Fireworks - BL**DY FIREWORKS

13 Sep 2005

I know we have already talked about christmas cards etc for sale in tescos. BUT WHAT I WANNA KNOW, IS WHO IS ALREADY SELLING FIREWORKS !!!!!!!!
:x Its insane - the local yobs have started letting them off already and its only mid way through september !!
:x We've got this all the way through the rest of this month, the whole of October, and if its anything like last year, all the way through November !!
:x WHY :x WHY :x WHY :x WHY :x WHY !! !! !! !! !!
They should sell fireworks on Nov 1st and no sooner !! Anyone else got the same problem yet or is it just in sunny Wales ??
RANT OVER lol

13 Sep 2005

Heard our first one a week ago rolleyes

13 Sep 2005

We have been hearing them all year sad

Theres a shop near where we live thats sells them all year round, I suppose there are shops like this everywhere.
What I would like to know is when they are going to enforce the firework laws that came out a couple of years ago that are supposed to stop this kind of thing.
mad

13 Sep 2005

we live in a area with a lot of asian so we start getting the dwali (or however its bloody well spelt lol) fire works about now right up to bonefire night

13 Sep 2005

As a complete pyromaniac, who loves nothing better than making things go bang , the louder and earthtremoringly bigger the better, I'm staying right outt of this one.
:gagged:

13 Sep 2005

No Fireworks here :cry:
Love a good bang biggrin

13 Sep 2005

Have been working on my latest home made firework.

lol

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13 Sep 2005

Quote by Pete_sw
As a complete pyromaniac, who loves nothing better than making things go bang , the louder and earthtremoringly bigger the better, I'm staying right outt of this one.
:gagged:

Don't get me wrong.... I love 'em too !!!!! But not every bloody night until (and in fact after) Nov 5th

13 Sep 2005

We get the national fireworks down here in August for two days and it can get seriously loud as I live relatively close to it.
I enjoy a good display :twisted: but my cat and dog go daft for the period,especially the dog who's scared of her own shadow at the best of times.

13 Sep 2005

What's wrong with fireworks???? :shock: Fireworks are brilliamnt! Big fuck off rockets especially!! biggrin

Ask George! lol

13 Sep 2005

Hey there, We are also in Sth Wales and last Thursday and Friday we had fireworks going off constant from about 5pm till about 10pm on both days..........
No idea why, esp as it was still very bright and sunny when they first started.
dunno

:doh: :dunno:
xx

13 Sep 2005

This won't go down well with pet-haters but it's hard to describe how awful it was when I had my dog. She was absolutely terrified and used to shake violently for hours on end. She'd try to dig through the floor, hide in corners and was totally inconsolable. For the traditional 2 or 3 days round Guy Fawkes you can just about cope. But when it goes on for a month your heart bleeds. It's like living in a war zone. I just wished I could find a way of letting people know how much distress they were causing.
I think the shops could help by restricting the periods of sale.
Jezzay.

13 Sep 2005

I hear them all the year round now - seems to be the thing for birthday parties etc. :cry: :cry:

13 Sep 2005

There is nothing wrong with fireworks - I love them myself and if I had my time again maybe I would be pyrothechnic specialist! lol

What is wrong though is kids letting them off in a dangerous manner - so do not blame fireworks which most people like - but the parents who allow their kids set them off and the police who do not stop it.
McC

13 Sep 2005

I don't like the things.....they are dangerous and quite frankly boring and are a constant nuisance around this time of year!
I say we ban them!!
wink

13 Sep 2005

Oh dear oh dear oh dear Amber! Now you have started me off lol

Fireworks are great - look at the professional displays that are put on all over the world for major occasions (Lord Mayors Show in London, Olympic games, Edinburgh Festival, Hogmany etc.)
Now while I agree that stroppy teenagers should be stopped from abusing fireworks I can not argue against big displays or even against Guy Fawkes night.
You are trying to stop big boys having their toys FFS :lol:
McC

13 Sep 2005

Quote by McCloggie
Oh dear oh dear oh dear Amber! Now you have started me off
Fireworks are great - look at the professional displays that are put on all over the world for major occasions (Lord Mayors Show in London, Olympic games, Edinburgh Festival, Hogmany etc.)
Now while I agree that stroppy teenagers should be stopped from abusing fireworks I can not argue against big displays or even against Guy Fawkes night.
You are trying to stop big boys having their toys FFS :lol:
McC

erm.............nope you still haven't convinced me!!!
BAN THEM ALL!!

