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This is just along the road from us. I haven't been for years as it just gets too crowded


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-59178077

Can't share the video but police were out in PO kit in Edinburgh. Few cops and firies injured due to cunts rioting with fireworks.

Just down the road.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-n ... e-33774394

Jock42 wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:49 am Can't share the video but police were out in PO kit in Edinburgh. Few cops and firies injured due to cunts rioting with fireworks.

Really? The fireworks were going intermittently late into the night but didn’t realise it was anything like that

Slick wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:06 pm

Jock42 wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:49 am Can't share the video but police were out in PO kit in Edinburgh. Few cops and firies injured due to cunts rioting with fireworks.

Really? The fireworks were going intermittently late into the night but didn’t realise it was anything like that

Think it was Niddrie

Jock42 wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:06 pm

Slick wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:06 pm

Jock42 wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:49 am Can't share the video but police were out in PO kit in Edinburgh. Few cops and firies injured due to cunts rioting with fireworks.

Really? The fireworks were going intermittently late into the night but didn’t realise it was anything like that

Think it was Niddrie

Aye, just Googled it!

Remember the total farce down the Thames, Milennium time. Sydney urinated all over it.

I've walked over the bridge.

Globus wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 12:11 pm Remember the total farce down the Thames, Milennium time. Sydney urinated all over it.

I've walked over it.

The London NYE fireworks absolutely shit all over Sydney these days.

Glad to hear that. Hate being beaten. I'm involved with the end of year display here. We do a display to loud music. It's spectacular for such a small Town. Thanks to the School.

The computer tech is just amazing.

Just on the dog front. The advice is to do nothing, as though it was part of the scenery. Never had a problem.

You can't ban fireworks purely for dogs. However, they should ban those large car-bomb type fabrications.

My dog did alright for most of the night, but once a few of those bombs went off, he was getting freaked out. I imagine they'd do some damage as well if close to vehicles, buildings (let alone people).

Fireworks should be pretty in the sky, not make the windows shake.

Gumboot wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:15 am

Biffer wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 9:47 am So no fireworks, no dogs.

Anything else this thread wants to do to suck the joy out of life? Beer? Television? Music?

Why didn't you just say ONLY fireworks and dogs are off limits?

Impale anyone who puts Christmas decorations up first week of Novrmber. Was in Birmingham on Thursday and Friday and they have a massive Christmas market in full flow.

ASMO wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 5:48 pm

Gumboot wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:15 am

Biffer wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 9:47 am So no fireworks, no dogs.

Anything else this thread wants to do to suck the joy out of life? Beer? Television? Music?

Why didn't you just say ONLY fireworks and dogs are off limits?

Impale anyone who puts Christmas decorations up first week of Novrmber. Was in Birmingham on Thursday and Friday and they have a massive Christmas market in full flow.

Given the ethnic distribution there, that's hilarious.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:47 am

ASMO wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 5:48 pm

Gumboot wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:15 am

Why didn't you just say ONLY fireworks and dogs are off limits?

Impale anyone who puts Christmas decorations up first week of Novrmber. Was in Birmingham on Thursday and Friday and they have a massive Christmas market in full flow.

Given the ethnic distribution there, that's hilarious.

Given its a city with more Christians than any other religion, I wouldn't be surprised by it.

Biffer wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:41 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:47 am

ASMO wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 5:48 pm

Impale anyone who puts Christmas decorations up first week of Novrmber. Was in Birmingham on Thursday and Friday and they have a massive Christmas market in full flow.

Given the ethnic distribution there, that's hilarious.

Given its a city with more Christians than any other religion, I wouldn't be surprised by it.

And that most U.K. citizens, regardless of religion, celebrate the Christmas holidays

Ymx wrote: Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:35 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:30 pm

Ymx wrote: Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:27 pm

Very little for me. We are in same spot aren’t we? Waverley?

Yeah, covers a fair old area though, so I can well imagine us having very different experiences. I'm pretty close to Haslemere.

Ah right, yes I’m Godalming.

Im only hearing it once every 5 mins. Very different from past years.

I’m halfway between the two of you. Didn’t seem as noisy this year - like distant thunder. The numbers going down to Chidd were pretty big though, so still popular. Even quite a few dogs going (happily).

Big shout out to the fuckwit near me who obviously woke up this morning and saw a bag of rockets they’d not let off the night before. What better time to fire them up than 0745.

ScarfaceClaw wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 12:22 pm Big shout out to the fuckwit near me who obviously woke up this morning and saw a bag of rockets they’d not let off the night before. What better time to fire them up than 0745.

They started at midday near me and pretty much continued until 2am this morning. Nothing yet so far today but expect it will start up again at dark. That will be 4 days in a row.

Biffer wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:41 am Given its a city with more Christians than any other religion, I wouldn't be surprised by it.

If there were 99 religions and 98 represented 1% and Christians 2%, you'd still be correct.

Fireworks (in the UK) should be organised displays only, whether Guy Fawkes, Diwali, Royal occasions or anything else.

Too many accidents/too much mischief with privately purchased fireworks.

Dog welfare, in towns at least, doesn’t come into it. There have been numerous constantly barking dogs in my neighbourhood and it’s getting worse. Loads of complaints. And that’s without the dog attacks and terrified children. And without the dog mess on the pavements and in the parks.

