Pete Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Why not just ban everything and be done with it? We can all sit in white rooms filled with cotton wool and be forced to walk everywhere. Drink nothing but purely filtered water, eat only the freshest fruit and veg. Throw all weapons into an abyss. Hug trees daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazla Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Why not just ban everything and be done with it? We can all sit in white rooms filled with cotton wool and be forced to walk everywhere. Drink nothing but purely filtered water, eat only the freshest fruit and veg. Throw all weapons into an abyss. Hug trees daily. :rlol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt k Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Imagine these people meeting their dealer on some seedy back street "How much for 3 small rockets, 5 sparklers and a catherine wheel?" and robbing old grannies handbags to feed their firework habit All i am saying is that the statistics earlier said that half the people injured were under the age of 18, now seeing as most young people are more irresponsible than most older people, i think it would be safe to say that they would get an even bigger "buzz" buy buying fireworks illegally and then dreaming up some inventive way of blowing their best freind's hand off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt k Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Not having a go matey but what if some chav or village idiot set a firework of through your letter box and your house was to burn down or someone had set a firework at you causing you to be blinded for life. Would your opinion be the same? What if someone petrol bombed my house, would i want petrol banning or the "village idiot" apprehended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyW Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Ok then, i understand what you are saying, so how about stricter controls on who they are sold to? like ID to be shown by everyone who buys them? surely that's feasable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt k Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Ok then, i understand what you are saying, so how about stricter controls on who they are sold to? like ID to be shown by everyone who buys them? surely that's feasable? Yeah, restrictions will help to reduce the number of nob-heads buying them, but will not totally irradicate the trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hob Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 I don't see how people can still be entertained by back yard fireworks, ok at a display where they have spent £1,000's on a properly co-ordinated display, but back yard fireworks ( I know there are nuts that spend £100's on them) are just poor and boring I know of better ways than lighting £20 notes for thrills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Imagine these people meeting their dealer on some seedy back street "How much for 3 small rockets, 5 sparklers and a catherine wheel?" and robbing old grannies handbags to feed their firework habit "Yeah so I do a bit of Sparkler now and again. I can handle it" Why not just ban everything and be done with it? We can all sit in white rooms filled with cotton wool and be forced to walk everywhere. Drink nothing but purely filtered water, eat only the freshest fruit and veg. Throw all weapons into an abyss. Hug trees daily.Not because they're dangerous, because they're fucking annoying. I can pretty much guarantee that round here there will be fireworks periodically going off from pub closing time till like 2 or 3am most nights between now and the 1st week of January. In fact I'd like fireworks to be more dangerous so that some of the ignorant selfish wankers that set them off might get randomly napalmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hob Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 In fact I'd like fireworks to be more dangerous so that some of the ignorant selfish wankers that set them off might get randomly napalmed. Just buy the fireworks, shorten the fuses then return them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 You sir, are a genius! Why didn't I think of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr keef Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 I think fireworks should be made bigger and more dangerous and cheaper,and you should get a plastic launcher with a sight on it with every pack of rockets,i think sparklers should be fekin 3 foot long and make ya arm shake when lit!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Imagine these people meeting their dealer on some seedy back street "How much for 3 small rockets, 5 sparklers and a catherine wheel?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 I voted yes because they are dangerous explosives. It annoys the shit out of me when people let them off at random times. It also annoys the shit out of me when precious tv news time is devoted to how many idiots have injured themselves every year. Lastly, it doubly annoys the shit out of me when barrages of rockets drop their sticks on my house and car - on the house it rattles on the roof, and I can't get them down...on the car :shudder: However, I do enjoy a good professional display, so like several other people said, they should be restricted for sale only to people who are properly trained and licensed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTIN R Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Banned for general pikey idiots to buy yes organised displays is the way to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 No they shouldn't be banned but purchasing them should be more strictly controlled. Probably won't happen though, they'll just tax them more or something with the excuse of "it'll put more kids off buying them". Same thing with bloody alcopops I heard on the news the other day. Instead of tackling the problem of 15 year old chavs buying them they want to increase the tax on them so that everyone else has to suffer. It's complete bollocks and obvious that they just want to use it as an excuse to raise more taxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazla Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 I don't see how people can still be entertained by back yard fireworks, ok at a display where they have spent £1,000's on a properly co-ordinated display, but back yard fireworks ( I know there are nuts that spend £100's on them) are just poor and boring I know of better ways than lighting £20 notes for thrills £20!! That will get me 4 dances in a lappy bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Ban for public use imo.. Organised events are fine:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Ban for public use imo.. Organised events are fine:) Or, if folk MUST buy them for personal use, then a blanket ban on sales until Nov 4th and December 28th for New Year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSoarer2.5TT Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 It's sparklers you want to worry about I know how to transform these pretty boring childrens fireworks into full blown terrorist rivaling bombs Highly imature, incredibly easy to make, and a bang 10x louder than any other firework on the market for a fraction of the cost!!!!!! Sparklers are the way forward :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattanna Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Public events only with id/licence, ban for all others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Last year in High Wycombe teenagers were running along the A40 where heavy traffic builds for the lights at Rayners Avenue, asking car drivers the time- car drivers wind down window, scrote then lobs a firework onto the back seat. They got my dad like this. Last week some kids thought it'd be ultra funny to let off five rockets underneath my car port, ricocheting (sp?) off the Supra, the carport, my fence and my conservatory. I now need to replace the roof of the carport. Imo they should be classed as explosives and restriced as such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black cat Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 ive had fire works in my back garden for as long as i could run away quick enough:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazla Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 So what would make everyone happy is to just sell to organised displays and proving they had a licence to buy. I think that would solve everything. Yes your still gonna get the skanks and chavs buying them from somewhere. But at least it would half the injuries every year. And for the people who dont want them banned just go to a display. after all the shit you get in the shops for the garden are a pissing waste of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 At least one person might be a bit more responsible next year: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/6132140.stm Jackass has a lot to answer for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 At least one person might be a bit more responsible next year: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/6132140.stm Jackass has a lot to answer for. :rlol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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