Surprisingly, this week it seems there haven't been as many fireworks going off throughout the evenings and nights as last year. Though Guy Fawkes Day falls on a weekend this year, even last night there weren't as many bombs and cracks as I'd anticipated.

Perhaps I was lulled into slumber after over-feeding at an all-you-care-to-eat Chinese buffet, at which I met my former colleague AA last night after a quick visit to the Gran's. The meal was quite reasonable at £12 before tip, and it was great to laugh and catch up with AA.

On the train up to Banbury earlier that day, I'd been surprised to read about a town which decided to have a virtual bonfire display after determining there was too much red tape and too many planning and security concerns to have a real fire: so, they built a bonfire on private land the night before and filmed it with a cam corder, then on the night they played the video on a a large screen set up in the park. People apparently payed a few quid for the privilege of watching.

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