Ring in the New Year at PF's Party!

[Greg Bernhardt]

Rock out the new year at PF! We'll have chat open all night/morning! Now, we need to figure out who is bringing what. We're going to need a lot of booze, snacks and games! oh, and I'm opening the up the staff whirlpool to everyone

 

[cristo]

Sounds good. I will probably pop in before it turns new year for most of your Americans, but I can't make any promises on sobriety!

 

[Evo]

Yay! Thanks Greg! Kurdt will be bringing the Scotch and various brews from the UK. Perhaps Red Rum will pop in with some fine Dutch beer. I''l bring the hats and noise makers.

So for the "over the ponders" what time should we begin the merriment?

 

[George Jones]

I'll be home, so I'll check in, but my wife and I likely will watch a movie. I'm an hour east of Eastern, and my daughter will be up before seven on New Year's day, so I'll be in bed early.

Watching a movie every two weeks or so (a little more often during the holidays) is the only TV we watch. We usually watch mysteries, but, tentatively, we plan to watch ET. I think we're the only two people on the planet that have yet to see it

 

[Evo]

I'll be home, so I'll check in, but my wife and I likely will watch a movie. I'm an hour east of Eastern, and my daughter will be up before seven on New Year's day, so I'll be in bed early.

Watching a movie every two weeks or so (a little more often during the holidays) is the only TV we watch. We usually watch mysteries, but, tentatively, we plan to watch ET. I think we're the only two people on the planet that have yet to see it

I've never watched ET.

 

[turbo]

I've never watched ET.

Me either, but I watched Up last week. It's a pretty good movie.

 

[Math Is Hard]

I'll bring the chips and Ninfa's green sauce.

 

[Evo]

I'll bring the chips and Ninfa's green sauce.

MIH is my best friend.

 

[dlgoff]

You know I'll be there. I keep wanting to get into the sherry but I guess I can wait. Beer will have to do for now. brb

 

[turbo]

Hmm...what to bring? Chili relishes for the hot-heads, and milder green-tomato/jalapeno salsa for the wimps. Chips for dipping... I'd make my chili-marinaded grilled jumbo tiger shrimp, but there are too many PF'ers and I'm not wealthy.

 

[dlgoff]

Jumbo tiger shrimp? :!) I'll chip in. Can you make it cajun please?
http://comps.fotosearch.com/comp/UNE/UNE406/dish-cajun-shrimp_~u13661367.jpg

 

[turbo]

Jumbo tiger shrimp? :!) I'll chip in. Can you make it cajun please?

I'd have to tone it down to do Cajun. They are so hot, my cousin's cheeks and forehead get flushed, but they are so good that she won't stop eating them until they're gone. If they don't raise a sweat on your scalp, I screwed up and made them too mild.

 

[dlgoff]

Okay hot is fine. I have plenty of beer and tums. BTW I found a place that sell/sold Molson Gold; they were out. I will find some somewhere.

 

[~christina~]

Me either, but I watched Up last week. It's a pretty good movie.

Ooo I just watched up a few days ago. I loved it!
Dug is the cutest dog.

 

[Evo]

I want shrimp scampi. Wait, who's bringing the champagne? Can't have a New Year's party without champagne!

 

[Astronuc]

I want shrimp scampi. Wait, who's bringing the champagne? Can't have a New Year's party without champagne!

Black-eyed peas are required.

 

[dlgoff]

Wow. There's going to be a http://www.kctv5.com/news/22081971/detail.html" .
Maybe someone should bring some:

 

[Math Is Hard]

Black-eyed peas are required.

Thank goodness you remembered! My Vietnamese friend finally got me to try a dessert that is made with blackeyed peas (Chè đậu trắng). I really had to get my courage up before taking a bite - it wasn't bad, though. The peas are mixed with rice and coconut milk, so you really only taste coconut.

It looks like this:

 

[Moonbear]

Just so I know what to bring, will the whirlpool/hottub be with or without bathing suits for the party?

I have pomegranate vodka to make pomegranate martinis. I can make the rum drinks too.

 

[Evo]

I'm afraid there may be no New Year's Evo this year, I know everyone Sunday was looking forward to New Year's Evo, but I don't think I'll be joining. Hope the rest of you have a great time!

 

[Math Is Hard]

I'm afraid there may be no New Year's Evo this year, I know everyone Sunday was looking forward to New Year's Evo, but I don't think I'll be joining. Hope the rest of you have a great time!

