Can you still buy fireworks in Canberra? You could when I last visited (which was quite a long time ago).
We went and got some more fireworks this evening. Just small ones. Was fun.
It was quite entertaining watching some people doing crazy things (this is why it is banned in Melbourne I guess). One person was holding by hand a tube full of 5 full size fireworks. She fired each one about 100 metres into the air before they exploded in a huge display. We had asked about this particular firework and were told you are not supposed to hold it in your hand. You are supposed to tie it up to something and run away. Anyway it was good that it did not malfunction and blow up in the girl's hand.
Afterwards a few other blokes did the same thing. One lit the fuse and then nothing happened for about a minute. I thought it must be faulty but then out of no where the rockets started firing. Lucky they did not blow up at ground level.
Another crazy guy had bought a big set of fireworks but the fuse must have been faulty. This is they type where it fires maybe 20 rockets into the air, maybe one every 2 seconds. Anyway he tried to light each one manually (presumably to get his money's worth) but the rockets only shot up maybe 2 metres high and then exploded (then are supposed to fly maybe 50 metres high). You would think one such malfunction would send warning bells but he did this abut 4 times before deciding he was soon going to blow someone up.
There was another type of firework that didn't realy fly so much as it made a realy big bang at ground level. This was done at the side of the road on a bridge over a river. And the motor cycle riders passing by were only maybe 1 metre away when there was a sudden (and for them a totally unexpected) and deafening BANG. Needless to say they almost had heart attacks as they rode past. Though no one was hurt.
Maybe Chinese people are just luckier than aussies. In Australia we have so many rules and regulations and yet we still seem to have lots of accidents and injuries. Over here there are a lot less rules and nothing terrible seems to happen.
Anyway, I might try and do some more fireworks tomorrow night! hahaha
Take it easy. Glen <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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