[joeysteele]

I am not a killjoy normally, I don't however like fireworks(despite being still a teen) or see the need to ceelbrate some figure like Guy Fawkes. Fireworks are becoming really nastier now, they also make more noise too,the worst part is that bonfire night seems to last at least a week now.
Animals are scared rotten, my pup hates the noise of fireworks.Mu family have to keep him in all the time on that night and many other nights too in the week.

I think, and its not a popular view,I accept I am well in the minority heer but if we must have the accursed bonfire night then it should be the 'one' night and only organised bonfires with strict supervision of setting off fireworks too.

Number one for me is that the Firemen/women do a fantastic job, I understand that the London dispute is over old and bnew contracts,not just about wages, I am 100% sure they don't want to strike on 5th November really,I don't like the Unions, they will have pointed out that maximum disturbance on a major night/s is the best way to get some deal,so that the firemen are put in a near impossible situation.

I hope they don't strike because I know if there are higher casualties if they do, it will always be down to the firemen striking and not the silly,incompetent people who allow bonfires to be had unattended and not supervised properly,and also the daft people whi think they are big taking risks in the way they light fireworks and then think its a great game to even trowm them around, not forgetting the daft loutish element that throw the cursed things through peoples letterboxes and also are so brainless and cruel they throw them at animals or even are sick enough to tie fireworks to animals tails.

Sometimes it is maddening to think of the stupid people that Firemen have to be there for and save.For celebrating an event from near 400 years ago of a figure who was trying to blow parliament up.
As I say, I hope the strike is halted,for the 'innocents' sakes.