Chinese Lanterns Banned at The Bash

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Chinese Lanterns Banned at The Bash

Post by missfixit70 » Wed Jun 22, 2011 7:36 pm

Just had a text from the BongoMeister, Lickhill have banned the use of Chinese lanterns this year following a barn fire.
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Post by thedogsbollox » Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:35 pm

missfixit70 wrote:Just had a text from the BongoMeister, Lickhill have banned the use of Chinese lanterns this year following a barn fire.
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Re: Chinese Lanterns Banned at The Bash

Post by williefixit » Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:10 am

They have also fallen on electricity substations, where their wire frames have caused a flash-over and interuption to the electricity supply to thousands of electricity users.
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Re: Chinese Lanterns Banned at The Bash

Post by scanner » Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:14 am

The wire frames also get eaten by Cows and Sheep etc.
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Post by crazy uncle gray g » Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:37 am

:shock: They panic me just been released :shock:
That's why I drink cider, to calm me down #-o
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Re: Chinese Lanterns Banned at The Bash

Post by Poohbear » Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:59 am

missfixit70 wrote:Just had a text from the BongoMeister, Lickhill have banned the use of Chinese lanterns this year following a barn fire.
Good. They do more harm than most people realise.
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Re: Chinese Lanterns Banned at The Bash

Post by Diplomat » Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:56 pm

Modern day equivalent of fireships.

Probably derived from some ancient Chinese weapon of mass crop destruction.


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Re: Chinese Lanterns Banned at The Bash

Post by dobby » Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:51 pm

Kids got us two for fathers day #-o
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Re: Chinese Lanterns Banned at The Bash

Post by mister munkey » Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:53 pm

Its such a shame that the Health & Safety Brigade have so much clout these days.

I may well stay in bed for the next 50 years, just to be on the safe side.

Anyone got a large tub of bed-sore cream.


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Re: Chinese Lanterns Banned at The Bash

Post by Chris&Gem » Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:15 am

Apart from all the danger and that, I like um :wink:
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Re: Chinese Lanterns Banned at The Bash

Post by dobby » Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:52 am

Risk assessment needed first though :(

mister munkey wrote:Its such a shame that the Health & Safety Brigade have so much clout these days.

I may well stay in bed for the next 50 years, just to be on the safe side.

Anyone got a large tub of bed-sore cream.


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Re: Chinese Lanterns Banned at The Bash

Post by Muzorewa » Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:04 am

Have you seen that Henman Hill (or Murray Hill) has been cordoned off in case anyone slips on the grass :?

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Re: Chinese Lanterns Banned at The Bash

Post by alant54 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:48 am

mister munkey wrote:Its such a shame that the Health & Safety Brigade have so much clout these days.

I may well stay in bed for the next 50 years, just to be on the safe side.

Anyone got a large tub of bed-sore cream.


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Re: Chinese Lanterns Banned at The Bash

Post by roofraisers » Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:24 am

Careful there Mister Munkey, statistically more people die in bed than any where else. That doesn't sound a very safe place to me :lol:

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Re: Chinese Lanterns Banned at The Bash

Post by Bongopoet » Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:27 pm

mister munkey wrote:Its such a shame that the Health & Safety Brigade have so much clout these days.

I may well stay in bed for the next 50 years, just to be on the safe side.

Anyone got a large tub of bed-sore cream.


:(

I can send you some anti thromboletic stockings to help prevent deep vein thrombosis if you are lying around in bed that long :D
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