Bonfire night

[piskieinboots]

and come tomorrow I can change my avatar

[BrideXIII]

Ok, I'm the only one who is going to burst the fireworks bubble...but...I HATE BONFIRE NIGHT!!!

I always have - the noise, the smell...I just don't get the point of any of it. I've never been one to "ohhh...and ahhh" at lights in the sky...or the big horrible noises!!

I'll be staying firmly behind closed doors tonight - cats, dogs, chooks and all!!

Hope you have a fabby night though - seeing friends is always great fun!!! You'll be desperate to get back to the chooks though, no doubt!!

nope, you and me both, next door is having a bonfire, which i have no problem with, and a few fireworks for her kids, which is also fine as she warned me in plenty oftime so that i could get all the cats in bless her.

hope everyone else has a good time though.

[zazen999]

and come tomorrow I can change my avatar

OOH - any hints so that I can prepare - it always takes me a while to realise that it's you...

[Flummery]

Nothing on tonight but more wallpaper stripping! Off to a friend's in the Lake District for weekend party! Yayy!

[piskieinboots]

OOH - any hints so that I can prepare - it always takes me a while to realise that it's you...

hehe oi loike to keep eeee on yer toes - haven't decided yet, but I'll be blinking glad to see the end of that terrorist GF!

[lynda66]

and come tomorrow I can change my avatar

lol, i've spent all week wondering why you have one of the musketeers on your avatar lol ........ duh!!!

[Stacey Steve]

This is your correspondant from the battlefield of Milton Keynes.

As expected by the authorities, a great battle has broken out here in MK. I am hunkering down in my bunker (the conservatory) and can hear sustained fire coming from all directions as neighbours vie for supremecy.

Rockets are flaring over, exploding at multiple altitudes, which should keep low flying aircraft and our colored doves at bay.

The crump of repeating mortar rounds echoes off the houses, only occasionally interupted by the battle chants of the younger combatants crying Ahhh and Ooo.

Cats & dogs are trembling under the onslaught, while the air thickens with the acrid smoke of discharged rounds.

The rain is falling, helping to quell all but the most battle hardened troops.

Although the main battle is starting to subside, it is expected that pockets of resistance will make for local skirmishes for the next few weeks.

[kirsty b]

Ha ha! Nothing doind tonight, its OH's birthday and I suspect he's pretty pee'd off that he couldn't get the night off work.
Probably going to a local display on Sat night thats usually pretty good. We leave just before the fireworks start, and park on top of a hill about a mile away to watch them. Found we get a better view that way.

[BrideXIII]

finally, the flamin hound has stopped barking for ten minutes, my head is pounding.
the cats are so not bothered, both kittens are sitting on the window sill watching the pretties, but the dog is being a flippin nightmare, he thinks i am deaf and barks everytime one goes off to 'let me know'

[Bephlam]

This is your correspondant from the battlefield of Milton Keynes.

As expected by the authorities, a great battle has broken out here in MK. I am hunkering down in my bunker (the conservatory) and can hear sustained fire coming from all directions as neighbours vie for supremecy.

Rockets are flaring over, exploding at multiple altitudes, which should keep low flying aircraft and our colored doves at bay.

The crump of repeating mortar rounds echoes off the houses, only occasionally interupted by the battle chants of the younger combatants crying Ahhh and Ooo.

Cats & dogs are trembling under the onslaught, while the air thickens with the acrid smoke of discharged rounds.

The rain is falling, helping to quell all but the most battle hardened troops.

Although the main battle is starting to subside, it is expected that pockets of resistance will make for local skirmishes for the next few weeks.

LMAO!!! That made me smile!

[kirsty b]

finally, the flamin hound has stopped barking for ten minutes, my head is pounding.
the cats are so not bothered, both kittens are sitting on the window sill watching the pretties, but the dog is being a flippin nightmare, he thinks i am deaf and barks everytime one goes off to 'let me know'

Boo and Max grumble for a bit, but then realise we don't care about their opinions and settle down.

[Nicos]

LMAO!!! That made me smile!

Me too! Good one

[OverWyreGrower]

This is your correspondant from the battlefield of Milton Keynes.

As expected by the authorities, a great battle has broken out here in MK. I am hunkering down in my bunker (the conservatory) and can hear sustained fire coming from all directions as neighbours vie for supremecy.

Rockets are flaring over, exploding at multiple altitudes, which should keep low flying aircraft and our colored doves at bay.

The crump of repeating mortar rounds echoes off the houses, only occasionally interupted by the battle chants of the younger combatants crying Ahhh and Ooo.

Cats & dogs are trembling under the onslaught, while the air thickens with the acrid smoke of discharged rounds.

The rain is falling, helping to quell all but the most battle hardened troops.

Although the main battle is starting to subside, it is expected that pockets of resistance will make for local skirmishes for the next few weeks.

Same here.... I had to resort to drugging the dogs last night it was so bad. They're not scared of the fireworks, but the noise winds them up so much.

After a couple of hours of constant barking, running between the living room and back door, hackles raised, growling and frothing at the mouth, I gave them both an anti-histamine

Lasted until about 10.30 when we went to bed. Fireworks carried on until about 11.30pm when the police intervened....

[SlugLobber]

Was travelling home from Cambridge last night, but did get back in time to fall asleep on the sofa with my cat. Thankfully, he doesn't care about fireworks and was sprawled with paws in all directions even during the louder bangs - just as well, really, as we're about 200m from one of the biggest bonfires in the SE (Brockham - on the 9th Nov). Horses are another matter and come Friday I'll be standing with them as usual, to make sure any injuries are dealt with quickly, if they panic (local large bonfire). I'd quite happily ban the Bang bangs. What really cheeses me off is that fireworks don't naturally have a loud bang. You can even specify quiet ones, but the major retailers just don't bother stocking them. Don't enjoy loud displays anymore - I've seen the trauma they cause.

[di]

Well we went to our neighbours,(felt a bit of a hypocrite as I'd be more than happy to see them banned from public sale!!)They had just a few little fireworks & sparklers(which I do like!)DS however was feeling quite poorly so I brought him home early....after a particularly lousy night where he was constantly up & needing the loo,he woke up this morning & said he doesn't ever want to go to fireworks again cos they give him diarrhoea!(got the dictionary out!!)