New Years Eve, Times Square (Lawrence: water, town, waterfront)

[sirtiger]

Originally Posted by r small

I would rather go skinny-dipping in the Gowanus Canal wearing cement over-shoes than go to Times Square on NYE.

Originally Posted by nightcrawler

I have never been there and I am older than dirt.

i would rather eat a bowl of razor blades dipped in gasoline than go to times square on NYE.

Originally Posted by nightcrawler

ya know, now you got me thinking, that could be fun also.

what about newtown creek, would that also be a possibilty?

some of you are hilarious

[Kefir King]

Just DON'T DO IT!

[brucepf]

If I were in your shoes I would have the entire group spend a few hours in Times Square the night before. Chances are pretty good that they'll never wanna step in Times Square again. Problem solved!

[Doobage]

A friend of mine from California came up with the idea of getting a hotel room with a view of the ball and watching it from there with a couple of friends and some champagne. The plan fell out the window, but that's the only way I would even bother with the Times Square ball drop.

[sirtiger]

Originally Posted by Kefir King

Just DON'T DO IT!

if it was a bucket list...i would say...suuure...why not. its def NOT in my bucket list to do in nyc. i usually go to sleep at 10pm.... no joke lol

[NYChistorygal]

Wouldn't even make my bucket list. Such a bad idea!

[NYChistorygal]

Originally Posted by stillkit

I don't want to, but some of our crew do and they don't know the first thing about New York. Letting them go alone and figuring it out for themselves would just be throwing them to the wolves.

Just say no!

[nightcrawler]

Originally Posted by sirtiger

some of you are hilarious

but the sad thing is, we actually mean it. !!!

[BeerGeek40]

I can think of about 500 things I would rather do than go to Times Square on New Year's Eve. One of the things on that list would be sitting around watching old re-runs of Lawrence Welk. I went there New Year's Eve of '88 or '89 and it was TERRIBLE.

[stillkit]

Thanks to all of you for your advice. Hopefully, it'll be cold and snowing and my Okie friends will just want to stay in bed.

I'm pulling out for the City in the morning. If you see a red Ford pickup with Texas plates and a Southern Baptist Disaster Relief sticker on the door, wave and say Hi! (Or, Howdy as we say down here!)