Benthejockey Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 I just heard on the radio they want to put pictures of fireworks related injuries on boxes of fireworks. They’re explosives of course they’re going to take your fingers off or burn big holes in your skin! I’ve got some to set off tonight, they’re only little ones but they have a recommendation that spectators stand 8m back. That surely says they’re potentially a little bit spicy and need handling with a little bit of care! I know common sense isn’t common any more but really do we need pictures of disfigured people on boxes of fireworks?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 If it saves one poor life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 I guess id rather have a picture on a box .over a ban . Lets be honest. Photos on cigaretes never stopped the smoker ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 (edited) How did we ever reach adulthood when there weren't "anti-stupid" warnings on everything when we were kids? Edited November 5, 2018 by walshie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW95J Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Just read this and part of the argument was that the bright colours on firework packaging make them seem like toys!? There was me thinking the attraction was the fact that they explode! Warning labels would indeed be better than a ban but surely there's something seriously wrong with this being suggested at all. There are some daft people out there but much like other bans, I suspect it's about pretending there's a need by using carefully selected data and a bit of panic. End result is a reduction in liberties and another instance of being told that you're incapable by the powers that be. We have some of the biggest muppets on some of the highest pay, convincing the population that they need supervision. Spectacular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 So I'm assuming they'll be putting pictures of cancer riddled lungs on fag packets and dismembered and mutilated corpses on driving licenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 A warning label in bright colours on the front of the box should be sufficient. At most a description of potential injuries from ignoring the warning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esca Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 You can buy explosives over the supermarket counter no questions asked. Try doing that with a tub of Blue Dot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Yet they don't seem to be putting pictures of stabbed yoofs on knifes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 50 minutes ago, rovercoupe said: Yet they don't seem to be putting pictures of stabbed yoofs on knifes Exactly. Ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 2 hours ago, walshie said: How did we ever reach adulthood when there weren't "anti-stupid" warnings on everything when we were kids? Sadly, this has become something that I ponder everyday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted November 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Esca said: You can buy explosives over the supermarket counter no questions asked. Try doing that with a tub of Blue Dot. Granted you’d be left wanting if you went to Tesco for a tub of powder but as long as you don’t mind paying the p&p you can buy it off the internet. You buy fireworks because they explode and go bang if you’re stupid enough to buy them because the dodgy graphic on the front makes them look like a toy then you’re either too young or too stupid to be in possession of them anyway and should be a prime candidate for a Darwin Award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growly Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 seems best to leave this to natural selection! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 When i was a kid i was told not to play with fireworks. Both my parents were very strict, and punishment was at most times painful. But not as painful as having a banger go off just as i was throwing it into someone's garden. Burning my thumb and 3 of my fingers. I learnt 2 lessons that night. 1 to listen to my parents 2 not to play with fireworks. I was lucky not to have more damage to my thumb and index finger. And had little sympathy from my dad. But had the next week stopping in, not allowed to go out of the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Does anyone remember the indoor fireworks they used to sell? Light them on a saucer and you had delights of a long worm of chemicals pouring out of a pyramid. We were easily amused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 50 minutes ago, walshie said: Does anyone remember the indoor fireworks they used to sell? Light them on a saucer and you had delights of a long worm of chemicals pouring out of a pyramid. We were easily amused. I remember them and dread to think of the cocktail of obnoxious chemicals that they put out lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 1 hour ago, oowee said: I remember them and dread to think of the cocktail of obnoxious chemicals that they put out lol. They were brilliant - was one called ‘Serpant’ or something that when lit, elongated like a snake and then there was a green smoking one. Burnt a few holes in the tablecloths if I remember rightly ( well I was only a nipper) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 "Snake". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 22 hours ago, chilly1981 said: It’s kike putting caution hot on cups of take away coffee all warning should be left off things and let Murphy’s law take over. For the good of the gene pool and maybe common sense may be the norm again Took delivery of my new Benelli last night, and on the choke key is stamped....’Remove before firing’.🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 22 minutes ago, Scully said: Took delivery of my new Benelli last night, and on the choke key is stamped....’Remove before firing’.🙂 But that is for the American market!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 37 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: But that is for the American market!!!!!! That’s a fair point. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 It may sound harsh but teenagers getting burnt or fingers blown off will teach them a lesson they will not forget. It was no ones fault but their own. Natural selection and all that, the morons will still get hurt even with pictures on boxes. We really should stop all the nanny Pam by nonsense, life is dangerous so ate lots of things in it. All it teaches is their is no warning so it must be safe. As one has said common sense isn’t that common anymore. About time they found some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retsdon Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, figgy said: All it teaches is their is no warning so it must be safe. And you see the result when tourists rent motorbikes in Thailand. Edited November 6, 2018 by Retsdon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 Are these manufacturers compelled by law to put warnings on everything or is it to save them a few quid on compensation when a numpty hurts himself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted November 6, 2018 Report Share Posted November 6, 2018 (edited) Can't see the Americans adopting the same approach any time soon! Edited November 6, 2018 by 7daysinaweek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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