Egluntyne Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 It is 11.30 on Sunday night and the anti social twit up the road has started setting off fireworks. Can you believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 f/works after 11pm are illegal, shop the little twerp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xScrunchee Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 We hear fireworks going off during the day as well as all night around here I just wish I could shop the people but of course you can't tell where they are coming from. Fireworks during the day-WHY????????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 Fireworks during the day-WHY????????????? Probably youngsters showing off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 *Major Rant Alert* Every time I go into a shop selling fireworks I want to rabbit-punch the manager in the kidneys. Or tie them into a saddle on my Welsh pony and let bangers off next to him and yell "Harmless fun arent they?" as he is carted off to the next county. Or introduce them to my friends dog who was found with a banger tied to each of her broken legs. Grrrrr Grrrr Grrrrrrrr there is no need to be selling these things to the public there are plenty of organised displays now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 *Major Rant Alert* Every time I go into a shop selling fireworks I want to rabbit-punch the manager in the kidneys. Or tie them into a saddle on my Welsh pony and let bangers off next to him and yell "Harmless fun arent they?" as he is carted off to the next county. Or introduce them to my friends dog who was found with a banger tied to each of her broken legs. Grrrrr Grrrr Grrrrrrrr there is no need to be selling these things to the public there are plenty of organised displays now. I totally agree with you. I really feel for your friend with the poor dog, some people havent got the brains they were born with - I would love to see the tables turned - just for one minute and every thoughtless, evil ********** have the animal that they traumatised have 60 seconds to repay the favour I worry everytime I let my cat out that someone will set a firework off at her, they should ban fireworks - I wonder how many children will be injured or killed this year??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 *Major Rant Alert* Every time I go into a shop selling fireworks I want to rabbit-punch the manager in the kidneys. Or tie them into a saddle on my Welsh pony and let bangers off next to him and yell "Harmless fun arent they?" as he is carted off to the next county. Or introduce them to my friends dog who was found with a banger tied to each of her broken legs. Grrrrr Grrrr Grrrrrrrr there is no need to be selling these things to the public there are plenty of organised displays now. I agree totally. How dreadful for your friend and her/his dog. The latest wheeze around here is to put them into letter boxes apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 The latest wheeze around here is to put them into letter boxes apparently. WHAT??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 We once had a firework set off from our front wall. They had put it into a milk bottle so naturally it shattered glass all over the front of the house. I've also seen kids firing them down the road to explode under cars. They should be illegal, they are never as good as organised displays anyway. Every year our next door neighbour has fireworks so we have to bring the chickens into the house and spend all night trying to comfort the cat who is terrified. It's going to be fun this year with ten chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 We are not sure what to do with the chickens and fireworks. the extension has a tiled floor so we will probably bring them inside, (the cat will love that ) Helly, ask your neighbour for help bringing the chickens inside, it might make them think about the animals a bit more cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Good idea, especially as he has a bit of a phobia about animal poo!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 We get loads of fireworks around here and they started last week. I share your exasperation guys. My animals seem OK with them though, so I spare them the trauma of being moved indoors. We always got to the local organised display, which is fantastic - far better than we could do at home. And also to the Lord Mayor's display in London (on the 10th this year guys); the latter has to be the best I have ever seen - and free too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 You go to the Lord Mayors Show? I have been in that loads of times! There was talk of some of us "oldies" doing it this year but I havn't heard anything since the guy who was organising it sobered up! Shame though - you could have yelled at me as I marched dragged myself past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I totally agree, there are some totally ignorant people out there - don't know why fireworks can't just be let off on the actual day. Why do they have to extend it weeks either side? This is going slightly off-topic but does anyone else has the problem of their houses being egged and floured on Halloween? I'm dreading Wednesday having suffered the last 3 years. I feel differently about eggs now I've got hens and can't bear the thought of them just being chucked at houses - how dare these morons waste such a miracle of nature . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Our village had a problem with buildings being egged and floured a couple of years ago. The Co-op now has to take all eggs and flour off it's shelves for a week beforehand and the police are in evidence. It's worked so far - no problems the last 2 years. Luckily my house is down a cul de sac - no where for them to run to! But I'm a grouch about halloween anyway - I stick a big sign on my door saying no trick or treat calls please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 The latest wheeze around here is to put them into letter boxes apparently. One of the reasons I have no letter box in my front door, just one in the porch. The idiots of Birmingham have been sticking lighted objects through letter boxes for years. A colleague of mine who lives in Aston (actually the street Ozzy Osborne grew up in) told me stories of how their house was under seige from this sort of thing in the 70's. It was probably a racial attack too as he is Irish. It made me think twice when I bought my house, so I never put a letter box in the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 You go to the Lord Mayors Show? I have been in that loads of times! There was talk of some of us "oldies" doing it this year but I havn't heard anything since the guy who was organising it sobered up! Shame though - you could have yelled at me as I marched dragged myself past. Not the show Hon, just the fireworks - we go down for the day, do some stuff and then watch the fireworks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
