Let old flares off on Bonfire night ?

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Pete

shouldnt you add:
would you let off a flare for practice purposes on Nov 5th at organised CG party?

Been tryin to speak to Gt Yarmouth CG for for a week.
i have some getting near to date so would like to see (again) how they work...cant get to speak to Section Mgr to find out what they have planned.
 
Totally agree.

Also, before anyone thinks about letting them in marinas - consider berthed boats, parked cars and neaby houses.

Dispose of out of date flares legally!!!

If you want to learn or see demo - go to a professional demo.

PS. Please consider pets, guide dogs and wildlife this w/end when using fireworks and do try to only use the quieter types - go on be nice /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
Thanks for pointing that out Dougie

Important always to leave ambiguity in a post question, that way if you do not get the reply that backs up your theory you can still believe you are right and everyone else didn't read the question properly. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
1030 here and there's still an hour or so of fireworks to go, it probably coincides with the thirteen year olds coming out of the pubs... Mustn't upset them though, they are probably potential labour voters.
 
Having spoken about the annoyance and distress fire works going on and on causes to a range of people who plan to use them this w/end and over the coming weeks, I get the impression that the impact upon others really didn't dawn on them OR they couldn't really care less - as long as wee susie and johny et al get their fix, oh and the adults get a damm good excuse for booze up!

/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif I read recently about the impact on guide dogs; facts are sketchy, but basically approx 20 guide dogs per year get 'retired'; some even have to be put to sleep because their hearing/sences are so acute; the owners lose their closest companions and with each dog costing thousands and thousands of pounds to train and the funding raising that goes towards guide dogs - well, the article made me cry with sadness and I will never, never buy a firework as long as I live because of this and the distress to animals (and people).
 
You're joking! Surely its the dog owners fault if the dogs' hearing gets damaged. We are well aware of the fact that dogs do not like fireworks and we keep our hound well inside the house on Nov 5th together with the other pets that my SWMBO seems to accumulate
If a guide dog's hearing is going to be damaged by the noise of fireworks when he's inside the house, then I dare say that other loud noises like a car backfiring or a lifeboat maroon or a crack of thunder are going to damage it as well and I suggest that such a guide dog is pretty useless
Peeps should be exhorted to look after their animals properly
 
Most guide dogs are Labradors that have been bred for the gun.

They sit for hours at the side of a barrage of 12 bores and don't get hearing problems.

I agree it it a shame about Poodle's and other pets but a trained dog is not going to be affected.
Besides all dog lovers know they have to put their radios on loud to hide the noise.

Please don't tell me some blind people are taking their dogs to watch fire work displays.


I have agreed not to let the Flares go but now feel the sparklers are under threat.
 
No I had no idea and can't imagine why they were thought to be unsuitable.
Was it the HSE that dyed them pink for safety reasons. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
I read the article in a charity mag published by the National Canine Defence League - NCDL. They're was certainly no implication on guide dog owners not caring for their dogs - quite the opposite. I found the article informative, but distrubing; I wish I had retained a copy to attach for you. Should you wish however to establish some facts about the matter, I would simply suggest you, or anyone else who thinks having a guide dog prematurely retired for such reasons is a joking matter contact the NCDL and ask.
 
When I was a kid there were no organised displays, every other house just let off fireworks in their backgarden - probably more people owned dogs then as well, they all survived. There are sensible precautions dog owners should take which include keeping pets indoors.

As for the guide dog story, I would have my doubts, they do not have "super senses" and if anything are bettered trained to deal with unexpected noises. An over sensitive guide dog would not pass it's training.
 
I dont think anyone thinks it's a joking matter. The point being made is that it isn't the fault of the fireworks or the people enjoying them, but more the fault of the owner for exposing his dog to it.
 
Doug, delay of a week why they finish the work. They had me believe that the work had started a couple of weeks back, but I don't think it was the case.

Who knows, but they are being thorough in what they are checking given the work they are carrying out!

1 week Saturday and counting down!

1 more painful weekend without a boat.

Phil.
 
From recollection I do not recall with some certainty that guide dog owners let their dogs out on or around Nov 5th; the article focused on the propensity of use and at ever increasing volume.

Here, in Gerrards X, (supposed to be good, expensive area.....mmm), well lets just say night after night, and increasingly during the night louder and louder fireworks have become the norm and it goes on for weeks. Lets just say, it must be tough being a pouch, let alone a guide dog. Something to ponder this w/end - yes?
 
Yup, its tough being a pouch, maybe even tougher being a pooch /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I was a member of the Gerrards Cross Sailing Association for a while but the talks were very sailing orientated. Are you a member?
 
We invited the local RNLI down to our dive club one club night to demonstrate the flares and they were only too pleased to do so....and let us have a go...they knew who to inform...(Old Bill) and let us let them off which was great fun...

Again they wouldn't allow parachute flares because they drift for miles and might land on a car or shed....

The great thing was that you could keep your own flares because they provided everything and gave good advice on out of date stuff
 
After all this. I definately not letting off these things anywhere near the boat. The only safe'ish place seems off the fly bridge, but getting back up there in a storm with engine failier could be a bit iffy. What if the flare landed back on the boat??? So we've now got fire to contend with.

We live miles out in the country, our only neighbours BNF who seem able to look after nearly any emergency. By the way apparently they have just lost a gun and ammo. If you find it, PM me and I'll tell you where to send it. apparently they would like it back.


Anyway, what if you let one of these infernal things off in the dinghy. Does the dinghy just frassel???
 
Hopefully even the remotely sensible will take heed from the sound advice in this thread - and not fire their flares.

Meanwhile, we should perhaps be grateful to Mr Fawkes that he didn't make his attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament on a fine Saturday night in August.

His timing has spared the rest of us from the risk of injury, (remember the tragic fatality at Cowes some years back). and, no doubt, yet another subject for pointless, banal, conversation to be broadcast on marine VHF for the rest of the weekend.
 
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