FabSwingers.com forum: PARTY LIKE IT'S 1999...

By *easingTim OP Man
5 days ago

Loughlinstown

Just like the Prince song of old, 1999, a quarter of a century ago on the eve of 2000 when Y2K was a serious threat

Westlife were selling out "the Point Depot"

and the end of the world was a possibility

Anyway we made it!

But to those old enough, can you remember what you were doing on the Eve of 2000, where you were and what was important to you back then?

A trip down memory land and some nostalgia perhaps

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By *ipstick KissesWoman
5 days ago

There and Here

I actually do 🤣

I had the worst flu ever. Like horrendous. New Year's Eve afternoon my mum brought me several sets of fresh bedclothes and some new nightwear because I was constantly drenched with sweat.

I'd insisted that everyone should go out and enjoy the celebrations and that I'd be fine, then spent the night delirious, crying and calling them all the names under the sun for leaving me on my own 😆

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By *iscuits8Man
5 days ago

Meath / Dublin / Birmingham

I was 13 years old. So fairly hazy recollection. Fairly nerdy (shut up, I grew out of it and I'm cool now 👀/into computers at the time and trying to wrap my head around what the whole Millennium Bug/Y2K thing was about. Nothing happened. That's about my whole taking from NYE 2000...

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By *og-ManMan
5 days ago

somewhere

Waiting on the world to end with Y2K

Had a very small baby and a 4 yr old so was at a family Party in a house

When the clock struck I was checking on them sleeping in a travel cot

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By *easingTim OP Man
5 days ago

Loughlinstown

Myself, I was at my parents house after splitting up with my first serious girlfriend

who used, abused (in a good way

) then left me to feck off to Australia. She was my first and taught me a few things

Spent the night drinking my ass off and watching movies wondering if I'd ever get outta home or get my first car.

Simpler times and kick ass music back then too!

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By *ealitybitesMan
5 days ago

Belfast

At my bosses house for a party and given responsibility for the fireworks.

There were about 50 people at the party and on the stroke of midnight the local council had a piss poor firework display 500 yards away that lasted less than a minute.

The 200 people who had turned out for it all appeared at my bosses front gate and watched the display we were putting on instead.

Left the party at 2 am and in work for 7.

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By *iscuits8Man
5 days ago

Meath / Dublin / Birmingham

"Simpler times and kick ass music back then too!

Amen brother 🤘🎸

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By *abbingMan
5 days ago

Belfast

I recall my main worry wasn't Y2K, but whether I looked old enough to sneak into one of the local discos with my older cousins - not sure if I slipped in unnoticed or if the bouncers took pity on my for trying, but had a great night!

Also seem to recall some of the local pubs thinking they could get away with charging people 80 quid in for the start of the new millennium (about 150 equivalent today!) but subsequently getting a reality check when only a handful of people bought tickets - they ended up having to refund a bunch of people and charge a tenner on the door like any other year!

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By *ubadubdubWoman
5 days ago

Hereabouts

I was on a beach in Australia drinking and listening to music with friends. It had been lashing rain the night before but thankfully cleared to let us enjoy the big night under the stars. Awesome 😎

Nice memory, Thanks for the thread OP

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By *ilthyNightsCouple
5 days ago

East / North, Cork

MDMA

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By *lutterFlyWoman
5 days ago

Not Belfast but NI

I worked in a Government Dept and some of us were on call in case some of the IT systems had issues with Y2K

So no alcohol or no parties and I had to go into the office to run system tests etc for the following week.

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By *ustBoWoman
5 days ago

Somewhere in Co. Down

I was in bed early cos I was working the next day .Nothing much changes it seems

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By *ingerrrrWoman
5 days ago

Meath

Big house party.. my daughter was only 10 months old and I got her back up out of bed, put a sparky dress on her danced around with her to bring in the year 2000 then put her to bed and followed soon after.. hubby was only y2k watch but as we all know nothing happened..

Tonight we are on the couch together chilling..

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By *og-ManMan
5 days ago

somewhere

"I was in bed early cos I was working the next day .Nothing much changes it seems

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By *elfastDMan
5 days ago

belfast

Went to the fireworks in Belfast and then back for a house party

Them were the days

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By *allySlinkyWoman
5 days ago

Leeds

I went to a fancy dress party next door as the Millenium Bug

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By *iscuits8Man
5 days ago

Meath / Dublin / Birmingham

"I went to a fancy dress party next door as the Millenium Bug"

24 great pics in your public gallery and yet all I can think is that there was one of this 😆

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By *elfastDMan
5 days ago

belfast

"I went to a fancy dress party next door as the Millenium Bug"

Who knew that the only reason that it didn’t end up as anything was because the millennium bug was partying too hard

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By *allySlinkyWoman
5 days ago

Leeds

"I went to a fancy dress party next door as the Millenium Bug

24 great pics in your public gallery and yet all I can think is that there was one of this 😆"

In 2000 I didn't have a phone with a camera

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By *iscuits8Man
5 days ago

Meath / Dublin / Birmingham

"I went to a fancy dress party next door as the Millenium Bug

24 great pics in your public gallery and yet all I can think is that there was one of this 😆

In 2000 I didn't have a phone with a camera"

And we're all the poorer for it

Happy new year!

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By *ueen_MeadhbhWoman
5 days ago

sligo

I had a 6 Yr old, so probably was in bed before midnight.

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By *exyScientistsCouple
5 days ago

Castlebar

I was working that night 😳

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By *panishRebelMan
5 days ago

Alicante Spain, and Cork City Ireland

I was playing football on a 24 hour charity thing then.....

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By *phrodite72Woman
4 days ago

dublin/galway

I got married August that year..was working in banking so y2k was a genuine worry but had an awesome night with new neighbours

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By *avie tCouple
4 days ago

otherside of nowhere

I had planned to be in New York for New Year's eve but couldn't due to a family situation...so spent the night sad and pissed off in general...not my finest hour..

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By *ezoMan
4 days ago

The Kingdom

Was forced to work even though I booked the night off.

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