[robert waddell]

Na the loudest firework is a gas cylinder
i found one a half full 7 lb one kept it for bonfire night  got the fire going all the other fireworks were going fiss pop and the occasional bang   through the gas  cylinder on the fire(out in the middle of the field) ran like hell back to a safe distance and waited                  boom and blew the bloody bonfire out

[doganjo]

Na the loudest firework is a gas cylinder
i found one a half full 7 lb one kept it for bonfire night  got the fire going all the other fireworks were going fiss pop and the occasional bang   through the gas  cylinder on the fire(out in the middle of the field) ran like hell back to a safe distance and waited                  boom and blew the bloody bonfire out

And THAT was a b----y stupid thing to do,  ::)wasn't it?

[mab]

Hmm, well, much as I dislike fireworks I have to agree with Roberts earlier comments about the cause - even if there is a thick smoke bank crossing the road, the drivers are still responsible for deciding how fast they go through it - if it was that thick they must have seen it coming.

I must admit I've caught myself doing the same thing before now - driving into thick fog and not slowing down immediately in the hope that it's just a small patch and I'll come out the other side without having to slow down - stupid thing to do and I made a mental note to not do it again - 'til I forget.

mab

[robert waddell]

not really Annie if you were to see the area where the bonfire was and we were a safe distance from it
and it was a practical demonstration of how red Adair extinguishes oil well fires

[Hatty]

We had a party on our field at Halloween, 40+ people many of whom camped I made it very clear on all the invites NO fireworks & NO Chinese lanterns, not 1 person objected as I explained about the animals on ours & the surrounding fields

Why can't people be more considerate, I don't like fireworks at the best of times but they definitely have no place around animals 

[Penninehillbilly]

perhaps those who don't have or appreciate animals need something to light up their lives? 

[SallyintNorth]

perhaps those who don't have or appreciate animals need something to light up their lives? 

That's a really nice thought phb 

[nicandem]

not really Annie if you were to see the area where the bonfire was and we were a safe distance from it
and it was a practical demonstration of how red Adair extinguishes oil well fires

Safe distance???
I have seen gas bottles land 200 + yards away  :oafter they went off in the back of a lorry on fire!!!

[Hatty]

A few years ago, I lived in a maisonette, one of 8 above a row of shops, my front door opened on to a flat roof at the rear of them

All our heating and cooking was propane, as most of us who lived there worked the local dealer would leave bottles while we were out and collect the empties.

This all had to stop as the local yobs used to think it great fun to turn on the valve and light the bottles sending them flying across the roof at what seamed to be 100 miles per hour, mine was at one end of the roof with a small wall at the side which was the raised roof of the newsagents downstairs. Eventually they put a hole through the wall with a bottle sending it crashing into the shop below

Dangerous things and very unpredictable

[Herdygirl]

This year bonfire party in next field to where our Herdwick and Dartmoor flock live. They did warn us so we moved the sheep as far away as we could. As we  were told that one of their friends like to buy 'big' fireworks....... we went up there just after dark.

At first all sheep all happily watching bonfire................ until fireworks started, then mayhem............

poor sheep ....total panic, all gathering around me and hubby and then scattering all over field and coming back again.  this went on for hours.

next morning 6 lame sheep and little Teddy (little runt- totally cute) stuck fast in brambles.. for how long i don't know 

why don't people think?  or don't they give  a damn aslong as they are having fun?

[Brucklay]

Herdygirl I think your right - people just don't think and even if they consider dogs I don't think they consider sheep - we're lucky enough to be far enough away from civilisation that we see them in the distance but all stock were fine - even the german shepherd pottered around the 'garden' while we watched - saying that I would be all for only propar displays as a couple a few days early gave me a fright!!

[waterhouse]

I have to agree with most of the sentiments expressed here.  One thing though: we had a huge rabbit problem two years ago and I found shooting to be most effective.  Initially the livestock was hugely disturbed, so a couple of bunnies was the limit.  Very quickly though they got the hang of it and then just ignored it.

It's the same with the helicopters.  We're in the Luton control zone so they cross at 500ft, sometimes less. The animals just keep on eating.  Same goes for the rather larger number of emergency vehicles heading towards the M1that pass our pasture.

Part of the problem round here is that the old Standard Fireworks product isn't  good enough apparently.  Just up the road you can buy display fireworks that would rival an RPG-7

[Fowgill Farm]

Just found this on defra's website while i was smoozing other stuff, thought might be of interest


http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2011/11/03/sky-lanterns-nuisance/

mandy 

[plumseverywhere]

almost a week on, still finding fragments of fireworks in the sheep field. Lucky it wasn't the goats I guess because they'd make a beeline to have a chew on anything, the sheep we have tend to only it 'it' if its green...

[ambriel]

why don't people think?  or don't they give  a damn as long as they are having fun?

I'm afraid this pretty much hits the nail on the head nowadays.

Far to many people simply don't give a damn about anyone else and so feel to do and act just as they please.