# Nearly 12.00 in New Zealand! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 31, 2013, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-12-00-in-new-zealand/677554 "2013-12-31T10:56:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-12-00-in-new-zealand/677554/1 "2013-12-31T10:56:03Z")
Happy New Year Kiwis 🙂 🙂 And we’re 2hrs behind them, here on the East Coast of Aus (four hrs on the west coast…so **HAPPY NEW YEAR TO AUSSIES** too, in case I fall asleep before midnight. And for those in Asia, HAPPY NEW YEAR for the next 4-6 hours (where 'ere you are) And for the rest of you, youse can wait until tomorrow. 😛 G’night, may your evening be grand, may your new year be grander, and I hope your hangovers aren’t too grandiose at all. (Y’know, I got SUSPENDED for a month a few years back for posting a Happy New Year thread in the Pit! Because I called it Happy _Fucking_ New Year, I thought it was the best place…but **Lynn Bodoni** thought otherwise. Thank goodness the Mods here have traded in their jackboots for fluffy slippers). Hey Lynn…HAPPY FUCKING NEW YEAR!! :: d & r :: 😃 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-12-00-in-new-zealand/677554/2 "2013-12-31T11:03:11Z")
Since I use a VPN my internet thinks I am in Finland so NYE is hours away. However a genuinely happy new year to you **kambuckta** whether you are awake in 2 hours or not. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-12-00-in-new-zealand/677554/3 "2013-12-31T11:13:23Z")
It’s a good night for it here in Melbourne. Clear skies and a warm evening. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-12-00-in-new-zealand/677554/4 "2013-12-31T11:36:42Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > It’s a good night for it here in Melbourne. Clear skies and a warm evening. Absolutely wonderful evening, the sunset was brilliant and it’s a clear cool night now. I’m babysitting the grand-babbies, littlest is asleep whilst the four-year old is trying desperately to stay awake until 12.00. I give him 20 minutes tops. 😃 And given it is now 10.30 ish already, I _might_ see midnight myself!! Happy New Year to both you and **don’t ask** **GuanoLad**. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-12-00-in-new-zealand/677554/5 "2013-12-31T12:04:52Z")
Happy fucking New Year to you, **kambuckta** , and to any other Dopers in the area! Chicago here, so I’ve got a good 18 hours to go yet. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-12-00-in-new-zealand/677554/6 "2013-12-31T12:20:40Z")
Happy fucking New Year. California has a bit to go yet. Here’s to a terrific 2014 for us all! ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-12-00-in-new-zealand/677554/7 "2013-12-31T13:11:39Z")
Don’t know whether you made it or not Kam; but with the echo of Sydney’s midnight fireworks dying away, Happy New Year for 2014 and best bloody oath kind thinkings to you all. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-12-00-in-new-zealand/677554/8 "2013-12-31T13:36:37Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > Don’t know whether you made it or not Kam; but with the echo of Sydney’s midnight fireworks dying away, Happy New Year for 2014 and best bloody oath kind thinkings to you all. The bloody grandkid made it, and thus so did I, dammit. Geez, talk about staying power…it wasn’t the fireworks that kept him up, it was the stupid Aus **Google** page, with 2013 dancing and the 4 to replace the 3 looking impatient on the sidelines. He sat there for the last freakin’ HOUR watching…and…waiting. And all the best to you Mr Ovine. May 2014 treat you well Sir, and may your health and wealth both hit the highest (excluding cholesterol, blood pressure and any other conditions where high means NOT GOOD) Take care matey. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-12-00-in-new-zealand/677554/9 "2013-12-31T15:11:28Z")
Happy fucking, new year! 😃 Hey, anyone know where I can watch the new year ball drop for the east coast online? We don’t have cable. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-12-00-in-new-zealand/677554/10 "2013-12-31T20:11:42Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > Happy fucking, new year! 😃 > > Hey, anyone know where I can watch the new year ball drop for the east coast online? We don’t have cable. They say they will begin live coverage from Times Square in a few hours at [TimesSquareNYC.org](http://www.timessquarenyc.org/events/new-years-eve/nye-schedule/index.aspx#.UsMj6_RDuar), “The Official Site of Times Square”! ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-12-00-in-new-zealand/677554/11 "2013-12-31T20:24:47Z")
> [@Bumbershoot](#): > > They say they will begin live coverage from Times Square in a few hours at [TimesSquareNYC.org](http://www.timessquarenyc.org/events/new-years-eve/nye-schedule/index.aspx#.UsMj6_RDuar), “The Official Site of Times Square”! Thanks! I’ll test it when I get home. Will be very nice if it works.