Working 32 hours of over time over next 4 days.
Probably doing same during christmas/new years time frame as well.
32hrs over time will mean extra tools for new garage or extra car parts. Of if I bank for cto it is roughly 48 hours I can use for taking time off for a "holiday" during non-holiday season. Meaning no traffic, no crowds, no pain in the ass experiences that make the time off entirely less stressful than the usual "holiday."
When your parents are retired and every day is a holiday, taking time to go see them during a holiday doesnt make much sense.
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This is probably the 5tb straight year, likely the 12th out of past 15 years, I have deliberately spent thanks giving alone.
Christmas is hit or miss. Probably every other year or 1/2 one 1/2 the other on deliberately spending it alone.