It's Friday - Let's stay at home

@p1kef1sh (45681)
January 22, 2010 2:55pm CST
When I was in my twenties and living in London (England) I looked forward to the weekends as a break from the drudgery of work. But I rarely went out on both friday and saturday nights. In fact a friend used to say that people pretended to be busy all weekend but in reality they all stayed in and London was closed! These days I frankly don't mind what I do, although I like to be home before midnight! Are you out all weekend every week? Or do you stay home?
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@gemini_rose (16264)
22 Jan 10
When I was in my 20's I was a single parent, and weekends were when I let my hair down. Every friday and saturday night I would be out of the house by about 7.30 pm and would be out til the pub or club shut. I shudder now to think of it because I just do not know how I did it and on the odd occasion that I go out now I am ready for bed by about 10.00pm! I much prefer to stay at home these days, going out is not the same anymore.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
22 Jan 10
I bet that handbag was much danced around Gemini! LOL. I often used to wonder why girls all went to the toilet together. My mates and I often used to talk about it when we were assessing the girls from the sanctuary of the Gents!!!!!
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@BarBaraPrz (45437)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Jan 10
I must admit that I rarely go out, be it weekdays or weekend. For one thing, I can't afford it, and for another, I'm really just a homebody.
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@BarBaraPrz (45437)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Jan 10
Waste of good drink, I say.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
22 Jan 10
I am much the same. Over here the culture is largely one of: drink, drunk, vomit = good night. Not my thing at all.
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@novataylor (6570)
• United States
23 Jan 10
As you well know, I love to go out. But. There are weekends after weekends that I'm home. I'm not nessarily sure how to measure my going out against my not going out. I mostly do not go out. But when I do, well, I do. Does this have anything to do with you originally asked? Can I get a witness? ....and we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the ri'i'verrrrrrr, do do do do, do do do do, etc...................
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
23 Jan 10
It's all that cossack dancing Nova. I'll whisper cos I expect that they danced heavy last night! LOL.
@littleowl (7157)
22 Jan 10
Hi p1ke, I love being at home all snuggled up and on the computer..it is where my friends are-well I have more online than off- also depending if something is happening on a friday or over the weekend home is where you will find me. My days of pubbing and clubbing are well over now! lol Hugs LoLo
@littleowl (7157)
22 Jan 10
No am in..one of the reasons is my ankle is really sore and didn't want to put much pressure on it walking everywhere and the other reason finances and how much it would cost just to go our, it was more justifiable to stay in, am also tired so early to bed tonight ...hugs LoLo LoLo
@p1kef1sh (45681)
22 Jan 10
Mine too. I thought that you might be out tonight in fact LoLo. XXXX
@dawnald (85130)
• Shingle Springs, California
22 Jan 10
I usually go out on Friday night, home Saturday night. Sometimes we go on a family outing on Saturday or Sunday. But mainly, weekends are for sleeping in!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
22 Jan 10
So you are still a raver eh Dawn! I like the sleeping bit!
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@dawnald (85130)
• Shingle Springs, California
22 Jan 10
raver?
@Iram786 (498)
22 Jan 10
I don't like staying at home the whole weekend but usually I prefer staying in on a Friday and just watching a good movie at home. I'm usually too tired on a Friday to do anything!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
22 Jan 10
I am struggling through some opera thing on TV. I wish that I were out! LOL.
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@liquorice (3887)
22 Jan 10
Is it that Popstar to Operastar thing? I couldn't get into that. I don't have much patience with opera I'm afraid. Hope you manage to enjoy it though.
@nannacroc (4049)
23 Jan 10
I always stay home. I've got no-one to go out with and, as I don't drink, nowhere to go. Nobody loves me, everybody hates me, I think I'll go and eat worms.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
23 Jan 10
That's a bit hard on the worms isn't it Nanna? What did they do wrong?
@nannacroc (4049)
23 Jan 10
They haven't been digging the garden properly.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
23 Jan 10
Threaten them with fishing hooks. Watch them dig then!
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
23 Jan 10
Nope P1ke I am not a going out Person, I love my Home Comforts and always have done that is why I am classed as boring you see because I am not a Party Person and never have been anyway the Ex Husband used to make up for my lack of going out lol Nope I prefer to sit in my nice warm cosy Home So where are you of to tonight lolxxx
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
23 Jan 10
Good on you have a nice relaxing Night I just had a fall out with Gissi hehehehexxx well he fell out with me
@p1kef1sh (45681)
23 Jan 10
I'm off to bed Gabs. With my PJs, cocoa and good book! XXXX
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@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
22 Jan 10
i like to stay home and just veg most of the time at night because i am busy either working or working on crafty things during the day (or house stuff or looking after kids and hubby) that i just like to have some time to myself!
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
22 Jan 10
I can veg all day long. Except that I get told off if I do! LOL.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
22 Jan 10
oh am I your first wow, I hardly ever get to be first. oh here Pikey we are free to go out whenever we want but at my age and due to have a bad leg with a brace I do not go out on weekend nights unless I would be invited out to eat someplace which has not happened yet. So now I am a homebody not that I was ever much of a gadabout even when younger. but oh yes my hubby and I wou ld bundle up the kids and get in the pickup and go out for a drive on weekend nights just for fun, we never knew where we were going, and that was fun. sometimes he took us to the flower beds there in Phoenix and we bought armfuls of stock in all the various colors and they smelled so sweet. another time we paid twenty dollars at a farm house for a large box of fresh tomatoes and all sorts of fresh veggies, enough to find us all week. these were impromptu things and such fun, he was fun to be with any way. Once we went to a barn dance, once of all things to a negro church where they were all singing away, I mean they were so good they sounded like a group on television, they had such fun when they sang their hymns, swaying and stamping their feet, it was a new experience to me.
