Bonfires

[HonaloochieB]

Soon come.

[HonaloochieB]

Yes of course, he wrote the very great Born To Be Wild. And here's the lyrics for you.

You're welcome.

Get your motor runnin'

head out on the highway

lookin' for adventure

and whatever comes our way

yeah darlin' go make it happen

take the world in a love embrace

fire all of your guns at once

and explode into space

I like smoke and lightning

heavy metal thunder

racin' with the wind

and the feelin' that i'm under

yeah darlin' go make it happen

take the world in a love embrace

fire all of your guns at once

and explode into space

Like a true nature's child

we were born, born to be wild

we can climb so high

i never wanna die

Born to be wild

born to be wild

[tomskip]

Jules-and-Boo Wrote:

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> what a clean, clinical place we live in.

>

> I'd rather have a garden bonfire than all the

> traffic fumes.

Perhaps a move to the countryside is what you need Jules? You will have respite from the traffic fumes (although will need a car to get anywhere other than the village shop if you are lucky enough to have one) and can light bonfires to your heart's content while simultaneously not being bothered by the bonfires of your neighbours. Would be perfect!

[Jules-and-Boo]

Yes - probably not that used to being a grown up in the city.

I do save my bonfires for when I'm out of town. That - and barbeques - are the way of the world. As is tolerance for your neighbours.

[Mr Django Wisteria]

Bonfires are fine so long as people are considerate. Being considerate meaning the following:

Speaking to neighbour's about your occasional need for bonfires

Not burning stuff at the hottest times of the year July & August

Not burning plastic or potentially toxic to air items

Having water near to hand so that you can drown or damp down the fire if you go out and have to leave it smouldering

Make sure the bonfire is attended and well away from sheds and fences

Do not put hot ash in bins or skips

Allow ash to cool over a day and spread out the ash to cool

That's just my view based on 40 years of experience on this matter

[JohnL]

tomskip Wrote:

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> Jules-and-Boo Wrote:

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> -----

> > what a clean, clinical place we live in.

> >

> > I'd rather have a garden bonfire than all the

> > traffic fumes.

>

> Perhaps a move to the countryside is what you need

> Jules? You will have respite from the traffic

> fumes (although will need a car to get anywhere

> other than the village shop if you are lucky

> enough to have one) and can light bonfires to your

> heart's content while simultaneously not being

> bothered by the bonfires of your neighbours. Would

> be perfect!

The farmers spread muck at this time of the year and someone

used to set light to the common land (burning it makes the green

shoots grow)

[KidKruger]

Uncle Rob is king of bonfires - he does a special on Kanye West CDs.

[Jeremy]

The house behind us is being renovated (actually practically rebuilt).

The builder's preferred method of waste disposal? Two huge fires in the garden. Horrible...

[Jules-and-Boo]

that's actually illegal and you should phone the fire service. They will put it out.

[uncleglen]

Yes it is illegal- but if they are not English they may not know the law. All builders etc would do it if it was allowed- it obviously saves a lot of money in proper waste disposal. I've had run-ins with builders before and the foremen in question were English and when spoken to about infringements they used the general builders'lack of English as an excuse.

[jaywalker]

uncleglen, do you know what the word 'displacement' means?

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

uncleglen Wrote:

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> Yes it is illegal- but if they are not English

> they may not know the law. All builders etc would

> do it if it was allowed- it obviously saves a lot

> of money in proper waste disposal. I've had

> run-ins with builders before and the foremen in

> question were English and when spoken to about

> infringements they used the general builders'lack

> of English as an excuse.

I don't actually believe any of this happened, but in any case the building company will take more care to explain the law to the workers after they get whacked with a fine.

[rendelharris]

uncleglen Wrote:

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> Yes it is illegal- but if they are not English

> they may not know the law. All builders etc would

> do it if it was allowed- it obviously saves a lot

> of money in proper waste disposal. I've had

> run-ins with builders before and the foremen in

> question were English and when spoken to about

> infringements they used the general builders'lack

> of English as an excuse.

Stone the crows. You're getting beyond parody now Uncle.