A local solicitor friend tells me that most destruction orders in the local mags court are for staff bull terriers. Lordy, they’re horrible looking dogs. And v common round my area.

Those fvcking dogs should not be pets. Horrible looking and nasty things built in to their make up. Usually owned by nasty chav owners, or by dumb idiots who think their dog is the exception.

I normally invite the family around on Nov 5th to watch the stunning (it really is, you ought to see it, it is like fireworks are going off 6 feet from my flat) firework display outside my window. Very disappointing this year.

Seems like Brexit has fucked this too.

Line6 HXFX wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 1:38 pm I normally invite the family around on Nov 5th to watch the stunning (it really is, you ought to see it, it is like fireworks are going off 6 feet from my flat) firework display outside my window. Very disappointing this year.

Seems like Brexit has fucked this too.

I couldn't get my son to sleep on Friday because of a big and very close display that started (and was a surprise to us) at a new venue bang on his bedtime. He was much happier when we took him up to the second floor for an amazing view of it.

Next year we'll invite friends around to (drink and) watch. Must be one of the benefits of Brexit. Or of Covid. Display can't have started for amy other reason.

Ymx wrote: Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:35 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:30 pm

Ymx wrote: Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:27 pm

Very little for me. We are in same spot aren’t we? Waverley?

Yeah, covers a fair old area though, so I can well imagine us having very different experiences. I'm pretty close to Haslemere.

Ah right, yes I’m Godalming.

Im only hearing it once every 5 mins. Very different from past years.

Whereabouts? I grew up in Busbridge.

charltom wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:24 pm

Ymx wrote: Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:35 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:30 pm

Yeah, covers a fair old area though, so I can well imagine us having very different experiences. I'm pretty close to Haslemere.

Ah right, yes I’m Godalming.

Im only hearing it once every 5 mins. Very different from past years.

Whereabouts? I grew up in Busbridge.

Ha ha. Yeah on the edge of Busbridge. Very close to the College.

Small world, I went to Busbridge Junior and Godalming college.

Ymx wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:27 pm

charltom wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:24 pm

Ymx wrote: Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:35 pm
Ah right, yes I’m Godalming.

Im only hearing it once every 5 mins. Very different from past years.

Whereabouts? I grew up in Busbridge.

Ha ha. Yeah on the edge of Busbridge. Very close to the College.

Park Chase. Mum's still there. You?

sockwithaticket wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:30 pm Small world, I went to Busbridge Junior and Godalming college.

Ditto re Infants and Middle School and brother went to GodColl. 70s/80s though. You?

you guys might have gone to school together

charltom wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:51 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:30 pm Small world, I went to Busbridge Junior and Godalming college.

Ditto re Infants and Middle School and brother went to GodColl. 70s/80s though. You?

We are slightly different vintages, junior would've been mid to late 90s and my first year of college was '06

charltom wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:49 pm

Ymx wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:27 pm

charltom wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:24 pm

Whereabouts? I grew up in Busbridge.

Ha ha. Yeah on the edge of Busbridge. Very close to the College.

Park Chase. Mum's still there. You?

Hmmm, I’m not sure what you’re implying. You’d have to ask your mum.

sockwithaticket wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:59 pm

charltom wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:51 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:30 pm Small world, I went to Busbridge Junior and Godalming college.

Ditto re Infants and Middle School and brother went to GodColl. 70s/80s though. You?

We are slightly different vintages, junior would've been mid to late 90s and my first year of college was '06

Just a bit. Chances are my mother taught you though!

Was hoping Brexit would stem the influx of fireworks this year but no chance.

Also look at this prat.
One of the players had their shirt melted.

Gumboot wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 4:43 am I'm with Enz on this. The only people who should have legal access to dogs (and guns) in urban areas are the police, imho.

Fucking hell , lets control even more of our lives.

Uncle fester wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 4:55 pm Was hoping Brexit would stem the influx of fireworks this year but no chance.

Also look at this prat.
One of the players had their shirt melted.

that is unbelievable did those emanate from within the ground?


edit i see two Rovers fans have been arrested - fucking morons!!

PCPhil wrote: Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:00 am Ban Xmas. Waste of money and children should learn early that you get nothing given to you free in life. Nothing.

Now we're cooking with gas.

Can I bring up the idiocy of driving SUVs in cities as well?

So, the ban list so far is

Fireworks
Dogs
Cars
Christmas
Welshmen

Any more?

Biffer wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 9:07 pm So, the ban list so far is

Fireworks
Dogs
Cars
Christmas
Welshmen

Any more?

Anyone who uses the word; "Synergy"

Uncle fester wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 4:55 pm Was hoping Brexit would stem the influx of fireworks this year but no chance.

Also look at this prat.
One of the players had their shirt melted.

This is Ireland, right? But Fis….. ahh forget it

Slick wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 11:03 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Sun Nov 07, 2021 4:55 pm Was hoping Brexit would stem the influx of fireworks this year but no chance.

Also look at this prat.
One of the players had their shirt melted.

This is Ireland, right? But Fis….. ahh forget it

Halloween; not Guy Fawkes is the fireworks occasion in Ireland; on account of our nearest neighbours importing shit loads.....