anyone here going to have a display? I have one planned for the 4th of Nov

whats your budget, and have you brought any pyro yet?

I'm going to a wedding, which is a shame as I live just down the road from a huge display in blackheath.

We've got 6 large packs, god thats gona be a good night.

ive got this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/gazgunman/DSC_4097.jpg)

Safe but I wouldn't like to be near you when you let them all off.

why?

I;m terrified of fireworks. The bangs hurt my ears and have done so since I was a kid. Same with anything that goes bang really - even balloons :( Gunna be a shit night for me.

Fireworks night? I take it you mean Guy Fawkes' Night...?

They've already started over here. My local area has the highest density of Hindus living anywhere in the UK. Diwali is upon us, and soon it will be Guy Fawkes Night.....fireworks...fireworks. And then the New Year isn't far away. More fireworks.....

We have some decent displays at the local football ground and a few our our parks.

ive got this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/gazgunman/DSC_4097.jpg)

I hope for your sake you're not a smoker :)

ive got this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/gazgunman/DSC_4097.jpg)

:eek: There is enough explosive there to launch the space shuttle into orbit.

I have heard hardly any firewoks so far this year, usually by this time there are loads going off every night.

I'll be heading up to the display at Ally Pally, one of the biggest (if not the biggest) annual displays in London, coupled with fantastic views over the sprawling capital....its always great (unless the weather is shite ;) )

ive got this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/gazgunman/DSC_4097.jpg)

There's more there than what they found in Iraq! :eek:

lol no im not a smoker!

ive got this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v226/gazgunman/DSC_4097.jpg)

Ahh.. I see you have one of those new <more than> house insurances that covers "fire caused by insane number of fireworks moronically kept in the living room rather than in a shed"

I think fire works should be banned to individuals, and only available for purchase from institutional organisers, or people with a licence.

I don't mean to sound like a nanny state type, but how many people are injured every year by fireworks? Every year there are people who suffer horrific injuries, and there are sometimes fatalities. And why? Just so people can light some crappy sparkler rocket? Fact is, most of the fire works bought by households are absolutely rubbish. Only expensive displays are ever worth bothering with.

The main reason I say all of this is not because of the responsible majority, but the minority of idiots who buy them for teenage yobs. I have nearly been hit by a firework twice in a subway tunnel near where I live becuase of psychotic kids and thick adults firing them around in an inappropriate manner.
For people like myself, it is just hell for a few weeks around November 5th; kids seem to be fucking around with the things night after night.

And that's not withstanding all the fires people assume they are entitled to light everywhere. The whole thing is just dangerous and pointless IMO, not to mention leaving a mess the next day and being bad for the environment.

Sorry to complain, but I don't think it should be banned completely. But think it should be more controlled, e.g. public displays only.

^^I know what you mean. In the park surrounding the cathedral here in Brum, there were kids throwing fireworks and the like. I walked off quite quickly (being scared of fireworks and not wanting to see an accident). A woman who was watching was on the phone to the police though.

I think fire works should be banned to individuals, and only available for purchase from institutional organisers, or people with a licence.

I don't mean to sound like a nanny state type, but how many people are injured every year by fireworks? Every year there are people who suffer horrific injuries, and there are sometimes fatalities. And why? Just so people can light some crappy sparkler rocket? Fact is, most of the fire works bought by households are absolutely rubbish. Only expensive displays are ever worth bothering with.

The main reason I say all of this is not because of the responsible majority, but the minority of idiots who buy them for teenage yobs. I have nearly been hit by a firework twice in a subway tunnel near where I live becuase of psychotic kids and thick adults firing them around in an inappropriate manner.
For people like myself, it is just hell for a few weeks around November 5th; kids seem to be fucking around with the things night after night.

And that's not withstanding all the fires people assume they are entitled to light everywhere. The whole thing is just dangerous and pointless IMO, not to mention leaving a mess the next day and being bad for the environment.

Sorry to complain, but I don't think it should be banned completely. But think it should be more controlled, e.g. public displays only.


if fireworks were banned then where would that leave myself and other like-minded people?
not all of us spend £25 on a selection box you'll get from Asda, so assuming that 'professional displays' (category 4 fireworks) are the only ones worth watching is wrong, infact many cat 4 displays use cat 3 fireworks too.

like shooting, its not the inanimate object that is wrong doing, it is the idiot holding the portfire.
What about cars? how many people have 'nearly' been hit by one, and how many have not been so lucky?

We've just had our first major event here, with bangers going off left, right and centre. I'm surprised it's taken until the second half of October for it to begin. It usually starts in August nowadays (as Martin G will no doubt tell you).

For people like myself, it is just hell for a few weeks around November 5th; kids seem to be fucking around with the things night after night.

if fireworks were banned then where would that leave myself and other like-minded people?

It's "me", not "myself"...

(just seeing how this multi-quote thing works... :))

I think fire works should be banned to individuals, and only available for purchase from institutional organisers, or people with a licence.

I don't mean to sound like a nanny state type, but how many people are injured every year by fireworks? Every year there are people who suffer horrific injuries, and there are sometimes fatalities. And why? Just so people can light some crappy sparkler rocket? Fact is, most of the fire works bought by households are absolutely rubbish. Only expensive displays are ever worth bothering with.

