Early fireworks - why?

[potsy]

Mrs M, you used an offensive word and was called out on it.
Apologies were made and accepted that should have been the end of it.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Touchwood it's been firework free apart from the days leading up to bonfire night,around here for years. The recent laws regarding the age of those able to buy fireworks,plus the cost of them has curtailed anti social behaviour. Years ago it was horrendous with those "airbombs" being put through letterboxes and pointed at windows daily!

 

[summerdays]

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[summerdays]

Are you not interested in understanding the underlying causes of a forum member going into meltdown then?

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[Lullabelle]

Debate rages in the rjh household.

When we lived in Leicester and the fireworks started going off in mid-October, we always used to say 'that's Diwali celebrations'.
Living now in a South Cambs commuter village, the local Hindu population is, to put it mildly, less visible than in Leicester. But when the fireworks started tonight, Mrs rjh still thought it was for Diwali, whereas I reckon it's just the natives getting overexcited and they just can't wait for November 5th.

This is an armchair debate only as we couldn't be a*sed to go and find the source of the fireworks and question the perpetrators.

We are in Leicester and this year we haven't heard many fireworks so far.

 

[Scoosh]

We live not far from Leith, where the ex-Royal Yacht Britannia is berthed and used as a corporate party "function" venue. They seem to use fireworks at every event, so it's 2200 noise for us at least 1 night each week all year round. Glad I don't live any closer.

Then, of course, we have the Festival Fireworks, the New Year Fireworks ... and any other excuse that can be found for throwing a whole lot of money into the air, watch and hear it go "Bang !", then wonder if it was really worth it !

 

[welsh dragon]

We live not far from Leith, where the ex-Royal Yacht Britannia is berthed and used as a corporate party "function" venue. They seem to use fireworks at every event, so it's 2200 noise for us at least 1 night each week all year round. Glad I don't live any closer.

Then, of course, we have the Festival Fireworks, the New Year Fireworks ... and any other excuse that can be found for throwing a whole lot of money into the air, watch and hear it go "Bang !", then wonder if it was really worth it !

Have you considered moving? I think I would

 

[young Ed]

Then, of course, we have the Festival Fireworks, the New Year Fireworks ... and any other excuse that can be found for throwing a whole lot of money into the air, watch and hear it go "Bang !", then wonder if it was really worth it !

oh fireworks are great fun, you get all hyped up hoping they're going to be amazing and then when you let them off they are rather pathetic!
Cheers Ed

 

[TVC]

oh fireworks are great fun, you get all hyped up hoping they're going to be amazing and then when you let them off they are rather pathetic!
Cheers Ed

They are definitely something you grow out of

 

[summerdays]

They are definitely something you grow out of

Not yet for me! I like the atmosphere of going and watching with lots of others, hearing the crackle of the bonfire etc,meeting warmly dressed up in coats, gloves, two pairs of socks etc. the only bit I don't like is the narrow passageway everyone tries to leave by at the end. It takes longer to walk 250 m than it does to walk the rest of the way home.

 

[young Ed]

They are definitely something you grow out of

must say they never were great, a pain in the arse for farmers!
Cheers Ed

 

[classic33]

must say they never were great, a pain in the arse for farmers!
Cheers Ed

You'll have your vortex cannon anyway. Put them to shame noise wise.

 

[classic33]

[QUOTE 3349417, member: 259"]That's something you don't hear every day - a farmer getting annoyed about something! [/QUOTE]
Using them wrong, as you highlighted!

 

[young Ed]

well us farmers have a right to moan so we like to make full use of that
have you seen the milk prices lately? f'in atrocious! cattle feed prices just keep going up and we are now paying more for feed alone then we are getting coming in from the milk

you see we're a happy, friendly bunch really
Cheers Ed

 

[threebikesmcginty]

must say they never were great, a pain in the arse for farmers!

That's where you're going wrong, we always used to stick them in milk bottles.