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FEWER FIREWORK INJURIES THIS NEW YEAR'S, MORE KIDS HURT
By Janene Pieters on January 5, 2018 - 07:59

A total of 434 people were treated for fireworks related injuries at the emergency rooms of Dutch hospitals over New Year's, a decrease of 8 percent compared to the year before. The number of victims under the age of 15 increased from 99 last year to 119 this year

Five years ago nearly 800 people were hurt by fireworks, and ten years ago over a thousand.
This year one person was killed by an illegal firework, but it happened two days before New Year's.

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Stopped playing with that stuff years ago, used to buy the illegal Chines kit that was imported via Belgium and still is.
The Dutch Police have cracked down on that now for the last ten years or so with road blocks, stop vans/cars and impound it, its bloody dangerous stuff.

Here is a list for you, you set them off at midnight and every one is pished by that time, good mixture (not) :-

Blew up my then brother in law as he was rolling out a one hundred thousand roll of heavy duty fire crackers, week in hospital.

Another bloke had what was called a 'cannon ball' and it looked like one to, took out all the windows on either side of the street, left a crater in the middle of the road and he lost three fingers from his right hand.

Another chap was lighting a big box of rockets that go off one after another, got one right in the face, blind in one eye.

Another bloke got one in the hood of his coat, we had to rip it off him, sever burns to the back of his neck and head, his hair never grew back.

Lit a huge rocket that thought it was a cruise missile, did not go up in the air, but down the street, through an open front door, down the hallway, straight through the closed kitchen door and burnt the kitchen down.

I can go on ....
 
Can't stand the things, mostly after sailing tankers in PG in times of conflict.
My dog hated them, too...
 
Private sales should be banned with only formal shows being sanctioned.
 
And even they get it wrong, sometimes... :eek:
 
Collecting used fireworks after 5 Nov and scraping out the remaining gunpowder was part of my youth, along with ten number six (I think?) from a cig vending machine and a BOM (box of matches). Times have changed!;)
 
Mike I know you follow me so not even sure why I put that in the post!! And I passed "DAFT OLD CANUCK" a long time ago. Loved your story about you BIL now let's hear the good ones!! Happy New Year by the way!! JIM
 
Ianmc said:
Collecting used fireworks after 5 Nov and scraping out the remaining gunpowder was part of my youth, along with ten number six (I think?) from a cig vending machine and a BOM (box of matches). Times have changed!;)
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We did the same as kids, and made a "GUN" of sorts by fixing a piece of copper tube to a block of wood. We poured gun powder down the tube and stuffed some cotton wool down, then a ball bearing and a little more cotton wool. At he end of the tube we had drilled a small hole and piled gunpowder above it. Light it and BOOM! Straight through a five gallon drum. Not bad for primary school kids!

Tony.
 
t-tony said:
We did the same as kids, and made a "GUN" of sorts by fixing a piece of copper tube to a block of wood. We poured gun powder down the tube and stuffed some cotton wool down, then a ball bearing and a little more cotton wool. At he end of the tube we had drilled a small hole and piled gunpowder above it. Light it and BOOM! Straight through a five gallon drum. Not bad for primary school kids!

Tony.
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Yep, that's the sort of thing. Throwing lighted bangers into a pond was always great fun also - makes you wonder how we survived childhood!!:)
 
Ianmc said:
Yep, that's the sort of thing. Throwing lighted bangers into a pond was always great fun also - makes you wonder how we survived childhood!!:)
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There but for the grace of God go I ............ and most of us I suspect
 
Ianmc said:
Yep, that's the sort of thing. Throwing lighted bangers into a pond was always great fun also - makes you wonder how we survived childhood!!:)
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We did that too, only we used them like grenades, and hung onto them for a couple of seconds before lobbing them at each other. Odd ones had a shorter fuse and would go off close to your hand. Ouch!

Tony.
 
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