General Chat

Glad you are OK Diana must ahve been a shock it is about time something is doen about fireworks I like to see them but is there any need for all those bangs. the animals must be terrified. My old German Shepherd was terrified I dreaded this time of the yearand New Year. Luckily our little Tilly doesn't seem to worry about the bangs mind you only one or two up to now. Hope she is as calm on Nov 5th. Thing is if you got hold of the little blitters you dare not do anything. Hope they don't bother you again Germaine x

Diana, it all comes back to the upbringing these oiks have had. They probably have never been taught right from wrong,respect for other people,etc. Glad you are o.k. Gwyn

Sue I know exactly what you mean about the final results of their pranks..... seen too many people hurt by them and they scare me stupid now!! xx

Hi Diana Glad you are ok

My old dog Beb, now 17 bless him, was always ok with fireworks until a little SH.1. T threw one towards him about 7 years ago, he's been terrified to the point of sedation since, he's getting a bit deaf now so I'm hoping they won't bother him so much this year

Hi diana,Thats awful,what is wrong with these kids!! Im glad your ok, fireworks are so dangerous. I would like to see them banned from selling to the public.

Hayley it doesn't bear thinking about what could have happened........ I wouldn't imagine I'd be here talking to you all right now!! xx

D thank god you didn't open the door......

Dee - Fair comment! Mrs Presley - I don't think there is anything funny about the incident stated in this thread at all actually! Would you be making jokes had it happened to you? I doubt it!

A horrible thing to happen. I am glad that you are okay.

u sure he didn't say trick or treat and thought u said trick.....lolxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Diana, Yes, I know that, Diwali and Eid? But I live in England, and if a law was passed in this country then ALL people would have to abide by it. Dee x

I think it would be hard to restrict to a certain night as there are other religions that use them for celebrations too.... but I agree they shouldn't be sold so easily!! They are deadly weapons!!

Glad you're OK Diana...the things should be banned altogether. It's not the same now as a few years back...today's fireworks are bigger, louder and much more dangerous. And sorry, Sharon, but fireworks if not banned altogether, should, in my opinion, be restricted only to November 5th (and maybe New Years Eve). No other time! Neighbours who have young babies or pets, should be shown some respect. The letting off of these huge 'bombs' with such loud bangs, can be very distressing. At least if it were allowed on only one night (I repeat, NOVEMBER 5TH), it would be bearable. Dee x

Costco were selling a pack of fireworks today for about £320 . They were in a huge box - what a responsibility!!!!! Penny

i love fireworks(hotdogs and burgers) the bigger the bang the better. my youngest will be 12 november 3 so we have always had a big thing for them, birthday and bonfire night usually costs about 200 quid but we do it properly for our own safety. it`s different when it`s your own you are looking for and not strangers who you know nothing about

Sharon - I must admit I am not a fan of fireworks, organised or not so I understand what you mean about safety!! Hope this year is a safe one for everyone!! xx

would just like to say went to wales to see the in-laws 2 years ago it was bonfire night while we were there so we took the kids to see the display the local fireservice had on. they lit one of those big round display ones but they didn`t bury it, what happened !!!!!!!!!!!!!! it tipped over and shot at all the kids sitting on the one side they had for the kids, some kids had their clothes melted to their skins and my son was hit on the back, luckily he had a lot of layers of clothing on and was spared a serious burn. this has put me off organised displays because anything can happen at least when we do them in the garden we make sure everything is done properly cos at the end of the day it`s our family we are protecting sharon

Reading that reminded me of an incident many years ago in Hemel where a lady holding her new baby opened the door, and a kid threw in the firework which damaged the baby's face......how wicked - they just don't realise, do they.....

I think the new law is if they are let off after 11pm but god knows how the police are supposed to catch them, they are not going to let them of in front of them are they. Another useless law. Sue