Bonfire Night?
 

Just wondering as autumn draws ever near, does anybody do anything over here for Bonfire Night? Sausages, hot jacket potatoes, sparklers?

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Nothing at all AFAIK. Halloween is the big deal.

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Yeah, we're off to a big one near our place before settling down in Hampton Court Palace for a good old fashioned firework display while we sip on champers. We're not, however, in Canada ;)

Had a bonfire last year on my father in laws acreage :thumbup:

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I much prefer Bonfire Night myself. Nothing beats standing around a big bonfire with a guy on top, in your anorak, watching crap fireworks but eating sausages in a roll with onions while it drizzled a bit. :thumbup:

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We're not allowed to buy or set off fireworks in Calgary city limits, and speaking as a burns physio I shall personally be very glad when "Fire-pit" season is done!

My own son was burned two days ago after somebody threw gasoline on a firepit that had died, and he relit it with his lighter. I have just this minute finished dressing his burns to his hand, and he has lost all his lovely long eylashes! :(

Just remember yous guys, firepits and alcohol are a recipe for disaster! :thumbdown:

Having said that, we often get invited up to our friends' acreage near Bowden for Bonfire Night celebrations and an evening of jolly fun. :p

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Isn't it just natural selection at work? ;)

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agree with that, my friends husband is still in intensive care 8 weeks after mixing those two things :ohmy:

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Unfortunately people learn the hard way. And like all these things, you never think it'll happen to you (until it does)

Sorry to hear about your friend Louise. Here's my boy .... thankfully not near as bad as it might have been!

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You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who's even heard of it - but bonfire night is a much better tradition than halloween. As a kid I remember being able to buy 10 rocket bangers for £1.50 and then launch them at crazy angles from empty bottles of panda pop; makes trick or treating seem a bit lame

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We used to take the bangers to school and chuck them down into the 1st and 2nd year playground it would scare the p*ss out of them. What a riot.

Never did penny for the Guy though. I think that was a bit too post-war. My favourite were the jumping jacks, you never knew what they'd do.

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Bonfire night is a tradition in Newfoundland...but for the fire rather than the fireworks. We hold a Guy Fawkes party every year - bring one large firework and we'll provide the fire-in-a-rusty-45-gallon-drum plus the Chilli. It goes down quite well with our crowd!

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Never did penny for the guy either. Tho I do remember going round with one of those hand trucks you used to get on farms and collecting wood and stuff (well anything that would burn) to stick on our local bonfire.

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If you have sparklers I'd say that was close. Sounds pretty cool actually.

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Bangers placed in cow pats - especially freshly laid ones - with just the fuse poking out.

Spectacular. :rofl:

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I like your style. :thumbup:

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We may have a bonfire do . . .will invite the locals if we do! - you know who you are!

actually where would I buy the fireworks and can I let them off in city limits??

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Washington state. And you can let them off, just do it before the fuzz arrives.

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You mean I have to go cross the borber to buy em . .oooh what a palaver!!

how about bring yr own?

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In Burnaby you need a permit for an open fire, and a permit to let off fireworks on any day except October 31.

Low hazard fireworks should be on sale towards the end of October. As Oink says, you have to go south of the border to get the best ones (the high hazard ones). Then, of course, you have to smuggle them back into Canada.

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I don't really like the home fireworks as I am always worried someone's house is going to catch fire. But the low intensity ones don't sound too bad. It'd just be good to have bonfire with a Guy and some sparklers as long as there are proper sausages and jacket potatoes.

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On numerous trips to Vancouver Island I have seen places on First Nations lands advertising fireworks for sale.

Would these be the low hazard ones you speak of or the high test let 'em rip variety?:confused:

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I don't know to be honest, but if they are the big beasties you couldn't let 'em rip in a city with bylaws like Burnaby.

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To be honest

Fireworks are Ok with brick houses with tiled roofs

I think using them with timber houses which have roofs made of wood with bitumen on top isn't too smart

I'm pretty sure that any firework will produce enough heat when lit or running to ensure the bitumen will reach its igntion point and catch fire, enuring the underlying wood will too reach its ignition point

Still why worry and let the fun begin :unsure:

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Having a few drinks also seems to keep any concerns in check.

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So if I have a bonfire and fireworks on 5th Nov is Dboy gonna come knocking and tell me off!! ?? :blink::confused:

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He did say he is in the serious crimes division so I guess so.

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They're on sale all year here in Quebec. There are plenty of manufacturers too. They do packs for 45 bucks upwards... the pack I bought for new year was 75.... and wow, did it have some crackers, or what!! The only thing is the fuses are short, and trying to run 20 metres in 5 seconds when the snow is 2 feet deep is very hard!!

Oh... forgot to say... I will be teaching my kids about Guy Fawkes and we will have a bonfire on 5th November.... with short fuse fireworks!

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Most private convenience stores and some chain stores sell them in the Maritimes too. I buy a couple packages a year.

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Lewes Bonfire Night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMK7U...eature=related

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If you want to be safe, get the kids to light them.;)

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We celebrated 2 years in Canada not too long ago... let off a box... got the wife to do it!!! It is easier when there's no snow!

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We had a bonfire night and invited family - they didn't get the guy thing ... someone said it was like something from the Klu Klux Klan :(

But everyone had a good time ... hubby put up a barrier between he fire and the chairs ... for safety

We had some fireworks and a bbq, it was a lot of fun.

Plan to have one again this year

Claire

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Like Christmas crackers and cricket, I stopped trying to involve NA's in these kinds of traditions. They just don't get them so what's the point of making them and me feel uncomfortable about it. I don't get Thanksgiving or Halloween so they're never going to get Bonfire Night.

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No worries, I don't celebrate Ramadan either. St Patty's day however, ..

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Nice name. Are we related?

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i might be your father.

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my understanding is that the city bylaws only allow them to be set off on private property and at certain times in the year (not nov 5).

Could murder some parkin - not had that for years or treacle toffee! During the winter when they sell roasted chestnuts here, the smell always reminds me of guy fawkes night.

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Just a wee bump for this.

Been invited to a bonfire night here in Calgary, but does anyone know the script for fireworks (if we're allowed any? and where to get?) and where I can lay my hands on some sparklers (if they exist over here)?

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I've bought a packet of proper sparklers at a Pharmasave for 75 cents. As for fireworks, unless you were in a middle of a massive field I'd leave well alone. Who wants the liability. Just take a lot of cooked proper sausages and some hot mulled wine and you'll the hit of the party.

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Fireworks not allowed without a permit and I seriously doubt you could get one for a small gathering.

Sparklers you can purchase at most "Dollar Stores".