[guide.chat] In Reply To: In Reply To: FIREWORKS!!!!!

From: "James Liddell" <james.liddell2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Dawn Watson" <dawnyhen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Guide Chat" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:51:58 +0100

Hi, Dawn;
You must have been both frightened and angry.
I doubt if Guide Dogs, or the Government, for that matter, can do much about 
the fireworks thing, though.
I googled a few sites this morning; After only five minutes, I found sites 
where you can import fireworks by the vanload - without a licence.
Most of them, though, come from China or Malaya, and I doubt whether they have 
had a safety check at any time.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dawn Watson - Email Address: dawnyhen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent On: 21/10/2012 23:30
Sent To: Guide Chat - Email Address: guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [guide.chat] In Reply To: FIREWORKS!!!!!

Hi Jim, I can only imagine what you went through .Some Years ago I was walking 
to the shops from a friends house, when me and my Guide Dog had a fire work 
thrown towards us, my dog jump into the road reacting quicker than me I don't 
know how I kept hold of her lead when dropping the harness,.  My friend had 
witnessed this and started shouting at a group of young lads standing on a roof 
of a building or car park, they denied having anything to do with the fire 
work.I never got to the shops with my dog but ended up going back to my friends 
so we could get over the shock.

For this reason I believe that fire works should be made quieter and more 
restrictions should be put in place.
Luckerly my dog was able to continue working, but this is not the case for some 
Guide Dogs.
I know that Guide Dogs have been Campaining for years to have the use of fire 
works tightened up. It is a shame that some working and retired dogs have to be 
put down when this is so unnecessary.
Dawn 
      I had to pop out tonight to visit a friend who's ill.
On my way back - half a mile uphill on a well paved road - I was spooked by 
idiots letting off fireworks about twenty feet from me.
They obviously knew I was there, and hoped to get a response.

     I can tell you, I had to stop for a couple of minutes to let my ears 
recover...then walk, very slowly, onward, making sure I had my bearings.
I was prepared - roughly - for the second one...thrown in front of me. I simply 
stopped and dialled 999 on my mobile, told the police what was happening, and 
got home.

    The boys in blue asked me if I recognised the culprits...this was after I 
told them of my total night blindness!
You couldn't make it up....

I might sound like a grouch, but, as far as I'm concerned, fireworks should be 
banned.
Full stop.
Jim
PTL! < < 
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