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| 1. Author: ipswichpar Date: Tue 31st Dec 2024. 18:18 Have we turned soft or is cancelling the fireworks a sensible approach? These amber weather warnings do often seem to be a fuss about nothing down here. Reply |
| 2. Author: kozmasrightfoot Date: Tue 31st Dec 2024. 19:06 Fireworks are annoying. They are for kids so have a sensible cut off time for them. Absolutely no need for bangers at 3am. Pars fan. Magpies fan. Mens tennis fan. Alternative rock fan. Not a fan of much else. Reply |
| 3. Author: Buspasspar Date: Tue 31st Dec 2024. 19:14 The experts have to verge on the side of caution .. they are damned if they do or don`t As for fireworks they surely have to be banned soon a complete waste of money .. potential accidents .. pets scared .. etc. We are forever shaped by the Children we once were Reply |
| 4. Author: buffy Date: Tue 31st Dec 2024. 19:26 Better being safe. There’s hundreds of people behind the scenes (including the live acts and extra structures etc) at these outdoor events so everything is taken into consideration. I remember a cancellation of the Edinburgh Hogmanay street party when windows blew in on Princes St, and it was before the big wheel and the star flyer were there. ”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019” Reply |
| 5. Author: NMCmassive Date: Tue 31st Dec 2024. 19:30 Just reading some of the replies it’s obvious (irrelevant if the wind is too much for fireworks tonight or not) We’ve gone soft COYP Reply |
| 6. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Tue 31st Dec 2024. 22:54 ipswichpar, Tue 31 Dec 18:18 To be fair to Edinburgh, the weather up here the last 2 days has been woeful. No chance they could safely set it up or host it. I mind a while back during winds a chimney fell off a building in the West End of the street party. Luckily was just outside the cordons so suppose you need to take that into account. Reply |
| 7. Author: Wotsit Date: Fri 3rd Jan 2025. 10:19 The wind was too strong during the setup phase. We`d not dream of sending scaffolders or roofers out in that weather, nor would we have 30 years ago, so why would it be reasonable to send folk out to work in dangerous conditions because of fireworks? The enemy travels by private jet, not by dinghy. Reply |
| 8. Author: Playup_Pompey Date: Fri 3rd Jan 2025. 12:10 gone soft or just more "risk adverse"? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpq98xee4pjo  Reply |
| 9. Author: NMCmassive Date: Fri 3rd Jan 2025. 15:26 Playup_Pompey, Fri 3 Jan 12:10 No, we’ve definitely gone soft COYP Reply |
| 10. Author: NMCmassive Date: Fri 3rd Jan 2025. 15:28 That’s an absolute tragedy for them btw. I hope the best for them. We should probably ban transportation - just in case COYP Reply |
| 11. Author: OzPar Date: Sat 4th Jan 2025. 05:43 Did any of you see the New Year display from China using drones? It was a colourful three-dimensional dragon flying freely in the sky over a large city—which might have been Shanghai, I am not sure - but it certainly points to a future without fireworks. I couldn`t find a link to the particular display shown on TV down here, but this YouTube link gives you a flavour of the technology`s capabilities. It is just amazing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxfr5zvniqy Reply |
| 12. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Sat 4th Jan 2025. 10:31 OzPar, Sat 4 Jan 05:43 Got to say, Disneyland Paris’ Electrical Sky Parade (drone show) last Jan was better than their firework display. Certainly gets you thinking if that would be a better alternative. Reply |
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