Big Ben
Dec 26th 2005, 6:58 am
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Big Ben
Is there a way to watch the New Year's Eve Big Ben chimes on the internet? The New Year just ain't the same without Big Ben....it's a bit of an anti-climax actually. I'd love to watch it live and grab some of the atmosphere.
Dec 26th 2005, 10:52 am
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Re: Big Ben
Originally Posted by Rockgurl
Is there a way to watch the New Year's Eve Big Ben chimes on the internet? The New Year just ain't the same without Big Ben....it's a bit of an anti-climax actually. I'd love to watch it live and grab some of the atmosphere.
Dec 26th 2005, 12:33 pm
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Re: Big Ben
Originally Posted by Rockgurl
Is there a way to watch the New Year's Eve Big Ben chimes on the internet? The New Year just ain't the same without Big Ben....it's a bit of an anti-climax actually. I'd love to watch it live and grab some of the atmosphere.
Only trouble is it'd be like "BOING...Happy New year....oh its only 7pm"
Dec 26th 2005, 12:37 pm
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Re: Big Ben
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Only trouble is it'd be like "BOING...Happy New year....oh its only 7pm"
Hey AWP duno why but that made me laugh..lol
Dec 26th 2005, 3:34 pm
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Re: Big Ben
Originally Posted by Rockgurl
Is there a way to watch the New Year's Eve Big Ben chimes on the internet? The New Year just ain't the same without Big Ben....it's a bit of an anti-climax actually. I'd love to watch it live and grab some of the atmosphere.
http://www.camvista.com/england/london/bigben.php3
Its not very clear but you can also see more live web cams of London
Dec 26th 2005, 5:47 pm
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Re: Big Ben
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Only trouble is it'd be like "BOING...Happy New year....oh its only 7pm"
Dec 26th 2005, 5:54 pm
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Re: Big Ben
Originally Posted by Rockgurl
I know! But really I'd rather celebrate it at 7pm the British way and then again with the anti-climatic American way at midnight. The first chime of Big Ben always brings a tear to my eye.
But I know what you mean. If it'll help Ill come on here and type BOING really loudly at midnight next saturday.
Dec 26th 2005, 7:43 pm
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Re: Big Ben
Originally Posted by TruBrit
Hey AWP duno why but that made me laugh..lol Last year one of the cable news channels was going country by country on the hour. 5pm was something like Helsinki, 6pm was Berlin, 7pm was London etc. etc... Dont know whether they are going to do it again (not that I can remember if it was MSNBC, Faux News or CNN)
Dec 26th 2005, 7:45 pm
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Re: Big Ben
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
It did mine too when I got my fingers caught in a model of it one drunken news year eve.
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Dec 26th 2005, 7:45 pm
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Re: Big Ben
Originally Posted by Patrick
Houston has sucked all the intelligence out of you!
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Dec 26th 2005, 9:37 pm
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Re: Big Ben
[QUOTE=Patrick]Houston has sucked all the intelligence out of you!
Hey you are so right there...don't take much to make me
Hopefully I'll improve 
Hey you are so right there...don't take much to make me
Hopefully I'll improve
Dec 27th 2005, 2:00 am
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Re: Big Ben
Originally Posted by Rockgurl
I know! But really I'd rather celebrate it at 7pm the British way and then again with the anti-climatic American way at midnight. The first chime of Big Ben always brings a tear to my eye.
Dec 27th 2005, 2:20 am
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Re: Big Ben
Originally Posted by Patrick
Houston has sucked all the intelligence out of you!
Last year one of the cable news channels was going country by country on the hour. 5pm was something like Helsinki, 6pm was Berlin, 7pm was London etc. etc... Dont know whether they are going to do it again (not that I can remember if it was MSNBC, Faux News or CNN)
Last year one of the cable news channels was going country by country on the hour. 5pm was something like Helsinki, 6pm was Berlin, 7pm was London etc. etc... Dont know whether they are going to do it again (not that I can remember if it was MSNBC, Faux News or CNN)
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Dec 27th 2005, 10:59 am
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Re: Big Ben
Originally Posted by yorkshire_lass
Hope someone comes up with an answer, would like to see that myself. I have mostly got over the frequent homesickness but this was my first Christmas away from family and the UK, and to be frank, it sucked.....
Here we go Pittsburgh!
Dec 27th 2005, 12:24 pm
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Re: Big Ben
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
It did mine too when I got my fingers caught in a model of it one drunken news year eve.
But I know what you mean. If it'll help Ill come on here and type BOING really loudly at midnight next saturday.
But I know what you mean. If it'll help Ill come on here and type BOING really loudly at midnight next saturday.