Reply to: New Year's Eve Plans?

[swamp]

Going to Brussels by Eurostar for two nights with the swampette. We're staying in a boutique hotel just off Grand Place where they have a fireworks display for NYE. Have plenty of Euros left from summer holiday and will be taking a packed lunch for the train so should largely avoid diabolical exchange rate

[PAH]

Thinking of New Year in New York for 2010 though

Book it now! 2010 will be a bargain if the pound keeps plunging. You'll be paying that just for the flights by the end of next year.

[thelace]

Going Ice Skating (I'm rubbish) with the family, then a nice Chinese then a few beers in front of the box....

Haven't really done the pub crawl thing since ordinary pubs started charging entrance fees a few years back!

Thinking of New Year in New York for 2010 though

[Clippy]

I'm being coerced into going to some swinky curry house, but in all honesty I'd rather be vegging on the sofa. Think I'm getting old!!

I'm not that arsed about NYE plans, just wanted to say how much I like your signature!

[darmstadt]

Were going to go here but since decided to go here.

[ace00]

I plan to stay in, and will probably have baked beans on toast.

It's NYE mate - treat yourself to a pot noodle as well.

[Lockhouse]

We're going to our neighbour's fancy dress party....I would tell you what I'm going as but it's a secret....

[OwlHoot]

I plan to stay in, and will probably have baked beans on toast.

I'm not that keen on large crowds of loud-mouthed drunks (unless of course its a CUK get together, when I'm one of them )

[Dante]

Overseeing my Plan B - NYE exclusinve double-time polish taxi business.

Give us a bell.

[DiscoStu]

I'm being coerced into going to some swanky curry house, but in all honesty I'd rather be vegging on the sofa. Think I'm getting old!!

[norrahe]

quiet night in, looks like

[Sysman]

NYE is where Sunderland becomes THE place to live....

So many people live in the city centre that a lot of the town centre pubs are pretty much "locals" - we know about 7 of our close couple friends who are out this year so it should be a good'un.

I did spend one NYE in your neck of the woods SA, but I was a bit wiped out by the 3 month contract on call for 24*7 I'd just finished, so thoroughly enjoyed a quiet night in. I was very impressed by the hospitality of the locals though - folks with nobbut tuppence to their name were asking me around for grub so that I wouldn't be on my own during the festive season.

I actually spent a good Christmas and New Year in Swindon once. It was the first one where a gang of us managed to escape the dreaded Christmas Day with our parents (plus assorted aunties and cousins by the dozens), and we organised our entire schedule around what was good on telly, and pub opening hours.

Best NYE ever? Africa, down the rugby club. We more or less ignored midnight local time, but the party really took off at midnight UK time, and then some. We'd had Christmas Day by the pool too, which was rather fine.

Next best NYE in a small town in Switzerland in 1999. Their firework display put London's "River of Fire" (which we watched on telly an hour later) to shame. Banks accounts were nicely stuffed with as much overtime as we fancied, nice cars had been bought, all our Y2K stuff had been thoroughly tested and we were confident there would be no phone calls (there weren't), so we really did have cause to celebrate.

This year? Probably down a local bar, where I have a deal with the owner for cheap drinks - mine don't go up in price when it gets late Anticipated closing time - 4 to 4:30 am.

[Cliphead]

Gigging with the band at the Champany Inn then off to a party afterwards.

[SantaClaus]

Still waiting for our new baby

I could be changing nappies!

[Mich the Tester]

What, better than Swindon?

I DON'T THINK SO!

Cobblers, Edinburgh is by far the best place to live at NYE

NYE is where Sunderland becomes THE place to live....

So you’d all agree that Barbados is actually a bit of a tuliphole?