Was reading that children have been banned from buying Christmas crackers,because the "snap" when the cracker is pulled,is deemed an explosive ! The department of Trade & industry said "A cracker has explosive material in it. It needs monitoring in some way. This is absolutely "Crackers":loopy:

like what johnny rotton said on richard and judy today
"we dont need protecting from ourselves, we need protecting from politicians"

i think we get these mp,s out of christmas crackers! only in england

Meh, Politicians are a bunch of out of touch asshats who know sod all about sod all.... :loopy:

Did caps guns and those bangers you get from joke shops also appear on this list of banned substances? :suspect:

And when exactly are they going to ban the sale of fireworks to the public, and make a pyrotechnics licence compulsory before you light them?

Crackers? Harmless!!

Originally posted by pattricia
Was reading that children have been banned from buying Christmas crackers,because the "snap" when the cracker is pulled,is deemed an explosive ! The department of Trade & industry said "A cracker has explosive material in it. It needs monitoring in some way. This is absolutely "Crackers":loopy:
Where did you read this?

Teachers can't use plasters now - did you know that!!

Whilst at school I was.....

Caned with a metre stick...

Forced to drink sour milk...

Sent to play out in rain, hail and snow....

What is it with the world today....we overprotect sooo much and it's really screwing up the kids of today.....

IMO the democratic society still doesn't really exist!!

:(

Originally posted by Strix
Did caps guns and those bangers you get from joke shops also appear on this list of banned substances? :suspect:


They were good for making pen top bangers :thumbsup:

Originally posted by Shiesh
Teachers can't use plasters now - did you know that!!

Not strictly true. They have been warned that some sticky adhesive in plasters can cause a reaction. If it's the case, they're advised to just remove it and wash the area.

My sister's 14yr old son was turned away when trying to buy a bag of flour from the Co-op because it was "near to Hallowe'en". :confused:

Originally posted by Ginner
My sister's 14yr old son was turned away when trying to buy a bag of flour from the Co-op because it was "near to Hallowe'en". :confused:


lol is this for real ? :loopy:

"“Firework” is defined by the Fireworks Act 2003 to cover devices which are fireworks for the purposes of the British Standard BS 7114. BS 7114 defines a firework as a device containing explosive composition which, upon functioning, will burn and/or explode to produce a visual or aural effect, or a combination of such effects, intended as a form of entertainment."

"“Adult firework” means any firework except for a cap, cracker snap, novelty match, party popper, serpent, throw-down or sparkler.

Christmas Crackers do contain a "cracker snap", which by law is defined as a "firework".

However the law only limits the sale of "Adult Fireworks" to over-18's.
Cracker Snaps are excluded from "Adult Fireworks".

DTI (http://www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/topics1/guide/fireworkregsguide04.pdf)


pattricia: What was your source???

Originally posted by alchresearch
Not strictly true. They have been warned that some sticky adhesive in plasters can cause a reaction. If it's the case, they're advised to just remove it and wash the area.
im allergic to the adhesive on those cloth type plasters, im ok with the waterproof ones tho, i have a box of those in my work bag

Originally posted by mega_monty
They were good for making pen top bangers :thumbsup:

eeeeee those were the days, i remember getting done for setting off pentop bangers at school :P






its amazing how we survived growing up tbh

fireworks
crackers
climbing trees
falling apples by the road
conkers



never mind the really dangerous / dodgy stuff like murders and peados

I preferred penny bangers. 2-penny bangers were better cos you could wrap more caps around them and they made a bigger noise. :D

I read this post heading and thought it was some new ban on Wallace and Grommit. Got me really really worried.

Some folk will try to ban anything and everything, but how long before we see court cases where some kid has managed to get the strip out of a cracker and then done themselves a serious injury. Surprised if there are not claims in already for this type of thing.

Its only crackers Grommit. We've forgotten the cheese.

Dragon

Originally posted by cgksheff
"“Firework” is defined by the Fireworks Act 2003 to cover devices which are fireworks for the purposes of the British Standard BS 7114. BS 7114 defines a firework as a device containing explosive composition which, upon functioning, will burn and/or explode to produce a visual or aural effect, or a combination of such effects, intended as a form of entertainment."

"“Adult firework” means any firework except for a cap, cracker snap, novelty match, party popper, serpent, throw-down or sparkler.

Christmas Crackers do contain a "cracker snap", which by law is defined as a "firework".

However the law only limits the sale of "Adult Fireworks" to over-18's.
Cracker Snaps are excluded from "Adult Fireworks".

DTI (http://www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/topics1/guide/fireworkregsguide04.pdf)


pattricia: What was your source???

If I read this correctly, this so called ban is just another made up one to get the rabid right frothing at the mouth. :D

Originally posted by max
If I read this correctly, this so called ban is just another made up one to get the rabid right frothing at the mouth. :D

D'oh, another so called "stroke of genius" by the loony left then? :rolleyes:

Seriously these people need a slap IMHO as they're clearly too stupid to see that they suck.

I'm not 100% certain though.

There is the Consumer Protection Act 1987 which makes reference to the the restriction of firework sales to Over-16's.

I cannot find a reference to that which makes the separate definition of "adult fireworks" or whether that was superceded by the 2003 Fireworks Act.