.

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seaweed349
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seaweed349

If I were not retired, if I had a bunch of friends or family who are also off work and like to barbeque, I would celebrate. It's to celebrate the working crowd...and I'm not there anymore. One day is the same to me as the next.

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MeelaVABch
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MeelaVABch

I'm off work and it's definitely a nice holiday but I don't do anything special to observe it.

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Lisa Gray
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Lisa Gray

I just enjoy it as another day in the week...

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Ann Byrd
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Ann Byrd

I work on it most of the time

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Joyce Koch
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Joyce Koch

Just another day off to do my regular chores.

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Does Labor Day mean a cookout or a beach day?
Dear Abby Asked by Dear Abby
12 months left

Does Labor Day mean a cookout or a beach day?

Cookout

2

Beach day

1

Cookout

2 Comments
rover6rover
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rover6rover

Not sure if anyone's actually cooking "out," but we're headed to an outdoor potluck gathering this afternoon.

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Bob Pickett
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Bob Pickett

waiting for an invite

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Beach day

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Robert Davidson
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Robert Davidson

Labor Day is the traditional end of the beach season.

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Do you work best in silence or with background noise?
Dear Abby Asked by Dear Abby
12 months left

Do you work best in silence or with background noise?

In silence

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With background noise

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In silence

1 Comment
Lisa Gray
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Lisa Gray

I really have trouble with background noise. Including music. If I try to play music, it doesn't take long for me to get agitated and turn it off.

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With background noise

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rover6rover
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rover6rover

As a retired teacher, I spent most of my work life getting things done with plenty of noisy activity all around. You have to focus!

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