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
22 Jan 10
We need new experiences Hatley. I can imagine you gallivanting all about the place and swaying to those hymns.
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22 Jan 10
Hi p1key, Gosh! when I was in my twenties, I hated going out, my ffiends used to drag me out at the week to go to pubs and club, when we used to go to the clubs, I always ended up looking after their handbags as they always used to get boys to dance with them and I didn't, I used to go up London and at one time I lived in central London in a digs, thats what they used to call then then, but when I went back home to mum, I just wanted to stay at home all the time and even now I hate going out, but I have a new interest now the "THE COMPUTER" Hugs. Tamara xxxx
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@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
27 Jan 10
I like to stay at home every week. Even do it is good to go out. I don't see this is good for me. While I can rest freely at home there is no other to interrupt what I am doing that I like to be...
@p1kef1sh (45681)
27 Jan 10
Indeed. That is very sensible. Do what you enjoy.
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
28 Jan 10
Do the same as well, my friend...
• Pamplona, Spain
26 Jan 10
Hiya p1kef1sh, No I prefer to go out not to spend any money in particular just go out walk, in the Car just go somewhere. We cannot afford Holidays so we have been out on short trips to compensate a little. All the little things add up in the finish. Life is too short to stay indoors I have lived through all that too.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
27 Jan 10
We live near the coast and go down there for day trips etc. In this country we are very fprtunate that there is so much to see and do - much of it for little or no money.
• Pamplona, Spain
27 Jan 10
Hiya p1kef1sh, Yes I know there are some really beautiful parts of the Coast down South too in fact all over England you don´t have to spend much money if you don´t want to I know what you mean. Up North Scarborough is my favourite and my other favourites are in Wales even though these seaside towns have been let go into bad conditions a few of them nevertheless I love them and would give anything to go back for a Day to each one Tywyn, Rhyl, Phwhelli, I have probably spelled that one wrong but never mind those are the ones I like.
• Bangladesh
25 Jan 10
Dear friend! As a Muslim country, Friday is the officially and religiously accepted holiday in Bangladesh. So, most of the times on Friday, I like to stay at home and give some more time to my family members, taking care of them, doing my household chores. I usually go out for a walk in the afternoon. We pass time by going to the amusement park, river-bank, countryside, gossip with people etc.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
26 Jan 10
That sounds very busy! LOL.
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• Bangladesh
27 Jan 10
Thank you very much for your feelings for me. Have a nice day!
@jezzmay (1845)
• United States
25 Jan 10
I was out on Fri. and Sat. when I was in my 20's. I do not go out much now. When I do I like to be in early. I like to stay in now, and relax. Home for me is the place to be. Have a great day.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
26 Jan 10
I am much the same. Thank you.
@liquorice (3887)
22 Jan 10
Oh yes, I'm out Friday and Saturday nights without fail. Oh, and Thursdays too! Not really. I quite like the idea of London being closed at the weekend though. It would do everyone good to have a rest! When I was working in central London we used to go out quite a lot. Actually Thursday was the main drinking day at one place I worked. It meant that Friday mornings weren't much fun though! I don't go out much at all now. In the evenings I'm just grateful for a bit of a sit down, lol! Although I am going on a girl's night out tomorrow!!! It's the first time I've been out for quite a while, and the prospect is quite exciting, but a bit scary at the same time... But normally weekends are filled with food shopping and seeing relatives.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
22 Jan 10
No doubt dancing the night away at all the West End night spots. Sounds like tomorrow will be wild!!!!! Hubby babysitting, taxi home and "now where did I leave my shoes" on sunday morning!!!
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@sweetie1026 (1718)
• Philippines
25 Jan 10
When i was younger, me and my girl buddies used to go out on Friday nights drinking ans staying out till the wee hours of the morning. It was a lot of fun but as i matured i gradually stoppepd from going out on weekends. Now, i would rather prefer to stay home with my girls watching movies on dvd or on tv or just hanging out with them.I didn't hear them complain when i used to go our on weekends but now i know we both enjoy being with each other.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
25 Jan 10
As we mature we do slow down a little. Except there's always a few that can't. The oldest swingers in town! LOL.
@LadyMarissa (12148)
• United States
28 Jan 10
With the economy being what it is, I tend to stay home & amuse myself!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT that way!!! I can watch a rented movie every weekend for a month for LESS than I can go out to a movie for one weekend!!! I go out to eat maybe once a month & then remind myself how much FUN I'm having!!! (NO dishes to wash) I go out maybe one weekend a month but am MUCH choosier about what I do, when & where I do it too!!!
@p1kef1sh (45681)
28 Jan 10
And I was just reading an article about women that watch adult movies for relaxation........ LOL. You are far more active at weekends than I am LadyM! This weekend we are going to a party though.
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
3 Feb 10
We typically do a mixture of staying at home and also going out and enjoying our time with our friends. We will normally eat out one night during the weekend so that I can have a break from cooking and sometimes we will go visit with some of our friends. However, there are other times that we just want to stay in the house and sleep in late and just not do anything except watch television and park in front of the computer.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
3 Feb 10
Sounds pretty good to me. Our weekends are similar except that we are more often likely to be in than out at the weekend.
@acer5540 (354)
• China
25 Jan 10
Most of my weekends, i stay at home, rarely i go out, have a supper with friends, or watching a movie which is on show. In fact,many of my friends like go shopping at weekend, but the shop or market is crowed, so i like stay at home. Even if i go out, i will go back home before midnight.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
26 Jan 10
That sounds very good. Thank you.