Bonfire night....BE SAFE
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SocketRocket
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I think it's about time that fireworks should only be used at licensed events. It seems crazy that anyone can purchase these modern high powered fireworks, it is just asking for people to be hurt.
I also despair at the idiots that want to let them off in built up areas late at night and for what has become a two week event. :rant:
I also despair at the idiots that want to let them off in built up areas late at night and for what has become a two week event. :rant:
hovis
Tour Winner
high powered? I'm not saying they not or incapeable of injury but 20 years ago fireworks didnt go bang they went "BOOM". Modern firworks are so lame in comparison
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I had a spent rocket shatter the back window of my car a few years back - looked like the firework was an illegal import as the body of the rocket was metal, hence the destruction of the glass. If it had landed on someone's head it would probably have been like coring cheese...
The other night a rocket stick landed on the car while I was parking outside the house.
I saw some guy walking through Town today, he'd obviously been to the firework shop. The sticks on his rockets were 4 feet long....
I wonder how many get killed or injured at organised events compared to home-made catastrophes.....?
The other night a rocket stick landed on the car while I was parking outside the house.
I saw some guy walking through Town today, he'd obviously been to the firework shop. The sticks on his rockets were 4 feet long....
I wonder how many get killed or injured at organised events compared to home-made catastrophes.....?
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
I went to the Girvan Festival of Light on Saturday night.
It poured with rain all day and magically just before the march down the High Street it stopped.
Wonderful display of paper and cane structures inc seven life size horses and a huge model funfair. Hours of work by all the volunteers.
There must have been 100 large models and hundereds of kids with their own small lanterns.
The finale was a massive fireworks display on the beach... great night all round
A really great night,
Big plus for organised displays.
It poured with rain all day and magically just before the march down the High Street it stopped.
Wonderful display of paper and cane structures inc seven life size horses and a huge model funfair. Hours of work by all the volunteers.
There must have been 100 large models and hundereds of kids with their own small lanterns.
The finale was a massive fireworks display on the beach... great night all round
A really great night,
Big plus for organised displays.
SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
I must live in a parallel dimension to you
20 years ago a box of Wessex fireworks had a Catherine Wheel, a couple of weak rockets, a few Roman candles that fizzed for a minute and some sparklers. These modern devices make massive bangs and shoot multi explosive flyers into the air for minutes. I just cant understand how these things can be safe in the hands of the general public.hovis
Tour Winner
I must live in a parallel dimension to you
Dont you remember jumping jacks and air bombs? Due to the fire reform act they now have a limit to how much powder per square cm and some other rubish. Shame
I bet you will be busy at work the next few nights mate 🚒
hovis
Tour Winner
On leave mate. Always try and get bonfire night off. Just using my nogin
Khamelion
Tour Winner
As a 16 year ld we used to buy airbombs and if you had the cash, airbomb repeaters. Some of the nuggets used to try and light a banger then drop it into a large glass pop bottle and screw on the lid before the banger went off, I think most of those nuggets are now in prison, these are also the idiots who liked to throw lit bangers at one another.
We used to have big bonfires on the field and we used to protect them like they were our castle, regular raids to other bonfires to steal they material happened nightly all the way up to the 5th and you could see bonfires burning all up and down the fields. Before the A1 was built past the Metrocenter and where it runs from the north side of the Blaydon bridge towards the north, used to be one long swath of waste ground. On Bonfire night you could see bonfires every 1/4 mile from the Tyne all the way up toward Westerhoope and Kingston Park, ahhh good memories.
About the daftest thing we did as kids was to use an old matress as a trampoline, not to bad you would think, but this matress had been put on the buring embers of the remains of our bonfire, all that was left was a large 15 feet diameter mound of red hot embers and the springs of the matress, we'd run, jump onto the springs and bounce off, just to create some sparks from the embers, everyone jumpig harder to see who could create the mosts sparks, not one of us even thought of the consequences of what would have happened if we had got our foot stuck in the springs, in hindsight what a bloody stupid thing to have done, but at the time as a kid with no fear, it was piggin brilliant.
We used to have big bonfires on the field and we used to protect them like they were our castle, regular raids to other bonfires to steal they material happened nightly all the way up to the 5th and you could see bonfires burning all up and down the fields. Before the A1 was built past the Metrocenter and where it runs from the north side of the Blaydon bridge towards the north, used to be one long swath of waste ground. On Bonfire night you could see bonfires every 1/4 mile from the Tyne all the way up toward Westerhoope and Kingston Park, ahhh good memories.
About the daftest thing we did as kids was to use an old matress as a trampoline, not to bad you would think, but this matress had been put on the buring embers of the remains of our bonfire, all that was left was a large 15 feet diameter mound of red hot embers and the springs of the matress, we'd run, jump onto the springs and bounce off, just to create some sparks from the embers, everyone jumpig harder to see who could create the mosts sparks, not one of us even thought of the consequences of what would have happened if we had got our foot stuck in the springs, in hindsight what a bloody stupid thing to have done, but at the time as a kid with no fear, it was piggin brilliant.
