[Closed] Firework Month has Started FFS

There's a load just gone off here as well! Your'e not in Boroughbridge are you?

Not one has gone off here. My dog loves to watch them.

Someone has gotten way too excited with the fireworks over our way. The fireworks (more like a frenzied thunderflash extravaganza) has been going on for about twenty minutes...

Just had a little display a couple of doors down. Celebrating their new fence, perhaps? Pets unfazed.

Heard some briefly a week or so ago, but nothing since, surprisingly; that one was probably just a party or something.
Waiting for things to kick off over Halloween...

It was a shock how quiet my first November in Oz was, kind of nice having lived in the WW1 replays in Liverpool...

My birthday is November 5th so I just view it as everyone getting excited
about my special day

Also its diwali
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/diwali-2014-what-is-the-festival-of-lights-and-how-is-it-celebrated-9810212.html

Tho its later this year

I see the fun police are out early this year...

I love a bonfire and blowing things up. Kids love a good firework too. Cat doesn't.

Cat doesn't

Does it JUMP!?

nothing I like better than explosive devices thrown, aimed at us or placed in bins on fire, what a hoot! 🙄

If it was up to me I'd ban the sale to general public

Just be glad you don't live in East Sussex. We really [i]love[/i] our fireworks.

I like dogs, a lot. But I don't get the annual whinges of those who decide to enslave one in a rather unnatural town environment and then feel the dogs should be protected from noise. Or the cat owners whose pets kill tons of small birds and rodents yet need protection from loud bangs... Really? I mean Really are you serious?

I like fireworks. Don't bother my dog at all. Do feel a bit sorry for the ones that are affected though.

Where I grew up fireworks were banned on account of terrorists using the gunpowder to make bombs. Thinking about it now, I'm surprised some enterprising British jihadis haven't earned them the same fate here.

Van Halen - Member
I see the fun police are out early this year..

peteimpreza - Member

First "display" of the season tonight.

It's only 26th October!!!

Fireworks are legal to use all year round.

Best wishes to all your terrified cats , dogs and other pets.

As the forum's self-professed fireworks expert, every year I have offered to help people with pets, though no-one has ever taken me up on this.
I guess that whilst we're all concerned with animal welfare, whinging sometimes takes priority.

Play safe kids, and if anyone has any genuine questions related to firework safety or legislation (I can quote large parts of the 1875 explosives act verbatim) then do ask. 🙂

Also think sale should at least be restricted.

Sales already are restricted. 🙂

More restricted.... Like anything good or nice too much of it dulls things out and makes them not as special.

bruneep - Member

nothing I like better than explosive devices thrown, aimed at us or placed in bins on fire, what a hoot!

If it was up to me I'd ban the sale to general public

You drive a car, responsible for a couple of thousand deaths a year.
Compare that to fireworks, which are responsible for how many deaths a year on average?
None?
Get a sense of perspective.

More people are injured by toilet brushes.

mikewsmith - Member

More restricted

Restricted to what?
Are there any particular religions you would like to impose restrictions on for instance?

Smaller, less powerful, smaller quantities, specific purchase windows for private use for a start. Restricted use in built up areas for a start. Fact is most home displays are shit and a waste of cash. Taking it logically banning sales to members of the public without training, accreditation and a permit for use would be nice.
Not sure where you got religion from, not sure how relevant that is.

I moved to the UK as a kid and this is what I learnt:

Get your kids to make a 'guy'
Teach them to beg for money to buy explosives
Make a huge fire
Blow shit up
Make a (dummy) human sacrifice
Eat a burnt sausage

And now parents don't let their kids out because of the crazies....strange that!

My birthday is November 5th so I just view it as everyone getting excited
about my special day

Wooooooooo! Me and Kimbers are birthday buddies!

I bloody love fireworks.

I think the safety argument doesn't really hold water, particularly when compared to mountain biking 🙂 however, i do have some sympathy for the "nuance use by scallys" argument .... but suspect the police already have sufficient legislative powers to deal with that.

sbob - self professed fireworks expert

You drive a car

He drives a fire engine.

Get a sense of perspective.

See above.

5th of November is one single day. A day that most people don't associate that much significance to.

I know there are other celebrations associated with fireworks but given the concentration around this time of year, Guy Fawkes night is the one we're talking abound.

