Happiness, Health, Home And Hugs
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
Canada
December 31, 2015 6:20am CST
Happy New Year to all my myLot friends. What are you going to be doing tonight?
When we were younger we were out partying with all our friends, now we are lucky if we stay awake until the New Year shows up. We were invited to a couple of parties but to tell you the truth we'd rather stay at home. We would be on the highway to get there and get home. Too many drink and drive to make it safe to go out on this particular night. We will have the TV on and at least I will make it to midnight and watch the ball fall.
In Canada if you have a party at your home and someone drives drunk leaving your home you, the home owner is responsible. I don't know if that is what happens where you live but it's worth thinking about.
I wish for all of us a Happy, Healthy and Fun and Sober New Year.
The law is clear when it comes to work shindigs, less so for home socials
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@Juliaacv (56354)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
We used to celebrate out by going to a dinner dance, and then in later years, house parties. I thought it the most fun when our son was growing up and aware of what new years entailed, we'd go out for Chinese with some friends, and their children, and then we'd all go over to the bowling alley and bowl for a while. Those were fun years. This year, we'll go out for a nice dinner together and then back home and probably in bed sound asleep before the clock strikes midnight.
Happy New Year!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
We used to do all those things but where I live you need reservations on the restaurants and we just don't do that so we are staying home this year. We are also saving our cash for a warm and sand beach...
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
With age comes wisdom. Canada tried this to get homeowners to put down their feet about letting the drunk drive. I actually like the law, (if it is a law) because restaurants and bars can't let drunks drive home either...they still do but a lot less than before..
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@paigea (36143)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
@PainsOnSlate I once inisted on driving my former Brother in Law home. I lied and said I would drive him to his truck which he had left at the bar. When I slowed down to head out of town, he jumped out of the van. I gave up at that point and went home. He went and got his truck and drove home. I suppose I should have called the police.
Any way, a home owner can't always stop the drunk.
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@rebelann (117259)
• El Paso, Texas
31 Dec 15
I've never liked going to parties on holiday nights, there's always those one or two fools nobody notices leaving drunk.
It's the same here but only if they catch a drunk driver and can figure out where he/she was before getting drunk, the bars around here keep a list of taxi #'s for those who are too drunk to drive and usually its a free ride for them.
I will however be taking part in toasting in the New Year .... if I don't fall asleep in front of the PC again.
HAPPY NEW YEAR 
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
I will toasting the ball falling in NY. Happy New Year right back at you!
@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
1 Jan 16
@PainsOnSlate Teens are not allowed to do this, the volunteers must be at least 25 years old, it's for security reasons and also because they need a special insurance in case of accidents.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
We have teens who work together to do that here too. Very enterprising teens...
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
Red Nose is all over Canada too. For some reason I couldn't open their web site to find out how old they are but it makes sense that 25 would be a better age.
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@boiboing (13147)
• Northampton, England
31 Dec 15
@PainsOnSlate You'd definitely need wipe clean seats in your car - just in case
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
But it certainly makes the home owner think twice about having a party at home. There are young people in our area who do nothing but drive drunks home after a party and make a ton of money doing it.
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@paigea (36143)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
@PainsOnSlate I am never willing to drive drunks anywhere any more.
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@LeaPea2417 (40052)
• Toccoa, Georgia
31 Dec 15
My husband and I will celebrate our wedding anniversary. I hope you have a great New Year.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
Sounds like a plan for me. Enjoy your Anniversary and Happy New Year.
@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
31 Dec 15
I am staying home by myself as I do most of the time, I figure the safest place to be is home. I probably will be asleep before the New Year rolls in, lol.
Happy New Year to you and yours also @PainsOnSlate
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
31 Dec 15
wow... I didn't realise that ... I'm fairly sure that is not the case in the uk..., i'm away from home on a work placement...so my new year will be quiet.... but thanks to the internet I'll still be in touch with my friends.... happy new year wishes to you and your family....
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
1 Jan 16
@PaintsOnSlate , we are 24 townhouses in the gated community I live in, and we held a big barbecue, and just walked to our homes after the countdown. I wish you a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous 2016! :-)
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
That sounds delightful, no one needs to drive, and everyone can have some fun.
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@fawkes62 (1276)
• United States
1 Jan 16
Happy New Year! We stayed home and went to bed at a fairly normal time. We did let the kids stay up until we went to bed, which was pretty late for the youngest. She looked like she was about to fall asleep when we decided to go to bed. Hubby had to work at 6:30 this morning, so that limited how late we wanted to stay up.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
1 Jan 16
Sounds like fun to me. i did stay up for the ball to fall and then went to bed. Best wished for a happy new year.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
We have gone to lots of parties where people drink but no longer. We are staying home too for the reason you mentioned in your comment.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
Hubby was looking for steaks for dinner here at home, The price doubled overnight.I'm disappointed with Sobey's , so greedy. I am looking forward to the new year.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
31 Dec 15
My party days are way over. We are staying home and off the roads. Have a Safe and Happy New Year.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
We are sisters at heart, that is what we will be doing tonight too.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
31 Dec 15
@PainsOnSlate A good movie some homemade popcorn and some sparkling White Grape Juice that's my plan.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
I like to stay up but I don't like the odds of running into a drunk on that night so it will be watching TV hopefully until the ball falls.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Dec 15
I think every state has that rule, you are responsible for your drunken guests. I'll be lucky to stay awake until 10 pm! Happy New Year.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
We don't usually sty up late anymore. I will try to stay up and watch the fun in New York City. 
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
And right back at you - Hope the new year is kind to all of us in this new year.
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@Traceyjayne (11437)
• United Kingdom
31 Dec 15
we used to go out too but these days stay at home
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
We will be nice and warm and happy at home for the change of years too.
