Bonfire Night
Nov 1st 2010, 10:39 am
#16
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Nov 1st 2010, 10:50 am
#17
Lowering the tone
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Re: Bonfire Night
Given that we live in a city where the houses are all made of wood, I am very glad that the locals don't have a great tradition of building huge bonfires and drinking beer.
Nov 1st 2010, 10:55 am
#18
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Re: Bonfire Night
Canadian Tire - a choice of about 200 rifles but no fireworks because they're too dangerous. We got some sparklers at the dollar store last year and managed to not burn down the subdivision after lighting them in the backgarden.
Nov 1st 2010, 11:07 am
#19
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Nov 1st 2010, 11:44 am
#20
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Re: Bonfire Night
We have celebrated it by going to friends with friends (both mixed canadian/british partnerships).
We eat, drink beer. we have a fire in fire pit and the kids burn mini homemade guys and have sparklers.
Any celebration is fun.
We eat, drink beer. we have a fire in fire pit and the kids burn mini homemade guys and have sparklers.
Any celebration is fun.
Nov 1st 2010, 12:31 pm
#22
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Re: Bonfire Night
We accidentally set fire to a bit of rural New Brunswick about five years ago with a bloody great bonfire (lots of frantic running about with a hose and buckets of water). Thought we had better give it a miss after that 
Nov 1st 2010, 12:42 pm
#23
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Re: Bonfire Night
That was you?
Nov 1st 2010, 12:42 pm
#24
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Re: Bonfire Night
Just kidding 
Nov 1st 2010, 12:43 pm
#25
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Re: Bonfire Night
We're in a BE meetup group in Edmonton, and have one arranged at someones acreage. Lookin forward to it!
Nov 1st 2010, 12:57 pm
#27
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Nov 1st 2010, 1:12 pm
#29
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Re: Bonfire Night
Memories indeed. How on earth did they manage to get the soup that hot? It was more of a sensation than a taste.
Nov 1st 2010, 4:27 pm
#30
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Re: Bonfire Night
Well I bought a few fireworks from the places that popped up along Hastings last week - Byelaws say they may only be let off on Halloween - stuff that - mine are going on Friday - 
