Its officially time to say ta ta to Trump... its inauguration day (trump #122)

[ArrrMeHearties]

And so the end is neigh its final curtains for the orange one and I for one am going to celebrate. Heres to 🍾 all over the world tomorrow
Link to previous thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4136877-Biden-our-time-until-Inauguration-Day-Trump-121?msgid=103819311#103819311

To all of you here on this thread:

Yes, I've had enough champers to be slightly maudlin.

The White House is still being cleared and cleaned

Thank God Trump is gone. My husband is pleased as he thinks my BP will go down now. (Except, Brexit and Johnson are still there.)

Thank you to everyone for keeping these threads going for so long, all the stalwarts, and then the flibbertigibbets like me .

Podium Cleaner Man was my Man of the Match.

@DuncinToffee

The White House is still being cleared and cleaned

I've been wondering if the Bidens are going to be given the OK to move in today.

No more Biden our time.

I think the new thread should be Across's suggestion of "Donald Who? Biden thread #1"

(So many excellent suggestions we haven't managed to use along the way: sorry not all have got squeezed in.)

You can tell Trump did bugger all while he was in office...all the other ex-presidents visibly aged/lost weight/greyed and he looks exactly the same. Just as fat and orange as ever.

Is this still AIBU?
So I can say ODFOD to the resident eejit. Here's an award for the most mealy mouthed, nit picky, inane, dogwhistling, contributions on these threads.

@Lampzade

Amanda Gorman is a talented and very beautiful young lady

thank you @Lampzade, I just saw her name. She was AMAZING!

I've been a long time lurker on these threads, never really understanding enough to feel I can contribute, but have enjoyed reading all your posts.

Thank you for letting me make a few posts on this last day, even if they were totally banal

to the posters who started and continued these threads, I have read them since the beginning and only posted very recently, thank you and enjoy this moment.

And also to everyone else

Wonderful, wonderful stuff.

Shed a few tears with Kamala's signing in (much to DDs disgust!) and the repeated references to just how historic her appointment is!

Joe Biden's speech was the opposite of Trumps four years ago and felt so warm and reassuring.

Personal highlights:

• Michelle Obama looking stunning
• The sheer joy in Kamala's smile
• Pence standing to clap the end of Joe's speech
• the fact the benediction talked about healing the land, not just the people and, of course,
• Lady Gaga telling Obama that he 'looks so wonderful'

I do wonder just how they will heal the division... but you know what, FUCK IT for today!

I'm so happy for the US citizens posting here.

(And the rest of the World too)

Is there a ball or something tonight?

I thought the new First Ladies outfit was beautiful (as was Melania’s black going away suit)

Wow, Amanda Gorman.

there are no words...wow.

"For there is always light
If only we're brave enough to see it
If only we're brave enough to be it."

Or one thread entitled: "For there is always light. Biden thread #1"

Another entitled "Donald Who? Impeachment and fall-out (Trump #)"

And link both threads in the OP?

Dunno. What do people think?

If we can still think right now. I'm cracking out the whisky myself.

Really good point, @AKissAndASmile.

Ken Olin (once 30 Something) made oi larf:
twitter.com/kenolin1/status/1351951527175364609?s=20

It is so good to have someone who can form sentences as the President of the USA, after four long years of gobbledygook. Now to find someone similar as PM of the UK.

Oh, and JLo shouted part of the pledge of allegiance:

One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all

@JazzyGeoff, help yourself to the and !

It's a big enough party for us all.

Pence has more dignity in his little finger than the fat baby has in his whole body.

It's funny, I'm WFH and monitoring sales figures today. They were in the toilet ALL MORNING, like everyone was holding their breath, and then shot upwards about 20 minutes ago.

So wonderful to see all the lurkers and occasional posters posting on this momentous day! Can't name you all, but you are sooooo appreciated and please don't worry about posting inane stuff, I do it all the time

Has Trump really gone? Finally! Thank goodness for that.

God, I was in bits.

Loved Kamala Harris's look of joy and pride. Loved Jennifer L doing This Land Is Your Land. Loved the Obamas' outfits. Loved your man doing the benediction in his sunnies. Loved Amanda Gorman –what a tour de force that was!
And a special mention for Podium Cleaning Man.

Also loved Trump stropping off to Florida and leaving his staff to slink out of the White House on their own.

Felt like a genuinely hopeful day.

Could we perhaps name the threads 'Biden' but keep the number going? It is something to be proud of.
Next one is #123

I remember posters telling us this wouldn’t happen. Even after the election

Tg they’ve all gone quiet.

Happy days