Guest guest Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 You may think they are fun, but you dont have to live over here!, this year bonfire night started three weeks early and is still going on, why do people waste so much cash - money to burn. My oldest cat is oblivious to the noise, while my younger one practcally craps herself at the noise. You have to remember tha cats hearing is many times more sensative than ours, so they are probably in pain when all hell breaks out. I went to an organised fireworks display a few years back with my daughters. It was orginised by the fire service/department, and one of the fireworks fell over and fired at us. I just managed to pull my kids down in time. It hit me in the head and exploded. So you can understand why my youngest is scared stiff of them! I was lucky, being a thick skinned, thick skulled valley boy to get away with superficial burns/a new haircut and a bloody head. I`m afraid that I was less than polite getting through the crowd, to get my kids away from there. I suppose that if I had been an American, I would probably sued them or something! But hey, shit happens, I lived to tell the tale. The Valley Vegan..............Anouk Sickler <zurumato wrote: yes, fireworks are fun in a childish sort of way,, we should all be like children..but I wonder what the animals think of all of that noise. , fraggle wrote:>> 4th of July..independence day....> > > jo > Nov 4, 2005 2:11 PM> > Talking> > Hi Nikki> > I enjoy talking to people - well mostly anyway.> > We went to a firework display this evening (Guy Fawkes nighttomorrow) - it> was lovely and some were very noisy. We cannot make it to onetomorrow, so> decided to go tonight instead. What is the celebration with mostfireworks> in America?> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 its a tradition here to blow everything up the weeks leadin up to july 4th.... as a wee fraggle..we use to have firework wars...ahem.... it was a lot more fun then chuckin acorns at each other.... peter hurd Nov 10, 2005 11:09 AM Re: fireworks - not my friends You may think they are fun, but you dont have to live over here!, this year bonfire night started three weeks early and is still going on, why do people waste so much cash - money to burn. My oldest cat is oblivious to the noise, while my younger one practcally craps herself at the noise. You have to remember tha cats hearing is many times more sensative than ours, so they are probably in pain when all hell breaks out. I went to an organised fireworks display a few years back with my daughters. It was orginised by the fire service/department, and one of the fireworks fell over and fired at us. I just managed to pull my kids down in time. It hit me in the head and exploded. So you can understand why my youngest is scared stiff of them! I was lucky, being a thick skinned, thick skulled valley boy to get away with superficial burns/a new haircut and a bloody head. I`m afraid that I was less than polite getting through the crowd, to get my kids away from there. I suppose that if I had been an American, I would probably sued them or something! But hey, shit happens, I lived to tell the tale. The Valley Vegan..............Anouk Sickler <zurumato wrote: yes, fireworks are fun in a childish sort of way,, we should all be like children..but I wonder what the animals think of all of that noise. , fraggle wrote:>> 4th of July..independence day....> > > jo > Nov 4, 2005 2:11 PM> > Talking> > Hi Nikki> > I enjoy talking to people - well mostly anyway.> > We went to a firework display this evening (Guy Fawkes nighttomorrow) - it> was lovely and some were very noisy. We cannot make it to onetomorrow, so> decided to go tonight instead. What is the celebration with mostfireworks> in America?> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 Sorry to hear about your accident Peter. I think our animals were used to having a lot of noise going on around them, they never flinched at a firework or thunderstorm. Jo , peter hurd <swpgh01@t...> wrote: > > You may think they are fun, but you dont have to live over here!, this year bonfire night started three weeks early and is still going on, why do people waste so much cash - money to burn. > My oldest cat is oblivious to the noise, while my younger one practcally craps herself at the noise. You have to remember tha cats hearing is many times more sensative than ours, so they are probably in pain when all hell breaks out. > I went to an organised fireworks display a few years back with my daughters. It was orginised by the fire service/department, and one of the fireworks fell over and fired at us. I just managed to pull my kids down in time. It hit me in the head and exploded. So you can understand why my youngest is scared stiff of them! I was lucky, being a thick skinned, thick skulled valley boy to get away with superficial burns/a new haircut and a bloody head. I`m afraid that I was less than polite getting through the crowd, to get my kids away from there. > I suppose that if I had been an American, I would probably sued them or something! > But hey, shit happens, I lived to tell the tale. > > The Valley Vegan.............. > > Anouk Sickler <zurumato@e...> wrote: > yes, fireworks are fun in a childish sort of way,, > we should all be like children.. > but I wonder what the animals think of all of that noise. > > > > > , fraggle wrote: > > > > 4th of July..independence day.... > > > > > > jo > > Nov 4, 2005 2:11 PM > > > > Talking > > > > Hi Nikki > > > > I enjoy talking to people - well mostly anyway. > > > > We went to a firework display this evening (Guy Fawkes night > tomorrow) - it > > was lovely and some were very noisy. We cannot make it to one > tomorrow, so > > decided to go tonight instead. What is the celebration with most > fireworks > > in America? > > > > To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 I was very nervous of fireworks when I was a kid. Bangers, firecrackers and helicopters have all been banned now, but they used to be quite a pain back then. People would throw them at you, and I was once chased by a helicopter - for about 50 yards. It was quite scary. Even when I was a teenager some chaps thought it amusing to chuck firecrackers on the dancefloor amongst the dancers. Jo Fraggle said: its a tradition here to blow everything up the weeks leadin up to july 4th.... as a wee fraggle..we use to have firework wars...ahem.... it was a lot more fun then chuckin acorns at each other.