Am I the Most Pathetic New Year's Celebrant Out There? - Page 3

Elspode · 12-31-2017, 10:58 PM

Just posting again to mark my fifteen year anniversary on Teh Cellar. Fifteen...fucking...years.

You guys are teh awesome.

BigV · 12-31-2017, 11:09 PM

backatcha!

as to the title of the thread... no.

We like to take our new years' self portrait/toast/kiss when the clock strikes 9 o'clock... on the east coast, then go to bed.

limey · 01-01-2018, 03:53 AM

We were in bed by 11 in Bukhara and listened to the locals passing in cars and on foot to be with their nearest and dearest for midnight. We are sure we heard the sound of houses voices at one point.
Midnight was marked by the sound of fireworks and we fell asleep soon after.
Our travelling companion (we have had one for the first three days of the tour) was our and about at midnight and reported that all partying had died down by 1am.
Happy New Year, by the way!

Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Griff · 01-01-2018, 08:27 AM

No camp out for us this New Years so: Hockey, Letterkenny, and American Vandal followed by some Bernard Cornwell.

Squawk · 01-22-2018, 07:18 AM

I almost won the prize this NYE. I was about to leave my flat at around 7.30pm when I found the lock had seized on my front door and I couldn't get out. Fortunately I remembered I had a pair of mole grips in one of my four tool boxes, so I tried to turn the knob with them. It turned, but didn't open the latch. Shit. Then I thought I would unscrew the fixing on the door frame, but the screws were covered in paint. Ah! I'll hammer a screwdriver into the screw heads so I can turn them. Shit, my sister's got my hammer. Ah! I've got a lump hammer I found in a park bin at work! But no luck bashing off the paint, and back to square one. I was now thinking, how am I going to get a locksmith out on New Year's Eve? Also, it's going to cost me a fortune. Then I tried unscrewing the four screws on the lock itself, but it was still wedged between the catch and the outside lock barrel. Then I remembered I also had a swan neck wrecking bar I'd found in the same park bin, and was finally able to lever off the lock and escape from my flat. And go to the party!

xoxoxoBruce · 01-22-2018, 09:42 AM

That ain't close to pathetic, that was an adventure and you got a story that people won't mind hearing over again every new years when you get all drunk and reminiscing.

So you went out and left the door unsecured? I leave my door unlocked every night hoping for a rapist, but (sigh) no luck yet.

Squawk · 01-23-2018, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

That ain't close to pathetic, that was an adventure and you got a story that people won't mind hearing over again every new years when you get all drunk and reminiscing.

So you went out and left the door unsecured? I leave my door unlocked every night hoping for a rapist, but (sigh) no luck yet.

Yes I suppose it is a good story

I share the main front door with the flat upstairs, and we both have our own inner doors. I messaged the upstairs neighbours to let them know. All anyone could have nicked was the junk mail in the hallway, and fortunately I live in a pretty safe area as well. I took the lock into work the day after New Year's Day and a workmate fixed it for me, so all's well that ends well.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-23-2018, 01:16 AM

Excellent, didn't even need new keys.

Carruthers · 01-22-2018, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squawk

Fortunately I remembered I had a pair of mole grips in one of my four tool boxes, so I tried to turn the knob with them.

I recall a deeply philosophical discussion somewhere on the Cellar about the exact nature of mole grips.

I suppose the underlying proposition was 'I grip, therefore I am'.

Gravdigr · 01-22-2018, 01:05 PM

Ah yes, the ol' 'Is mole grips hand tools?' event.

I remember it well.

Diaphone Jim · 01-23-2018, 11:49 AM

Mole grips? Lump hammer? Swan neck wrecking bar?
By their tools ye shall know them.
Pathetic!

fargon · 01-23-2018, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim

Mole grips? Lump hammer? Swan neck wrecking bar?
By their tools ye shall know them.
Pathetic!

Must be sum of dat furrin talkin.
Mole grip is just another name for Vice Grip.

Squawk · 01-23-2018, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diaphone Jim

Mole grips? Lump hammer? Swan neck wrecking bar?
By their tools ye shall know them.
Pathetic!

Well I used to have a works Stihl MS 260 chainsaw in my kitchen, but I had to give that back.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-23-2018, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squawk

Well I used to have a works Stihl MS 260 chainsaw in my kitchen, but I had to give that back.

Wow, that must have been one tough roast.

Squawk · 01-24-2018, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Wow, that must have been one tough roast.

Hehe.

12-31-2017, 10:58 PM	#1
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Just posting again to mark my fifteen year anniversary on Teh Cellar. Fifteen...fucking...years. You guys are teh awesome. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

12-31-2017, 11:09 PM	#2
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	backatcha! as to the title of the thread... no. We like to take our new years' self portrait/toast/kiss when the clock strikes 9 o'clock... on the east coast, then go to bed. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

01-01-2018, 03:53 AM	#3
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	We were in bed by 11 in Bukhara and listened to the locals passing in cars and on foot to be with their nearest and dearest for midnight. We are sure we heard the sound of houses voices at one point. Midnight was marked by the sound of fireworks and we fell asleep soon after. Our travelling companion (we have had one for the first three days of the tour) was our and about at midnight and reported that all partying had died down by 1am. Happy New Year, by the way! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

01-01-2018, 08:27 AM	#4
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	No camp out for us this New Years so: Hockey, Letterkenny, and American Vandal followed by some Bernard Cornwell. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-22-2018, 07:18 AM	#5
Squawk Peoploid Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 152	I almost won the prize this NYE. I was about to leave my flat at around 7.30pm when I found the lock had seized on my front door and I couldn't get out. Fortunately I remembered I had a pair of mole grips in one of my four tool boxes, so I tried to turn the knob with them. It turned, but didn't open the latch. Shit. Then I thought I would unscrew the fixing on the door frame, but the screws were covered in paint. Ah! I'll hammer a screwdriver into the screw heads so I can turn them. Shit, my sister's got my hammer. Ah! I've got a lump hammer I found in a park bin at work! But no luck bashing off the paint, and back to square one. I was now thinking, how am I going to get a locksmith out on New Year's Eve? Also, it's going to cost me a fortune. Then I tried unscrewing the four screws on the lock itself, but it was still wedged between the catch and the outside lock barrel. Then I remembered I also had a swan neck wrecking bar I'd found in the same park bin, and was finally able to lever off the lock and escape from my flat. And go to the party! __________________ 'Nothin' seems that weird anymore' Lo-Fidelity Allstars

01-22-2018, 09:42 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That ain't close to pathetic, that was an adventure and you got a story that people won't mind hearing over again every new years when you get all drunk and reminiscing. So you went out and left the door unsecured? I leave my door unlocked every night hoping for a rapist, but (sigh) no luck yet. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-23-2018, 01:16 AM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Excellent, didn't even need new keys. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-22-2018, 01:05 PM	#10
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Ah yes, the ol' 'Is mole grips hand tools?' event. I remember it well. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-23-2018, 11:49 AM	#11
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Mole grips? Lump hammer? Swan neck wrecking bar? By their tools ye shall know them. Pathetic!

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