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Thread ID: 26770	2002-11-05 04:26:00	Fireworks night substitute	Susan B (19)	Press F1

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96056	2002-11-05 04:26:00	If you have gale force winds at your place today like we do, the kids might enjoy this site (doody36.home.attbi.com) until you give them the OK to light their sparklers. :-)	Susan B (19)
96057	2002-11-05 04:35:00	Or if you're like me and think fireworks is an incredible waste of money, you can do what I'm doing - reinstall Windows (again) :D Mike. :p	Mike (15)
96058	2002-11-05 04:36:00	Fireworks are nothing now, compared to when I was a kid.	Baldy (26)
96059	2002-11-05 04:39:00	> Or if you're like me and think fireworks is an > incredible waste of money, you can do what I'm doing > - reinstall Windows (again) :D > > Mike. :p They are only an incredible waste of money when you have to buy them. Bet they were one of the things you looked forward to the most when you were a kid, Mike!	Baldy (26)
96060	2002-11-05 04:43:00	>>> They are only an incredible waste of money when you have to buy them. I guess you're right - we've got a good view from out place, and have spent the last few days watching all the "pay" fireworks displays around the city for free :D >>> Bet they were one of the things you looked forward to the most when you were a kid, Mike! Nope :) My dad felt the same way LOL Mike.	Mike (15)
96061	2002-11-05 04:45:00	Mike I'm half like you - fireworks is an incredible waste of money. We could eat at Mickey D's instead of lighting a $20 bill and watching it burn. However, with noCD drive, reinstalling windows is not an option for me unfortunately, as much as I'd like to :D Guess it's THPS3 again tonight... SiK	SoniKalien (792)
96062	2002-11-05 04:48:00	I used to spend about $80 on fireworks every year but haven't spent anything this year :) I have learnt it is better to go watch it somewhere.	Sam H (525)
96063	2002-11-05 06:31:00	What a bunch or boring old codgers Fireworks are great fun for normal, well adjusted children who like making explosions and dangerous projectiles. Many a GI Joe would tragically loose his legs or be propelled into space each Guy Fawkes at my house when I was a child.	BIFF (1)
96064	2002-11-05 07:22:00	Careful Baldy;\ Age blurrs the memory somewhat and I fear you have the rose-coloured spectacles on . There is no doubt that today's fireworks are a quantum leap forward on the miserable selection available in the 50s & 60s . Okay we don't have bangers or skyrockets anymore but off-the-shelf jobs from the Warehouse make a bigger bang than even the biggest banger I could buy as a kid, and Jumping Jacks fizzed more often than they banged . Sparklers came in one colour only and didn't last long either, though I'll admit that the current direct equivalent lasts no longer . However, you can buy three sizes now and they last long enough to write more than two syllables . The best skyrockets gave you 3 or 4 miserable coloured lights while the rest were just an orange streak . Display fireworks were not much more than the odd Vesuvious, Emerald Fire, Golden Rain and so on . If you wanted a better display you went to a public effort with Tommy Doo's imported specials and they were still not a patch on today's big displays . Every year the range and quality gets better and better and they last longer too, none of your 5 second fizzers! List a few of your favourites for us Baldy and we'll compare (fond & faded) memories . As for the wowsers, you are only young once so make it last a lifetime . Never mind the archaic traditions, it is a good excuse for a bit of fun, kids love it and it is healthier and safer than Halloween . Cheers Billy 8-{) :D	Billy T (70)
96065	2002-11-05 08:05:00	OK lets hear those stories of confusion and mishap that have happened on your guys previous guy fawkes nights, this is mine.... I once remember as a small child trying to light the wrong end of a sparkler, I thought the larger "rough" end is what I held onto (at the time it appeared to me that this was the end with more grip thus the end I was supposed to hold onto). :D :D Once an adult realized what I was doing and a couple of minutes later (for the thing to cool down) I was on my way. :D	Sam H (525)
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