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lettie · 06-11-2005, 07:32

I went to my sister's for fireworks last night. My brother in law and his friend had procured a few rockets and a couple of display fireworks for about £30 from their local pub. We all clubbed together and got a curry and had the meal. We had saved 2 of the rockets until after the meal. One of them went up and was lovely. The last one exploded at ground level and made a hell of a racket. It never even left the launcher and we were so relieved that the kids were inside watching through the conservatory window. Bits of combustible material from the rocket burnt the kitchen flooring... We were really lucky as somebody could have been seriously injured. The few rockets that we had let off earlier went up a treat, so we reckon that we had got a dud one. The display fireworks were lovely, like a multi-coloured fountain in the garden, not too noisy but pretty to look at.

All in all we had a good night. It was more of a social get together than anything else. It could have been tragic with that damn rocket though..

06-11-2005, 07:32	#17
lettie Filthy / Gorgeous Bejeweled Blitz Champion! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Xanadu Posts: 4,005 Blog Entries: 337 Liked: 67 times Rep Power: 88670	Re: Money to burn! I went to my sister's for fireworks last night. My brother in law and his friend had procured a few rockets and a couple of display fireworks for about £30 from their local pub. We all clubbed together and got a curry and had the meal. We had saved 2 of the rockets until after the meal. One of them went up and was lovely. The last one exploded at ground level and made a hell of a racket. It never even left the launcher and we were so relieved that the kids were inside watching through the conservatory window. Bits of combustible material from the rocket burnt the kitchen flooring... We were really lucky as somebody could have been seriously injured. The few rockets that we had let off earlier went up a treat, so we reckon that we had got a dud one. The display fireworks were lovely, like a multi-coloured fountain in the garden, not too noisy but pretty to look at. All in all we had a good night. It was more of a social get together than anything else. It could have been tragic with that damn rocket though.. __________________ Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my family, friends, employer, this site, my neighbours, hairdresser, dentist, GP, next door's dog or anyone else who knows me..