The main reason I say all of this is not because of the responsible majority, but the minority of idiots who buy them for teenage yobs. I have nearly been hit by a firework twice in a subway tunnel near where I live becuase of psychotic kids and thick adults firing them around in an inappropriate manner.
For people like myself, it is just hell for a few weeks around November 5th; kids seem to be fucking around with the things night after night.

And that's not withstanding all the fires people assume they are entitled to light everywhere. The whole thing is just dangerous and pointless IMO, not to mention leaving a mess the next day and being bad for the environment.

Sorry to complain, but I don't think it should be banned completely. But think it should be more controlled, e.g. public displays only.

Yes.. sadly, you do seem to be advocating that "nanny state" philosophy. Ok, so maybe you aren't into fireworks, which I fully appreciate. But where does it leave the rest of us? While I agree fireworks are definitley safer in the hands of trained individuals, and banning sale to the public would save life and limb.. you're also seemingly unknowingly undermining a lot of other everyday freedoms. Like to drive? Too bad - hundreds of people die in car accidents in this country every year. Would it not make sense then to ban these aswell? Afterall, public transport is much safer and cleaner and could be drastically improved and expanded to accomodate the masses. Cleaner air, less greenhouse gases, fewer lives lost? Sounds great doesn't it??

Not if you're a driver.

I'm not trying to belittle you here, I'm just trying to give an example to show that this logic is patently flawed. I may be biased, I love my fireworks. But I'm pretty sure you are many, many times more biased when it comes to owning an car.

Some people are just stupid. Some people like to play strangling games with cords and neckties. Do we outlaw those? Do we pad our walls and throw away all sharp impliments? Not if you don't like living in a nanny state...

Well.. I realise I may have gone a tad bit overboard here, but as you can tell I do feel strongly about this. Yeah, firework displays are good, but they really don't compare to going out and buying your own and setting them off on YOUR property. It's like a hundred times more satisfying. :D

Yes.. sadly, you do seem to be advocating that "nanny state" philosophy. Ok, so maybe you aren't into fireworks, which I fully appreciate. But where does it leave the rest of us? While I agree fireworks are definitley safer in the hands of trained individuals, and banning sale to the public would save life and limb.. you're also seemingly unknowingly undermining a lot of other everyday freedoms. Like to drive? Too bad - hundreds of people die in car accidents in this country every year. Would it not make sense then to ban these aswell? Afterall, public transport is much safer and cleaner and could be drastically improved and expanded to accomodate the masses. Cleaner air, less greenhouse gases, fewer lives lost? Sounds great doesn't it??

Not if you're a driver.

I'm not trying to belittle you here, I'm just trying to give an example to show that this logic is patently flawed. I may be biased, I love my fireworks. But I'm pretty sure you are many, many times more biased when it comes to owning an car.

Some people are just stupid. Some people like to play strangling games with cords and neckties. Do we outlaw those? Do we pad our walls and throw away all sharp impliments? Not if you don't like living in a nanny state...

Well.. I realise I may have gone a tad bit overboard here, but as you can tell I do feel strongly about this. Yeah, firework displays are good, but they really don't compare to going out and buying your own and setting them off on YOUR property. It's like a hundred times more satisfying. :D


The comparison between fire works and cars is pretty poor. Cars enable millions of people to move around- they drive our economy and way of life. People get hurt in unfortunate accidents- but taking account of the number of cars on the road and the number of individuals driving them the number of fatalities is fairly low.

Not the case with fire works. They are not remotely necessary and are effectively just a smaller version of weapons used in war. In the hands of irresponsible people they are extremely dangerous, as I well know and they are too easy to get hold of. I think fireworks and other exploding things have more of a comparison to guns, and in this country they ARE banned.

True, but once you begin to erode our freedoms you open up a mighty big kettle of fish. My car comparison is not without merit - thousands of people cope without them. Thousands of people use public transport to get to work. It's mostly a convinience thing. And that convinience and enjoyment comes at the cost of greenhouse gases and hundreds of road deaths, as well as thousands of injuries.

Bottom line is that cars aren't necessary - and neither are fireworks. However, both are legal for the public to purchase and use and both cause many deaths and injuries. I'd say that holds up.

Yes i have got quite a few as well but not as many as gazgunman!
I have a big garden so usually have a large bonfire and let my kids bring their mates round for the display.....thats my excuse anyway.

The comparison between fire works and cars is pretty poor. Cars enable millions of people to move around- they drive our economy and way of life. People get hurt in unfortunate accidents- but taking account of the number of cars on the road and the number of individuals driving them the number of fatalities is fairly low.

Not the case with fire works. They are not remotely necessary and are effectively just a smaller version of weapons used in war. In the hands of irresponsible people they are extremely dangerous, as I well know and they are too easy to get hold of. I think fireworks and other exploding things have more of a comparison to guns, and in this country they ARE banned.

wait wait, since when have guns been banned?

handguns and assault weapons aside, I can own pretty much anything aslong as I have a good reason.

If i wanted it, I could legally get a shotgun pretty much guranteed, and as for rifles - I already have a licence for them, all I'll need to do it pay the police £28 and I can own anything upto .308 - believe me, that is a very potent caliber and is used by the military for targets upto 1000yards away.

my friends dad owns a .222 - more of less the same round the british army use in their assault rifles, I own a .22LR - its capable of shooting rabbits right upto 100yards with no problems.


All it boils down to is the idiot behind the trigger/wheel/firework

My arguement is that you can do alot more damage with a car than with a firework or gun.