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 heliocopters? are those like buzzbombs or silverjets? heartwerk <jo.heartwork Nov 10, 2005 11:35 AM Re: fireworks - not my friends I was very nervous of fireworks when I was a kid. Bangers, firecrackers and helicopters have all been banned now, but they used to be quite a pain back then. People would throw them at you, and I was once chased by a helicopter - for about 50 yards. It was quite scary. Even when I was a teenager some chaps thought it amusing to chuck firecrackers on the dancefloor amongst the dancers. Jo " Just as nightfall does not come at once, neither does oppression. In both instances there is a twilight. And it is in such twilight that we all must be aware of change in the air - however slight - lest we become unwilling victims of the darkness. " William O. Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 I don't know. They were fizzy fireworks about five inches long, with two straight wings (not sure why we called them helicopters). You lit the blue touchpaper, and held them up and let them go and they flew throught the air until they were finished. Sometimes they went straight other times they went curly. Jo , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote: > > heliocopters? > are those like buzzbombs or silverjets? > > > heartwerk <jo.heartwork@g...> > Nov 10, 2005 11:35 AM > > Re: fireworks - not my friends > > I was very nervous of fireworks when I was a kid. Bangers, > firecrackers and helicopters have all been banned now, but they used > to be quite a pain back then. People would throw them at you, and I > was once chased by a helicopter - for about 50 yards. It was quite > scary. Even when I was a teenager some chaps thought it amusing to > chuck firecrackers on the dancefloor amongst the dancers. > > Jo > > > " Just as nightfall does not come at once, neither > does oppression. In both instances there is a twilight. And it is in such twilight > that we all must be aware of change in the air - however slight - lest we become > unwilling victims of the darkness. " > William O. Douglas > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 two straight wings off of a thin cardboard tube? heartwerk <jo.heartwork Nov 10, 2005 3:39 PM Re: fireworks - not my friends I don't know. They were fizzy fireworks about five inches long, with two straight wings (not sure why we called them helicopters). You lit the blue touchpaper, and held them up and let them go and they flew throught the air until they were finished. Sometimes they went straight other times they went curly. Jo , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote: > > heliocopters? > are those like buzzbombs or silverjets? > > > heartwerk <jo.heartwork@g...> > Nov 10, 2005 11:35 AM > > Re: fireworks - not my friends > > I was very nervous of fireworks when I was a kid. Bangers, > firecrackers and helicopters have all been banned now, but they used > to be quite a pain back then. People would throw them at you, and I > was once chased by a helicopter - for about 50 yards. It was quite > scary. Even when I was a teenager some chaps thought it amusing to > chuck firecrackers on the dancefloor amongst the dancers. > > Jo > > > " Just as nightfall does not come at once, neither > does oppression. In both instances there is a twilight. And it is in such twilight > that we all must be aware of change in the air - however slight - lest we become > unwilling victims of the darkness. " > William O. Douglas > To send an email to - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 Yes - that's it. Jo , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote: > > two straight wings off of a thin cardboard tube? > > > heartwerk <jo.heartwork@g...> > Nov 10, 2005 3:39 PM > > Re: fireworks - not my friends > > I don't know. They were fizzy fireworks about five inches long, with > two straight wings (not sure why we called them helicopters). You lit > the blue touchpaper, and held them up and let them go and they flew > throught the air until they were finished. Sometimes they went > straight other times they went curly. > > Jo > > , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote: > > > > heliocopters? > > are those like buzzbombs or silverjets? > > > > > > heartwerk <jo.heartwork@g...> > > Nov 10, 2005 11:35 AM > > > > Re: fireworks - not my friends > > > > I was very nervous of fireworks when I was a kid. Bangers, > > firecrackers and helicopters have all been banned now, but they used > > to be quite a pain back then. People would throw them at you, and I > > was once chased by a helicopter - for about 50 yards. It was quite > > scary. Even when I was a teenager some chaps thought it amusing to > > chuck firecrackers on the dancefloor amongst the dancers. > > > > Jo > > > > > > " Just as nightfall does not come at once, neither > > does oppression. In both instances there is a twilight. And it is in > such twilight > > that we all must be aware of change in the air - however slight - > lest we become > > unwilling victims of the darkness. " > > William O. Douglas > > > > To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 a type of buzzbomb then.... my father use to be the largest firework dealer in the state of connecticut... oh course..fireworks were illegal......... heartwerk <jo.heartwork Nov 10, 2005 4:07 PM Re: fireworks - not my friends Yes - that's it. Jo , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote: > > two straight wings off of a thin cardboard tube? > > > heartwerk <jo.heartwork@g...> > Nov 10, 2005 3:39 PM > > Re: fireworks - not my friends > > I don't know. They were fizzy fireworks about five inches long, with > two straight wings (not sure why we called them helicopters). You lit > the blue touchpaper, and held them up and let them go and they flew > throught the air until they were finished. Sometimes they went > straight other times they went curly. > > Jo > > , fraggle <EBbrewpunx@e...> wrote: > > > > heliocopters? > > are those like buzzbombs or silverjets? > > > > > > heartwerk <jo.heartwork@g...> > > Nov 10, 2005 11:35 AM > > > > Re: fireworks - not my friends > > > > I was very nervous of fireworks when I was a kid. Bangers, > > firecrackers and helicopters have all been banned now, but they used > > to be quite a pain back then. People would throw them at you, and I > > was once chased by a helicopter - for about 50 yards. It was quite > > scary. Even when I was a teenager some chaps thought it amusing to > > chuck firecrackers on the dancefloor amongst the dancers. > > > > Jo > > > > > > " Just as nightfall does not come at once, neither > > does oppression. In both instances there is a twilight. And it is in > such twilight > > that we all must be aware of change in the air - however slight - > lest we become > > unwilling victims of the darkness. " > > William O. Douglas > > > > To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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