Fireworks morons

[downfader]

F***ing idiots. I just had to go in the back garden to check my Brother's new motorcycle after I saw a rocket land and blow up next to it. I went out there and realised its blowing a small gale, REALLY not the best conditions for fireworks.

As I stood there inspecting for damage one blew up over me head. I felt like I was in 'Nam or something.

Why do we allow morons to play with explosives? FFS go to a display, its free.

 

[Night Train]

You'd think with the proliferation of mad cap H&S rules that fireworks would have been banned by now.
I'm just bunkered down in a 'warzone' by the sound of things outside.

 

[downfader]

You'd think with the proliferation of mad cap H&S rules that fireworks would have been banned by now.
I'm just bunkered down in a 'warzone' by the sound of things outside.

I never originally had a problem with fireworks (although I do have stories from my youth regarding their negative effect - a class mate with 3rd degrees, a neighbour's house burning down, etc).. but these past few years I would have prefered people to be limited in their access. At one time I even wrote to my MP after the local kids got hold of some (the shops here didnt care about them being 18 or not, they just sold them and then whinged when grassed up)

...ahh I'm rambling...

 

[Maz]

Just set off 2 boxes of fireworks!! ON OFFER FROM TESCOS GET YERSEN DAARN THE'RE NAAH! 2 FOR 1.
Spraklers for t'little'uns of course, bless'em, little dears.

 

[ColinJ]

The village of Heptonstall is up a 600 ft hill just behind one part of Hebden Bridge. I was walking home on Bonfire Night once when some scrotes in the village started aiming their fireworks down into town. That really was like being in a war zone! The kind of things that normally explode 500 ft up in the air were exploding all around me...

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

2 cats are shut in the living room with food and litter whilst I try to tempt the other one back in...unfortunate he slipped past and outdoors as he's a nervous little bairn

I hate bonfire night

 

[ThePainInSpain]

You'd think with the proliferation of mad cap H&S rules that fireworks would have been banned by now.
I'm just bunkered down in a 'warzone' by the sound of things outside.

They should have been banned years ago.

Here they use fireworks for all sorts of occasions, but mainly to signify the start and end of the Feria.

These are all organized displays using several hundreds and often 1000's of Euro's worth of fireworks.

Being expats we decided to have fish and chips in paper outside, around a bonfire. No way could we find where to get fireworks from, nothing fancy just a few sparklers o give it atmosphere.

The public just cannot buy fireworks here.

 

[ColinJ]

I suppose it could be worse...

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[hobo]

It's outdated there no one with any sense running this country. In |Australia there sold on the afternoon of the 5th only. Quite sensible eh?
Elf n safety then weve got mad explosions goling on around our heads all week. Mad and daft.
Britains please please build a decent cycle lane on the road then the moron in his hgv might give us enough room. Sob sob.

 

[vernon]

I suppose it could be worse...

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I'd call that better!

 

[ufkacbln]

I suppose it could be worse...

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Block War!

 

[Bird Brain]

Been pretty good here.My interaction with fireworks has been pretty minimal.

 

[ufkacbln]

We used to have a family across teh way from us who used to make slugs look intelligent....


A few years ago they decided that firing rockets from their bedroom windows at passing cars was a fun idea!

Then they "shot" the Police car sent to investigate.

Couple of minutes later the entire family is in the back of three police vans and carted away - quiet couple of days after that.

(PS I aplogise to slugs for this comparison, but the eldest of the family stole a charity bottle from the local pub - and when challenged by the landlord told him to ""go away" I'm nicking it". Landlord let him leave as he only lived 5 doors away.

When the Police arrived he was sat in his front room counting the money and with 30 witnesses to the theft ad his statement - his denials were not believed!)

 

[ASC1951]

I used to buy bangers and rockets when I were a lad. Had lots of fun without damaging myself or anyone else. And public displays just aren't the same as your own bonfire and fireworks.

If you want to stop everyone being able to do something, just because some people are idiots, how about cars?

 

[ufkacbln]

Thinking back to the failed "homemade bombs" of the last few years, why are we allowing the sale of sufficient explosives to make the real thing several times over?

There is a limit of 50kg before the shopkeeper needs to check any details or that you are licensed.

So a mobile purchaser can build up a stock of several hundred Kg of explosive with no hassle - why bother with the home made stuff?!!