What's open on Christmas day?

sprinklesspanky · 19-12-2008 1:06pm #1

I am spending Christmas alone and I am trying to figure out what to do with myself. Last year, I spent the day inside watching TV... I can't do that this year as I've no cable. I guess I could watch crap online and download some stuff to watch but I'd rather get out and about.

So...

What's open on Christmas day? Internet cafes, pubs, restaurants, anything... what's open?

TestTransmission · 19-12-2008 1:07pm

Petrol stations..thats about it

sprinklesspanky · 19-12-2008 1:08pm

Also any lonely hearts events will be a welcome suggestion as I broke with my girlfriend a couple of weeks ago...

I'd take an AA meeting at this point! They're always good entertainment!

Dancor · 19-12-2008 1:08pm

Churches

DemocAnarchis · 19-12-2008 1:09pm

sprinklesspanky wrote: »

What's open on Christmas day?

Presents!

sprinklesspanky · 19-12-2008 1:09pm

jackncoke wrote: »

Petrol stations..thats about it

Got to be something else... I know most places will be closed but something has to be open in Dublin

TestTransmission · 19-12-2008 1:11pm

sprinklesspanky wrote: »

Got to be something else... I know most places will be closed but something has to be open in Dublin

dancor wrote: »

Churches

Yup

beerbaron · 19-12-2008 1:11pm

Chinese takeaways

eoinmaclove · 19-12-2008 1:12pm

Yore ma

MagicMarker · 19-12-2008 1:12pm

Petrol Stations
Hospitals
Garda Stations

I recommend buying yourself a box set of a certain tv series and spend your day watching that (ah heaven!:)). I also recommend buying yourself a chinese on xmas eve and heating it up on christmas day, get a few beers, some munchies and most importantly, some porn for bedtime.

sprinklesspanky · 19-12-2008 1:13pm

What about hostels? There has got to be some homesick foreign girls in need of a cuddle, or a letch

sprinklesspanky · 19-12-2008 1:15pm

MagicMarker wrote: »

Petrol Stations
Hospitals
Garda Stations

I recommend buying yourself a box set of a certain tv series and spend your day watching that (ah heaven!:)). I also recommend buying yourself a chinese on xmas eve and heating it up on christmas day, get a few beers, some munchies and most importantly, some porn for bedtime.

Yeah, see that's the easy answer... got to be something else going on. Maybe we could hear from some people who have to work on Christmas day and what they're doing.

4zn76tysfajdxp · 19-12-2008 1:16pm

sprinklesspanky wrote: »

What about hostels? There has got to be some homesick foreign girls in need of a cuddle, or a letch

Do you not have some sort of family you could stay with...?

lucylu · 19-12-2008 1:17pm

Very little will be open anywhere.
Goal are doing a Mile run for Charity http://www.goal.ie/fundraising/miles2008.shtml around the country

biko · 19-12-2008 1:18pm

Boards is always open.

sprinklesspanky · 19-12-2008 1:19pm

Patrick Sticky Aircraft wrote: »

Do you not have some sort of family you could stay with...?

If I had that, I wouldn't be posting here... sadly

sprinklesspanky · 19-12-2008 1:21pm

biko wrote: »

Boards is always open.

Yeah, I dunno if that's a good thing.

jk jk

Seriously staying at home surfing the web is the easy answer, I am looking for something to do.

JaneyMc · 19-12-2008 1:21pm

Have you thought about maybe volunteering somewhere? A friend of mine is volunteering in the RDS helping with a Christmas dinner thing for the homeless.

I really do not think that there will be much open. Maybe some restaurants in town who's owners don't celebrate Christmas?

ITMissy · 19-12-2008 1:22pm

Some restaurants do open and serve xmas dinner if you fancy that

http://www.monalisabistro.com/dynamicdata/ChristmasDayRestaurantBookingsDublin.asp

See can you google some more. Some Hotels open

sprinklesspanky · 19-12-2008 1:25pm

ITMissy wrote: »

Some restaurants do open and serve xmas dinner if you fancy that

http://www.monalisabistro.com/dynamicdata/ChristmasDayRestaurantBookingsDublin.asp

See can you google some more. Some Hotels open

There we go! Nice one ITMissy!

Stercus Accidit · 19-12-2008 1:25pm

Christmas, or capitalist spending festival, aka, materialism overload day or in other circles, merry festival of buying, selling and being loud, is overall, a lame day, with some ok stuff leading upto it, and some ok stuff after it.

My suggestion;

Buy some sleeping pills and bypass the whole miserable 24 hours.

Also afaik hotels are open, and their bars*

*maybe

sprinklesspanky · 19-12-2008 1:25pm

JaneyMc wrote: »

Have you thought about maybe volunteering somewhere? A friend of mine is volunteering in the RDS helping with a Christmas dinner thing for the homeless.

I really do not think that there will be much open. Maybe some restaurants in town who's owners don't celebrate Christmas?

Not really into the idea of being harassed by skangers at Christmas... I get that most days of the year.

TestTransmission · 19-12-2008 1:26pm

sprinklesspanky wrote: »

Yeah, see that's the easy answer... got to be something else going on. Maybe we could hear from some people who have to work on Christmas day and what they're doing.

****,thanks for reminding me,:mad: my office is open 365 days a year,24/7.
Im working until 8am christmas day...then driving home for food and beer,etc etc

sprinklesspanky · 19-12-2008 1:28pm

jackncoke wrote: »

****,thanks for reminding me,:mad: my office is open 365 days a year,24/7.
Im working until 8am christmas day...then driving home for food and beer,etc etc

Well it was just as probable that you worked in a bar or something...

Sucks, you have family you want to be with and can't until later in the day. I actually asked to work Christmas.:(

TestTransmission · 19-12-2008 1:32pm

sprinklesspanky wrote: »

Well it was just as probable that you worked in a bar or something...

Sucks, you have family you want to be with and can't until later in the day. I actually asked to work Christmas.:(

I got a 2 hour drive after working a 12 hour shift,not looking that forward to it to be honest

Wurly · 19-12-2008 1:32pm

eoinmaclove wrote: »

Yore ma's legs

FYP!;)

Degsy · 19-12-2008 1:36pm

There's usually charity xmas day swims organised at various palces.They do one in clontarf..its a long shot but you might meet somebody there.

Relevant · 19-12-2008 1:45pm

sprinklesspanky wrote: »

Not really into the idea of being harassed by skangers at Christmas... I get that most days of the year.

And you wonder why you are alone at Christmas:rolleyes:

Preset No.3 · 19-12-2008 1:46pm

Im on my own on xmas day so i said i work it. Double money! Then its home for season 2 of 'friday night lights'. Then it'll all be over. Bah fcuking humbug to the lot of ya!

sprinklesspanky · 19-12-2008 1:50pm

Relevant wrote: »

And you wonder why you are alone at Christmas:rolleyes:

No, I don't wonder... I know.

As much as I enjoy the idea of helping needy people over Christmas, we all know what kind of people will be there.

Thanks for suggesting I am a bad person though.

Donny5 · 19-12-2008 1:59pm

sprinklesspanky wrote: »

As much as I enjoy the idea of helping needy people over Christmas, we all know what kind of people will be there.

Homeless people?

What's open on Christmas day?

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