Station Bonfire

[piskieinboots]

Why oh why must people hold bonfires on any other night than 5th November? Makes oi mad it do - I have cats to worry about!

Anyway, tonight is the Unit bonfire, I had forgotten until I heard the bangs, I rushed off to lock the cat flap - the two darlings ran upstairs.

I figured they had gone to 'INCOMING, take cover' - I went up to check on them, they are both sat in my office window which is facing the direction of the display!!

[Snadger]

I was at the lottie at dusk last night when the skies exploded similar to Beirut!
Poor chooks were panic stricken. As it was just turning dark I could actually see the rockets falling to earth so scarpered rather sharpish.

I can't complain though as I myself am having a bonfire in the garden of my new house to get rid of some rubbish on SATURDAY!
I've even bought a ginormous box of fireworks for the grandkids. These aren't like the fireworks I remember as a kid though, they are display fireworks and are huge things!

[lynda66]

if i got my cats in every time there was a firework ... they wouldn't have been out past 5.00 for about a month lol

they also if they are in, sit watching, so does poppy .... ozzy still doesn't know what they are, he's ignoring most of the bangs now, thankfully .... but hopefully we will manage our walk tomorrow night and that will cure him

[stella]

My 2 dogs don't seem particularly bothered. The bangs are going off now and a little head pops up, has a look around to make sure all is ok realises it is another strange human thing and settles back to sleep.

[Florence Fennel]

When I was young we only ever had "Bonfire Night" on "Bonfire Night", hail, rain, snow or blow and whether it was a school night or not. I can't remember hearing a banger before, or after the event. These days around my neighbourhood, it lasts about a month either side!

[Alison]

Have been surprised how few fireworks there have been this year, normally they start a couple of weeks before and I think I've only heard a couple of bangs. Our big local one is on Saturday which although not actually the correct night does seem reasonable as it's the nearest weekend.

[Polly Fouracre]

When I was young we only ever had "Bonfire Night" on "Bonfire Night", hail, rain, snow or blow and whether it was a school night or not. I can't remember hearing a banger before, or after the event. These days around my neighbourhood, it lasts about a month either side!

I too remember those days. Carrying penny bangers and rip-raps around in our pockets for days beforehand. The only ones heard before the night were the ones thrown at each other in a fit of fun

[piskieinboots]

I too remember those days.

me too - spuds getting put in the bottom of the bonfire wrapped in foil, hot soup - but always always always it was ON 5 November only

[swansea girl]

About 20 years ago all the kids on our estate used to build a huge bonfire about 20-25 foot high, we'd build it from things collected from knocking on doors asking for scrap wood,old furniture etc.When it was lit we would all have to stand accross the street because it was so hot!
All the kids would put all their pocket money together give it to one boys older brother to buy fireworks and set them off for us,lots of people on the estate would come to watch,we thought it was great.
There's nothing like that anymore,seems to be idiots setting off rockets at all hours....and I really cant understand setting them off in the daytime!!! thankfully there haven't been too many this year
My dogs dont pay any attention,we used to have 2 dogs when I was younger though,one we'd cover with a blanket and she's be happy to stay hiding and one we would take with us and would sit watching everything

[Hilary B]

Tonight we go to the village 5 miles away for their display. Big enough community to make it worth watching, small enough to have the personal touch.
I've been to some really big displays, and they are no fun at all, it's expensive, you can't really see much, and you don't get the atmosphere.

One plea, to anyone whose bonfire was built a week or so ago, PLEEEEASE take it apart and rebuild before lighting, in case a hedgehog has decided to hibernate in there.
I remember having a bonfire and fireworks in the garden,and Dad never built the bonfire until the day. Every year when the stuff was moved to bonfire spot, we found a hedgehogs or so sleeping underneath.

[jackie j]

Well I am working tonight so wont see any, miffed. Its my BIL birthday today and we usually go to my nieces for soup hotdogs and fireworks and because she lives at the top of the town you can see for miles.
When I was six ( the year my dad died ) we all gathered in the garden for the bonfire and fireworks and a cousin had gone out and bought us lots of fireworks, he put them in a tin in the brick built shed, guess who went in and got them and left the lid of. Yup me, fireworks went everywhere, people went everywhere, its a wonder his wife didnt have her baby early.
The fun we used to have always on bonfire night, always watched everyone else's go off.

[piskieinboots]

We have a fair amount of rain tonight so I doubt we'll get much in the way of whizz bangs

[FionaH]

I came home last night to find the cat sat by the back door watching the nieghbours fireworks

[Hilary B]

Well the display we planned on going to was postponed, now supposedly tonight instead. there actually wasn't very much rain, but I suppose they feared the possibility.