Guy Fawkes

**Oscar** · 12th October 2009, 10:58

Originally Posted by SMOKEU

It's just an excuse to get drunk and do stupid shit with fireworks.

You say that like it's a bad thing...

**cs363** · 12th October 2009, 11:00

Originally Posted by Oscar

You say that like it's a bad thing...

I thought it was compulsory....

**Thani-B** · 12th October 2009, 11:51

Originally Posted by Rocketgal68

Does anyone actually do anything around this date... curious... anyone keen for a meet up on the 5th at the Village bar & Grill.... Patumahoe... ?

I could be keen. Could see if SATNR would be heading that way, of course the week before is hotdog night, and so they might not want to go there two weeks in a row.

**ready4whatever** · 12th October 2009, 12:24

I've been making all sorts of bombs out of fireworks for years, still havnt been able to match the one i made when i was about 9 or 10, which consisted of alot of gunpowder in a 4 litre paint tin. maybe because now im 20 and know i could of blown my face off. Hiroshimas worst threat since little boy

**Geemsee** · 12th October 2009, 12:37

Must admit, I have noticed that the fireworks (i've seen) over here are a bit sh*te, Id've thought with all the Chinese folk here there would be some rocking stuff around!

**Tink** · 12th October 2009, 17:10

Originally Posted by Thani-B

I could be keen. Could see if SATNR would be heading that way, of course the week before is hotdog night, and so they might not want to go there two weeks in a row.

Well its for a few reasons, its my regular, and its my birthday, and Insanity is coming up from welly we hope.... I can talk to Jimmie and see if we can swap the nights, and the hot rod club come another night... I might be able to twist his arm... maybe (highly unlikely) but who knows, never say never.

**gatch** · 12th October 2009, 17:47

Guy fawkes night is the only only day of the year (aside from opening morning - duck season) that I'm not worried about the police turning up at my house for the explosions..

It is a day not to be wasted..

**Pussy** · 12th October 2009, 19:38

I feel sorry for Guy Fawkes. He was the only person with good intentions to have entered parliament....

**Thani-B** · 12th October 2009, 20:02

Originally Posted by Rocketgal68

Well its for a few reasons, its my regular, and its my birthday, and Insanity is coming up from welly we hope.... I can talk to Jimmie and see if we can swap the nights, and the hot rod club come another night... I might be able to twist his arm... maybe (highly unlikely) but who knows, never say never.

Well I wont be riding until my bike is fixed/replaced. By then it should be though. Shall talk to them if I make it on SATNR this week (hoping someone will pillion me).

**CookMySock** · 12th October 2009, 20:31

Originally Posted by rainman

It's got really boring these days. My family had a fine tradition of Blowing Shit Up on Guy Fawkes, none among us more so than my dad. [....] I used to go buy the makings of gunpowder from my local chemist when I wasn't much older than that, and not only at Guy Fawkes either... Made many an effective bomb

Hehe, nice one. Yeah we used to blow countless shit up, but we were using the real thing - sounds like a brand of petfood and rhymes with vegemite. There was always rolls of black insulation tape, brown or white striped rope stuff, and shiny little capsules rolling around under our passenger seat, just in case we "needed" to "do" something. We never hurt ourselves or anyone else and never remotely intended to, but we came much too close, way too many times, just by not knowing the risks. Unwise, looking back.

These days such antics would have a very dim view taken of them indeed. Back then we did actually get busted in the end, and just had to pay ($150bux ish) for the (small) damage, so that was the end of that. Nowadays I am sure such people would be labeled terrorists, which is sad really, coz we just wanted to have a laugh and make people jump.

Steve

**Tink** · 12th October 2009, 20:39

Originally Posted by Thani-B

Well I wont be riding until my bike is fixed/replaced. By then it should be though. Shall talk to them if I make it on SATNR this week (hoping someone will pillion me).

I hope someone does pillion you... buggers if they don't... I have my girls... so I am at home.. celebrating my daughters 12th birthday.. sigh. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SPREAD THE WORD, WE CAN GO ANYWHERE ANYWAY... whats up with your bike?

**Tink** · 12th October 2009, 20:43

Originally Posted by Laxi

will there be planning for a guy fawks reinactment?

When I first moved into my house.... on a farm... the neighbours lit two huge bonfires... and my bil nearly shot the house down with a cracker that lost its way.... so re enactments are out... lol ...

I miss the real big ones... it sux what they give you these days... another reason to say the minority ruin it for the majority... don't be an idiot..and we can all play with fire.... be an idiot and the law undertakes to arrest you!

**Thani-B** · 12th October 2009, 21:42

Originally Posted by Rocketgal68

I hope someone does pillion you... buggers if they don't... I have my girls... so I am at home.. celebrating my daughters 12th birthday.. sigh. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SPREAD THE WORD, WE CAN GO ANYWHERE ANYWAY... whats up with your bike?

It ran away... lol
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?t=109555