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BriAndOlisMum
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Topic: fireworks Posted: 04 November 2009 at 3:36pm |
who is buying fireworks this year and what are you getting.
or are you going to pass on buying them and go to a display or just pass on it all together?
DP is off to switched on gardener to buy the "party pack" lot for $60, it looks alot better than the $60 one that the warehouse has.
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Posted: 04 November 2009 at 3:39pm |
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BriAndOlisMum
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Posted: 04 November 2009 at 3:41pm |
wow that must have been alot of fireworks. we still have some sparklers up in the cupboard from last year but thats it. DP wanted to make a sparkler bomb with them but if i have my way he won't be lol.
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Posted: 04 November 2009 at 3:55pm |
Oh it is ridiclous but he loves them. Though he is the reason that they will inevitably be banned.
Last year he didn't secure one properly and it narrowly missed me before hitting the clothes line where it burned a hole in our 300 count sheets.
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Posted: 04 November 2009 at 4:07pm |
Fireworks are dangerous. They should be banned. I feel sorry for firemen, they must get super annoyed at this time of the year.
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BriAndOlisMum
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Posted: 04 November 2009 at 4:22pm |
i agree they are dangerous in the wrong hands but when handled properly they are alright.
one year when i was younger, probably about 10 years ago we had fireworks at my brothers house and one of them hadn't been put into the ground properly, it was a roman candle, it ended up falling over and shooting in all directions including into the house through an open window.
luckily nothing was damaged but i have sure learnt to make sure they are safe before lighting them. and make sure i stay well away.
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Posted: 04 November 2009 at 4:33pm |
I'm sooooo getting some. About a $30 pack prob. it's a shame some losers ruin it for everyone.
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Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:19am |
1 school classroom down, how many to go before this years 'celebrations' are over
Although they are a bit of fun I personally think that the sale should be banned and that there be public displays only.
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Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:28am |
Yep I am on the ban them band wagon as well. I think there should just be properly organised displays, they are far better than what anyone can do at home and the only thing that should go on sale to the public is sparklers (and even then I wouldn't be upset if they were banned as well).
It's not so much a problem with the kids, they sleep through it all, but it scares the crap out of my pets, no way I can explain to them what it is. What really annoys me is people dont' just do it on the one night, or on the sat closest to the night, it goes on for weeks and then people do it again at new years
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Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:31am |
Nah we wont buy any or go to a display because we live up on a hill out in the country and just across the water at a park they always do a huge fire works display so we just sit on our front lawn and watch it, and plus we have a view of Aucklnd city and the sky tower from where we live(we are in Auckland-Waiuku) and we can see all of the displays from there, its soo awesome, we get all these displays for free from home hehe
So we will take caden outside to see some, he was too little last year.
ETA-I think they should be banned aswell, they are so frikkin dangerous, I nearly got hit by a roman candle thingy cos my stupid friend thought it would be cool to wave the thing around!
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BriAndOlisMum
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Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:40am |
hey sheza we live out in waiuku (well out awhitu way a bit) as well. where do they have the fireworks that you can see.
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Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:54am |
We won't be buying any or going to a display. When we were at Primary School there used to be a big night down at the school but since then Mum and Dad started buying less and less. Now we don't do anything, half the time the ones you buy are fizzers anyway and you may as well just burn a $20 note
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Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:57am |
DP spent 30 minutes last night going through the fireworks and then testing which ones he would like to use for his Saturday night party.
He even had me there grading them
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Posted: 05 November 2009 at 9:22am |
Haha Lemongirl our partners would get on great. We still have a $200 box from last year and there is occasionally one that falls over but its always one of the weak ones that doesnt do a heck of a lot.
Schools burning down happens when parents allow kids to play with or be able to get a hold of fireworks they have an age limit for a reason just like alcohol cigarette spray paint and guns
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Posted: 05 November 2009 at 9:23am |
GonnaBeAMum wrote:
hey sheza we live out in waiuku (well out awhitu way a bit) as well. where do they have the fireworks that you can see. |
 Really?? Im in Te Toro! crazy! small world lol!
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BriAndOlisMum
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Posted: 05 November 2009 at 9:25am |
lol bet you had fun lemongirl
sounds like it will be a great night at your place on saturday tho.
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Posted: 05 November 2009 at 10:31am |
Yes and in the morning we are going to yet another school fair. DP loves them, last one we went to he won 3 snappers and a crayfish.
Now a school fair with fireworks display = DP heaven.
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Posted: 05 November 2009 at 10:36am |
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Posted: 05 November 2009 at 10:57am |
I love the idea of private parties but currently I'd be happy just to watch displays since we have a young family and spending money on them is basically just setting money on fire.
Also I think now days the fireworks you get for private use are pretty rubbish compared to what we used to get.
That being said we're having my mum and sis over tonight so they can let off the remainder of their last year's batch. Great night for it
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Posted: 05 November 2009 at 11:10am |
lol sheza we like in kohekohe so literally just down the road from you
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