Zap! Kapow! Boom!

[andrewducker]

Two hours and £350 of fireworks later, it's all over.

Dear Lord that was pretty - Nathan, Rob and Chris dashing back and forth to Ground Zero, lighting as many things as they could before the explosions started and then dashing back to the safety of.. well, 10 feet away.

Several of the fireworks said "Bury this deep" and "stay at least 25 metres back", warnings which were strictly ignored as we all watched multitudes of glowing balls zip into the sky, showering cornucopias of explodey fun over our heads and occasionally threatening to set fire to the hedge.

Oh, and the bonfire was graced with an old sofa and an old bedstead, both of which burnt with alacrity and large amounts of smoke - I have a feeling I've knocked a good couple of weeks off of my lifespan.

I got to man the BBQ too - amazingly I managed the complicated task of turning things over repeatedly until they were equally blackened on all sides - Nathan's BBQ is pretty cool and has a 'underBBQ bit' where things could be kept warm, so things didn't get too burned while I was waiting for people to queue up with buns.

All in all it was a rather good evening. We're trying to persuade Nathan to do it again next year.

Comments

[ekatarina.livejournal.com]

Sigh.

I miss throwing a good Guy on the fire. One year we had three since we all forgot who was going to make him.

Another time he went up in a "La-z-boy" recliner. I mean the guy is getting on so let him go up in comfort, eh?

Cheers,

Katja

*sniff! sniff!* I smell bacon!

[opusfluke.livejournal.com]

And then people look at me all funny for saying human sacrifice can be a good idea sometimes! I mean as in so much of life faking its all very wel but you just can't beat the real thing, right?

[taromazzy.livejournal.com]

Boo!
I want to come next year.
I would have come this year but alreay had plans for the 8th.
In fact I was in Croydon,which isn't a million miles away...