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Title: Latest craze?
Post by: Auto Addict on 01 January 2013, 08:26:26
Chinese lanterns, there were hundreds in the sky's last night.
Title: Re: Latest craze?
Post by: Plomien on 01 January 2013, 08:56:28
Yup there were loads last night
Title: Re: Latest craze?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 01 January 2013, 09:29:44
My cousin had some at her wedding a couple of years back and it made the papers. UFO invasion, apparently. Not sure what that says about the people of Kidderminster. :-X

They worked it out in the end.  :D http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/3546833.print/ (http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/3546833.print/)
Title: Re: Latest craze?
Post by: Andy B on 01 January 2013, 09:32:42
.... UFO invasion, apparently. Not sure what that says about the people of Kidderminster. :-X
 .....

At least it wasn't a nation!!  :-X  :-X   ;D http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(radio_drama)
Title: Re: Latest craze?
Post by: cleggy on 01 January 2013, 09:51:16
There were alot over our way too. Dangerous bloody things, last year one came down in a friends garden conifer hedge  setting it on fire and the fence which spread to two chicken coops containing rare breed chicken and duck breeding stock, not nice :(
Title: Re: Latest craze?
Post by: TheBoy on 01 January 2013, 10:43:36
Does seem daft, sending fires, uncontrolled, into the air....
Title: Re: Latest craze?
Post by: geoffr70 on 01 January 2013, 10:56:26
Yeah I've been to a shed fire caused by one of these landing. They're dangerous to animals too, (the metal frame), and are mistaken for flares.
Title: Re: Latest craze?
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 01 January 2013, 11:01:39
Yep, they're a fire hazard, the frames can be dangerous to animals and they are just general litter when they land! Ban them!!  >:(
Title: Re: Latest craze?
Post by: TheBoy on 01 January 2013, 11:03:56
Although the usual let off of fireworks by the 'tards who do not know when November is must have been less this year, as it didn't wake me. Mind you, I'd sneeked one of my pills earlier...


Reminds me, must plug the phones back in.
Title: Re: Latest craze?
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 01 January 2013, 11:57:04
Chinese lanterns, there were hundreds in the sky's last night.

They were the craze darn sarf about 2 years ago......spose its taken a few years to reach oop norf

 ::) ::) ;D
Title: Re: Latest craze?
Post by: Auto Addict on 01 January 2013, 11:59:49
Chinese lanterns, there were hundreds in the sky's last night.

They were the craze darn sarf about 2 years ago......spose its taken a few years to reach oop norf

 ::) ::) ;D

First time I ever saw one was in France, about 4 years ago.

Some crazy Brits. were letting them off on a camp site, they all drifted out to sea.
Title: Re: Latest craze?
Post by: TheBoy on 01 January 2013, 12:11:23
First lit one about 10yrs ago, for my niece. Last one I ever lit as well, as I was expecting it to go in the air a bit, then come down nearby.

To say I was shocked is an understatement...
Title: Re: Latest craze?
Post by: bigegg on 01 January 2013, 13:08:55
I remember making one about 30 years ago  :o
They are mentioned in one of the Roald Dahl books - Danny The Champion of The World I think

Worked OK, unlike the sleeping tablets in raisins to catch pheasants.
(Turns out, grain soaked in vodka works better  ;D  )
Title: Re: Latest craze?
Post by: STMO123 on 01 January 2013, 13:33:38
My dear wife is quite pleased to read that she is not the only retard who thought we were being invaded. I shall have to think of another tease for new years eve next year. ;D