Fireworks and bonfire night parties

[funkyrobot]

Bobby_Mac said:

Its far far far more fun doing your own display.

I agree about not wasting your money on the little selction boxes. If the fireworks minimum saftey distance is less than 25 metres then its not worth bothering with

I have around 20 people coming to my house, each happy to chip in 20 quid each for the fireworks so i bought an entire car full of huge ones which you end up having to bury in the ground.

The hardest part is trying to find places still selling charcoal for the barbeque and when you ask around, people look at you as though you are mental.

This is our 5th one is a row, and amazingly so far, no injuries and just one burnt garage after out genius idea of nailing the catherine wheel to the door.

I totally agree with the 25 metre rule, if it's under that then the chances are it'll just pop and not BANG!

I think I may have been playing a little too much COD4 on the xbox as my four biggest rockets (about the same size as me and i'm 6ft 4in tall!) remind me of RPG's. I've named them as RPG's so people will know whats coming when I light them! (If they know what RPG means that is!). I'll save them til last as the final display I think.

Also, as has been mentioned above. You cannot beat doing your own little display. You can cook up some nice winter nosh (burgers, hotdogs etc), let the fireworks off as and when you like (obviously within reason) and there are no rammed car parks in big boggy fields!

I may actually nip into town tonight to get myself started though as the local outlet shopping centre is putting on a display. It's £6.50 to get in but i'll be outside watching from the roadside pavement (tight git that I am lol!).

I think that maybe we should get some piccys of our fireworks (pre, during and post bang) if possible and get some posted on this thread after the weekend.

[funkyrobot]

Bill said:

funkyrobot said:

That reminds me, I lit one last year that just exploded instead of going up into the air. That made me jump!

I've been banned from fireworks when I'm pissed for exactly this reason. I shoved a rocket into the ground so hard it got stuck (I now know what the plastic tube is for). Cue me diving over next door's fence as it exploded in the flowerbed

Brilliant stuff . I was completely sober though and the one I lit just exploded (it was in the proper tube).

[mitzy]

I'm not going for the fireworks , just to get drunk and have a nice time, oh and I have to make a cheesecake .

[Bill]

funkyrobot said:

Brilliant stuff .

Not really, truth be told it was pretty fking stupid

[funkyrobot]

Bill said:

funkyrobot said:

Brilliant stuff .

Not really, truth be told it was pretty fking stupid

Oh come on, what a crazily funny thing to do!

[Bunglist]

I am putting on a display, this year with the usual friends in conhesion, this will be the third year we have done this, and this will be the biggest and best yet, we have a huge pile of fireworks, a pig for a hogroast, loads of beer, wine, and we thought we would do some mulled wine to warm the cockles.

We have about 70 people coming this year.

Anyway should be a great night.

One thing I will add, (I know I should not do this but they have really boiled my p1ss)

Mod note: No, you shouldn't

Edited by Bill on Thursday 5th November 14:18

[zakelwe]

Hope they turn up ok, that would be a pisser.

It's looking pretty cold on the weekend and tonight, so wrap up well. I'm doing baked spuds as they hold the heat well. Also a bonfire to do the marshmellows and boil hotdogs for hotdog lollies. Healthy eh?

I've bought one of those infrared firing devices this year so I don't have to run around lighting them and can sit back with a beer 25m away.....

Regards
Andy

[MentalSarcasm]

Going to see the display that goes on behind our house and then coming back to chili and jacket potatos

[Jasandjules]

I like fireworks and I love the large displays.

But these days with cats and dogs who hate them I wish people would just go to "proper" displays and not hold them around the streets.

[captainzep]

Jasandjules said:

I like fireworks and I love the large displays.

But these days with cats and dogs who hate them I wish people would just go to "proper" displays and not hold them around the streets.

Hmmmm.

I've got young kids. Traveling to a large display isn't particularly convenient and most are way too loud for them.

I light a few, before 7:00pm, in the back garden once a year.

I wish local pet owners wouldn't allow their beasts to st around the streets, parks and footpaths all year round.

