Fireworks

[blue b4 the moon]

Not too bad where I am.

Admittedly I've been away Friday am to mid evening Sunday but prior to Friday only maybe 4/5 bangs apart from a show at the local football club but that is advertised well in advance so an opportunity to knock your pets out.

When we returned home last night around 19.00 by 21.00 it was near enough over.

 

[ob]

Our cat passed away last week 14 years we had her but she would hide behind the couch at the sound of fireworks. Thunder too I knew when thunder and lightning was coming when she hid behind the couch.

Sorry to hear that mate. Yea ours hates storms and we'll know when heavy rain shower due as she'll head towards the bed

 

[BridgyDids]

Cannot understand the attraction of fireworks in the slightest, except possibly for the under 7s. As someone put on here - setting them off is a selfish thing to do. Putting your gratification above that of everyone within a half mile radius.

You’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.

Personally, I think the best firework is a sparkler. And I haven’t had used one since I was about 7.

 

[paulchapo]

Sick of the fucking things just about got my dogs settled. Some bastard set two what sounded like mortar shells off at 2:50 yesterday a pox on all their houses.

Yes there's always some **** seems to find it hilarious to do that, same around here. I would honestly wait until they've finally gone to bed and put a fucking house brick through their window if I could locate them. See how funny they find that.

 

[HelloCity]

Police petrol-bombed in Edinburgh Bonfire Night disorder

About 50 young people threw firebombs and fireworks at riot police in Edinburgh.

www.bbc.co.uk

I’d happily release an ED209 on these.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Big fire down the road in Cleveleys last night, all the JCB's that are being used to reinforce the sea defenses have gone up.

Maybe a stay rocket or an action hidden by the bonfire night.

 

[stan bowles]

When does this Bonfire Fortnight actually end?

When the places that sell them finally run out after their clearance sale ends, selling them off at 90% reduction so wankers can continue buying them and letting them off for another week or so.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

When does this Bonfire Fortnight actually end?

New Year’s Eve

 

[Barcon]

Bongy, if you don’t mind;) Similarly it’s a barm.

 

[mosssideblue]

Time to ban them

 

[blueparrot]

Time to ban them

If you mean sales to the public fair enough I agree. If you mean ban fireworks then that's nonsense.

 

[bumbleblue]

I think it’s time for a ban on sales to the public and organised displays only.

 

[domalino]

If you mean sales to the public fair enough I agree. If you mean ban fireworks then that's nonsense.

I think it’s time for a ban on sales to the public and organised displays only.

Just require a license, make the license dependent on a theory test like driving licenses. Maybe limit their use in dense neighbourhoods.

I don’t think fireworks are dangerous enough to the general public or cause enough environmental damage to warrant a complete public ban, if someone wants to let some off in a field and they’ve shown enough competence to be trusted, let them.

 

[blueparrot]

Just require a license, make the license dependent on a theory test like driving licenses. Maybe limit their use in dense neighbourhoods.

I don’t think fireworks are dangerous enough to the general public or cause enough environmental damage to warrant a complete public ban, if someone wants to let some off in a field and they’ve shown enough competence to be trusted, let them.

I agree with that.I don't actually know where I could buy fireworks to be honest, used to see them in newsagents, supermarkets garden centres, last year or so non of those places where I live sell them.

 

[mosssideblue]

If you mean sales to the public fair enough I agree. If you mean ban fireworks then that's nonsense.

Then it's nonsense. They serve no purpose whatsoever and cause so much unnecessary suffering to many particularly animals

 

[blueparrot]

Then it's nonsense. They serve no purpose whatsoever and cause so much unnecessary suffering to many particularly animals

Organised displays don't cause much suffering at all, and if they are organised people with animals know they are happening and take measures (many people with animals don't seem to have any problem).There was one in my town last night,haven't heard any animal owners complain,only complaints were over parking issues.Thousands enjoy a firework display.
I have no issue with them being limited to organised advertised displays and banning sales to the public.

 

[kaz7]

Fireworks are a fucking pain licensed display or not , the animals are affected anyway , i am lucky that merlin isnt bothered by them , bit of a jump at the first one then goes back to sleep, silva was terrified to the extent of getting stress related cystitis

 

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I really miss my great grans Parkin, and black peas.

 

[Nellies left peg]

I’m just gutted GuyFawkes failed.

 

[Nellies left peg]

Fireworks are a fucking pain licensed display or not , the animals are affected anyway , i am lucky that merlin isnt bothered by them , bit of a jump at the first one then goes back to sleep, silva was terrified to the extent of getting stress related cystitis

One of our cats doesn’t mind as he’s a little bugger, the other one who is twice as big is shit scared and hid for most of yesterday as they started going off about 4.30pm. I locked the cat flap and they couldn’t understand what was going on. It carried on till past midnight, wankers