Just wanted to wish all of you a fruitful and prosperous new year.
Sue says You lot are the only lot she's really pleased to say "Happy New Year" to.
Sami is at work, I don't know what she has to say!! :D
Well, coming from the continental contingent, I can say that it is already fifty minutes into 2010 here in the Netherlands, and the local nutters are still trying to blow themselves up in the street by lobbing fireworks willy-nilly all over the place :shock:
Reminds me of living in Berlin: there it was like a final days of World War 2 re-enactment every December 31, people firing rockets sideways across streets under passing cars and into other people's apartment windows, amidst general mayhem across the city.
For once, I reckon we Brits have taken the slightly more sensible approach to celebration: can you imagine the streets of the UK tonight if the pissed revellers piled out of the pubs and started letting off rockets at each other?
Anyway, lest I give the impression of being a killjoy ( :!: ), let me nevertheless end by joining JIB in wishing all Frosties* a very fine New Year wherever you are in the world and which ever way you choose to celebrate: cheers! :D
Told you in the announcement thread that I had a cunning plan, my first post of the new year is also my thousandth post.
Happy new year to all.
Happy New Year - and congrats on your newly acquired boaster-hood, JiB!
TA, the streets of the village where I live are filled with fireworks at present. My poor cat is quaking in the kitchen. He's a nervous wreck at present as the burglar alarm went off yesterday and the day before while I was at work when the heating came on at 4pm and the rising hot air from the radiators caused the christmas cards strung up on strings far too close to the detector to flap around and set the alarm off.
congrats, jib, on being a Boaster! welcome to the club!
and to all over there, who have hit 2010 or are getting close, Happy New Year!
it's only 7:22pm here, so we've a ways to go!
i cant hear any fireworks!
BOOM
Happy New Year all, I'm watching This Is Spinal Tap :lol:
An excellent film choice, Mike! Turn it up to 11.
Quote from: "catherine"TA, the streets of the village where I live are filled with fireworks at present. My poor cat is quaking in the kitchen. He's a nervous wreck at present as the burglar alarm went off yesterday and the day before while I was at work when the heating came on at 4pm and the rising hot air from the radiators caused the christmas cards strung up on strings far too close to the detector to flap around and set the alarm off.
Well, p'raps it's because you live in the English lowlands, Catherine: weren't loads of cloggies imported from over here to help drain the marshes? Must've brought their fiendish gunpowder toys with 'em as well ;)
Is it just me though, or have the Brits been pretty much weened off personal fireworks over the years? I certainly remember endless lectures at school and on the telly back in the 1970s about losing an eye or being burned by fireworks; I even have vague memories of being taken into a hospital with my class to see some hapless victims (although I'm fairly sure that's unlikely to be true).
I would even have gone as far as to say that they're nigh on impossible to buy in the UK any more as a private individual, but I suppose your locals have proven me wrong on that one as well.
Still, it scared the living nightlights (sorry) out of me tonight to see some young kids, seven or eight, chucking lit catherine wheels onto the street, launching rockets from their hands, and looking straight down the barrel of some (apparent) duds seconds after lighting them, all under the supervision of their father. Sheesh ... :shock:
From October onwards those mysterious Firework Shops open. Very peculiar, what do these people sell the rest of the year? It isn't good, especially for animals. It would always be keep your pets inside on the 5th November, now it is keep your pets inside for 3 months.
So good morning and a Happy New Year & New Decade to everyone. I am sad that this will be the fifth decade that I have lived in, but as it hasn't got a name, I'm going to pretend it doesn't count.
Quote from: "Sarah"but as it hasn't got a name, I'm going to pretend it doesn't count.
Such pukka logic, mind if I use that one myself?
It's not called the "Tennies" then?
I guess in three years we'll all be "Teenagers" again... ;)
Quote from: "Pedro"It's not called the "Tennies" then?
I guess in three years we'll all be "Teenagers" again... ;)
I'm sure the media will come up with a clever, intelligent and appropriate* name fairly soon.
*For clever, intelligent and appropriate read stupid, crass and frankly rather shit.
Happy New Year everyone! :D
I just woke up with a huge hungover... but anyways:
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! :D
GOTT NYT ÅR!!!
BUON ANNO!!!
Now I'm off for an aspirin and some Big Big Train...
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda :D
Happy new year Frosties!
I went to a friends party and had 1 lite beer and a can of cherry Pepsi and I was up until 5 AM. UGH!
Nothing to do today but futz around with the new Pro Tools 8.03 update and maybe some
studio tom-foolery abouts the place here.
*burp* :oops:
Still burping, Ronald?? :lol:
I had a very nice evening with 5 friends. Great buffet and drinks in a German brewery. No hangover. 8-)
Well, I'm burping now but I had early shift on new years day.... which mend I had to get up at 5:30 am............. :?
Mend or meant? ;)
I was in Holland before Christmas to see Pain Of Salvation and Sun Caged, btw. 8-) Awesome!
And..... relax.
Sad to say I'm glad to get back to work. The last couple of weeks have been utter chaos. Fun chaos, but not conducive to Getting Things Done.
Like reading the Frost*ie forum, let alone posting on it.
So Happy New Decade everyone, and congrats to JiB for sneaking in his 1000th (ya sly ol' Boaster!)
Amen!
Bonne année everyone!
"So tonight we're going to party like it's £19.99"
Aactually, it was a bit less than that, if memory serves me correctly.
Sounds like you're a cheap date, Geetar.
Quote from: "catherine"Sounds like you're a cheap date, Geetar.
Well, former chaotic nights of wine, women and prog have been replaced by more certain comforts: chief among which being a good night's kip.
Quote from: "Geetar"Quote from: "catherine"Sounds like you're a cheap date, Geetar.
Well, former chaotic nights of wine, women and prog have been replaced by more certain comforts: chief among which being a good night's kip.
Hmmm, haven't we had conversations here before about two items off your list being usually mutually incompatible ... :?
Oh, no; that was with Mouse ... (sorry, young squeaky furry chap; couldn't resist ;) )
Meh. I'm still young. :P
Quote from: "Mouse"Meh. I'm still young. :P
Touché, sir. In that regard at least, you got me bang to rights ;)
Still, the way the world's going, I'm beginning to wonder whether being youthful is a virtue these days :(