chinese lanterns (dangerous things)

aido 1976 · 14-07-2010 11:03PM #1

Sitting there watching TV and the PIR halogens come on in the garden, went to invistagate and low a behold there is chinese lantern lying on the bone dry decking, smoldering away. Left a bit of a scorch mark on the decking. Could have being worse if I didn't go and check why the lights came on.
Just thinking if it had landed on the parasol I would be dealing with a fire right now.
These f***ing things are dangerous in my opinion and should be banned. Where do people get these fecking things, made of wire and crepe paper.

Whats everyone else opinion on these things

Abrasax · 14-07-2010 11:04PM

Racist ^

alwaysadub · 14-07-2010 11:05PM

Why'd you have your parasol out in the dark?

Zombienosh · 14-07-2010 11:06PM

everytime someone mentions ufos i hear about these chinese lanterns, but ive no idea what they are.

/goes off to google them

Kiwi_knock · 14-07-2010 11:06PM

Was it your chinese lantern

bleg · 14-07-2010 11:08PM

Nobody can do anything without somebody becoming offended these days.

George Orwell 1982 · 14-07-2010 11:09PM

Abrasax wrote: »

Racist ^

No he is not a racist.

Scuid Mhór · 14-07-2010 11:09PM

you'd be mad to mess with a chinese lantern!

Zombienosh · 14-07-2010 11:09PM

The chinese, a great bunch of lads.

Kiwi_knock · 14-07-2010 11:10PM

the chinese a great bunch of lanterns

thetonynator · 14-07-2010 11:10PM

aido 1976 wrote: »

Sitting there watching TV and the PIR halogens come on in the garden, went to invistagate and low a behold there is chinese lantern lying on the bone dry decking, smoldering away. Left a bit of a scorch mark on the decking. Could have being worse if I didn't go and check why the lights came on.
Just thinking if it had landed on the parasol I would be dealing with a fire right now.
These f***ing things are dangerous in my opinion and should be banned. Where do people get these fecking things, made of wire and crepe paper.

Whats everyone else opinion on these things

If theres a problem with them, dont use them. You bought them , and knew they were made from wire and crepe paper at the tiime. We live in enough of a nanny state already wihtout the government banning anything that could be remotely hazardous.

14-07-2010 11:11PM

Chinese lanterns killed my father and raped my mother.

Yakult · 14-07-2010 11:12PM

Wont SOMEBODY please think of the Parasol?!

mcmoustache · 14-07-2010 11:13PM

Be careful. I've heard of people who got abducted by them and had strange things put up their bums.

kylith · 14-07-2010 11:16PM

thetonynator wrote: »

If theres a problem with them, dont use them. You bought them , and knew they were made from wire and crepe paper at the tiime. We live in enough of a nanny state already wihtout the government banning anything that could be remotely hazardous.

They're essentially hot air balloons without guidance though. People just light the candle and let them off, possibly landing on something flammable. I doubt that the OP tried to set fire to his own house.

alwaysadub · 14-07-2010 11:17PM

thetonynator wrote: »

If theres a problem with them, dont use them. You bought them , and knew they were made from wire and crepe paper at the tiime. We live in enough of a nanny state already wihtout the government banning anything that could be remotely hazardous.

He didn't buy them-they landed in his garden, on his decking, just missing his parasol.

I think he's just bragging about having a parasol and decking tbh:pac:

orourkeda · 14-07-2010 11:17PM

Can your lantern cook a trio.

If it can it should stay

aido 1976 · 14-07-2010 11:18PM

Abrasax wrote: »

Racist ^

Racist, NO, just don't think people should be letting there things off in built up areas

pebbles21 · 14-07-2010 11:18PM

aido 1976 wrote: »

Sitting there watching TV and the PIR halogens come on in the garden, went to invistagate and low a behold there is chinese lantern lying on the bone dry decking, smoldering away. Left a bit of a scorch mark on the decking. Could have being worse if I didn't go and check why the lights came on.
Just thinking if it had landed on the parasol I would be dealing with a fire right now.
These f***ing things are dangerous in my opinion and should be banned. Where do people get these fecking things, made of wire and crepe paper.

Whats everyone else opinion on these things

Bleeding show off with your TV,PIR halogens,Decking and your parasols......sure it wasnt a petrol bomb!!:p

fonecrusher1 · 14-07-2010 11:19PM

Sick of this racist bullsh!t.:rolleyes:

aido 1976 · 14-07-2010 11:20PM

alwaysadub wrote: »

Why'd you have your parasol out in the dark?

Didn't bother folding it up from earlier

Kiwi_knock · 14-07-2010 11:21PM

You just know some "journalist" from the Daily Mail is reading this thread and planning an article on the threat of chinese lanterns in urban areas. Expect a petition to be up in a week

Super-Rush · 14-07-2010 11:21PM

They tek er je

CoalBucket · 14-07-2010 11:21PM

Was lighting a few chinese lanterns and enjoying the warm glow as they drifted off into the air.

One landed in the neighbours and the PIR lights came on.

Apparently it landed on a highly combustable saw dust dry decking.

Decking should be banned.

Worse still it might have landed on the parasol and I would have lost the lantern entirely.

aido 1976 · 14-07-2010 11:22PM

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

Was it your chinese lantern

No it was not, I couldn't be arsed with messing around with there things. A besides I would have a concience where the could land a what possible damage they could cause.

gazzer · 14-07-2010 11:25PM

There were tons of those lanterns getting lit at Glastonbury this year. Loads of them (when coming back down) were landing in trees and still lightting. The fire marshalls had a few busy nights with them

cbyrd · 14-07-2010 11:27PM

yeah but the food is nice...

aido 1976 · 14-07-2010 11:27PM

kylith wrote: »

They're essentially hot air balloons without guidance though. People just light the candle and let them off, possibly landing on something flammable. I doubt that the OP tried to set fire to his own house.

Thank you Kylith,
At least there is at least one person here that is using their heads.

And for the record NO, It was not my lantern.

Mint Sauce · 14-07-2010 11:27PM

i for one welcome our new chinese lantern overlords

CoalBucket · 14-07-2010 11:29PM

aido 1976 wrote: »

Thank you Kylith,
At least there is at least one person here that is using their heads.

You do realise you posted the thread in AH ?

aido 1976 · 14-07-2010 11:32PM

alwaysadub wrote: »

He didn't buy them-they landed in his garden, on his decking, just missing his parasol.

I think he's just bragging about having a parasol and decking tbh:pac:

No I am not bragging, And for your info alwaysadub I did not say it just missed the parasol, go back and read the first post, I said what if it landed on the parasol.

As for bragging I can control the lights by remote control :P

chinese lanterns (dangerous things)

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