Um, WTF?

[Thecadian]

Hey there are still a few places left in this country where you can have this kind of \'fun\'

At my scouts we used to light the petrol soaked bonfire by shooting rockets at it

But they stopped it now, no idea why????

 

[Evil Dave]

Here in Louisiana, we can pretty much get fireworks for every holiday.
Hell, I\'ll probably blow (literally) a couple hundred bucks this Christmas on the mortar shell air bursts for my nieces and nephews.

I can, and often do, have huge bonfires in my backyard.

 

[lizcam]

Here in California we can only get fireworks in limited areas and of limited types for New Years. And bonfires are out. But then watch the news and you\'ll understand why.

 

[Roger Bunting]

I don\'t mind fireworks, I like a good firework display; but it seems ever more so these days that any minor celebration or whatever there are fireworks, throughout the year. They can get irritating.

 

[Sand Rat]

Originally posted by lizcam
Here in California we can only get fireworks in limited areas and of limited types for New Years. And bonfires are out. But then watch the news and you\'ll understand why.

Because for years California followed an agressive anti-fire policy that has allowed underbrush which normally would be destroyed by smaller fires to build to levels where the least little spark with a following wind causes massive loss of property because this policy was coupled with a \"build in the canyons because its beautiful\" policy????

 

[Dragonsreach]

Originally posted by Roger Bunting
I don\'t mind fireworks, I like a good firework display; but it seems ever more so these days that any minor celebration or whatever there are fireworks, throughout the year. They can get irritating.

It\'s one of those society will \"Turn a Blind Eye\" situations.
I\'m 99% sure that Fireworks are only legally allowed to be used on 5th November up untill 23:00 in UK.
However the police are too busy trying to deal with other Sh*t to follow through on what is minor and won\'t get reported on their bosses crime statistics to the Home Office.

Still my dog is terrified of them so it\'s a case of turn the TV up loud and keep her occupied as much as possible.

 

[Sand Rat]

Hell, Mike I found out on the 4th I don\'t react well to fireworks at this pointlol