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If you had known it was your last night out pre covid

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2toe · 16/01/2021 19:06

Light heartedly what would you have done if you had known that night would be your last completely free night for goodness knows how long?
Mine was a friends birthday, we had a lovely meal and a few drinks but if I’d known I would have absolutely gotten fairly drunk, sang karaoke, danced around some lamp posts, chatted up some random men, stayed up all night, I may have even gone to a night club (haven’t been in one of those since the 90s), I would have hugged everyone!

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SuperCaliFragalistic · 16/01/2021 20:42

I probably would have gone somewhere nicer than wetherspoons if I'd known... was fun though, got twatted on the cheap with a great friend.

maddiemookins16mum · 16/01/2021 20:44

A top west end show, with a fabulous dinner somewhere and a fancy hotel in London on a Saturday night.

Or

A local pub in Bromley with ex work colleagues, drinking too much wine, laughing and reliving stories followed by a curry.

recluse · 16/01/2021 20:46

Gone to see my Dad - but he lives abroad so it would have taken longer than one night.

lachy · 16/01/2021 20:51

A group of us were were out celebrating a friend's birthday. I wouldn't have changed anything other than making the night three times as long.

We have seen each other since, but we've all said how much we wished we could have carried on into the wee small hours.

EveningOverRooftops · 16/01/2021 20:59

Got my passport sooner and headed to meet that bloke 🙈

SomeoneInTheLaaaaaounge · 16/01/2021 21:08

A shit load of Mandy and a packet of fags..... mmmmmmm

Workyticket · 16/01/2021 21:13

We were out on March 14th for my birthday. Last Saturday before lockdown - there was a threat of it coming

We were localish but had booked a hotel as we had a babysitter. It was a bloody brilliant night - we got a free upgrade at the hotel as they were so quiet.

Out in a lovely bar by 2.45pm. We had lunch, cocktails, lots of drinks, tapas in the evening then we found a cheeay bar to dance in

Rampant sex at the hotel and a lie in then buffet breakfast. Every Saturday night since we've reminisced about that night!

Cuntitinthebin · 16/01/2021 21:18

I had a fabulous day out about two weeks before lockdown.

I got day drunk with my friends and went shopping.

God, I miss being able to do that.

ImBoredAgain · 16/01/2021 21:20

We were told when our last night out was before pubs were closed.. so we did know

TLKlover · 16/01/2021 21:22

My last night out was November 2019, I didn't drink as I was on a coach trip the next day with my husband & girls to see my stepson & girlfriend x

I was invited out in February 2020 but was suffering with horrendous anxiety and cancelled, I still regret that as I prob needed that time with my close friends to refocus but hey ho, this is life.

We will meet again & they are still here for me anyway :)

Maryann1975 · 16/01/2021 21:24

The weekend before theatres closed, we (Friends and i) went. It was fantastic. We also had a meal out. As I always do when I see a new musical, I listen to the soundtrack continuously for the next few weeks. It’s kind of my families theme tune for the lockdown. I played it recently and they all said it reminded them of lockdown times and all the uncertainty of the spring.

I wouldn’t change my last night out at all. I love the theatre and it is the thing I am missing the most I think, so I’m glad I got to go just before they closed.

TheNextCaroleMiddleton · 16/01/2021 21:30

Not a night out but knew lockdown was imminent and went for a week day lunch with a dear friend (also a colleague), normally a pret arrangement but as a ‘last supper’ and due to her being French, we had champagne. I’m hanging on for a repeat when this mess is over....

iftherewereahorseyinthehouse · 16/01/2021 21:39

Mine was my fortieth on 7 March. I went home early as I wasn't feeling great. If id known I definitely wouldn't have done that 🤨

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2toe · 16/01/2021 21:41

@ImBoredAgain I was particularly referring to the time we went out with such freedom, when we weren’t thinking about social distancing, not knowing what was to come as opposed to the last time people could enter a pub before lockdown. I can’t say I know anyone that went for a last hurrah just because they could, by that time people I know were being careful.

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Poppiesway1 · 16/01/2021 21:43

My last night out was the weekend actually before lockdown. I was designated driver. I will never offer to be designated driver again and will try ALL the cocktails..Grin (it’s rare I go out as it is!! But that night I really regret driving!)

Sirzy · 16/01/2021 21:43

Mine was my partners 50th party just before all went to pot. Afternoon in the pub with two of our favourite bands playing and some great friends followed by a trip to another pub that ended in some very drunken karaoke! Pretty good last night out really.

redsquirrelfan · 16/01/2021 21:43

I did have a good idea it was the last time. DS was away in Italy the last weekend in Feb and DH and I went out to our local Pizza Express. We knew it was unlikely we'd be going out for my birthday a week or so later, and so it transpired. We could have gone out as places were still open, but by then it was already pretty clear that it wouldn't be a good idea.

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2toe · 16/01/2021 21:46

I started this in a lighthearted way but it’s made me quite emotional, it’s lovely to hear everyone’s stories. I swear I will thoroughly enjoy and make the most of every opportunity to be out with friends when it’s possible to do so again!

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georgarina · 16/01/2021 21:47

I actually did go out the week before lockdown - we had a big night out and were joking that 'this would be the last one for a while' - not having any idea what was to come.

We went to two bars, went for food after, and went home on a packed night bus...all a distant memory now!

redsquirrelfan · 16/01/2021 21:49

BIL got married the weekend before lockdown too - we wouldn't have gone if it had not been a family wedding. They were so lucky they got to have a "proper" wedding (although they did have about 20% of their guests drop out).

AndcalloffChristmas · 16/01/2021 21:53

Had a few friends around for drinks on March 14th. As a pp has said we sort of knew it was coming and I remember there was already a no hugging thing gojng on. It did have a last supper vibe.

I think last night out was my friend’s birthday at the end of Feb, although I had to get back to the baby sitter.

Managed to fit a few things in over the summer thank goodness but I really can’t wait until we can go out places again.

Stillgoings · 16/01/2021 21:59

My last night out was Valentines night. We don't normally do anything but for some reason we decided to go for a meal out to a tapas restaurant. it was a great meal but I remember thinking it would have been better if we'd have made it a double date with our friends. I definitely wish we had now having only seen them twice since ☹️

shinynewapple2021 · 16/01/2021 22:02

Not quite the same thing but DH and I had last minute weekend away to Alicante just after Christmas 2019. So glad we went as the memory kept me going when we weren't able to get away later in 2020 .

(Mind you I also have some good memories of the couple of UK breaks we did have, making the best of things )

andadietcoke · 16/01/2021 22:04

I would not have spent it in a subterranean nightclub in a dodgy hotel in Bracknell.

AndcalloffChristmas · 16/01/2021 22:07

It is really quite sad reading these.

It’s got to the point of thinking it’ll never be normal again, hasn’t it?