So, given its an event on a single date, why drag it out over 4 to 6 weeks?

Limiting it to organised events on that date or the nearest weekend would get my vote.

He drives a fire engine

Nah I sit in the front. Pushing the nee naw buttons.

sbob I've seen and had to deal with adults and small children injured from fireworks aimed at them or went off in their pockets or hands.

All can be avoided by banning the sale to general public.

I'm properly torn because I love big bangs and explosions and am delighted that as a me,her of the public I can still buy 'explosives'. However my dog is a massive mincer. Whilst absolutely fine with shotgun style 'bangs' he goes mental at the 'screechy/squealy' type ones that the local limp waisted middle class muppets seem to prefer.

One of the few benefits of the daily pain medication he is in for his knackered back and hips though is that he's become much more settled in the evening, probably in a doggy heroin coma or something. Maybe I will be able to blow craters in the lawn this year..

Nah I sit in the front. Pushing the nee naw buttons

The nee and the naw have separate buttons? That must be exhausting

Meanwhile, in the Netherlands.....

This goes on for days, and sounds like war.

The nee and the naw have separate buttons? That must be exhausting

It is! Some have been known to get RSI.

RSI? Repeated siren injury?

Stoatsbrother - Member
Just be glad you don't live in East Sussex. We really love our fireworks.

I like dogs, a lot. But I don't get the annual whinges of those who decide to enslave one in a rather unnatural town environment and then feel the dogs should be protected from noise. Or the cat owners whose pets kill tons of small birds and rodents yet need protection from loud bangs... Really? I mean Really are you serious?

'Mon the stoats!

I've never treat or attended a firework related incident in over 26 years.

They're controlled just enough why ban them for a few idiots who can't behave.

Just how many calls do you get Bruneep in this period to firework incidents?

It's been quite quiet this year. Normally we start being carpet-bombed in the middle of September, by this point it's usually like living in the Middle East. Only heard a couple this time round, oddly.

There's some right miseries on here, are they in the first stages of becoming Daily Mail readers? Ban this, ban that, ban fun, ban scaring the sh1t out of yourself with bangers (what happen to them).

mt
There's some right miseries on here, are they in the first stages of becoming Daily Mail readers? Ban this, ban that, ban fun, ban scaring the sh1t out of yourself with bangers (what happen to them).

I tell you what, spend the month of October in any working class area of Belfast and see how you like it (or pretty much anywhere since you're never far from a scumbag here).

When you have gangs of teenagers roaming around throwing fireworks at house windows, at cars, at children, through letterboxes and generally trying to injure and terrorise people with them I defy you to see them as "fun".

And for context I'm not talking about sparklers and little bangers. One of the popular tricks here is to put them in a bin on a busy street. When they go off I've seen them blow the door of the bin open, shower the street with rubbish and set the bin on fire in addition of course to terrifying/defeaning people.

Just be glad you don't live in East Sussex. We really love our fireworks.

about the only thing I miss about living in the east sussex.

still amazed I have all my fingers.

Is Lewes still as mental as it used to be or have they had to tone it down?

So, given its an event on a single date, why drag it out over 4 to 6 weeks?

Sussex Bonfire - still utterly fabulous

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Look at them bloody yobos scaring poor mittens.

I must admit we had a combined Halloween/fireworks night on the 25th - mostly as the extended family were together (half-term etc.) and wouldn't be on the 31st/5th.

The fireworks only lasted about 5 minutes and it was early evening so hopefully not too disruptive to the neighbours. One thing that did surprise me was the loudness of the Aldi Power Finale rockets, they're about 10x louder than they need to be for a home firework...

sounds great jimjam, have you thought of telling those budding pyrotechnicians that they are scumbags? it could help.

Standard fireworks in Huddersfield are selling direct at the moment, there's a special offer in a new product. Bin bangers, they are meant to blow the bloody doors off 🙂

More people are injured by toilet brushes.

Lol - please tell me that you can back this up with statistics!

mt - Member

sounds great jimjam, have you thought of telling those budding pyrotechnicians that they are scumbags? it could help.

I prefer not getting stabbed as it happens.

