[lace-chat] Fireworks
Fireworks are on sale to the public two weeks before 5th November (Guy Fawkes Night) and two weeks before New Year's Eve. Fireworks on New Year's Eve have only been happening since the millennium. Organised displays can take place at any time of year - in Poole it's every Thursday evening on the quay or the beach throughout the summer for the tourists, plus anything other excuse they can think of. In recent years the big display fireworks have been on sale to the public for 5th November and New Year, and air bombs (extremely loud) in particular are what the morons are buying and letting off at any time of the night in any place they choose. There's no legislation to stop them so for the last week and a bit my dog has been quivering, and our sleep has been interrupted several times during the night almost every night. My older brother was a high-up civil servant, and had a brief to cut down on injuries from fireworks. The Firework Code that's posted in shops was written by him. He was asked to draft a bill for parliament to help cut down on injuries, but of all his suggestions, he was told that the only one that stood any chance of being passed was the weakest - that organisers of firework displays should be trained to use them safely by the suppliers of the fireworks. Anything that restricted the use or sale wouldn't stand a chance. When a bill goes before parliament it's debated and there's a set time for the debate. If an MP chooses to talk for the whole of the time allocated for the debate and there isn't time for a vote, then the bill goes in the trash can. This is what happened - at least one MP had been lobbied by the firework importers (firewors aren't made in the UK) to talk the bill out because it would cost them money to train people and therefore cut down their profits. The problem of fireworks has become such that there is a bill coming soon, but how strong it will be, we don't know yet. There are already rules governing the storage of fireworks, but a few weeks ago three and a half tons of them, which are of course just explosives, were found in a lock-up garage in Bournemouth. The Thursday night display in Poole uses just less than one ton each week. So far the owner hasn't been traced. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Cruise control
Clay via Tamara wrote: when your tires loose contact with the pavement your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed and you take off like an airplane Why would you be driving on the pavement? We drive on the road and walk on the pavement (sidewalk). Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Cruise control
At 08:13 AM 11/1/2003 -, you wrote: when your tires loose contact with the pavement your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed and you take off like an airplane Why would you be driving on the pavement? We drive on the road and walk on the pavement (sidewalk). My good old dictionary says: Pavement -- a hard, paved surface, especially of a public area or thoroughfare.Then it goes on to add -- Chiefly British -- a sidewalk. Thus, in my part of the USA, pavement usually refers to the road, but it can be the sidewalk also in some cases. Pavement is not restricted to foot traffic or wheeled traffic. It's a hard surface as opposed to dirt or gravel roads or paths. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon - Cold, freezing weather has come. Summer is gone. Oregon Country Lacemakers Arachne Secret Pal Administrator Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Fireworks
At 08:36 AM 11/1/2003 -, you wrote: Fireworks are on sale to the public two weeks before 5th November (Guy Fawkes Night) and two weeks before New Year's Eve. Around here, the public has fireworks usually on July 4th (Independence Day). A few people set off some during the week before or after, but not many. However, I might note that in my state the available types of fireworks are very restricted. The safety laws are very strict. Some people illegally cross the state line and buy in the next state that does not have the safety laws. They'll bring the nonapproved fireworks back and hope that they don't get caught with them. Special public displays can be found through the year connected to special events. A local rodeo sets off fireworks each night at the end of performances during the week or two of the event. Big cities have New Year's displays. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon - Cold, freezing weather has come. Summer is gone. Oregon Country Lacemakers Arachne Secret Pal Administrator Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Henry VIII's wives
Hi Rock Band, Actually, Henry and all his wives except Catherine Parr - the last one - were buried according to the rites of the Roman Catholic church - as although Henry didn't want the ultimate authority in England to be the Pope, he still regarded himself - and lived - as Roman Catholic. Of course, people can, and still do, temper their faith to thier own proclivities... Just one of those strange facts which surfaces every now and again! CArol To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] fireworks
Our fireworks seem to start at Michaelmas, when we have a Michaelmas fair, on the Friday there is a fireworks display, from then on we have had fireworks every day going off at 3 pm or even 1.30 am. We were shown on the news one city where over 20 phone booths have been blown up by fireworks, the same amount of cars too. Fireworks are being brought into the country and no one seems to know where they are going once they arrive. Even nails are now being inserted into fireworks. We have our Guy Fawkes display at the local racecourse, we pay I think 4 pounds each to go and see the display, there is usually a bonfire with an effigy of Guy Fawkes being burnt. There was a discussion on the TV about the new legislation that will be in place they hope before next bonfire night, every one who was discussing the new legislation said it did not go far enough. I don't know whether this legislation is for the UK or England. Here in England all legislation has to be past at Westminster, whereas Wales and Scotland can also pass laws for their countries in their parliaments. Jean in Newbury UK To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] Fwd: Cruise control
This one is NOT a hoax. One of my close friends was driving on the ice in Michigan around New Year's day, and the same thing happened to her. Her minivan went into the median and rolled. She was uninjured because she had her seatbelt on, but the car was a total loss. The police told her the same thing. How come no one publicizes this??? From: Clay Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] A 36 year old female had an accident several weeks ago and totaled her car. A resident of Kilgore,Texas, she was traveling between Gladewater Kilgore. It was raining, though not excessively, when her car suddenly began to hydroplane and literally flew through the air. She was not seriously injured but very stunned at the sudden occurrence! When she explained to the highway patrolman what had happened he told her something that every driver should know -NEVER DRIVE IN THE RAIN WITH YOUR CRUISE CONTROL ON. She had thought she was being cautious by setting the cruise control and maintaining a safe consistent speed in the rain. But the highway patrolman told her that if the cruise control is on and your car begins to hydroplaned - when your tires loose contact with the pavement your car will accelerate to a higher rate of speed and you take off like an airplane... She told the patrolman that was exactly what had occurred. We all know you have little or no control over a car when it begins to hydroplane. You are at the mercy of the Good Lord. The highway patrol estimated her car was actually traveling through the air at 10 to 15 miles per hour faster than the speed set on the cruise control. The patrolman said this warning should be listed, on the drivers seat sun-visor - NEVER USE THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE PAVEMENT IS WET OR ICY along with the airbag warning. We tell our teenagers to set the cruise control and drive a safe speed but we don't tell them to use the cruise control only when the pavement is dry. The only person the accident victim found, who knew this (besides the patrolman), was a man who had had a similiar accident, totaled his car and sustained severe injuries. If you send this to 15 people and only one of them doesn't know about this, then it was all worth it. You might have saved a life. - Tamara P Duvall Lexington, Virginia, USA Formerly of Warsaw, Poland http://lorien.emufarm.org/~tpd/ To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -- Martha Krieg [EMAIL PROTECTED] in Michigan To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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[lace-chat] NEC lacemakers fair
I've just booked a coach seat and ticket to the NEC for Sunday 30th November, along with fellow Arachneans Beryl Millard and Liz Pass. Hope to see a few of you there. Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace-chat] Thanks to secret pal in England
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