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[STEMO]

New Year's Eve? You know, when we all had a drink, went onto the street and wished our neighbours a happy new year. First footers up north, don't know about darn sarf. Hoping for a snog and a feel-up at midnight 
Pulp fiction is on CH 4, a repeat of The Chase on ITV. Robbie Williams has just been introduced by some random black man who I've never heard of on BBC1, performing from what looks like a mock-up of the old variety hall in Leeds
My 17 year old lad is in bed. When I asked if he was coming down the (very exciting) fireworks at midnight, he mumbled eff off or something.
What happened?

[STEMO]

It gets worse. Robbie has just been singing with his dad....and now he thinks he's Enya.

[Mister Rog]

Are you saying that back in the day Andy Stewart dancing around in a kilt singing Ochh Aye etc was any better ?

I actually look forward to Jools Hollands show, I know its all pre-recorded etc but it's usually got something of interest




Oh . . . . . . happy 2017  . . . . . . miserable old git   

[BazaJT]

Andy Stewart!Now there really is a blast from the past!

[Bigron]

STEMO, in more innocent days when there were only two channels to choose from at most, Saturday nights were a family occasion with all gathered round the telly with snacks and a drink, watching a drama or Saturday Night at the London Paladium and really enjoying it together. Maybe we are more sophisticated/jaded now, with higher expectations?

Ron.

[Mister Rog]

STEMO, in more innocent days when there were only two channels to choose from at most, Saturday nights were a family occasion with all gathered round the telly with snacks and a drink, watching a drama or Saturday Night at the London Paladium and really enjoying it together. Maybe we are more sophisticated/jaded now, with higher expectations?

Ron.

sophisticated  -    NO
jaded             -    YES


STEMOs idea of good telly is probably 24 hour sparsley clad nubiles interspersed with whippet racing 

[2boxerdogs]

Always loved New Years eve , always have a great time if you are a miserable old fart what do you expect ?
Happy New year to the happy ones amongst us.
🍷🍸🍹🍺🍻🍷🍸🍹🍺🍻🍷🍸🍹🍺🍻🍷🍸

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Are you saying that back in the day Andy Stewart dancing around in a kilt singing Ochh Aye etc was any better ?

I actually look forward to Jools Hollands show, I know its all pre-recorded etc but it's usually got something of interest







Oh . . . . . . happy 2017  . . . . . . miserable old git   

Who would slip inside a moist Moira Anderson after a wee dram or two.

[YZ250]

I remember the days when you could go from pub to pub on New Years Eve without having to buy a ticket three months in advance.
We just have a get together with the family now but we still open the front door at midnight to let the old year out and the new year in.   

[ted_one]

Don't forget the person who knocked on the door carrying a lump of coal,had to give em a drink or three

[ronnyd]

Went to our local last night, full of people who never go there any other times. Tables all booked for said people but sat at one which was empty anyway. Only person to talk was a young lad who was playing on his phone, (dumped there by his parents who were too busy getting pissed), pity, he was a nice kid. Had one drink then we went home and watched fireworks, superb, Robbie Williams, surprisingly good and then Miranda Hart, ditto. Must be our ages . Happy New Year to all.

[Mister Rog]

Don't forget the person who knocked on the door carrying a lump of coal,had to give em a drink or three

My In Laws were Scots. If we ever went to theirs for New Year I'd get kicked out just before midnight with the said lump of coal and a bottle of Scotlands best.

[Mister Rog]

Who would slip inside a moist Moira Anderson after a wee dram or two.

But you'd slip inside a moist floormop, dram or no dram     

[redelitev6]

Must admit it was a real damp squib in our road last night , mind you the weather didn't help !

[Nick W]

When I first started ringing, we would have a party in the evening, and ring the old year out on half muffled bells until a couple of minutes before midnight. Then a couple of us exhibiting alcohol-based bravery stupidity would climb the ladder to the belfry and quickly remove the muffles with the bells up


Then we'd ring the new year in.


Now we chime the tenor at midnight, fire all ten together on the Tower Captain's whim, and fade them out one by one. Which is much less likely to win us a Darwin Award.