View Full Version : Not long until Hogmanay!
pilchardman
22-12-2005, 22:28
Yay. Get the kids' festival out of the way, then we can get on with the grown up partying. :)
What are you doing for Hogmanay?
pogofish
22-12-2005, 23:21
Sealing the bunker:
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/k/kanne/kanne.jpg
With a few bottles of course.
Or going to see the Proclaimers. :)
weepiper
22-12-2005, 23:30
Puhleeeze, it's Old Year's Night! :mad:
...and I'll probably be sat at home on my own with the kids again, Mr weeps has a gig and there's a party I could go to which is kiddie friendly to an extent but I'm really thinking it'll be too much hassle and I'll end up chasing an exhausted-yet-hyper two year old around all night trying to stop her breaking stuff.
equationgirl
22-12-2005, 23:39
HOGMANAY????!!!!
I haven't even gotten as far as Christmas yet!
pilchardman
23-12-2005, 08:44
Pah! Christmas! Daft southern habit.
stroober
23-12-2005, 09:18
Off to a castle north of the sneck to dance me ass off
*have it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* :)
I'm either going to Rosyth, Haddington, Newcastle or staying in Edinburgh.
I probably will be getting very drunk.
:cool:
Sealing the bunker:
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/k/kanne/kanne.jpg
With a few bottles of course.
Or going to see the Proclaimers. :)
Wow, that bunker looksin better nick than the one in Clermiston (admittedly that got burned out during a rave about 15 years ago,but still...). Can you get into the bunker?
To answer the OP, I shall either be staying at home or out out with my girlfriend and others, hoping that evryone will drink themselves unconcious so I cn get some sleep before my nightshift on the 1st [/old codger]
Probably watch Jools Holland on the Telly and get pished.
pogofish
26-12-2005, 23:14
Can you get into the bunker?
Fraid not. Seriously contaminated with asbestos. :( The govt are not looking forward to the end of the lease either apparently, the landowner has asked for it back, clean!
As for the Edinburgh one. Apparently it is occasionally possible to get into the top section but the most interesting part - the former RSG, was left in such a seriously damaged & asbestos-contaminated state after the fire that they have more or less decided to seal it completely.
This image is from @2001 IIRC.
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/barnton_quarry/barnton_quarry_1-001A.jpg
I'm escaping Edinburgh (too many people) and going down to snowy Cambridgeshire.
pilchardman
29-12-2005, 19:23
I'm escaping Edinburgh (too many people) and going down to snowy Cambridgeshire.DON'T DO IT!
South of the border for Hogmanay? :eek: I did it once. :(
It means nothing to them; they do all their celebrating at Xmas. The fools.
Fraid not. Seriously contaminated with asbestos. :( The govt are not looking forward to the end of the lease either apparently, the landowner has asked for it back, clean!
As for the Edinburgh one. Apparently it is occasionally possible to get into the top section but the most interesting part - the former RSG, was left in such a seriously damaged & asbestos-contaminated state after the fire that they have more or less decided to seal it completely.
This image is from @2001 IIRC.
http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/barnton_quarry/barnton_quarry_1-001A.jpg
Aye. Used to go into the clermiston bunker when I was young. Used to be easy acces from either the top or the bottom. Council sealed it up years ago, but we managed to open it up again. Right mess I can tell you...wouldn't might visiting one in decent nick.
ETA: that pick looks like it's taken on the first level below ground - you have to down a huuuge tunnel with a burnt out car in it (met one of the guys who set on fire once but that's another story) ahhhhh memories, eh?
Edited again: actually I think that's the top level. You can see light coming in so it cant be underground. IIRC, the room beneath where the floor has caved in is where a lot of the asbestos is, and is still flooded with water. Man, this is making me want totake awander up the road :o
Velouria
30-12-2005, 12:58
New Year? No idea.
I just feel like spending it at home and doing nowt :)
edit: ah ment, daein' nu'in ;)
nino_savatte
30-12-2005, 15:32
DON'T DO IT!
South of the border for Hogmanay? :eek: I did it once. :(
It means nothing to them; they do all their celebrating at Xmas. The fools.
You're absolutely right about Hogmanay down here, so I'll be heading up to Scotland next year. The plans are in the pipeline. :)
Velouria
31-12-2005, 13:02
You're absolutely right about Hogmanay down here, so I'll be heading up to Scotland next year. The plans are in the pipeline. :)
Depends where you go & who you go with - some stonking free parties in London last year ;)
Ich bin ein Mod
31-12-2005, 18:28
Just about to head out now, won a bottle of wine in work which was duly consumed in the last 15 minutes :D
Have a good one everybody :D
pilchardman
31-12-2005, 18:34
We're just about ready, too. My special clootie dumpling will be ready in just under an hour.
Anyone else do the cleaning & tidying the house thing? We're pretty spick and span here, although I haven't done the front step with Cardinal Red. That's taking it a bit far, I'd say...
Have a good New Year everyone!
pogofish
31-12-2005, 19:07
Anyone else do the cleaning & tidying the house thing? We're pretty spick and span here, although I haven't done the front step with Cardinal Red. That's taking it a bit far, I'd say...
Have a good New Year everyone!
Yup! Did it yesterday. Place spotless! :)
Cardinal Red, my Gran would be proud. I once had to do an entire wall with the stuff for her.
Chest much better as well, so it looks like a few pubs then the Proclaimers if we can still get in.
Have a good one when it comes! :D
nino_savatte
31-12-2005, 20:39
Depends where you go & who you go with - some stonking free parties in London last year ;)
I've done the London thing for the better part of 20 years. I spent one Hogmanay in Edinburgh in '91 and one in Walberswick a couple of years ago...mmmmm, Adnams. :D
inflatable jesus
01-01-2006, 18:17
Anyone else do the cleaning & tidying the house thing? We're pretty spick and span here, although I haven't done the front step with Cardinal Red. That's taking it a bit far, I'd say...
Can you explain this cardinal red thing to me? I've never heard of it before.
Happy New Year everyone, BTW.
Happy Hogmanay to youz all :)
the best nye i've ever had was in Edingburgh and Dunfermlin many moons ago now.
twitch n brainstorm with bagpipes, crazyness :cool:
cathal marcs
02-01-2006, 19:10
Ended up in the Barfly was ok how was Club Noir IBEM?
Ich bin ein Mod
02-01-2006, 20:12
Didn't go, went to a party at my friend's instead. How was the Barfly?
cathal marcs
02-01-2006, 23:47
Didn't go, went to a party at my friend's instead. How was the Barfly?
Ah not bad just like any other night really bar the bottles of beer wern't 1.50 anymore :(
Would have preffered to goto house party but my mates all ended up doing there own thing so went out with pals from work.
BTW Happy New year to yous all.
pilchardman
03-01-2006, 07:23
Can you explain this cardinal red thing to me? I've never heard of it before.It's an old fashioned floor polish, used on many front steps. Not exclusively a New Year thing.
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