ROCKETS

[DOVEScot]

I heard that rockets were a great deterrent for hawks circling around the lofts

£20 for 18 at Aldi's worth a try, especially the cluster banging ones, just make sure the pigeons are in

[thunderboult]

i've been using them for 2 years they don't hang about when fire 1 of them in their direction, i one's i buy are £5 for 4 from lidl and you get 2 explosions with them

[FOXY]

 

It is illegal to fire rockets (the fire work type )  all year round but you are legally entitled to do so if it is the rockets that you can purchase for scaring birds purchased from the proper place, ie: agriculture suppliers.

[thunderboult]

who knows the diffrence

[Guest]

not just for scaring hawks you should see my pour wee dog when they go off :-/

[FOXY]

who knows the diffrence

 

Me , because I worked in the police force .

[DOVEScot]

 

Me , because I worked in the police force .

 

VERY FOXY ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[DOVEScot]

It is illegal to fire rockets (the fire work type )  all year round but you are legally entitled to do so if it is the rockets that you can purchase for scaring birds purchased from the proper place, ie: agriculture suppliers.

 

Naw it cannae be, there are shops and sites open all year round, what about special occasions, birthday's, weddings, festivals ect

[REDCHEQHEN]

It is illegal to fire rockets (the fire work type )  all year round but you are legally entitled to do so if it is the rockets that you can purchase for scaring birds purchased from the proper place, ie: agriculture suppliers.

 

wish you'd tell the residents in my area then - there must be a hundred firework displays a year - not counting bonfire night - so if it is illegal - nobody does anything about it  

[DOVEScot]

 

wish you'd tell the residents in my area then - there must be a hundred firework displays a year - not counting bonfire night - so if it is illegal - nobody does anything about it  

 

I rest my case, will just have to say it's ma pigeons birthday, that should cover quite a few days ;D ;D ;D

[Guest]

not just for scaring hawks you should see my pour wee dog when they go off :-/

 

i heard he fights you for a place under the staires  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :P :P

[FOXY]

 

wish you'd tell the residents in my area then - there must be a hundred firework displays a year - not counting bonfire night - so if it is illegal - nobody does anything about it  

 

Well if it is a problem all year then all you or anybody else has to do is contact the police, because it is now definately against the law , this was changed because of just what you are complaining about, people setting off fireworks indiscriminately any night of the year, only allowed now at bonfire night in november and even then you are only allowed a day or so before the 5th and a day or so after it.

[DOVEScot]

 

Well if it is a problem all year then all you or anybody else has to do is contact the police, because it is now definately against the law , this was changed because of just what you are complaining about, people setting off fireworks indiscriminately any night of the year, only allowed now at bonfire night in november and even then you are only allowed a day or so before the 5th and a day or so after it.

 

What about special occassions?

[REDCHEQHEN]

 

Well if it is a problem all year then all you or anybody else has to do is contact the police, because it is now definately against the law , this was changed because of just what you are complaining about, people setting off fireworks indiscriminately any night of the year, only allowed now at bonfire night in november and even then you are only allowed a day or so before the 5th and a day or so after it.

 

Im still waiting for a visit from the police since someone wrecked the passenger door on my car - AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY  - 2002 - and no I haven't had it fixed yet  :-/

[DOVEScot]

 

Im still waiting for a visit from the police since someone wrecked the passenger door on my car - AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY  - 2002 - and no I haven't had it fixed yet  :-/

 

Was it with a rocket ;D ;D ;D

[REDCHEQHEN]

 

Was it with a rocket ;D ;D ;D

 

No - 'they' stuck the boot in several times - whilst parked round the corner from the police station   :P :'( :'( :'(

 

The point being - unless you know whose firing the rockets off ( like a neighbour) the police are not going to be interested - they want you to do the work for them as  they seem to have lost the ability to detect

[Fair Play]

No, but they will get one if they ever turn up ;D ;D Very true always stopping kids in the street asking for info but when they get it on a personal basis they tell you there must be a witness > > >

[Guest]

Agree with Foxy that there was a crackdown on fireworks, only allowed certain times of the year and certain times during day. We moved here 13/14 years ago and couldn't believe the numpties that let them off 24/7 - yes, during the bloody night too - last year I think was the 1st curtailment and there is a big difference around here anyway. Bonfire night, New Year Bells, Big in Falkirk Music Festival and that's about it.

 

Interested to know difference between firework and bird scarer rockets? Falkirk has an annual fireworks display in Callander Park, about 1/4 mile away from me. The stuff that they lob into the air to explode above us shakes the house, you can feel the percussion waves from it, and at Garden Festival in Glasgow around 20 years ago, fireworks display went badly wrong for the guy that was setting them off, he blew his leg off..,

 

 

[thunderboult]

i bet there's not  much differance in the rockets i use to the bird scarer ones ,exept maybe the price the one's i use cost 80p

[DOVEScot]

i bet there's not  much differance in the rockets i use to the bird scarer ones ,exept maybe the price the one's i use cost 80p

 

Are they bird scarers or just fireworks?

[DOVEScot]

Agree with Foxy that there was a crackdown on fireworks, only allowed certain times of the year and certain times during day. We moved here 13/14 years ago and couldn't believe the numpties that let them off 24/7 - yes, during the bloody night too - last year I think was the 1st curtailment and there is a big difference around here anyway. Bonfire night, New Year Bells, Big in Falkirk Music Festival and that's about it.

 

Interested to know difference between firework and bird scarer rockets? Falkirk has an annual fireworks display in Callander Park, about 1/4 mile away from me. The stuff that they lob into the air to explode above us shakes the house, you can feel the percussion waves from it, and at Garden Festival in Glasgow around 20 years ago, fireworks display went badly wrong for the guy that was setting them off, he blew his leg off..,

 

 

What about the Edinburgh festival?

Big business at weddings noo as well :-/

[Guest]

 

What about the Edinburgh festival?

Big business at weddings noo as well :-/

 

 

We don't have an Edinburgh Festival in Falkirk, and weddings, er what are they?  ;D

[DOVEScot]

 

 

We don't have an Edinburgh Festival in Falkirk, and weddings, er what are they?  ;D

 

Aye and we dinnae have a Falkirk festival in Fife, so plenty room for letting off rockets

Weddings, noo that is another mystery, stranger than Harry Potter

[jimmy white]

joking apart ,, the" bird scarer" :-/ rockets  would be well worth letting off b4 any libs ,,,,,at least it may give the pigeons a start to clear,[but would still have to run the gauntlet on the way home]

[FOXY]

joking apart ,, the" bird scarer" :-/ rockets  would be well worth letting off b4 any libs ,,,,,at least it may give the pigeons a start to clear,[but would still have to run the gauntlet on the way home]

 

Lanarkshire federation tried this at a young bird race from Otterburn this year ad the birds would not come out the transporter, they had to go round and chase them out the baskets.