We have similar problems like most on here. Usually the chaos starts around now and runs until early December when the monies run out.
Only a few seem to take part, these folks tend to have little regard for anyone else's privacy/space or show any form of consideration to wildlife. But then you kinda expect that from certain parts of our society.

Thing that I really dislike, it's not the bangs or whooshes or flashes.. Nope, it's the carcass's and used fireworks littering the place. Oh, and clearly being let off in suburban areas means lots of part burned out fireworks land on cars/property and cause damage.

The day I fully support the selling of fireworks to the General Pubic is the day that the General Public setting these things off goes around and tidies the mess up afterwards.

Totally in favour of events that are organised and managed by sensible General Public though.

Love Lewes. Used to go every year, been through the police lock down years and the free for all years, waiting for the nippers to get old enough to take them.

In Liverpool we had a proper full on rocket through the letterbox into a front room full of semi comatose students, cor, that was some visual feast as it went off around the room. 😯

I never used to have a problem with fireworks until I moved to my current address, this will be our second November here. Last year the fireworks started late October and were an almost nightly occurance until a week after New Years eve. They usually start around 7pm and can go on as late as 1am. I have three dogs, one is alright with it, one cries and hides in her bed the boy goes absolutely bat shit mental, barking his head off and charging through the house, he even throws himself against the back door. Iv tried acclimatising him with a fireworks sounds dVD, iv tried adaptil plug ins and collars but it doesn't work. I'm going to buy him one of those thunder anti stress coats when I am next paid. I wouldn't care if it was just a few nights in November but October-January is a bit much. Even if I didn't have the dogs Id be fed up of disturbed sleep for 3 months, I have to get up at 0400 for work when I am on day shift. A few fireworks went off last night but only for a few mins, iv got everything crossed that this year won't be as terrible as last year.

Iv tried acclimatising him with a fireworks sounds dVD, iv tried adaptil plug ins and collars but it doesn't work.

We had one dog who struggled with it, we used to get it tipsy on ginger wine and leave it under a blanket under the stairs. Worked a treat

Mixed feelings

Love fireworks

Hate impact on pets

I have two gun dogs - both retrievers. No problems with guns and army ranges but oddly one is terrified of fireworks. More so if inside the house (dog not fireworks). Fortunately same dog is hard of hearing so first step is to have radio on (works 80% of time) and then its a sedative when it doesn't.

Neither dog is allowed/goes upstairs but the one has been known to hide (shaking) under son#2's bed when the rockets go off

As I get older, I verge towards the "too many fireworks" side of the debate.

I'd sooner ban dogs than fireworks.
They cause far more injuries each year. 💡

Edit: not that I'd ban either.

Have seen good results on my sister's sighthounds with those thunder coat things.

@bruneep

I have been clearing out the garage this weekend and have found two old fire extinguishers that were here when we moved in. One is a black cyclinder (powder?) and one larger is red (water?).

I guess that they are past their sell buy date so I would like to responsibly dispose of them. Please can you let me know how to do this. I am based in Cheltenham if that helps.

Cheers

Chuck them on the bonfire.

That's nothing, I saw my first Christmas advertising on TV last night 😯

I have been clearing out the garage this weekend and have found two old fire extinguishers that were here when we moved in. One is a black cyclinder (powder?) and one larger is red (water?).

Black SHOULD be CO2 and red water although there should also be labels on them to tell you what's in them.

https://www.firesafe.org.uk/types-use-and-colours-of-portable-fire-extinguishers/

Personally I'd just discharge them but if you don't want to then your council should have recycling facilities that will take them.

EDIT; if they are powder or foam I wouldn't set them off as it'll just make a huge mess.

Save for letting off through the letterbox at 'trick or treaters' this weekend...

One thing that did surprise me was the loudness of the Aldi Power Finale rockets, they're about 10x louder than they need to be for a home firework...

Thanks for PSA, off to Aldi tomorrow

Cletus - Member

@bruneep

I have been clearing out the garage this weekend and have found two old fire extinguishers that were here when we moved in. One is a black cyclinder (powder?) and one larger is red (water?).

I guess that they are past their sell buy date so I would like to responsibly dispose of them. Please can you let me know how to do this. I am based in Cheltenham if that helps.

Cheers

If you have a water one with a Schraeder valve you (or one of your cycling mates) should be able to re purpose it as a tubless inflator or a portable bike wash.

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