Anyone done a Canadian Bonfire night???
Nov 3rd 2009, 6:32 am
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Re: Anyone done a Canadian Bonfire night???
Ha, ha I had to post on this thread. My Birthday is 5th November and at least I dont get any of the 'you must have come in with a bang' type jokes anymore. I do miss the tradition though, bonfire and fireworks.
Nov 3rd 2009, 3:10 pm
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Nov 3rd 2009, 3:35 pm
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Re: Anyone done a Canadian Bonfire night???
When I was a kid we used to get "scarecrow bangers" from my pals father's barn. These are the things that they used to put in the fields to scare of birds in the early growing season. They were on a sisal string that smoldered and ignited one every so often. The only snag was that when you tore them off the string the fuse was ripped off too so the went off in about a second. I had three in my hand one mischief night when we were razzing an old coot in the next village. I lit one and before I could light the others and get rid of them the first on went off and boy did I know it. I learned a lesson from that episode. I saw stars and my blackened hand was numb for a while. I was lucky it wasn't worse. I didn't dare go home and fess up. Oh what a misspent youth !
Nov 3rd 2009, 3:39 pm
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Re: Anyone done a Canadian Bonfire night???
Doesn't actually saw you must mow your lawn it just states that your grass must not be more than 6" (15cm) high. 
http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server....rest/Grass.htm
http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server....rest/Grass.htm
Nov 3rd 2009, 3:42 pm
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Re: Anyone done a Canadian Bonfire night???
Simon Legree - Ahhh yes, you just reminded me of the other reason I dont miss bonfire night ! Hope you didn't get too badly burned.
Nov 3rd 2009, 3:53 pm
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Re: Anyone done a Canadian Bonfire night???
Nov 3rd 2009, 3:55 pm
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The only way the by-law is going to get enforced is if you have some miserable sh*t of a neighbour who reports you. Then the by-law officers would likely be obligated to come out and measure most likely give you a warning first time around.
Nov 3rd 2009, 3:59 pm
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Re: Anyone done a Canadian Bonfire night???
No they don't go around measuring lawns.
The only way the by-law is going to get enforced is if you have some miserable sh*t of a neighbour who reports you. Then the by-law officers would likely be obligated to come out and measure most likely give you a warning first time around.
The only way the by-law is going to get enforced is if you have some miserable sh*t of a neighbour who reports you. Then the by-law officers would likely be obligated to come out and measure most likely give you a warning first time around.
'So Alan2005, what do you do for a living'
'Well, see this ruler, I measure the length of peoples grass and then fine them'
'Er ok... bye'
Nov 3rd 2009, 4:01 pm
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Re: Anyone done a Canadian Bonfire night???
Perhaps you could even spin into a city job with a pension and benefits.
Or did you really mean you were going to be the miserable sh*t of a neighbour.
Nov 3rd 2009, 4:05 pm
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