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Are you off work today due to Dr. M.L.King day?

Posted - January 21, 2019

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  • 53502

      Yes. ~
      January 21, 2019 12:29 PM MST
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  • 4624
    No, but while working, I've been listening to podcasts about his life.
    It includes interviews with people who knew him well.
    Sometimes it makes me cry, thinking how wonderful he was, his message, his integrity and courage, and the horror that there is so much hate in the world that someone had to murder a preacher of unconditional love and human rights.
      January 21, 2019 12:33 PM MST
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  • I'm off all the time. :P
      January 21, 2019 12:42 PM MST
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  • 5808
    nah
    just due to laziness
      January 21, 2019 1:26 PM MST
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  • At least you're honest about it. :P
      January 21, 2019 2:11 PM MST
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  • 44602
    Laziness is a positive thing...despite what the goofballs who came up with the seven deadly sins say. Sloth rules.
      January 21, 2019 2:33 PM MST
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  • 5808
    hahaha
      January 21, 2019 3:42 PM MST
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  • nope, the only holiday we aren't open is christmas, and that's just because our store is low volume 
      January 21, 2019 2:41 PM MST
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  • 44602
    Wait...you're not closed on my birthday?
      January 22, 2019 12:47 PM MST
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  • 1893
    No MLK is not celebrated here.  The Embassy is closed and the Consulate is open however.  Note, the Marines are working as is most of the staff
      January 22, 2019 12:27 PM MST
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  • 44602
    All US military is still working and getting paid except the CG, since they are Homeland.
      January 22, 2019 12:46 PM MST
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  • 1893
    Element I know that however in Austria, the Consulate was open; the Embassy was closed.  Normally with GS4 and Austrian security most facilities for US Holidays have no US Guards, DSS or Marines on Duty except one on duty at each facility regardless. The rest are all at Marine House having a BBQ on Commissary or UN Commissary Booze.

    This year the prick of an Ambassador took a personal day and made everyone else work - The State Department is fully funded.  This political appointee is a joke.  We also have the UN Mission, and the Tripartite Committee here.  Each has its own Ambassador and Marine Security Guard contingent who live at Marine House.
     
    The overall Ambassador told everyone to work, he took the F-ing day off
      January 23, 2019 12:39 PM MST
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  • 44602
    He sounds like a real piece of sh**.
      January 23, 2019 1:11 PM MST
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  • 1893
    Think Perfumed Prince.  You were in the service so you should know what that means.  BTW poker games are always at my house, gambling is not allowed in Govt housing - Military or State Dept
      January 23, 2019 2:35 PM MST
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  • 44602
    Yeah...right.
      January 23, 2019 5:37 PM MST
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  • 46117
    I'm off work because I'm off Wednesdays.

      January 23, 2019 5:39 PM MST
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