Staying up all night? What’s your plan?

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I am planning to stay up all night tonight. Well, I’ll probably decide after I’ve seen the exit polls at 10. The BBC have some suggestions for the best way to stay awake:

1. embrace the multi-nap strategy - first one at 21:00 tonight, in time for the 22:00 exit poll, then at 02:00, 06:00 and 14:00 on Friday
2. but limit naps to between 20-30 minutes and "pre-load" with a caffeine hit just before you sleep
3. keep hydrated with water but avoid sugar-packed energy drinks and alcohol
4. keep all the lights on overnight
5. snack on protein drinks or unsalted nuts (sorry, no chocolate)

Does anyone else have a plan? Eg. When are the first results likely? What would be the best times to nap?

You are my kind of person!

My dream result tonight would be Labour in power with Lib Dems as opposition.

I'm considering Espresso Martinis 🍸

Having a very early sleep then waking up to watch it at around 1 onwards. Will probably go back to bed for a bit after the school run tomorrow!

Fabulous idea!

I feel like we've all earned that moment after what she put us through!

I'm with you on that one!

I have a lovely bottle of cremant chilling in the fridge, and spent a small fortune today in our local deli buying some delicious cheeses, crackers, olives and chutneys. I'm going to set it all out shortly before the exit poll, but save the cremant until I'm more confident that Labour have won. Also bought a box of chocolate truffles to keep us going.

I've booked tomorrow off work to recover.

@EnglishBluebell

the same old reply. Different people enjoy different things. People will be watching it for different reasons some peoples jobs will be affected immediately, some people want to see specific MP's lose their seats,some be )deluded) people think having a Labour government is going to bring unicorns & some of us just enjoy watching it unfold and all the drama, predictions & mathematical calculations. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@HarrietTheSpyglass

do you not watch any sport either?

@reallifeboogie

i don't want 'to find out in the morning'

i want to watch it unfolding & the reactions.

I have to be up for work at 5.30 so I'm going to bed after the 10 pm exit poll but setting the alarm for 3 at which point I intend to get up and watch the results come on while dosing on the sofa until it's time to get ready for work.

As a child, my Dad always stayed up to watch election results and I never understood it. At Uni, in 1997, I had started seeing a guy and he and his friends were planning an all night viewing and so I went along to impress him. I loved it! I think I only saw him for another couple of weeks but, almost 30 years later, I stay up for the results. Conveniently, I already had the day off tomorrow so was thrilled when the date of the election was announced. Even with the day off, I don't think I can handle being up all night these days so am planning to see the exit polls come in and then sleep until about 2.30. It's always a bit dull until things really get going around then.

@EnglishBluebell I don’t work in government and politics but like every single citizen of the country I am directly affected by who is in power. Everybody is.

I also spent a lot of time with my grandparents, who despite being British citizens did not have the right to vote until they were 18 (grandads)and 28 (grandmother). We all know how women had to fight to get the vote, but working class men could not vote until 1918! My grandparents were not earnest middle class types but they were really serious about democracy because they knew how precious and hard won it was. My grandmother was German so she had an extra reason to value democracy. Our family always got involved in election day. X factor too, and royal weddings. But seriously, which of those national events is more important? It’s something that you are personally involved in, you have a vote and everybody’s vote counts.

Leaving aside that seriousness election tv is actual drama with characters (heroes and villains) surprises and plot twists. You honestly think X factor is better?

Also, watching the results is an integral part of democracy. It’s vital that we all witness it happening so that the process is transparent, scrutinised and engaging. Imagine a society which let it all happen behind closed doors without interest. That is a frightening thought

Will watch exit poll and then to bed. R4 on all night (as it always is) so will absorb news while asleep and wake up entirely informed without effort. Telly pictures will be rehearsed many times over the next couple of days so if I want to see JRM etc lose their seats, it’ll be on a permanent loop. Such is the nature of 24 hour news.

I remember staying up as a teenager and watching through the night.

Now I have a teething 17 month old and the broken sleep has been too much this week so I'll be off to bed after the exit polls.

Enjoy all who are staying up!

Beginning to think this is the reason for my local AldCado had 0 edam / gouda... such good cheese intake - long night ahead for some!

The results will all be there in the morning folks…

Not long to wait now!

It's like saying why watch sport when the results are online the next day.

Not really the same at all. The votes have all been cast by 10pm!

Working tomorrow, so no late night for me.

The votes may have been cast but the results are not yet known.

I'm no heading to bed after the exit polls, I usually wake 2-3 times being a rubbish sleeper, I'll stay up from 3am ish

Anyone else feeling a bit nervous? My wish list includes obviously a labour majority. Libdems in opposition and tories less than 100. And no reform obvs. Worried there are actually loads of shy tories and I'm going to be massively disappointed by the great bristish public ( think this is a bit of brexit night ptsd).
Have snacks and drinks and been on the coffee this afternoon...

God there are some right misery guts on this thread.

I always stay up as much as I can and book the day after an election off work.

I'm very interested in politics and an election night always feels exciting with lots of moving parts. I don't want to "find out in the morning" I like watching it unfold live. It's once every few years and hurts nobody other than makes me very tired the next day.

I wouldn't stay up to watch the Superbowl in the middle of the night like DH does, he doesn't stay up with me to watch election results but we respect that each other find these events interesting.

I'm not at work tomorrow and DDs are at school so I can doze as much as I like during the day tomorrow to recover.

I've got a blanket on the sofa in case I fall asleep, a block of brie and some crackers. Bring it on!