AIBU to hate New Year

Glad it's not just me! No, we don't get pissed phone calls here, I had forgotten those. Just been talking to my son and they have tonight when their town in Spain is dreadfully noisy and then a third round next weekend for Three Kings, when the children get more presents.

I dislike all the programmes looking back, lazy programming in my opinion.

I don't do New Years Resolutions, I know what I need to change and just because we are starting a new year doesn't alter that.

As the local pub is charging £7.50 just to get in and I certainly don't want to drive anywhere I will be staying in, have a couple of glasses of wine and put on some DVDs

Happy New Year to everyone!

Yes it will be 2013 in the Chatam Islands in half an hour.

I welcome New Year because it marks the end of the Christmas madness.

DH's brother and his wife usually come to us, we have a nice meal and, around 10 o'clock, decide it must be New Year somewhere so we can go to bed.

I can't be bothered wth New Years Eve. It's just an overhyped, alcohol fuelled shindig. An excuse for those who feel the need to get absolutely blotto and wake the rest of the world up shouting 'Happy New Year' in the street on their way home.

I stay up because there is no point in going to bed until the fireworks, the shouters and the taxi doors are over.

The phone problem would be solved by unplugging it. The TV and radio problem would be solved by switching them off. Can't do much about fireworks, I suppose. If our current weather continues (strong winds, lotsa wet stuff), perhaps there won't be much of that around here either. Sometimes I sleep through it anyway.

Happy Hogmanay, folks!

Tend to agree about the firework especially. My poor dogs will be shaking and cowering for hours. And the TV is always dire.

Yeh Mamie I thought we had just had one midwinter bacchanalia! Another one a week later?. At least you are not living in firework land and maybe you don't get pissed phonecalls from people in pubs at 12.30 either? Mind you since the recession there are far fewer fireworks round here, they used to be an all year round post 11pm on a saturday night feature a few years back.
I think last year we went to the cinema - which was quiet and closed early - a good time to go. This could be The Hobbit night.