Question New Years Eve

[Beefy]

Couldn't find a thread so thought I'd start one.

So what's everyone doing tonight? Yeah, I know NYE is always **** and overpriced but is anyone going out tonight?

I'll be seeing the New Year in somewhere in Temple Bar presuming I can find somewhere which isn't charging €10 just to get in the front door.

Happy New Year, whatever you do.

 

[Uncle Leo]

Our eleven week old twins have forced our hand a bit; it'll be a night in for us.

My wife is adamant that she'll have a glass or two of champagne at midnight though, which could have interesting consequences for the breastfeeds later that morning...

 

[EastStandBlue]

Was going to a friends place in Balham, but I've had a touch of flu this past week so it looks I'll be staying in.

It's not that I hate NYE or even the hiked admission/drinks prices, it's the typical reveller that I can't abide. Yes, those glasses with the 0s for eyes do make you look like a tosser... You don't like champagne, why are you spending £50 on a bottle of it in nightclub? No, I don't want to sing auld lang syne with you.

 

[steveo]

Was going to a friends place in Balham, but I've had a touch of flu this past week so it looks I'll be staying in.

It's not that I hate NYE or even the hiked admission/drinks prices, it's the typical reveller that I can't abide. Yes, those glasses with the 0s for eyes do make you look like a tosser... You don't like champagne, why are you spending £50 on a bottle of it in nightclub? No, I don't want to sing auld lang syne with you.

By the time NYE arrives Ive just about had a bellyfull of eating and drinking which has been going on for the last week or more. Most places are rammed and the seeing in the New Year bit with the people you drink with all year is just a bit corny for me, as is shaking hands with people you normally wouldnt bother to talk to.

 

[MK Shrimper]

****. All.

Worst night of the year. I'd like to be asleep by 11pm but whats the bet some ****ed up ****wit will start singing at midnight or let off a shed load of fireworks?

 

[Beefy]

You guys are a right bunch of moaning *******s. :smile:

To be honest, it must be eight or nine years since the last decent New years night out I've had so I do understand. I've got to do something tonight though as I've got guests!

 

[MrB]

Bad shirt night at Chez B with the SZFC massive. Bring it on.

 

[BrettieAngell]

It's not that I hate NYE or even the hiked admission/drinks prices, it's the typical reveller that I can't abide. Yes, those glasses with the 0s for eyes do make you look like a tosser... You don't like champagne, why are you spending £50 on a bottle of it in nightclub? No, I don't want to sing auld lang syne with you.

Spot on!

I normally don't go out on NYE tbh, just having a drink at home like normal.

 

[Crawliano]

I'm going to a houseparty. Unfortunately Kid, Play, Martin Lawrence or Full Force will not be attending.

However, my gripe is the cab fair from Canvey to Rayleigh and back, 80 ****ing sheets? I'm almost tempted to walk.

 

[steveo]

You guys are a right bunch of moaning *******s. :smile:

To be honest, it must be eight or nine years since the last decent New years night out I've had so I do understand. I've got to do something tonight though as I've got guests!

Thing is though Beef, back in the day it was a big night out, but im guessing most people these days go out at least once a week probably more, and they do this on a weekly basis, so its not such a biggy.

Bit like when the only live football match on TV was the F A Cup final. Everyone watched it. Now footys on all the time and i cant even remember last years finalists.

 

[londonblue]

Our eleven week old twins have forced our hand a bit; it'll be a night in for us.

My wife is adamant that she'll have a glass or two of champagne at midnight though, which could have interesting consequences for the breastfeeds later that morning...

Not if you time it right. It takes about 2 hours for a glass of wine to pass through the system. If she has her bubbly just after a feed, she should be OK for the next one. My wife was very careful to ask the right questions when ours were being breastfed!

BTW: Congratulations!

Back on subject. I decided around Y2K time, when all pubs and clubs were charging a small mortgage just to get in that I wouldn't spend any money on NYE again, and I've kept to it.

Last year we were supposed to have a couple over for dinner. They came (and put their baby daughter upstairs to sleep), but my wife didn't! She spent the night at a hospice with her father. He eventually died on the 5th Jan. So this year we have the same couple coming over for dinner in a bid to get it right this time!

Before anyone thinks I was mad to not cancel the other couple. I did, but they insisted that they weren't going to leave me alone on NYE.

Also, if you need a good electrician I know one. Also last NYE, at about 7.30pm our house alarm went off without it even being set, and us in the house (my wife hadn't left at that point). We couldn't stop it, so I popped down the road to an electrician we know (literally 20 doors down) who came over and sorted it for no cost.

 

[mattytheshrimper]

the local pub for me, no entry fee and normal priced drinks. thats all i want.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Our eleven week old twins have forced our hand a bit; it'll be a night in for us.

My wife is adamant that she'll have a glass or two of champagne at midnight though, which could have interesting consequences for the breastfeeds later that morning...

I think you're a bit too old to still be breast fed mate. Stick with the Guinness.

Hope you Jennifer and the twin have a great New Year James.

For the question in hand I think I'll have an early night with a mug of Ovaltine and a stack of donkey porn.

 

[canveyshrimper]

Bad shirt night at Chez B with the SZFC massive. Bring it on.

Same as every other night of the year. :unsure:

 

[MrB]

the local pub for me, no entry and normal priced drinks. thats all i want.

Not being allowed in always makes the night special for me :smile:

 

[Rob Noxious]

I'm on call for the needy and distressed of West Cornwall for a 24 hour shift tomorrow and will need to have my limited wits about me as there's a hospital bed crisis on down here and it's going to be action stations getting people out of acute beds and back home. So, just a few quiet pints around town this afternoon and home by early evening for me. Not too worried about it though as I can't abide all the once a year brigade clogging up the bar-space that we grizzled regulars normally reserve. :soapbox:

 

[mattytheshrimper]

Not being allowed in always makes the night special for me :smile:

you spotted my deliberite mistake. i meant no entry fee

 

[Firestorm]

Quiet night in for me, but we are having a number of people round tomorrow evening.

 

[OldBlueLady]

For once going out, not my thing at all NYE and I usually like to stay in on my tod with a drink and watch crap on tv, however, with a new man in my life who usually spends NYE with his group of friends, their partners and in some cases, their kids, we have a house party to go to. Black tie though so making it a bit special, just hope he's well enough as he's been poorly this week - cluster headaches anyone?

 

[The General]

Same as every other night of the year. :unsure:

"If it aint broke, dont fix it"

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