Have or would you like to be Times Square on New Years Eve?

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Have or would you like to be Times Square on New Years Eve?


When I was a kid, I promised my self I would be in Times Square for 2000. And I was. Standing next to me was the #1 Italian Soccer team. If we were in Europe, where they were known; they couldn't come out of their hotel. But here, they were unknown. It's like the entire Yankees team , standing in Rome. And they didn't speak English. As the ball fell, my friends and I were jumping up and down, hugged each other along with the Italian soccer team.


BTW, about the cold. in 2000, it was 25. There was just so many bodies there, that it was warm, at least 300,000.
 

I'd prefer to be in a romantic spot on the beach or a cozy cabin the mountains, but definitely not somewhere lost in the crowd. :newyearseve:
 
Smiling Jane said:
I work hard at avoiding crowds, not going where I know they're going to congregate.
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I agree especially with all the terrorist attacks these days whenever there's a large crowd gathered in public... No-one could pay me to go into Trafalgar square this New Years eve...although I have been in my younger days...


Here's a piece of nostalgia of Times square on NYE 1977.... /1978... 40 years ago tomorrow night, I can hardly believe it . I was 22 years old then... I feel the same age in my head


perhaps some of you were there in '77/78'...

 
You beat me to it, fuzzy. I was going to ask the same question. Just was wondering what it was like. I am an 8 hour drive from Times Square, and that is about as close as I want to get. Of course, maybe it is a older person related thing, but all I can think of is, standing out there for so long, where do they go to the bathroom??
 
Talk of NY in Time Square, reminded me of this information I read once about determining crowd sizes. Here is the short version:

[h=2]What Methods Are Used for Crowd Counting?[/h]
The most common method for estimating the number of people in a large crowd, known as Jacobs Method, is actually pretty straightforward. The technique is named after Herbert Jacobs, a professor of journalism at UC Berkeley who came up with it while trying to estimate the size of the Vietnam War protests outside his office window in the 1960s.Jacobs noticed that the ground outside was gridded so he could carefully count how many protesters were in one square on the grid and then multiply by the number of squares. Thus crowds in spaces like the National Mall that are laid out in a natural grid-like pattern can be easier to tally.​

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If a rally space is not so conveniently gridded, knowing the total area, along with the density of the crowd, is also sufficient. The most tightly packed crowd, known officially as “mosh pit density,” has one person per every 2.5 square feet. This is the sort of crowd where, if you were able to pick your feet up off the ground, you’d be so squished by those around you that you’d probably stay upright just fine. This density of people is considered a strict upper limit—any crowd counts that allot less space per person are not considered physically possible.A more breathable crowd puts one person per ever 4.5 square feet which still places you elbow to elbow with your neighbors. A light crowd might have one person per every 10 square feet. Thus breaking up the landscape into higher vs lower crowd density chunks and then multiplying by their relative areas can give very estimates of crowd size usually within 10-20%.​
 
No, never liked large crowds and always preferred to celebrate privately, just maybe watch the ball drop on TV.
 
NYC holds no attraction for me at any time, but especially in winter.

I would rather watch something else on TV, but my DW would not agree.
 
For most of my life, I've dreamed of being there - the epicenter of WHERE.IT'S.HAPPENING.

But now, I'm being realistic......it may be happening there but it won't be happening with me. The spirit is still willing but the flesh is weak...and old...and doesn't like cold and crowds and lack of bathrooms.
 
Like Falcon said, no and no. I usually fall asleep while watching. Since its my birthday I might try to stay up with a little Baileys to celebrate! Don't want to be where there are crowds in this day and age.
 
Happy New Year from Sydney

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