Who lets your New Year in?

[Florence Fennel]

First person through the door on New Year's Day? Intentional or unexpected? Our dogs used to be the dark and handsome ones who were let out at two minutes to midnight and then let back in as soon as midnight had passed. Sadly we have no dogs anymore, so I think I'll put himself out.

[Flummery]

We let it creep in under the door!

My late Dad and my Ma used to have this amazing rigmarole of him going outside with a shilling and a bit of coal and he waited for the sirens to go off (in Manchester) and Ma used to listed for the pips on the wireless. Invariably she'd look out the front door for him, he'd have given up waiting and gone round the back and most New Years started with a row!

Usually I'm first in the house as I've gone out to the chickens in the morning. I'm tall, but not dark, and many say there are few stranger!

[BrokenOphelia]

My mum and dad wait for the fog horns to go off on the river (they are in scouseland) and then my dad goes in with his dram of whiskey, salt, bread and a piece of coal.

We have taken to going for a walk with our cat and coming back in after one minute just after midnight lol.

[shirlthegirl43]

Not sure this time, we used to pop Madmax outside with a full bottle of whisky just after we had seen in the New Year. This year, Aranthos is the tallest but not darkest, we all qualify as strange! If we waited for visitors it could be next Christmas before that happens!!!!

Got a nice bottle of Talisker to toast 2011 (thanks Dad) and I can't wait to try it.

[Glutton4...]

In years past it was us staggering home at stoopid o'clock! Nowadays it's me coming back from doing the Horses. Tall, I ain't - just dark and strange!

[Snadger]

I remember being turfed outside with a lump of coal when I stayed with my Uncle and Gran out in the sticks.
I think they must have forgot about me because the coal was frozen to my mitt by the time they opened the flaming door.
They used to get drunk then pass out and us we-ans used to raid the cocktail cabinet when they were asleep.

"I don't remeber drinking THAT much" they'd say, the next day!

[binley100]

We don't usually bother, the only coal we have is the fake stuff on the gas fire......

[FROSTYFRECKLE]

Don't first foot anyone any more, last time was a couple of years ago. When the bells strike tonight hopefully I will be in zzzzzzzz land Years ago in the 70's first footing was still a big thing - the coal, the black bun, dram. And someone always had the steak pie with tatties and veg boiled to beyond redemption, ready and waiting for the next unsuspecting first-footer If there was anything left that was your dinner on New Years Day - but it didn't really matter as you were scunnered of food by then due to the volume of shortbread, black bun and cherry bun you had consumed.

[Jeanied]

Well, I may have the fire going so my lum can lang reek. A piece of artificial coal to go on it at the ready.
But I suspect it will be the sandman!

[pipkins]

Probably the Cats

[FionaH]

My Dad as a Scot used to bumble around a bit drunk dropping coal on the kitchen floor, by heck that used to annoy my Mum who was inevitable in her good long dress. Tonight we will probably be back home long before our kids so I will send MrH in first, he used to be dark, does that count?

[Snadger]

It'll probably be the dog again. Wor lass ses "anythin but the dog..........turf out the hamster or the budgie, anythin but that jinksy dog!!!!!"

[northepaul]

My son will probably the the first one over the threshold - drunk after a party, quite tall (6ft ish) mousy coloured hair....
Whats all this about coal and whisky?? (Remember I am a southerner! )

[jackie j]

My 14 year old daughter is tall, dark and pretty ( well I would say that ) and as she has gone to her friends to get ready, she will be first one over the step after midnight cos I aint going anywhere.

[Currysniffa]

More than likely the dog, not going anywhere we've just rented a film (Inception) I'm going to crack open a couple of cans and have a tot of the very nice brandy the father in-law gave me Christmas day.

Happy New Year All x

Chris