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It has just been said on TV news that £1.6 million was spent on fireworks in London alone!!! Words fail me

Its like a war zone here, and nobody's got any money ? HUH!

words fail me to Ann..

Arr I think it's great:))) We could wallow in the misery of the up an dcoming recession or we can say bugger it and have a good time!

Eat drink and be merry:)

a national disgrace, nothing less - my blood is boiling - when I think of all the people sleeping rough in this cold weather, old people who cannot afford to heat their homes, children neglected and abused because Social Services are short of cash - and all so that people in one city in the UK can have a firework display!!!! Were it in my own city I would be just as angry, the location is not important

Have to agree, totally unnecessary, we seem to be trying to "out do"the rest of the world !

Tina xxx

Would you all rather we sit round in sackcloth and ashes?:))

thanks for your input - I didn't think I was on my own here!!!

c'mon Uggers - no I wouldn't - but to just burn money - which is essentially what happened I find obscene - a show that lasted about ten minutes for a minute proportion of the UK - I am so angry about it - I feel a letter coming on!!!

I'm off on one now!!!! what about pollution and our carbon footprint which is being rammed down out throats at every turn!!

Ann there is so much money wasted each day on so much crap,. I dont think theres any harm in spending some on giving people pleasure - life's very short, it's been a crap old year and I can't see any problem in wasting a bit of money on fun - but then I am a bit pissed:))

Oooh, I am too angry to write a response to that!

I would rather wear sackcloth and ashes and see £1.6m going to a better cause. Because I dont need to have fireworks to make me happy and see in the new year.

Tina

Time to retire me thinkest.

Night night Ann, sleep well.

Tina xxx

I personally think its dam right criminal spending the tax payers money like that...when the money would be useful else where...if people want fireworks then let them buy their own...

Ah well we all see things differently. If I felt like some of you I would probably have to cancel my internet subs and give the money to the homeless but luckily for me I ain't such a good person as that. Hapy New Year and all that:)

David now your being silly...

Hi all, Happy New Year, I couldn't get on here earlier for love or money.

I sat and watched the fireworks, I have seen better displays and didn't like them without music, and said to o.h. that I felt it was a huge waste of money with so many people losing their homes and many already sleeping rough, half the amount or less would have done and the balance of the money given to Shelter. I thought the tv programmes were rubbish this year too, sorry but there is a limit to how many times I want to see a Medal winner being interviewed about their shoes etc
I enjoyed the films on bbc2, especially Just Like Heaven, and Chocolat was good, haven't seen it all the way through before, but things went downhill from then on.
Maybe I should be on the Grumpy programme.

O.h. asleep in a chair - he managed to last out till midnight and the fireworks lol and is now out for the count. For some reason he decided to let off half a dozen party poppers so the room is a mess and he didn't even share them so I will be leaving the mess for him to clear up later.


LIzx

Well uggers with you all the way!! what a miserable lot of buggers these lot are ..er .. only some .. obviously imho etc etc

Happy new year to all

Hi there - lol = laugh out loud!!!!

imho - in my humble opinion

and loads more!!!!

Ann - Happy New Year to you

THATS A SHOCKING WASTE OF MONEY
WHILE SOME CHILDREN IN THE WORLD GO HUNGRY BUT EACH TO THEIR OWN
HAPPY NEW YEAR XX