Wha--? Why not?

 

[Moonbear]

I'm afraid there may be no New Year's Evo this year, I know everyone Sunday was looking forward to New Year's Evo, but I don't think I'll be joining. Hope the rest of you have a great time!

Does that mean you have actual real life plans? Or are you just being a party pooper and going to sleep early?

 

[Tsu]

Does that mean you have actual real life plans? Or are you just being a party pooper and going to sleep early?

Um... wouldn't that imply that she HAS an actual real life? We know better...

 

[dlgoff]

I'm afraid there may be no New Year's Evo this year, I know everyone Sunday was looking forward to New Year's Evo, but I don't think I'll be joining. Hope the rest of you have a great time!

Ahhh

Maybe a hot date?

 

[lisab]

Just so I know what to bring, will the whirlpool/hottub be with or without bathing suits for the party?

I'll bring SCUBA gear...I'll rent it out, for a small fee .

 

[Evo]

Um... wouldn't that imply that she HAS an actual real life? We know better...

True, I have no life, well I have a stalker that sends me orchids and food gift baskets.

Ahhh

Maybe a hot date?

No hot date. Not even a cold date.

I finally got my new computer fixed yesterday, and if I don't fall asleep I will be there.

What timne are we opening?

It's snowing again dl, I've been snow plowed in and can't get out.

 

[Astronuc]

Assuming Greg remembers - probably sometime in the morning and through NY day until he turns it off.

 

[hypatia]

Looks like I may be popping in and out. We have a street party going on tomorrow night, which is always fun. But with the weather forecast, snow and very cold, I'll be coming into warm up.
Think I'll bring hot butter rum!

 

[Andre]

Given the time difference, maybe we can chat at both sides of the night and of course I will bring the "oliebollen" and "appelflappen" (oops not translated )

 

[turbo]

Here's hoping the power stays on. I had to clear snow again yesterday, and today the temperatures were in the single digits for the morning despite lots of sun. Starting NYE and lasting through the weekend, we are expecting to get snow...LOTS of snow.

 

[Kurdt]

I will be working so I can't make it.

 

[Tsu]

True, I have no life, well I have a stalker that sends me orchids and food gift baskets.

Well, now, hmmm... THAT sounds kind of like a...'life'. Albeit a rather strange one, but a 'life' (I guess ) nonetheless. And HEY! at least your stalker has a little bit of class and sends orchids and food instead of funeral arrangements.

 

[Moonbear]

Well, now, hmmm... THAT sounds kind of like a...'life'. Albeit a rather strange one, but a 'life' (I guess ) nonetheless. And HEY! at least your stalker has a little bit of class and sends orchids and food instead of funeral arrangements.

Orchids are a lot nicer than generic carnation flower arrangements or roses.

I'm shivering at the idea of a street party in MI for New Year's Eve, Hypatia! You Michiganders are nuts! And I mean that in the most loving way.

 

[turbo]

I'm shivering at the idea of a street party in MI for New Year's Eve, Hypatia! You Michiganders are nuts! And I mean that in the most loving way.

Everyone has to dress up in so much goose-down that it looks like a Michelin-man convention, so that cuts the sexual tension. Then it becomes a matter of who has the best beer-marinated grilled brats, and tucked-away flasks of "the good stuff".

 

[dlgoff]

...I finally got my new computer fixed yesterday, and if I don't fall asleep I will be there.

What timne are we opening?

It's snowing again dl, I've been snow plowed in and can't get out.

Outstanding. I think the full moon will keep you awake till midnight.

I'm trying to remember what time I logged in last year. There were people already there. Probably those who had already seen the midnight hour and still celebrating. I do remember it being a fun time.

I was snowed in for four days after Christmas so I'm kind of use to it now.

 

[Evo]

Outstanding. I think the full moon will keep you awake till midnight.

I'm trying to remember what time I logged in last year. There were people already there. Probably those who had already seen the midnight hour and still celebrating. I do remember it being a fun time.

I was snowed in for four days after Christmas so I'm kind of use to it now.

Evo child's boyfriend dug my car out tonight. They went everywhere looking for a snow shovel, but everyone was sold out, so the poor guy bought a garden shovel and dug me out with that tiny thing, I was wondering why it was taking him so long.

That guy is a keeper.

 

[turbo]

Evo child's boyfriend dug my car out tonight. They went everywhere looking for a snow shovel, but everyone was sold out, so the poor guy bought a garden shovel and dug me out with that tiny thing, I was wondering why it was taking him so long.

