Soldato
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...during the 1999 eclipse?
...the Millennium?
...when Princess Diana died?
...when Jacko died?
...when ding-dong the Witch is dead?
...during 9/11?
Not had one of these threads for a while, so thought we'd have an updated one
For the Millennium, you can choose between NYE2000 or NYE2001. Technically, 2001 was correct because there wasn't a year 0, but spiritually most people celebrated it in 2000.
For me:
'99 eclipse - was at Grandparents in Devon thus correct place for totality (other correct place being Cornwall). We went up a local TV mast hill. Lots of kids there and they howled like wolves during the totality. Usual dismal English weather though, so no 'sun' to see. Stuck a VHS tape in Grandparents' VCR though so managed to record a lot of the TV footage.
Millennium (NYE2000) - big disappointment for me. I was between uni semesters, so was up for pubbing but couldn't find a group to join as my parents lives in the middle of nowhere. So was just a low key night with my parents who invited some of their friends around who I didn't know. Still a bit narked off about it today lol.
Princess Diana - it was almost the end of the summer school hols (about to start my upper 6th). Got up late like 10:30, showered and dressed. Then downstairs, my parents said in the exact words "there's been some disturbing news - Diana has been killed in a car accident". Bizarre day that was, to add to the already pants year that 1997 was.
Jacko - much speculation, and I thought it was a hoax for a good few hours. Was on Skype with my best friend while it unfolded. It was a Wed or Thu night, so was working the next day. I remember slinking off to the local park during lunch for a bit of silence.
Ding dong the Witch is dead - not many ****s given about this tbh and can't even remember which year it was. All I remember was my parents were on a ferry to France when it was announced, so they found out while they were aboard the boat lol
9/11 - was working in a library on a sandwich year placement between years 2 and 3 of uni. The boss told us admins to go downstairs and watch the big (at least) 52" flatscreen TV. Would have been unusual and expensive in 2001. Boss said that a bomb has gone off in NY. Turns out that the 'bomb' was a hijacked plane, and we saw the 2nd tower being hit live on the TV. The rest of the week wasn't the same, and the nightclubs weren't as full over the next few weekends, then went back to uni in late Sep to do year 3.
...the Millennium?
...when Princess Diana died?
...when Jacko died?
...when ding-dong the Witch is dead?
...during 9/11?
Not had one of these threads for a while, so thought we'd have an updated one
For the Millennium, you can choose between NYE2000 or NYE2001. Technically, 2001 was correct because there wasn't a year 0, but spiritually most people celebrated it in 2000.For me:
'99 eclipse - was at Grandparents in Devon thus correct place for totality (other correct place being Cornwall). We went up a local TV mast hill. Lots of kids there and they howled like wolves during the totality. Usual dismal English weather though, so no 'sun' to see. Stuck a VHS tape in Grandparents' VCR though so managed to record a lot of the TV footage.
Millennium (NYE2000) - big disappointment for me. I was between uni semesters, so was up for pubbing but couldn't find a group to join as my parents lives in the middle of nowhere. So was just a low key night with my parents who invited some of their friends around who I didn't know. Still a bit narked off about it today lol.
Princess Diana - it was almost the end of the summer school hols (about to start my upper 6th). Got up late like 10:30, showered and dressed. Then downstairs, my parents said in the exact words "there's been some disturbing news - Diana has been killed in a car accident". Bizarre day that was, to add to the already pants year that 1997 was.
Jacko - much speculation, and I thought it was a hoax for a good few hours. Was on Skype with my best friend while it unfolded. It was a Wed or Thu night, so was working the next day. I remember slinking off to the local park during lunch for a bit of silence.
Ding dong the Witch is dead - not many ****s given about this tbh and can't even remember which year it was. All I remember was my parents were on a ferry to France when it was announced, so they found out while they were aboard the boat lol
9/11 - was working in a library on a sandwich year placement between years 2 and 3 of uni. The boss told us admins to go downstairs and watch the big (at least) 52" flatscreen TV. Would have been unusual and expensive in 2001. Boss said that a bomb has gone off in NY. Turns out that the 'bomb' was a hijacked plane, and we saw the 2nd tower being hit live on the TV. The rest of the week wasn't the same, and the nightclubs weren't as full over the next few weekends, then went back to uni in late Sep to do year 3.
) and for some reason i left the tv on while i was getting stuff ready. Never made it into lectures cos i was glued to the tv.