'To keep numbers down'Yeah, because nobody sans a ticket would dare to wander along the Thames on New Year's Eve looking for a free light show.
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Captain Howdy,
Wed 17 Sep 2014, 20:46,
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i wouldn't look up if i didn't have a ticketi'd feel like a thief
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Fresh Water Mole loves his baby boy more and more every day,
Wed 17 Sep 2014, 21:12,
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To be fairThey had to start making Edinburgh's Hogmanay fireworks ticket-only for the prime locations (free tickets though) to limit the numbers. It had become such a popular event that it was bloody dangerous to have so many people packed into one area like that. Even with tickets it was a bit packed.
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Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇,
Wed 17 Sep 2014, 22:00,
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