November 6, 2002
Guy Fawkes Night

My neighborhood was a warzone last night. 12 year old boys were everywhere armed to the teeth with full scale fireworks. Not those paltry little bottlerockets you get in the US, i'm talking about real fireworks, the kind you need a profesional liscese for. Anyways, they were going off everywhere for hours, hitting the sides of high-rise buildings and exploding occasionally on the ground, way to close for comfort. There was also at least one full scale bonfire going on with dozens of little kids hurling gasoline on it. If not for age and obvious lack of experience of the participants, I'd have joined in. Instead I covered my head and ran for cover.

Posted at 5:34 AM
Category: London