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Topic: fireworks
Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Subject: fireworks
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 3:36pm
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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. -------------  http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: lemongirl
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 3:39pm
DP spent at least $400 on fireworks last year which we are still chewing our way through 
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Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Date 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. |
Posted By: lemongirl
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 3:55pm
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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. |
Posted By: Katep
Date 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. |
Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Date Posted: 04 November 2009 at 4:22pm
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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. |
Posted By: lizzle
Date 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. |
Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:19am
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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. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:28am
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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 By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:31am
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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! ------------- |
Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:40am
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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. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:54am
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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 ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: lemongirl
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:57am
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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 By: WRXnKids
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 9:22am
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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 By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 9:23am
 Really?? Im in Te Toro! crazy! small world lol!------------- |
GonnaBeAMum wrote:Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Date 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. |
Posted By: lemongirl
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 10:31am
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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. |
Posted By: kiwigal
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 10:36am
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Nope waste of money |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 10:57am
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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 By: BriAndOlisMum
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 11:10am
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lol sheza we like in kohekohe so literally just down the road from you ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 1:03pm
haha yep! Have you lived out here long? Did you go to waiuku college? your the same age as my brother I think  ------------- |
Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 2:11pm
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I have no idea what we will be doing we do have some in fact shh don't tell but we still have a good supply of sky rockets Dh brought them up years ago before they were banned,
I have no problem with them at all as long as they are used responsbily just like guns etc. I have fond memories of making tunnels and blowing up cups in the vege garden with fire crackers dad did the ligthing from memory. Dh and i were just saying last night how quiet it has been in our neighbourhood this year maybe tonight will be noiserer but then the weather is supposed to turn yuck. ------------- http://daisypath.com"> 
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 2:22pm
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I love fireworks but then at the same time I hate them too.
I have been at party's far too many times when one has fallen over and shot into the group of people (once even into a tent ) Also many Years ago my dad blew up his fingers when letting one off. We wont be buying any ourselves.
I am also really worried about our local fireworks being held at the school across the road. As fun as it will be to sit on the fence and watch them, you get a lot of stupid teenager shooting them everywhere. In saying all that I am really looking forward to going into Wellington to see them tonight (only because I am facepainting beforehand) And I do get really excited watching other people fireworks out the window. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: BriAndOlisMum
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 2:38pm
| we have lived out here since feb this year and absolutely love it. we lived out at otaua for just over a year before that. Nah i didn't grow up here, i grew up in the eastern BOP and DP grew up in freemans bay right in the auckland CBD area. |
Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 2:46pm
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Love em
We're just getting a $30 box (its part of DH's bday pressie every year) and will have some friends over on Sat night. We get them for about 2 months here as we live across from a park and the teens are always setting them off. I love looking out at the hills though and seeing everyone's displays over the weekend 
These guys we used to hang out with when we were younger shot roman candles around one year - my friend got hit right on the back and singed my top. They don't hurt, I was more worried about my mum going nuts about the top lol |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 2:50pm
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We have pets so don't do our own fireworks.
We can see the public display at Manfield from our house, when it eventually happens, gets postponed every year. Manawatu Spring weather and fireworks don't work. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 3:32pm
| we still have a box from last year, otherwise I would'nt of brought any more, the boys are excited and this year we can do them in the front yard and the boys - well aidan can look through the lounge window |
Posted By: ALittleLoopy
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 4:08pm
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we still have a few left from last year, but mostly sparklers, i like them and they are safer...thats all well be using IF ANY -------------    CHEM 6/12+ |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 4:17pm
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Love/hate thing here too. I personally love them but hate how upset the animals get and all the fire damage they do. I wouldn't be disappointed if they got banned and just have the organised displays.
We will be getting some though and watching through the window while Dad lets them off. Pretty sure Jack will hate it so we will see how many we actually let off. |
Posted By: Turtle
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:09pm
| I am for banning them. There are too many idiots who ruin it for everyone else. People have been letting them off for the past week around us and our pets are too afraid to do a thing with all the noises. |
Posted By: sottise
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 8:46pm
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I loved them when I was little - remember back when it was Guy Fawkes NIGHT and not GF MONTH? I'm all for them being limited to public displays - my cats are stressed out and hiding under the bed, and I'm stressing out that the baby's going to wake.
We're close to a park too - sounds like it's all go there tonight. Although in saying that, at least we've moved away from the neighbours who used to let off those hugely concussive bombs til 1 or 2am. Rant rant rant!  ------------- 
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Posted By: KiwiL
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 9:12pm
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My cat must be the only weird one... she climbs on the windowsill to watch!!
I'd like to see them banned and limited to public displays. No doubt some time over the next few days we'll read about some poor puppy or kitten that had fireworks stuck in their ears. 
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Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 05 November 2009 at 11:46pm
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Love/hate camp
Right now, I have a sick daughter whos been woken numerous times, and a poofy pup who's not a happy chap (typical poodle). In the wrong hands they aren't cool. But, I also have a pyrotechnic obsessed hubby with chemical based training and quals here and there, at degree and dip level. What he can do when Hollie isn't with us, down the road at the local beach, is spectular, and I can't help but be in awe. -------------  http://lilypie.com"> |