Thank you number 53 and 57

[pplpilot]

We've just had a great display off our neighbours, we stood out in the garden and let them entertain us, children loved it. I shudder to think how much cash went up in the air.
Think ill save the twenty quid its(was) going to cost me tomorrow for an organised event at the local school and get a takeout instead.

 

[Markymark]

We did our own last year. I decided it was cheaper and a better display to set my wallet on fire and throw it over the shed.

 

[winjim]

The local kids down Abbeydale Rd very generously put on a huge display for free.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-34743906

 

[vernon]

Our annual pyrotechnics provided by our neighbours to the rear of our house are yet to be displayed. They spend a small fortune and we let them. It saves us the effort of attending a municipal display.

 

[vernon]

The local kids down Abbeydale Rd very generously put on a huge display for free.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-34743906

The Sheffield crew are a bunch of amateurs.

This is how you do it!

 

[Crackle]

We haven't had a curmudgeon bonfire thread this year, only a halloween one. I normally spend three nights playing music really loudly so the dog doesn't hear them, though he has his suspicions.

I made the mistake of taking him out in the dark park one year when I thought it was all over. Someone began a display and he dashed off to investigate. By the time I caught up, he'd rounded up three pot smokers as the cause of the trouble who were all standing on a bench watching a fire breathing dragon circling them.

 

[vernon]

I had you down as a certainty for doing contraindicated stuff like taping all the rockets together or strapping Roman candles to a bicycle wheel to make a bigger Catherine wheel.

Like this?

Three years ago 18th May 2009, to be precise I posted this in response to the question, 'What is the most stupid thing that you have ever done' in this very forum:

I once lit a rocket in the kitchen because my son dared me to.

Not one to refuse a dare I lit the fuse thinking that I could douse it in the sink full of cold water that I'd spotted just after the dare was issued.

I duly lit the fuse and enjoyed the look of panic on my son's face - this was no ordinary rocket but one of those big star bursts.

I dunked the rocket in the water and the fuse continued burning - the look of panic was now on my face.

I ran to the back door to throw the rocket out but it was locked and the key wasn't in the lock.

During the lifetime that flashed in front of my eyes - I opened every cupboard door and oven looking for a place to lodge the rocket but the fear of the consequences from my wife was greater than my fear of the injuries from the pyrotechnic. The scene was like one of those Ealing comedies running around in circles desperately hoping for a miracle solution....

In the last few seconds before 'lift off' I found the back door key and managed to release the rocket outside.

It hovered and exploded directly overhead about sixty feet up.

My son was less than complimentary about my intelligence. For once I had to agree with him .

or this?

 

[summerdays]

I just walked to a local display though it was hard going with loads parked on the pavements to watch from thei cars!

 

[postman]

Our annual pyrotechnics provided by our neighbours to the rear of our house are yet to be displayed. They spend a small fortune and we let them. It saves us the effort of attending a municipal display.

Fenton complained to me today,he said he could not find Standard Fireworks for five bob.They have gone up in price Vernon.

 

[postman]

It sounds fantastic outside.It's just near Vernons,it's brilliant.I have just been looking out of the bedroom window.What a display,superb.

 

[vernon]

It sounds fantastic outside.It's just near Vernons,it's brilliant.I have just been looking out of the bedroom window.What a display,superb.

I was standing almost directly underneath the airbursts. It was up to their usual standard. It must cost them a fortune.

 

[SD1]

In Manchester clearing out moms house before selling it. Non stop fireworks. Hammered on bonfire night fireworks display in Heaton Park. She lived opposite. I had less interest than the dog. Not normal for me as I love free. Free is great, fireworks are boring.

 

[vernon]

fireworks are boring.

I don't know about that.

 

[SD1]

Thanks, you just woke the dog up. She has not pulled the head of a doll for 10 minutes.

 

[marknotgeorge]

My friend's father was the gatekeeper for a local stately home, and the gatekeeper's house had access to a large amount of land, including a small copse of trees. We used to go up most years for a bonfire, fireworks and beer, culminating in the last year with a ghost walk in the copse. Sadly the father retired. Now I have to make do with the city display, which can just about be seen from our garden, if we can't be bothered with the 10 minute walk.