4th November. Gar's Generous Big Bang.

In the end Fergus's dad was rescheduled for the Tour of Ostentation later in the week. That meant there was only four of us plus Pete the nominated driver that made the journey to the invite-only firework fest with free burger van and bar. The bonfire was a splendid affair of straw bails, old tyres,10 gallons of diesel and a mountain of pallets. Then John the ex-fireman and Ross, replete in fireproof suits, just ran around setting light to as many fireworks as possible in the shortest time. These had been lined up previous to the event. The effect of the 'display' was, I imagine, a bit like what would happen if a spark had jumped into a £3000 selection box. We all stood watching money burn at the rate of £400-a-minute.