13 Sep 2005

But your little picture shows how great they really are!
(McC MUST learn how to do this lol

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I still reckon that the boys on here love fireworks and want to be in charge of a big display (pardon any pun) and that you are simply trying to stop all the men having any fun where you are not needed or involved. :lol:
Maybe you should consider how horny a guy gets after he has set off a couple of roman candles and wonders where to explode his rocket?
:lol:
McC

13 Sep 2005

Quote by McCloggie
But your little picture shows how great they really are!
(McC MUST learn how to do this )
I still reckon that the boys on here love fireworks and want to be in charge of a big display (pardon any pun) and that you are simply trying to stop all the men having any fun where you are not needed or involved. :lol:
Maybe you should consider how horny a guy gets after he has set off a couple of roman candles and wonders where to explode his rocket? ..........oh is that right??? well in that case.......... to all those guys with rockets!! :lol:
McC

13 Sep 2005

Only a joke Amber!
But I still like fireworks lol

McC

13 Sep 2005

Quote by McCloggie
Only a joke Amber! lol.........NEVER!!!But I still like fireworks
McC

14 Sep 2005

Quote by welshBIcouple
I know we have already talked about christmas cards etc for sale in tescos. BUT WHAT I WANNA KNOW, IS WHO IS ALREADY SELLING FIREWORKS !!!!!!!!
:x Its insane - the local yobs have started letting them off already and its only mid way through september !!
:x We've got this all the way through the rest of this month, the whole of October, and if its anything like last year, all the way through November !!
:x WHY :x WHY :x WHY :x WHY :x WHY !! !! !! !! !!
They should sell fireworks on Nov 1st and no sooner !! Anyone else got the same problem yet or is it just in sunny Wales ??
RANT OVER

can you imagein how hard it would be trying to by fire works on bonfire night the shops wouldnt have the storage capacity to meet demand and the ques would last for hrs :doh:
as for the yobs thats down to the shops not to sell them to kids(perhaps they should be sold to over 21s)

14 Sep 2005

Quote by sexyfella
I know we have already talked about christmas cards etc for sale in tescos. BUT WHAT I WANNA KNOW, IS WHO IS ALREADY SELLING FIREWORKS !!!!!!!!
:x Its insane - the local yobs have started letting them off already and its only mid way through september !!
:x We've got this all the way through the rest of this month, the whole of October, and if its anything like last year, all the way through November !!
:x WHY :x WHY :x WHY :x WHY :x WHY !! !! !! !! !!
They should sell fireworks on Nov 1st and no sooner !! Anyone else got the same problem yet or is it just in sunny Wales ??
RANT OVER

can you imagein how hard it would be trying to by fire works on bonfire night the shops wouldnt have the storage capacity to meet demand and the ques would last for hrs :doh:
Who cares, I certainly don't I always prefer a proper organised display anyway - much better, and safer too.....
As it happens I used to work in a small corner shop that sold fireworks, we used to take ALL our stock in on September's delivery and not take any more in - in fact used to send some back after Nov 5 - and I'm sure the likes of Tescos could handle the distribution and sales without queues!!
as for the yobs thats down to the shops not to sell them to kids(perhaps they should be sold to over 21s)

14 Sep 2005

they should be banned other than for public displays imho
too dangerous in the wrong hands, which they frequently are!

14 Sep 2005

Quote by reddevil555
they should be banned other than for public displays imho
too dangerous in the wrong hands, which they frequently are!

Totally agree! Fireworks should only be used for properly organised displays, not 'down yer pub' type ones but organised displays only. Anybody else who has to handle explosives needs a license - why not people who can buy fireworks over the counter, there's no difference, they are still explosives!
Rant over rolleyes

14 Sep 2005

wbicouple come and see were I buy mine every year and see the ques as most of there sales during firework season i.e. nov 5th christmas and new year ect. Is nothing but fireworkes and somtimes they have to order from there warehouse to meet the demand,they even send me a brochure every year.
And there just a corner shop to! But they are renowned for their fireworkes!

14 Sep 2005

Ban them from public sale, to many instances to mention. Friend had one put in his letterbox, went to an organised display, a rocket misfired and went off a couple of feet above the crowd. There is also some spiteful twat lives near me who sets them off about 11:00pm for no fucking reason. I'd like to meet him, I'm sure he would then agree not to do it again mad

14 Sep 2005

Quote by jezzay
This won't go down well with pet-haters but it's hard to describe how awful it was when I had my dog. She was absolutely terrified and used to shake violently for hours on end. She'd try to dig through the floor, hide in corners and was totally inconsolable. For the traditional 2 or 3 days round Guy Fawkes you can just about cope. But when it goes on for a month your heart bleeds. It's like living in a war zone. I just wished I could find a way of letting people know how much distress they were causing.
I think the shops could help by restricting the periods of sale.
Jezzay.

My dog is also absolutely terrified of fireworks. I usually go to the vets and get some doggy valium for over the Nov 5th weekend.. I have no problem with the organised displays because I know when they are, and like I say, I can get pills for the pooch. Its when the local yoof start messing about with them at all times of the day or night. I usually end up comforting my poor, shaking and frightened doggy wherever she has taken refuge (usually under the stairs in the least accessible place in the house..).
If I could catch the irresponsible gits who love to set them off whenever they feel like it, I would shove the fireworks right up their arses and see how they like being frightened... mad

14 Sep 2005

Pointless selling them to the genral public as they are let off all year round and sometimes I have heard ones let off around in the morning. Why anyone lets them off at thathour is beypond me. :shock:

14 Sep 2005

Organised displays are definately the best & gives surrounding neighbours a chance to do something with / for their pets because you know when it's gonna happen.
I remember when living in the family house we had 2 dogs & 3 cats and they all hated the fireworks that were let of constantly whether by our neighbours or just locally. Admittedly back then it certainly wasn't half as long as they go on these days.
And what would be the point of them when it's still bright, still haven't worked that one out yet. confused

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Haven't heard my first one yet but should be fairly soon now!
Talismaniac