Bonfire Night

[blade1356uk]

Does anyone have any opinion's on Bonfire night & the misery it causes to all,except the morons blowing up telephone boxes,Approx 4 telephone boxes have been blown up in York 1 in Barnsley.Should there be Community Bonfires restricting sales to council's & stop kid's under the age of 16 getting hold of these so called fireworks.

[Mr. Mulder]

It's a bit of a con these days. Why pay 5 quid to stand in a field and watch fireworks when you can stand just outside the field and see the same stuff? Also theirs those pesky kids who feel the need to blow up dog shit bins and various other things.

...It's all a waste of time and money.

[blade1356uk]

Too True E,but we all have the same conversation evry year & kids blowing up stuff or themselves & what does the government do nothing, selling to kids under 18 the shops who does this don't care about safety or or animals as long as there is profit in it for them.

[noname12]

jees, its great, all the fireworks and stuff, dont knock a good thing :P

[bigboab]

It is not only the noise and destruction, it is also the harm done to pets and other animals. There is also the long term cost to the Government. I knew a fellow who was lighting a 'Banger' 30 years ago. It said light the blue touch paper and retire immediately. The lazy bastard has not worked since. :lol:

[DarthInsinuate]

at this time every year the firemen are forced to come round my street for some reason or another, actually the police are around here a lot all year round, i think i'm in a bad neighbourhood

[bigboab]

What area Darth? North south?

[TheDave]

:o i cant believe your all so against blowing stuff up. as long as people and animals and property dont get hurt, whats wrong with it? :blink:

[DarthInsinuate]

south, in Surrey

[bigboab]

I used to think that was one of the nicest areas in Britain, with all the really large old trees and parklands etc. But I am talking about 1958.

[Mr. Mulder]

south, in Surrey

Me too :D

[Smooch]

Originally posted by bigboab@18 October 2003 - 19:11
I knew a fellow who was lighting a 'Banger' 30 years ago. It said light the blue touch paper and retire immediately. The lazy bastard has not worked since. :lol:
:lol:

[blade1356uk]

Noname what's good about blowing things up,at the end of the day we all have to pay up for the damage these moron's do,when I was a kid ,we had community bonfires controlled by adults & 1 injury in 15 yrs not bad.I am not against bonfire night & fireworks but when it start's at the beginning of October & last's till the new year,it does piss you off a bit,I had a dog for 10yrs & the noise drove him mad,he tried to get behind the tv or hide where ever he could,we tried all sorts of things to help him but seeing him in distress for so many months really got me down.anyway I guess the Government won't do anything too much tax money in it for them.

[RGX]

Originally posted by DarthInsinuate@18 October 2003 - 20:59
south, in Surrey
Me too, we get fires, things exploding, im all for exploding things but not public property and not where people are disrupted......Anything I explode is always my own and far far away from people

[blade1356uk]

well done RGX,hurt no one & get no hurt in return.take care while you are blowing things up.

[rf9rider]

I`d loke to know why the hell we "celebrate" the day when a French terrorist tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament?

[blade1356uk]

Another bad night fireworks from the same moron's again,fireworks should be banned until 1 week before bonfire night,don't get me wrong I love to see my grandkids enjoying fireworks on the said day,but these morons start in September & it goes on into the new year.A firework bomb went off on the field at the back of my house & you could feel the house shake.safety everyone & watch the kids

[DarthInsinuate]

Originally posted by rf9rider@20 October 2003 - 16:50
I`d loke to know why the hell we "celebrate" the day when a French terrorist tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament?
we don't celebrate the day a French terrorist tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament - we celerate the day the government kicked some ass and are reminded that they're not to be fucked with, but after a while the shops decided to hijack the day