Images of items I have purchased.

Housey · 29 Dec 2015 at 17:02

I bought a **** load of those some years back, they were epic but did send the bulls running out of the farmers fields and a debris field like an aircraft crash. I've not done it again since as it cost me a fair few bottles of whisky to get the farmer back onside

crinkleshoes · 29 Dec 2015 at 17:23

Hehehe... it'll be going off at the edge of a residential area, no famers too close on this one... although last bonfire night, I did manage to upset some horse owners in the UK

Earlier in the same year I picked up some daytime fireworks for the same friends, one of their birthdays... you wouldn't imagine the debris field from those... it caused a little bit of tension with the neighbours, apparently it took them 2 days to finish the clear-up!

We could see the confetti and little parachutists falling all over the neighbours houses and gardens... hehehe

Guest2 · 29 Dec 2015 at 17:45

crinkleshoes said:
Stocked up today for NYE

IMG_0306 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

These big-tubed beauties are 50mm shells... I think the max size limit in the UK is 30-40mm for personal use?
IMG_0307 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

IMG_0309 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

This big bugger in the middle fires everything off in a wave/z formation over 8 seconds... looks epic:
IMG_0308 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

Firework shop even set them up with connecting fuses so you only have to light once and watch. Also have some random rockets and solo mortar things.

Stuff like this is 30-40% of the price you'd pay in the UK

They do look pretty big.

I had some black cat banger's years ago which were very loud. Here's an interesting vid

Mobius 1 · 29 Dec 2015 at 17:49

Used to love grabbing a haul of blackcat bangers on our trips to France years ago

crinkleshoes · 29 Dec 2015 at 18:02

Hehehe

They are quite large.

On the ones were you can see the bores of the barrels... the taller two... compare those "big buggers" you see in the shops before bonfire night and imagine them with nearly twice the diameter

The metallic thing in the top-left of the picture is a full-size foldaway chair

I'm a bit of a firework nut and they're the biggest I've been able to get my un-trained mits on

A friend of mine used to have a haul of those french bangers and we've blow things up on the local community tennis courts when no-one was around

R.C.Anderson · 29 Dec 2015 at 18:05

boxman2000 said:
Pardon?

Seriously though, I'd love a big enough lounge to warrant that set... also no neighbours would be an added bonus.

Well I've only got neighbours on 1 side, and there's another room between the lounge and their house, so gives me a bit more freedom!

Brizzles · 29 Dec 2015 at 18:07

crinkleshoes said:
Snip

There is a reason why NASA don't use wooden launch pads :eek:

Mobius 1 · 29 Dec 2015 at 18:25

We had some blackcat bangers one year, near enough the size of dynamite. Crazy stuff. (I was young so the size might not have been quite as large as dynamite

)

Blew some bins up on a field trip!

robfosters · 29 Dec 2015 at 19:34

MOOGLEYS said:
It had a dark smudge appear in the top of the screen.

I had to have the panel on my Samsung UEH6400 replaced twice because of that issue.

MOOGLEYS · 29 Dec 2015 at 19:40

Mine is also a UEH6400.... I shall expect to do it again soon... :-)

DJDaz · 29 Dec 2015 at 19:51

Oh no, i've recently bought a UEH6400

MOOGLEYS · 29 Dec 2015 at 20:05

DJDaz said:
Oh no, i've recently bought a UEH6400

I wouldnt worry its a great TV and Samsung were great sorting me a panel...

DJDaz · 29 Dec 2015 at 20:14

Yeah, i'm really happy with it so far. Fingers crossed it stays that way.

Janesy B · 29 Dec 2015 at 20:17

I've got a smaller Samsung with the same problem.

Will be the last Samsung I buy.

Housey · 29 Dec 2015 at 20:22

MOOGLEYS said:
I wouldnt worry its a great TV and Samsung were great sorting me a panel...

For me Samsung were TERRIBLE. I have 4 of their TV's, all of them have failed, the last one being my 8000 series that had to have a new screen. I am glad I bought it via Richer Sounds as they made the pain go away, but Samsung for me were disgraceful. I won't buy another of their TV's even if they are the best on the planet according to every review on the plant.

DJDaz · 29 Dec 2015 at 20:26

My one replaced an old 37" Samsung which has lasted amazingly well. That one is now in the bedroom which replaced a 26" Samsung which also lasted amazingly well. That has now gone to my sister.

In other words, I've never had a problem with Samsung TV's. (Yet)

SexyGreyFox · 29 Dec 2015 at 21:13

I've had my headphones since the late 80s and worn them nearly every day.
I was going to take a picture of what they looked like but I think some people would vomit and think I was a reet dirty *******.
Anyway, I ordered these - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191383407571?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT and I now have a nearly new set of headphones.
They are still held together with tape but at least I'm not harbouring ebola and other such diseases anymore.

Mucky_Pup · 29 Dec 2015 at 21:50

Two tumblers

chaparral · 29 Dec 2015 at 21:54

Mucky_Pup said:
Two tumblers

Why two ?

One to build and one to keep NIB ?

Mucky_Pup · 29 Dec 2015 at 22:12

chaparral said:
Why two ?

One to build and one to keep NIB ?

Yeah, kit is retired now, BNIB out of production lego seems to hold it's value decently so should get back at least what I paid for it if I decide to sell, or if I have kids in the future they might be getting some brand new retro lego for Christmases and Birthdays, lol.