Starting the game FINALLY!

[Aggie]

I'd help uber but that is 5am for me..
Aggie

[UnOrthOdOx]

Wimps. It's 4 AM for me...

Wake up and smell the morning air, nice and clean and cold...

(I've also been waking at 4 AM every morning since I was 8, though, a bit used to it by now)

[GhengisFarb™]

Are we going back to the same chat room we used before on DalNet?

[Panag]

Originally posted by BigFree
panag knows this because he asked everyone that has signed up for the game...wait...he didn't ask me...

I wonder where he got his info from? Has panag been speaking to the Iraqui Minister of Information?

hi ,

nope , panag asked no-one , just an easy conclusion , thursday is may the first , a lot of people are home from work or shool , ..... on wednesday the people who hold jobs have to do last minute things in the office , etc , ....

thats why it would be logical to have the chat on thursday or friday , ....

have a nice day

[MrWhereItsAt]

Where in the world and why in the world is May 1 a holiday?

yes GF - #civ3dem shall be wheeled out of storage on DALNet for our first chat, and successive ones until Poly chat is operational again.

[Kuciwalker]

Isn't May 1st the anniversary of some commie revolt? Something like that.

It may also be Veteran's Day in the US I forget

[Hot Mustard]

Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
Where in the world and why in the world is May 1 a holiday?

May Day Hardly a major holiday, and certainly not a statutory one.

[Octavian X]

Wow... 4:00 AM in the morning. Maybe if I go to sleep now, I can jump in about three hours after the chat has begun...

[BigFurryMonster]

Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
Where in the world and why in the world is May 1 a holiday?

May 1st, called May Day or Labour Day, is now a holiday recognized in almost every industrialized country; a few exceptions are Canada, the Netherlands, South Africa, and (oddly enough), the United States. It is also a major holiday in the Communist countries.

source: Wikipedia.

[joncnunn]

In the US, Labor Day is the first Monday in September. People often go out of town this weekend as it's the unoffical end of summer, especally those without school aged children. Like almost all holidays, most of the US population doesn't spend time thinking about why the holiday came into existance and instead just parties, with in the case an emphasis on an outdoor BBQ for those not going camping, Historically schools used to always start after Labor Day and some still do, but most now start in mid to late August to ensure that finals are the last days before the Christmas break instead of right after New Years so the kids will get better grades on the finals. The more common it is for a snow storm to close schools in December, the more likely the school district is to start in mid rather than late august.

How US celebrates holidays:

1. New Year Day: Getting drunk starting New Year's eve, but contining into the new year. Waking up with a major headache late morning.

2. Easter: Easter Egg coloring and hunting for those with kids.

3. Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day: Camping and BBQs. In addition, fire workers from the Saturday preceeding July 4th thru the Saturday following July 4th, even in areas prohibited by county or city ordance.

4. Thanksgiving: Probably the closest to the original spirit as this is the most likely holiday for families to get together.

5. Christmas: Starting in the middle of October, a time to go shooping for family members and close friends, getting into deep credit card debt.

[Panag]

Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
Where in the world and why in the world is May 1 a holiday?

yes GF - #civ3dem shall be wheeled out of storage on DALNet for our first chat, and successive ones until Poly chat is operational again.

hi ,

most european countries , ..... ( guess why )

have a nice day

[MrWhereItsAt]

Interesting - we have the same holidays as the US, just at different times in some cases. All but Thanksgiving Day - our closest equivalent is Waitangi Day, which is the National Day as well.

Anyway - look at the top for a post detailing exact turnchat stat time and how to get to the chatroom. It will be up soon. See some of you there. To everyone who can't make it I'm sorry - you will be able to make the weekend one.

[Panag]

Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt
Interesting - we have the same holidays as the US, just at different times in some cases. All but Thanksgiving Day - our closest equivalent is Waitangi Day, which is the National Day as well.

Anyway - look at the top for a post detailing exact turnchat stat time and how to get to the chatroom. It will be up soon. See some of you there. To everyone who can't make it I'm sorry - you will be able to make the weekend one.

hi ,

time on the weekend one

have a nice day