Day after Thanksgiving - are you busy or dead at work?

[Tzaphkiel]

Originally Posted by Calvert Hall '62

In 30 years, I took annual leave all but once on Thanksgiving Friday. That one time, I was damn near the only person in the office (Fed. Govt.). The 8-hr. day felt like 16 hrs. And it didn't help that I was suffering from the excesses of Thanksgiving food and drink.

this is the first time in 13 years of service that I have EVER taken off the Friday day after Thanksgiving. I love working that day because it is typically very slow and I can catch up on all kinds of anything that is behind. This year I took the day off and it felt WONDERFUL.

[MidValleyDad]

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

Nah. We did an afternoon hunt and were even late for that when Dumbass Son got his times confused. Saw quite a few but couldn't get any to come in, although a couple groups did work the decoys a little bit.

I'm supposed to have a trip up to your area sometime during the second split after deer season. The field conditions down here are lousy. Very few farmers got anything from their corn or soybeans, the crops just wilted and dried out in the fields from a combination of the excessive rain followed by the drought and high heat followed by even more excessive rain.

Even my private field is lousy. The weather was so bad the farmer, who'd planned to grow beans, left it in hay. Only got two cuttings from that instead of his typical four.

If you come up here bring waders and a snorkel. I think the deer have developed gills! I can't wait to see what the final rain total for the year is. MDE considers our town springs a good indication of aquifer conditions. This year they haven't dropped below 90% of max flow all year. Usually by July they are below 50% and stay that way till January.