BS: Edinburgh New Year Party Cancelled

Subject: BS: Edinburgh New Year Party Cancelled
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 31 Dec 06 - 04:29 PM

Due to wet and very windy weather the annual New Year Street Party in Edinburgh has been cancelled, along with those of Glasgow and Stirling.
Sorry for the folks that were hoping to go.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Edinburgh New Year Party Cancelled
From: GUEST
Date: 31 Dec 06 - 04:32 PM

Too many kilts flying up in that wind would frighten the animals. Wise move to cancel.

Subject: RE: BS: Edinburgh New Year Party Cancelled
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 31 Dec 06 - 04:35 PM

Newcastle Belfast and Liverpool now.


BTW Guest, the vast majority of those attending the Edinburgh street party are non Scots, and many local residents make a point of not being there.
So not many kilts then!

G.

Subject: RE: BS: Edinburgh New Year Party Cancelled
From: maeve
Date: 31 Dec 06 - 04:55 PM

Giok- Must be nasty out. Is the weather wild enough that I should be concerned about friends in Corstorphine?

Thanks,

Maeve

Subject: RE: BS: Edinburgh New Year Party Cancelled
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 31 Dec 06 - 05:45 PM

Winds gusting to 70 MPH, 11000 homes on the west coast without electricity, it's a shitty night. Shouldn't be any problems in Costorphine though.
G.

Subject: RE: BS: Edinburgh New Year Party Cancelled
From: katlaughing
Date: 31 Dec 06 - 06:43 PM

Holy Cow! So that's the way 2007 wants start out, eh?! Stay safe all!

Subject: RE: BS: Edinburgh New Year Party Cancelled
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 31 Dec 06 - 07:49 PM

Never mind we had a nice TV programme with Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain, Karine Polwart [yummy]and the Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band.
Happy 2007 to all Mudcatters.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Edinburgh New Year Party Cancelled
From: eddie1
Date: 31 Dec 06 - 07:54 PM

Haven't had a New Year in Edinburgh since 97 when I worked till 11.00pm in Glasgow, drove to my girl friends flat (I'd sold mine) and had a drink with the TV - she was in Fareham!
Never did go to the big celebration which has got bigger but I'm sorry so many folk will be disappointed. Organisers were sure there'd be no need to cancel whatever the weather!
Amusing aside - the first year they decided on tickets for the bash, an inspector from Lothians & Borders was being interviewed on TV and announced that a ticket would be required to get into the city centre after 8.00pm - roadblocks and everything!
Interviewer:
What about people in the city centre before 8.00pm?
Inspector:
Eh, welllll!
Result - lots of drunks in city centre from 7.00pm!

Eddie

Subject: RE: BS: Edinburgh New Year Party Cancelled
From: maeve
Date: 01 Jan 07 - 12:05 PM

"Shouldn't be any problems in Costorphine though."

Thanks. I'll try to raise them via email before trying the telephone.

Subject: RE: BS: Edinburgh New Year Party Cancelled
From: Little Robyn
Date: 01 Jan 07 - 01:50 PM

The outdoor concert in New Zealand's capitol city, Wellington, was cancelled too - disgusting weather! Was it like this all around the world? So much for global warming!
Robyn

Subject: RE: BS: Edinburgh New Year Party Cancelled
From: SINSULL
Date: 01 Jan 07 - 06:36 PM

Had a scare here in Maine too. The weather was shitty - sleet and freezing rain coating everything. For a while I thought the hordes weren't ever leaving. Changed to rain though.

Subject: RE: BS: Edinburgh New Year Party Cancelled
From: JennyO
Date: 01 Jan 07 - 10:18 PM

Lucky for you, Mary - otherwise they'd all STILL be there! By the way, do you know yet who my elves are? ;-)

We were very lucky with the weather in Sydney. There was rain expected, but it held off pretty much till about 8 the next morning. Last night (the 1st) was another story though. It pissed down all night! Then it stopped this morning and it's a beautiful sparkly day, not too hot, with the sun poking through. Couldn't be better!