The August Bank Holiday has come and gone. Just as Labor Day marks the end of Summer in the US, the August Bank Holiday in Britain, sadly marks the end of the vacation season.
Now people will, no doubt, still go on vacation. We might even get lucky and have a great Indian summer. But psychologically, it's nose to the grindstone as playtime ends for another year.
What makes it even worse in England and Wales is that, between now and Christmas there are no long holiday weekends to look forward to - more than three and a half months of uninterrupted responsibility without a break in site.
Ouch
Even some of Scotland gets a break for St. Andrews Day in November. While over on the Continent, the French are debating reducing their annual allotment of public holidays from twelve to ten, and in Northern Ireland they get ten - St. Patricks Day and Battle of the Boyne Day both counting as public holidays - the English and Welsh have only 8.
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