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New Years in this town is pretty cool.
In Sydney, fireworks are banned all year round, so people flock to the harbour for the officials and professionals to do their thing.
Here it seems fireworks are similarly banned from sale, except from December 29 until the end of the year. I found a good vantage spot near home to look over the town tonight, and I swear every second house in this place has someone launching fireworks. It's crazier than Taipei was, it's just a sea of colour.
Happy New Year, GSFers.
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Gazhel
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In Reply To #46
Sounds like Territory Day. One single day in the dry season, fireworks become legal and it can actually be pretty scary with the shit people do and all the misfires that go on. Still, wouldn't have it any other way.
Last year was particularly bad as it actually reduced the visibility at the airport for a while.
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In Reply To #46
Something similar happened in Prague. The "official" fireworks were on the 2nd and we left early. However, on New Year's the whole town was lit with the people's fireworks. An awesome sight.
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Heh. Funny. Was in cologne too a few weeks ago... Loved the Christmas markets, hated the crowd. Like... A lot.
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In Reply To #49
What was your crowd doing? I can't say I noticed anything particularly good or bad about it.
But maybe the final night is always more low key.
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In Reply To #50
You're small and can weave around people easily. Us tall folk hate crowds.
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Cyrris wrote: In Reply To #49
What was your crowd doing? Well... It was there? Just not a fan of a lot of people in one place I guess...
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In Reply To #51
I find it easier to navigate when I am tall, since I can see all of the openings to aim for.
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In Reply To #53
You make it sound like you have intervening periods of shortness which inconvenience you.
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In Reply To #54
That would be interesting. I have established over the years that I am quite boring.
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Chiquita wrote: In Reply To #50
You're small and can weave around people easily. Us tall folk hate crowds. YES. People running around at knee level, getting in the way. Walking slowly in front of me, with their tiny strides. They should all just fuck off.
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Soylent Dave wrote: Chiquita wrote: In Reply To #50
You're small and can weave around people easily. Us tall folk hate crowds. YES. People running around at knee level, getting in the way. Walking slowly in front of me, with their tiny strides. They should all just fuck off. Yes! Or walking right in front of you then just stopping to either gaze or engage in conversation. *rage*
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In Reply To #58
I particularly enjoy when people decide to stop and hold conversations at natural chokepoints, like junctions in supermarkets, or where the pavement narrows to pass under a bridge or something.
Twats.
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In Reply To #59
Went to Value Village today for some mat. clothes. Between the one asshole walking around with the inability to pick up his goddamned feet and people blocking access points with their carts when there was no fucking need for it...I'm wearing garbage bags from now on.
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