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Originally Posted by ~Kerry~
Safe or not?
Saw a programme about this last week (well, featuring it) and farmers etc were saying they set crops on fire. Didn't believe it but also didn't think much of it at the time. But generally thought "no, heat rises - the flame will be out by the time it hits the floor again"
They seem the 'latest' thing for celebrations. But oddly enough of all the sheds in all the world, a bloody chinese lantern landed on mine and it was all scorched. Thinking again now. Me bloody shed might have gone up  |
I know I shouldn't Kerry....but PMSL !! sounds like you have my type of luck.....
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Originally Posted by Livia
This is another of those subjects about which MPs from rural areas are getting a lot of correspondence. In the area where I live a little boy had his face burnt by the wax inside a lantern that tipped as it took off, animals are being injured by the wire frames that land in the fields, several farmers have had crops set alight and at a local riding school, two horses were burned to death when one landed on the roof of a stable and set the place on fire. There have been calls in Parliament to have them banned, something which is supported by the National Union of Farmers and the Fire Service. I have to say I agree.
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From what you've explained above: as pretty as they may look floating in dark skies etc: the real cost as detailed above, is not worth it.