(I'm not saying you allow your pets do this J&j)

[Schmeeky]

Aye, always get a small selection box and some sparklers for Nov 5. The selection box fireworks are pretty small, and we only need to stand a couple of meters away. I usually get one big 'un to finish the set, plus a decent catherine wheel. Love catherine Wheels! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

We're lucky as well because Carlisle Council puts on a fine display, which is regularly voted one of the country's top 10.

[bonsai]

Jasandjules said:

I like fireworks and I love the large displays.

But these days with cats and dogs who hate them I wish people would just go to "proper" displays and not hold them around the streets.

Indeed, and whilst I'm sure the whole having fiends over, jacket potatoes yadda yadda is jolly nice, as a visual display all garden ones are piss poor, last 20 seconds and are probably as satisfying as a premature ejaculation.

[AndyAudi]

funkyrobot said:

You can't beat a good old lighter to light the fuse, then the adrenalin rush as you run away (retire) to a safe distance.

Oh but you can, for the last few years a chef's blowtorch has been my weapon of choice. (I just love the noise they make)

[Bill]

bonsai said:

last 20 seconds and are probably as satisfying as a premature ejaculation.

On the up side you get to go to sleep earlier

[BoRED S2upid]

Let us all take a moment to remember just what we are celebrating tonight. A Failed plot to blow up parliment. I think Guy Fawkles must have been a petrolhead.

[funkyrobot]

Jasandjules said:

I like fireworks and I love the large displays.

But these days with cats and dogs who hate them I wish people would just go to "proper" displays and not hold them around the streets.

We do fireworks once a year, in the garden, not on the streets.

Every day I walk to my car I have to avoid dog st on the pavement.

Now, I'm not saying that you are the sort of person who fails to clean up after his pooch, but I have to deal with this every day. So, for one night of the year surely they can be locked inside for a few hours?

I also have the joy of a mad dog that lives near the place I park my car, who tries to attack me through the fence everyday. I don't mind this as dogs are dogs. But I'm a man and I feel all manly when I light up my next flash bang rocket. So the dog can fk off and let me have my moment !

We have two rabbits who are safely locked up in the kitchen on Guy Fawkes night (well they live in the kitchen actually), so I can sort of understand the anxiety of being a pet owner at this time of year.

Edited by funkyrobot on Thursday 5th November 16:58

Edited by funkyrobot on Thursday 5th November 16:59

[theshrew]

Ive never bought or let off a firework seems to me its a total waste of money. Some are pretty to look at but thats as far as it goes for me.

A guy a work with came into work this morning sayin his Mrs bought some sparklers for the kids. Course kids being kids were asking to have a go last night, He agreed but then couldnt light them. When he had a closer look he Mrs had bought some Welding Rods off a street seller in town LOL

[funkyrobot]

zakelwe said:

Hope they turn up ok, that would be a pisser.

It's looking pretty cold on the weekend and tonight, so wrap up well. I'm doing baked spuds as they hold the heat well. Also a bonfire to do the marshmellows and boil hotdogs for hotdog lollies. Healthy eh?

I've bought one of those infrared firing devices this year so I don't have to run around lighting them and can sit back with a beer 25m away.....

Regards
Andy

Tell me more about these mystical new-fangled firing devices!

[MrV]

funkyrobot said:

zakelwe said:

Hope they turn up ok, that would be a pisser.

It's looking pretty cold on the weekend and tonight, so wrap up well. I'm doing baked spuds as they hold the heat well. Also a bonfire to do the marshmellows and boil hotdogs for hotdog lollies. Healthy eh?

I've bought one of those infrared firing devices this year so I don't have to run around lighting them and can sit back with a beer 25m away.....

Regards
Andy

Tell me more about these mystical new-fangled firing devices!

You want something like this

http://www.btowstore.com/epages/Store2_Shop1052.sf...

[escargot]

funkyrobot said:

zakelwe said:

Hope they turn up ok, that would be a pisser.

It's looking pretty cold on the weekend and tonight, so wrap up well. I'm doing baked spuds as they hold the heat well. Also a bonfire to do the marshmellows and boil hotdogs for hotdog lollies. Healthy eh?

I've bought one of those infrared firing devices this year so I don't have to run around lighting them and can sit back with a beer 25m away.....

Regards
Andy

Tell me more about these mystical new-fangled firing devices!

Spells. Must be.