World War 3 Starting!

[Ann]

Its ages to go before midnight and the very loud fireworks have already started around here. We have just remarked that some families must have money to burn ....

[dunnitall]

Some started in my area just after 6:30 tonight and others going off since then. Always loud bangs I pity the animals especially roosting birds poor things.

[Ann]

I agree dunnitall - they are far too loud.

[weecalf]

Hope they have got a licence Is it not illegal if you do not have ?

[marval]

They started around our way at 6:30, seem to have stopped now.

[Buenchico]

There have been a few fireworks going off in the distance around here but, as yet, nothing particularly loud in the immediate neighbourhood.

Some people do seem to go mad when buying firework though, possibly regretting it when they get their bank statements later on. I overheard one guy who lives in our street telling another neighbour that he wasn't sure that the two thousand quid(!) he'd spent on fireworks for his daughter's 6th birthday was really worth it!

[pastafreak]

They are going off directly behind my building..never had them so close. Sally is a panting wreck...I hope they don't last too long.

I think one just went off under my window... :-((

[hereIam]

Poor Sally x

[Jackdaw33]

Gone are the days of the penny banger and the tuppenny jumping jack.

[hereIam]

And the pinwheel, remember the pinwheel ?

[Jackdaw33]

You mean Catherine wheel? They always used to get stuck and wouldn't spin.

[Jackdaw33]

London Lights and Sparklers.

[hereIam]

Yes, they did always get stuck I can remember Dad going up to them and trying to spin them round !

[hellywelly4]

There was one called Vesuvius which was triangular. It gave out a yellow fountain of sparks I think.

[Jackdaw33]

Remember that. Also launching rockets from empty milk bottles.

[Ann]

We were remembering the indoor fireworks we used to have in the 50s. It was the highlight of our Christmas Day tea - after Christmas cake had had centre stage Dad cleared a space and we had a big tray in the middle of the table with all indoor fireworks - no thought of health and safety!! As we remember they all went off with a similar result - a huge mass of what resembled a demented sausage came oozing out (OH said more like something to do with Doggie "Walkies!")

[EDDIE51]

Weecalf you only need a licence for 'industrial' grade fireworks such as are in an organised display. The ordinary ones need no licence at all.