I was hit by a firework last night

Difficult situation, I would have had to have walked away. H is into things like fireworks and has had some training with professional ones so if he had said it was safe I would have been ok with it, but 10m is something I wouldnt have been ok with. But its hard to be the one that makes a stand isnt it. Im sorry that you were hurt, I hope you are ok.

Last night was way too windy here for professional fireworks we were supposed to be going to one at H's work (he works in a posh girls school and some of the staff run a professional company in their spare time) it was cancelled because of the wind. There were a lot of people letting them off in their gardens around here though, sadly most people aren't really as aware of the risks as they should be.

Oh God how dangerous - glad you're OK though - as you say could have been so much worse

Have you got some Arnica you can rub into the bruise?

I am glad you are ok-ish. I am terrified of fireworks. My male cousin lost his one of his pinkies (small fingers) in a firework accident - I wasn't there when it happened but it has put me off fireworks ever since.

? how scarey for you...

I was at school with a girl who had a firework hit her in the face, she was lucky and 'just' left with sever scarring on her face, but like you said, it could have been so much worse. Hope you are feeling better soon ?

We had a very near miss last night as well, it was also a graden do and thankfully i watched from inside as i didnt feel the garden was big enough for the fireworks they had :-(

2 of the big rockets went off and exploded just above head hight, not only was it deafening and extremely dangerous but it appears that thier local rugby club had a similar problem with thier rockets.. seems there was a dodgy batch that exploded before they actually got that far in the air.

luckily everyone was ok..

You had a very lucky escape. I turned down an invitation to a home fireworks party last week as I'm similarly cautious. Hopefully your hosts will think twice about doing it again.

OMG Clairy - glad you are ok. As a child of the 80's I am forever mentally scarred from the firework safety campaigns they used to run so for years and years I wouldn't even touch a sparkler! OH is wanting us to have home fireworks but I don't think they are safe tbh and would only go to an organised one (not to mention the dog hate them). Having said that I used to work at a pub and one year a firework exploded in the face of one of the organisers - he was very lucky not to loose his eye but was permanently scarred. The last 2 years running at our local country club the fireworks went out into the crowd (but didn't hit anyone thank goodness) so I'm now of the opinion they are best viewed from inside!!

Poor you - and thank goodness you're ok.

I've been in that position - too small space for the fireworks but if you say anything people think you're a complete party-pooper and spoilsport. It's really difficult.

Grrrrr!

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That is why I didn't go to my friend's Bonfire night party in her garden last week, the things terrify me. Poor you. And yes it is difficult, I'm not sure what I would do. Tough one ?

Ouch Clairy - you're so lucky it wasn't much worse. ?

My SIL got hit by a firework a few years ago - she went to some friends for a bonfire party. They had some fireworks bought in the supermarket - entirely appropriate for the location. One of them went off sideways, my brother realised what was about to happen and yanked the kids out of the way in front of her. Unfortunately it hit her just on her ribcage, and continued exploding. It melted through 3 layers of clothing and then superheated the underwire of her bra leaving her with quite a nasty scar. It was lucky it was her ribcage, and not the child's face that was stood in front of her at the same height.

We don't do fireworks at home - we only go to see professional displays these days. We used to go and see my Dad's work's display at IBM Hursley when I was a kid. Happy memories. ?

I hate fireworks and I was really upset to find kids setting them off in our front garden on bonfire night only a couple of metres away from my house.

The main reason I have a problem them is I was at a professional display that went very very wrong when I was little. The disply was run by the fire service as a way to get people to come and watch it rather than risk having their own little displays in their gardens. One of the large rockets fell over and exploded in the crowd, a girl of around the same age as me lost her sight and it has scarred me since then. We had actually been stood where she was, but moved due to my little brother not being able to see the fireworks very well, so we were very very lucky. I'll still go to organised displays, but always sit far away from where the fireworks are actually going off.

I hope you're okay Clairy, it must have been terrifying, I hope they know better than to ever do that again

Hope it heals okay clairy. zoe is right, it was far too windy for fireworks last night. your friend was very silly. ☹️

I went to a Fireworks Party last night at a friend's house and everybody brought along a contribution in the shape of a firework - and there were quite a few that were "25 metres and over". My friend was really sensible and quietly put them all to one side and didn't set any of them off. At the end of the party he asked me what he should do with them and I suggested he donate them to a charity that could use them in a "professional" setting.

I also think that retailers that sell fireworks should point out the distances on them when you buy them - all too often you don't get to read the small print until you get them home or at the party and by then it's too late.

I hate, hate , HATE fireworks. It must have been so scary for you, lets hope those people have learnt their lesson.

I saw my headmaster killed by a firework 12 years ago. It was a 'professional' school display and was packed with kids and parents. I'm still not sure what happened but he ended up facedown on a lit firework and i'm sure you can imagine the rest. Everytime I hear a firework I think of that night.

I really hope you're ok Clairy.

oh my goodness, thats awful ☹️?

Pops - your last post made me physically shudder. ? to you.