Whats the ploy?

If there are sufficient people free/available/interested....

housewarming/xmas/newyear/symposium style gathering at our place in southampton

all the usual rules apply...

any comments?

Comments:

Yes.

Thankyou peeps.

Sounds good to me.

My only comments would be thus: I find New Year is best celebrated by NOT getting absolutely hammered. Yes thats right I said NOT absolutely hammered. So maybe a meal/drinks and a chillout session, thus avoiding the annual anticlimax.

But other than that Southampton would be good.

Count me in.

Jonnyboy - first run through of Jammyploy download to bring in the new year? get thinking.

Wozza - sounds like a Part-E (yes with a capital E) but I'm afraid I'm actually commited to be in London for NY this year.

Though if you get that GamerBus along I'll revise priorities

sampie yes...
dannyboy bastard - touché

anymore foy anymore?

Uhh, yeah. Pencil me in fella.

Might I expand on Sammyboy's point re alcohol (which I agree with) by saying that in my experience 8 hours of solid x-box-age does not equate to a successful new year's celebration. Having said that, I'm sure a little bit of Buzz on the PS2 would go down pretty well. The key word I think is moderation.

Having said all that, my overall comment remains: 'yes'.

Yes

how about you sell the consoles, and spend all the booze money on fireworks....

then we can empty all the fireworks of their gunpowder, stick them in a big box and bring the new year's in with a REAL bang ;-)