Van der MoodHoover Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Stopped in the basingstoke waitrose for a lunchtime sandwich and they were selling a 500 shot firework...... 500 shot!!! What are they thinking - that we're wanting to reenact the Somme??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 9 minutes ago, Van der MoodHoover said: Stopped in the basingstoke waitrose for a lunchtime sandwich and they were selling a 500 shot firework...... 500 shot!!! What are they thinking - that we're wanting to reenact the Somme??? I know? Isnt it just old people who shop in waitrose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbob Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Happy diwali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 The annual shelling has started this evening. Utter jebs. Still going at 10pm on a Sunday night... Common courtesy is dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 16 hours ago, JoetheRam said: The annual shelling has started this evening. Utter jebs. Still going at 10pm on a Sunday night... Common courtesy is dead. To be fair Diwali started yesterday. If organised events then cant argue too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 16 hours ago, JoetheRam said: The annual shelling has started this evening. Utter jebs. Still going at 10pm on a Sunday night... Common courtesy is dead. Met a very upset lady and young son who were visiting relatives in the area. Their collie had disappeared as he was so frightened by the sudden eruption of the annual "creeping barrage" in leafy South Hants. They were beside themselves. They had only taken him outside briefly for a pee and it was such a noisy salvo he bolted. Its disgraceful really - but it isn't helped by the few organised displays being gradually reduced. There needs to be restrictions in place on overly noisy or massive fireworks - they should be to licensed operators only. I hope the visitors found Oreo, their collie...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Paul71 said: To be fair Diwali started yesterday. If organised events then cant argue too much. This is people in heavily residential areas letting them off so my patience is being tested. Being in the name of religion makes me even less tolerant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 22/10/2019 at 12:17, Bwash_Ram said: Had a bit of a miss-spent youth with fireworks, many a happy afternoon spent capping off school to play "Airbomb Roulette" down Ilson rec. Ahh happy days. Me too ,used to make rocket and banger guns and fire em at each other ,kids can't enjoy themselves nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 On 27/10/2019 at 07:33, Van der MoodHoover said: Stopped in the basingstoke waitrose for a lunchtime sandwich and they were selling a 500 shot firework...... 500 shot!!! What are they thinking - that we're wanting to reenact the Somme??? How much was it? Asking for a friend ? To be fair, that seems a tad ridiculous to me. I understand that parents may want their kids to have some fun and that's fair enough but an organised display is a better and way less invasive option. It doesn't bother me but my friends with pets absolutely hate the whole firework thing and in Oxfordshire it seems to go on for about a month. On 18/10/2019 at 18:00, richinspain said: You'd all love Fallas over here. Near a month of kids throwing small, and not so small, bangers at each other with no regard for those passing by. And then there are the "masclets, some of which can have a body of more than 6" and a diameter of about 3" (no comments please), which sound like a bomb going off! A big group of us did Las Fallas de Valencia a good few years back. It was bonkers, almost like being in some sort of crazy, cartoon warzone but we loved it. My lad was Didn't get a whole lot of sleep to be honest but we had an amazing time and the climax of the event was nothing short of epic. Not much in the way of health and safety directives though ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, King Kevin said: Me too ,used to make rocket and banger guns and fire em at each other ,kids can't enjoy themselves nowadays. I know, we used to go round at night setting fire to old people. Would totally be frowned on nowadays. Killjoys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Paul71 said: I know, we used to go round at night setting fire to old people. Would totally be frowned on nowadays. Killjoys Yeah, we used to wheel an old guy around in a wheelbarrow for a couple of evenings, then lob him on a bonfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said: Yeah, we used to wheel an old guy around in a wheelbarrow for a couple of evenings, then lob him on a bonfire. Wondered what happened to eddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 We used to get dog poo wrap in newspaper light it and put it on a doorstep and knock the door .Owner would come out and stamp on the paper to put it out .Kids nowadays no imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Anyone else remember as a kid a firework called a "Jumping Jack"? You lit it up on the ground and each detonation would shoot it about 3-4ft in the air in a random direction. Running around the garden screeching was an integral part of fireworks night for me as a small child ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 45 minutes ago, King Kevin said: We used to get dog poo wrap in newspaper light it and put it on a doorstep and knock the door .Owner would come out and stamp on the paper to put it out .Kids nowadays no imagination. I still do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve How Hard? Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Van der MoodHoover said: Anyone else remember as a kid a firework called a "Jumping Jack"? You lit it up on the ground and each detonation would shoot it about 3-4ft in the air in a random direction. Running around the garden screeching was an integral part of fireworks night for me as a small child ? "Catherine Wheels" had a similar effect if it wasn't nailed to the gates post securely. How boring must childhood be now in this heightened age of health and safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 1 hour ago, King Kevin said: We used to get dog poo wrap in newspaper light it and put it on a doorstep and knock the door .Owner would come out and stamp on the paper to put it out .Kids nowadays no imagination. So that wuz you were it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Kevin Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 12 hours ago, Brummie Steve said: So that wuz you were it? You must be bloody old if I did that to you as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteHorseRam Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 'I do so adore Sainsburys …… keeps the scum out of Waitrose' (Stephen Fry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted October 29, 2019 Share Posted October 29, 2019 Miss Wolfie keeps nagging me to set some off in the garden this year. I've only done it once (2 years ago) and spent the whole time convinced I was about to blow my face off. Never again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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