Fireworks

[Bunk Moreland]

Can somebody explain to me the fascination?

ABC news have just done a 15 min story on it

People have queued up since last night in Sydney to get a vantage point. The gates opened and they were bolting in and climbing over each other to sit there for 12 hours to watch.

Every second person I talk to "isn't doing much, will just go see some fireworks"

WTF people? It's a bunch of firecrackers. You've seen them a million times. What's the deal?

 

[little graham]

What's the deal?

 

[Gasometer]

Fireworks in the 1980's, there was...

 

[Engimal]

I can't wait for my three dogs to shit their nonexistent pants when the fireworks hits tonight.

 

[little graham]

Fireworks in the 1980's, there was...

And 90's

 

[Messenger]

I like the occasional firework show, but I'm not willing to suspend my life for twelve hours to gain a vantage point.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

I don't get people's fascination.

We only let them off during the most bushfire prone times of the year and they drive dogs mental. Why do we spend millions of dollars on this every year?

 

[chugginon]

I don't understand the whole fuss, either. I saw that news re people waiting for hours etc . Sheer bunkum, I think . And the cost.

 

[little graham]

I can't wait for my three dogs to shit their nonexistent pants when the fireworks hits tonight.

this is for the things that shit me thread. People who go out on new years eve leaving their dog home alone. I consider neglect. I use to drive buses on new years eve and the amount of dogs running around and the amount of dead ones hit on roads was shocking.

 

[JUBJUB]

Biggest waste of money

Although I do enjoy reading about the idiots who try their own homemade fireworks on NYE and end up blowing their hand off.Just brings a smile to my face.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

And the worst thing about it is you aren't allowed to bring one drop of booze into any of those areas. How can a single man wait twelve hours for fireworks without being able to drink.

Wow. Whole new level of wtf

 

[Borry]

I think I have deleted that quoted post but my point still stands anyway. Those events for a twenty something are no good if they cant drink to celebrate.

 

[Engimal]

this is for the things that shit me thread. People who go out on new years eve leaving their dog home alone. I consider neglect. I use to drive buses on new years eve and the amount of dogs running around and the amount of dead ones hit on roads was shocking.

I'd never leave my dogs alone. They get super jumping skills when there's fireworks/thunder and easily clear my fences.
Luckily my sister is bringing out an enclosure that she uses for her dog so we'll have somewhere save for the dogs to be.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Fireworks died for me when I could no longer walk into a milkbar with my pocket money or some glass bottles for their deposits and leave with a brown paperbag stuffed with all sorts of goodies. Skyrockets, tomb thumbs, penny bangers, roman candles, catherine wheels etc etc.

These days, the big displays only need to go for 5 minutes. After that they become repetitive and boring.

Bring back Guy Fawkes day I say.

 

[Gasometer]

Fireworks are good cos you get to hear Mondo Rock again...Cool World. ...at MCG.

 

[Gasometer]

..and 'Come said the boy'..

 

[WCErevival]

I saw a firework once and never plan on seeing one again

 

[Sydney Bloods]

Eh, I used to love new year go out on the town get shitfaced/stoned watch fireworks hook up with random wake up in Hyde Park/on a beach. Do stupid dares like swim across the harbour or make our own fireworks out of rust, coke cans and aluminium shavings.

Nowadays it's all pussified, if anyone did what we used to get up to on new year. It would end splashed all over the newspapers and calls for stopping new years celebrations forever.
Now it's all about "families" **** that.

I'm working new year, will get the best vantage point of anyone 3rd floor panoramic views free beer and I've already completed all the work that needs doing and i'm only going in because the contract demands an LA conference call occurs every Thursday morning our time.

Guess I'll reign in the new year with the plugger bobble head on my desk.

 

[ManWithNoName]

People who set them off in their backyards should be attached to them.

 

[Cmarsh]

Personally i'm facinated by fireworks. Always wonder how the patterns and lines of them seem to be in perfect order, not to mention how the bright colours contast so vividly against the black sky. Wonderous stuff.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Amusing Perth promotes its Australia Day fireworks as "BIGGEST IN THE COUNTRY!!#@!", ignoring how the other cities do it on NYE instead.

 

[Borry]

Well it is the biggest fireworks in the country for that event, I don't think they really mean foe everything.

The strict alcohol policies at that event make it a no show for me anyway, an event ruined by nanny statism and hordes of obnoxious bogans.

 

[WALDENPOND]

I would be very proud of Melbourne if they cancelled those fireworks and made large donations to things like bush fire appeals.

 

[Gasometer]

I would be very proud of Melbourne if they cancelled those fireworks and made large donations to things like bush fire appeals.

The economics of having all those people coming into the city means this will never happen now. .drove down King St at 10pm and everywhere was packed...fireworks drag people who spend the $$$$$$$$$$.

 

[The_Big_Ship]

The economics of having all those people coming into the city means this will never happen now. .drove down King St at 10pm and everywhere was packed...fireworks drag people who spend the $$$$$$$$$$.

People are weird.