Tony Le Mesmer Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 3 hours ago, LesterRam said: I don't understand why fireworks have to bang, it supposed to be a visual experience, it can spook animals and old folk. Spot on Lester. It's now about the loudest bang rather than the most elaborate display of pyrotechnics. We always get fireworks that don't really make any noise other than the odd crackle and its just small scale in the front garden. Everyone has a great time and no animals get scared in the process. How it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewetube Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 14 hours ago, mozza said: Radio 2 does that to me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 6 minutes ago, Ewetube said: Radio 2 does that to me too! yeah , very relaxing .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I think fireworks should be only at official displays and not available to the general public, saw thus guy loading enough fireworks in to the boot in his estate to give Syria a run for its money, whilst smoking.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Always will remember when they used to have one at kilburn school, going back years. For some reason some clever clogs thought keeping the fireworks in a cardboard box was a good idea, they set one off and it looped up and landed in the box setting the whole lot off in one go. How anybody didnt get badly injured i have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 hour ago, McRamFan said: I think fireworks should be only at official displays and not available to the general public, saw thus guy loading enough fireworks in to the boot in his estate to give Syria a run for its money, whilst smoking.... Reading this,http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37889374 I think you are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 17 minutes ago, Paul71 said: Always will remember when they used to have one at kilburn school, going back years. For some reason some clever clogs thought keeping the fireworks in a cardboard box was a good idea, they set one off and it looped up and landed in the box setting the whole lot off in one go. How anybody didnt get badly injured i have no idea. Jeez, I remember that, late 70's early 80's wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 7 minutes ago, Boycie said: Jeez, I remember that, late 70's early 80's wasn't it? Yeah definately somewhere around 1980 ish, not sure exactly when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 We used to borrow a neighbours wheel barrow, cause it was a big one with a blow up tyre?, and knock on all the houses in the area asking for anything that burnt. Everything when on, settees, beds, furniture, oh, and everyone made a guy too. mushy peas, jacket spuds and hot dogs were made by the parents and Standard fireworks too. We had it in the back field, luckily for us we backed onto fields. It seemed great at the time, now I feel guilty that I can't be arsed to even visit a display with the kids, and do they even have bonfires anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Boycie said: We used to borrow a neighbours wheel barrow, cause it was a big one with a blow up tyre?, and knock on all the houses in the area asking for anything that burnt. Everything when on, settees, beds, furniture, oh, and everyone made a guy too. mushy peas, jacket spuds and hot dogs were made by the parents and Standard fireworks too. We had it in the back field, luckily for us we backed onto fields. It seemed great at the time, now I feel guilty that I can't be arsed to even visit a display with the kids, and do they even have bonfires anymore? Whats the point in taking them anyway? They wont see anything as they will be looking down tapping away into their mobile phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Paul71 said: Whats the point in taking them anyway? They wont see anything as they will be looking down tapping away into their mobile phones. True, I went to a display at the golden valley site near leabrooks and all I heard was , "I'm freezing, and are we calling at mac Donald's?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I once went to a well-organised professional fireworks display, with the punters cordoned off at a safe distance. Unfortunately, one of the rockets shot off horizontally at ground level, probably (and providentialy) slowed by the unevenness of the turf, straight towards me and my 10-y-o lad. A bloke standing next to me, wearing size 12 brogues, with amazing presence of mind (or foolishness) stamped on it, where it exploded under his foot. Apart from shock, and some singeing to my lads trousers, no harm was done. Not sure what effect it had on the bloke. A large portion of the crowd panicked and cleared off home, but my lad, to his credit, decided to stay to the end. And he got a new pair of trousers form the organisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I remember being amazed to see a pub fireworks display where the responsible organiser got bored and went inside to focus on his drinking, leaving the rockets unattended. Some incredibly intelligent youths thought it would be funny to throw them on the bonfire. Most of the clients (maybe all of them bar the young lads) were inside, bored of the 'spectacle' and that's presumably why the guy in charge fooked the job off. I swiftly decided to fook off to another pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringerBell Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 My brother and his dog got attacked by about 30 youths with fireworks last week. The dog was terrified as you can imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Boycie said: We used to borrow a neighbours wheel barrow, cause it was a big one with a blow up tyre?, and knock on all the houses in the area asking for anything that burnt. Everything when on, settees, beds, furniture, oh, and everyone made a guy too. mushy peas, jacket spuds and hot dogs were made by the parents and Standard fireworks too. We had it in the back field, luckily for us we backed onto fields. It seemed great at the time, now I feel guilty that I can't be arsed to even visit a display with the kids, and do they even have bonfires anymore? Each estate used to have a huge bonfire round our way back in the 70's. We'd be building every day after school for about a month before. There'd occasionally be bonfire wars with one bunch of lads sneaking to a rival estate to rob stuff for their own and burn what was left.. There was some great creations with the middle hollowed for a den where kids would sit round smoking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Boycie said: We used to borrow a neighbours wheel barrow, cause it was a big one with a blow up tyre?, and knock on all the houses in the area asking for anything that burnt. Everything when on, settees, beds, furniture, oh, and everyone made a guy too. mushy peas, jacket spuds and hot dogs were made by the parents and Standard fireworks too. We had it in the back field, luckily for us we backed onto fields. It seemed great at the time, now I feel guilty that I can't be arsed to even visit a display with the kids, and do they even have bonfires anymore? Settees? Utch'll have you for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 On 06/11/2016 at 19:13, eddie said: Settees? Utch'll have you for that. any footage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 On 6 November 2016 at 17:52, Phoenix said: I once went to a well-organised professional fireworks display, with the punters cordoned off at a safe distance. Unfortunately, one of the rockets shot off horizontally..... ....Exploded about a foot from my face, and burst my ear drum leaving me with tinnitus for life. Great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 12 minutes ago, RamNut said: ....Exploded about a foot from my face, and burst my ear drum leaving me with tinnitus for life. Great. That's grim. Bloody dangerous things, even when all reasonable precautions are taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 When I were a kid, we'd split into 2 teams either side of the tunnel that goes under the A52 in Spondon, and fire rockets towards each other until we'd run out, or blood was spilt. Happy days of a misspent youth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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