Much needed solitude. You know one thing positive I've always said about being a JW around holiday time is that I don't have to get stressed about shopping, the mall, sales, or dealing with extended family and relatives, or planning some elaborate dinner, etc.. But low and behold, the GB decided to screw that end of our lives up too! The last thing I want to do on my days off, is get dressed up to go to some assembly hall to hear a whole bunch of repetative and dull material.
Add the assemblies, and DCs falling on a holiday. One year we had the CA AND DC fall on major holidays. You should hear ALL the complaints. What is funny the attendance is SO low, I think good for them show the brothers you plan on keeping your "wordly" plans.