Ford funeral a work day for NY public employees

[davidfcooper]

When president Nixon died Shoshana had to work, but when Reagan died she got the day off. Now despite the death of president Ford she will have to work on Tuesday. When Reagan died the republicans controlled congress; fortunately that ends next week, and here in NY our new governor is a democrat. Also, many NYers remember Ford's refusal to bail out a bankrupt NYC govt, though some now date NYC's rebirth to Ford's making us pull up our own socks. Shoshana thinks she ought to get a day off not only for President Ford's burial but also for James Brown's.

Comments

[bethr.livejournal.com]

MA is bumping its "day of mourning" to 1/1, because the new governor is being sworn in on 1/2, and dammit, there hasn't been a democrat in the State House since Dukakis --- for whatever bizarre reason.

xf is getting his 2nd day in CA off, given that the Naval Postgraduate School is, to say the least, affiliated with the federal government. Meanwhile, here at home, our new state rep, whose campaign this household contributed to rather excessively, methinks, is spending the afternoon of this national day of mourning, giving out free gourmet pizzas to his supporters, at Stone Hearth Pizza on Leonard St.

[ragecarnuu.livejournal.com]

The federal government shut down or a day of mourning too!

[shullie.livejournal.com]

Not sure about Ford, but I think the whole western world should have a day off for the Great James Brown!!! :0)