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The Velveteen Ocelot

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2. Lots of people have to be on the job on holidays

Reply to ghostsinthemachine (Original post)

Fri Dec 25, 2015, 06:13 PM

Dec 2015

and they are sometimes taken for granted. But if you're in transportation, medicine, hospitality, law enforcement, firefighting and a few other areas, you're probably going to be working. Thanks to all of you.

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To all the businesses that are open today [View all] ghostsinthemachine Dec 2015 OP

I agree. darkangel218 Dec 2015 #1

Lots of people have to be on the job on holidays The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2015 #2

I spent years as the night mechanic at a bowling alley. The word "holiday" didn't exist. arcane1 Dec 2015 #3

My son works as bartender in a very posh country club. He said they were throwing envelopes with monmouth4 Dec 2015 #4

I always kept my small boutique open at xmas.. busterbrown Dec 2015 #5

Hey, Jews gotta eat somewhere MurrayDelph Dec 2015 #6

Love it! nt longship Dec 2015 #7

Even the Chinese restaurants are closed on Christmas Eve in Minnesota. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #8