now seriously-how hard can it be

[jacked130]

maybe its just me but i cant understand why people cant just shut up for one minute a year-one bloody minute out of a whole year, its not going to kill them, you dont need to stop what you are doing-keep working, thats fine just shut up. nothing annoys me more than people talking and mucking around during the ode and the last post:mad::mad::mad:. I feel sorry for the families of those brave souls that gave their lives to defend our way of life. one minute is nowhere near enough and they cant even respect that.:mad::mad::mad:

one minute of silence

is it really that hard???

[29dinosaur]

Mother country - home of LR - has two minutes silence.

Wikipedia:
United Kingdom

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Westminsterabbeypoppies.jpg/180px-Westminsterabbeypoppies.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Westminsterabbeypoppies.jpg) http://en.wikipedia.org/skins-1.5/common/images/magnify-clip.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Westminsterabbeypoppies.jpg)
Memorials outside London's Westminster Abbey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Abbey) for Remembrance Day, 2002.


In the United Kingdom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom), although two minutes of silence is observed on 11 November (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_11) itself, the main observance is on the second Sunday of November, Remembrance Sunday (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Sunday). Ceremonies are held at local war memorials (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_memorial), usually organised by local branches of the Royal British Legion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_British_Legion) – an association for ex-servicemen. Typically, poppy wreaths are laid by representatives of the Crown, the armed forces, and local civic leaders, as well as by local organisations including ex-servicemen organisations, cadet forces (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadets), the Scouts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scout_Association), Guides (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girlguiding_UK), Boys' Brigade (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys%27_Brigade), St John Ambulance (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_John_Ambulance) and the Salvation Army (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation_Army). The start and end of the silence is often also marked by the firing of a cannon. A minute's or two minutes' silence is also frequently incorporated into church services, and even everyday locations such as supermarkets and banks may invite their customers and staff to fall silent at 11:00 am.[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day#cite_note-BBC-9)

[The ho har's]

No.....I don't think it is that hard to do.....I have a bucket load of relatives who served in conflicts....all are no longer with us....one minute is not a lot to ask of anybody:)


Mrs ho har:)

[mcrover]

Smoko at work finishs at 11am......today everyone shut up just before we headed back out for the minute and the young trainee stood there (doing the same as everyone else like a good trainee does) then asked what we were doing as no body had discussed it, it just happens every year and then one of the older blokes who was working with him ran him through that it was rememberence day.

[jacked130]

Smoko at work finishs at 11am......today everyone shut up just before we headed back out for the minute and the young trainee stood there (doing the same as everyone else like a good trainee does) then asked what we were doing as no body had discussed it, it just happens every year and then one of the older blokes who was working with him ran him through that it was rememberence day.

where i work we even had an announcement over the pa and they still kept going--idiots

[Fusion]

i don't care where i am or what i'm doing . I stop for that 1 minute and not say a thing . a few year ago i was spraying a paddock for thistles and the minute silence came around . I shut off the tractor got out of the cab and took my cap off and just stood there on my own where no one could see me down the back of the farm. I'm a very proud aussie and love my country . And i am also thankful for what those brave blokes done for us so many years ago so we can live a free life . my biggest thing that gets me upset is seeing the flag being burnt ..... if i'm anywhere near some jerk off that decides to do that . they will be the ones on fire .

Australia the best country in the world ! :cool:


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/11/537.jpg

[Larry]

I don't know if any of you have seen this, but it bring a lump to my throat each time I watch it.

Mark.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=2kX_3y3u5Uo&feature=related (http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=8poZshcDj8g)

[The ho har's]

I don't know if any of you have seen this, but it bring a lump to my throat each time I watch it.

Mark.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=2kX_3y3u5Uo&feature=related (http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=8poZshcDj8g)



yes just a pittance if time


Mrs ho har

[Bundalene]

Eric Bogle's song.."And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" brings a lump to my Dad's throat every ANZAC Day. He's 84 and served in WW2.
Affects us too......
Mrs B