POLL: the final step before ninth_wave reveals all!

The fireworks were great. I can see them from my front door since I only live a mile or two from downtown. The temp is down to 24 now, on its way to 20. There's a major storm coming in this weekend, supposed to drop 4 or 5 feet of snow in the mountains. Winter has been mild here so far but stand by. I can't believe it's 2008! Like I said before, let's all get rich this year ok? And, get those bags ready! It would really be a kick if Pete and Choo showed up, woowee.

Hi folks, the time difference makes celebrating the start of the new year together a bit difficult with at least a 5 hour difference between us in the UK and you.

Anyway, Happy New Year, lets all get rich in health, wisdom and cash this year despite what is thrown at us.

Hey all we done did it. Kept the thread alive until New Years! And a Happy New Years it is!
Miss M what exactly are you implying here?

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Luckily I'm NOT high maintenence...Taz on the other hand...well I don't know

Time to Whack 8880 guys!

OK Guys New Years resolutions anyone?
Mine is to quit smoking and eat healthier and exercise more

'Morning!!

Happy New Year!

Yeah we need lots of whackin' this year, but I still say we start with Ninth, where this thread all began......

Taz you are thinking I cannot read your mind.

Broke my resolution already - "not to make any new years resolutions"

Oh, yay Taz, another smoker. I have tried to quit so often, but I really don't WANT to..no wonder I always fail

Eating healthy isn't as easy as it used to be is it.

I can read his mind.....

Unfortunately he reads mine too.....

Eating healthy is darn near impossible anymore!
I can actually say I want to quit smoking but boy is it difficult after a few beers and I DO NOT want to give up my lager!
EDIT: Let the WHACKIN begin

Illinois new law went into effect at midnight last nite...NO smoking in any restaurant, bar, or other public place. It used to apply only to Chicago, so I could still smoke at the restaurants we go to around my job at least (outside of Chicago) but not anymore

EDIT__ How can you NOT smoke in a bar (if you're a smoker that is) Who can drink w/o a cigarette????? You smokers know what I'm talking about.

That stinks 8880 all these bleeding hearts out there doing their best to decide what is best for us. Come on if I am in a bar I darn sure expect to encounter cigarette smoke even if I am not a smoker. For the record I quit when I was 18 when ciggies went to $1 per pack and did not start again until I was 28 so have been in my share of bars without smoking also.
Kick myself in the tail for ever starting again. Stupid me I started again to try to get my ex-wife to quit! Told her every time she fired one up I was going to also!

Whoa, bad idea Taz...if I ever did quit I would certainly hope I never started up again, but one never knows. Gotta admit, I'm a little tired of feeling like an outcast....

It still blows me away when I see some of the old blk & wht movies, where everyone is smoking and no one gives it a second thought......'course back then they didn't know you could die from it I guess.

Well I gotta get ready for work, I'm sitting here like I have nothing better to do I wish that were the case! Gonna check in later & see what's up.

Ninth--thanks for the great pics, we'll see you next summer (hee hee)

PETE---quit celebrating and post something!

EDIT--Choo, I really like your resolution

Have a great day everyone

Have a good day Miss M. Work that kind of stinks for today doesn't it?

From about August this year in the UK smoking was banned inside all public places from minibuses to pubs, great.

Only snag is the fog created by the smokers clustered around outside of the venues.

Smoking on public transport has been banned for sometime.

But lucky you Steve your resolution to give up smoking will save you lots of money, I can't as I never started, my parents smoking actually put me off for life.

Think of it another way all those fat cats get stinking rich by killing off their customers who else can get away with that !

Another new year resoluion is "never make a new years resolution you cannot keep", seems I fail on that with my first one too, it's hopeless so why bother

Well gee Choo it has not even started yet then!

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From about August this year in the UK smoking was banned inside all public places from minibuses to pubs, great.

Could not resist! Happy NEW Year 2008

Didn't I tell you I had a crystal ball

Meanwhile that's me bashing my head on the table, you have quite an arsenal of images don't you.

Takes at least a month to write the correct year on cheques too.

I know what you mean Choo I will catch myself for awhile doing the same thing!

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Meanwhile that's me bashing my head on the table

That was the idea and I just had to laugh at it!

Happy New Year! xo
Hi ya'll. Wow! What a lot I missed... it's hard to know where to jump in here. lol Please do tell me if I missed anything important.

Rats in the freezer. EEEeeeeewwwwwww!!! Not even in the days of pet snakes. Actually, it's probably more gruesome and I'll spare you the details. bleh!!!

No New Year's Resolutions for me.... gave that up several years ago because I never kept most of 'em anyway. lol

Road Trip - YEH! When should we leave (or arrive)? Are we stayin' with Ninth? Low maintenance Miss M? Me too... surely we're somehow distantly related or something. I have a great air mattress that's more like a bed, really comfy. Is there room for it, Ninth? I'll bring cookies. Favorites?? Will Pete & Choo be able to make it? I hope so! Taz, are you high maintenance? I never pictured that from you. We'll have to see what we can do about that.

I missed ya'll!

Hey Shirley glad you made it back and had fun. I actually just answered a message you left me on 12-13 on Big Crumbs, sorry for my slooooooooooowness!

Hye Taz. TY I did have fun. Too short a visit, as usual. I thought you just didn't want to talk to me over there.