Fireworks morons

[Bird Brain]

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?

Good point there.

 

[vernon]

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?!!

Economics and the hassle of emptying the fireworks.

It would be interesting to see what the cost per kg equivalent of TNT would cost for fireworks and for homebrew explosive.

Potassium nitrate and sugar were widely used and freely available by the truck load. Can't imagine thatth terrorists would empty the shops of fireworks for the equivalent sized bangs.

 

[al78]

Very little where I live. I saw one display last night on the way home from work and heard a couple of bangs later in the evening and that was it. Either everyones to broke to afford fireworks or they are going to the organized displays.

Good thing was I was very tired yesterday and went to bed at 9:45pm and was able to sleep without any disturbance at all.

 

[TVC]

Very quiet here in Leicester with only a couple of half hearted displays anywhere in my neighbourhood. It was my cats' first bonfire night and she just sat on the windowsill watching the displays whilst the dogs a couple of doors down went loopy.

 

[zacklaws]

I remember when I was a young teenager, chemistry was my best subject at school, I made my own firework, all the ingredients nicely compresed into a plastic container, it was supposed to be the biggest bang ever heard on the planet. When I let it off, it was very dissapointing, instead of a big bang, there was just a big pink flame roaring out of it.

But despite no big bang, it did have another side to it, the whole street was that full of smoke, it was like a thick fog had suddenly come down, so at least I got a bit of a laugh out of it. I can still see it in my mind now, the pink flame, and then all the smoke glowing and tinged pink.

Never tried it again.

 

[asterix]

(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!)

I'm sorry but I simply don't believe that. The guy can't possibly have been able to count.

 

[Svendo]

In general it's not been too bad this year so far here in Rochdale. Previous years have been several days if not weeks of 'incoming fire' building to a creschendo on the 5th. It was a hassle walking the dog after work as you never knew when someone would let of a 300 shot barrage nearby. I wonder if the crackdowns on sales to minors have been effective after all.
Did get a group of lads with proper bangers by the canal yesterday evening, and they were a mix of reasonable and apologetic and bloody dangerous. Unfortunately the dangerous ones had the bangers. Don't know where they'd got them either as they're meant to have been banned ages ago in the UK.
The dog bless her seems to have got over it and didn't seem bothered at all even when they were going off near her. She used to go mental running round and barking trying to see it off.

 

[downfader]

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?

Do you ride a rocket to work then?

 

[Arch]

Very little where I live. I saw one display last night on the way home from work and heard a couple of bangs later in the evening and that was it. Either everyones to broke to afford fireworks or they are going to the organized displays.

Same here. A few loud bangs last night, and some debris in the street this morning - unusual, as I'm right in the middle of town, not in a suburb. Probably our little side street was a quiet place for people to muck about.

There were some lads letting off bangers in Wooler when I was up there, three weeks ago now - they were heading to a party I think.

 

[surfgurl]

squibbing

The greek firework fight made me think of this.
This is the squibbing which takes place after the Bridgwater Guy Fawkes carnival which was on last friday.

 

[buggi]

previous 3 years we've ...

Year 1: set the shed on fire with a catherine wheel

Year 2: blew up one of my mum's favourite plant pots (and plants) when a firework backfired and blew out the bottom... (mum not very impressed when she got home from work. )

Year 3: blew up the sturdy metal bucket full of sand that our mum provided to stop us blowing up her plant pots when yet again firework exploded out the wrong end...

Year 4 (this year): decided not to have a fireworks party. But i think this was more to do with the fact that the £10 Rocket we saved for the grand finale of Year 3, shot up in the sky and we waited... and waited... and waited. We're still waiting for it to explode in the sky or something. Bit of a disappointment to be honest.

Note: all explosions/fires happened under the supervision of a "responsible adult" with all kids indoors looking out the windows.

The metal bucket was spectacular. looked like an angry monster had exploded out of it.

 

[goo_mason]

Used to bring back packets of the little red French 'bangers' as a kid, and have fun lighting one, dropping it into a tin and slamming the lid on.... in my bedroom. We also used to put one or two in a dog turd and see who was brave enough to stay close by when they went off.

Halcyon days

 

[BSRU]

Around my area there has been very little firework activity, Friday and Saturday virtually nothing. No kids playing with them this year, probably due to the Police stopping a discount firework shop setting up again as it was not too particular who it sold virtually professional grade fireworks to last year.

 

[Fnaar]

We used to (as kids, you understand) light a banger, then all ride over it on our bikes (as fast as poss) before it went off