That guy is a keeper.

He doesn't own a snow shovel and he is a keeper? Wow.

 

[Evo]

He doesn't own a snow shovel and he is a keeper? Wow.

He lives in an apartment that clears the snow, so why would he need a snow shovel?

My problem is that it snowed for 4 days and I didn't move my car for that entire time and my car is a sports car that is VERY low to the ground.

 

[Moonbear]

He lives in an apartment that clears the snow, so why would he need a snow shovel?

None of you own a snow shovel? And, digging your car out of snow is exactly why everyone should have a snow shovel. I have a nice big one for the driveway, and a smaller one that fits in the trunk of my car for digging myself out of places like parking lots if I get plowed in. Even when I lived in dorms and apartments, I had a snow shovel, because the plows ALWAYS plow the cars into the lots.

 

[turbo]

None of you own a snow shovel? And, digging your car out of snow is exactly why everyone should have a snow shovel. I have a nice big one for the driveway, and a smaller one that fits in the trunk of my car for digging myself out of places like parking lots if I get plowed in. Even when I lived in dorms and apartments, I had a snow shovel, because the plows ALWAYS plow the cars into the lots.

In the Evo-world, nobody owns a decent set of jumper-cables or a nice universal lug-wrench, either. Here, you would be looked at as a doofus if you didn't have some of these basic tools in your vehicle. I stopped a couple of days ago and helped a lady dig her truck out of a ditch so she could get back to the firehouse (she usually drives the ambulance). She had 2 different shovels in her truck and I had another in my Subaru Forester. Lack of preparation=ignorance.

 

[Evo]

In the Evo-world, nobody owns a decent set of jumper-cables or a nice universal lug-wrench, either. Here, you would be looked at as a doofus if you didn't have some of these basic tools in your vehicle. I stopped a couple of days ago and helped a lady dig her truck out of a ditch so she could get back to the firehouse (she usually drives the ambulance). She had 2 different shovels in her truck and I had another in my Subaru Forester. Lack of preparation=ignorance.

I have jumper cables in my trunk.

No, when you have a snow removal service at an apartment, you don't need a snow shovel, we don't get that much snow. This was a freak incident of 4 days of snow. As dl said, he was stuck for 4 days. If I had been moving my car in and out of my parking space, it would have been cleared, like everyone else's space was. I was the only one that never moved their car.

I also have a roadside assistance plan. Recently I had a flat tire and the guy was there in less than 15 minutes to replace the tire. What I'm not good at, I make sure I have someone on call 24 hours that can do it for me. A lug wrench does me no good if I can't use it. I'd be a doofus to think I could do it myself.

 

[GeorginaS]

We need to get back to the party plans! Anyone bringing champagne? How late is the party going? Had I known PF was having a shindig, I wouldn't have spent a whole bunch of money on tickets to an event. Now, okay, event tickets in hand, if y'all are still around when I get home, I'll bring an extra bottle of bubbly and a bag of Doritos. Nothing is too good for the people here at PF.

 

[Evo]

We need to get back to the party plans! Anyone bringing champagne? How late is the party going? Had I known PF was having a shindig, I wouldn't have spent a whole bunch of money on tickets to an event. Now, okay, event tickets in hand, if y'all are still around when I get home, I'll bring an extra bottle of bubbly and a bag of Doritos. Nothing is too good for the people here at PF.

Not the blue cheese doritos, I spent an entire night upchucking those. I walk a bit faster down the chip aisle now.

I think we're going to be open all New Year's eve through New Year's day, so pop in anytime! It would be lovely to have you in chat Georgina.

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I'll have chat open late afternoon.

 

[GeorginaS]

During the day on New Year's Day too? You really know how to throw a party, Greg! I'll bring streamers too.

 

[cristo]

I'll have chat open late afternoon.

Late afternoon which time zone?

 

[Redbelly98]

My wife and I plan to go out tonight, but I may drop in at some point.

Shall I bring something for everyone to eat, or just bring myself?

 

[Andre]

My wife and I plan to go out tonight, but I may drop in at some point.

Shall I bring something for everyone to eat, or just bring myself?

Hmm, maybe the wood of the pecker is hard to digest

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

I'll be home by 4pm CST to get the party started!

 

[cristo]

Well, if I make it home I may catch you in the small hours; if not, hope everyone has a great new year.