Driven Carkers By Crackers

Found in the Calcutta Telegraph.

"Has the price of crackers gone down over the past few years?
Yes, there been a considerable decline in th cracker prices in the paet few years and that is the reason why the one time up market carkers like the multi coloured lighting crackers are now within reach of even the ordinary people."

Those "carkers" are certainly within the reach of even the ordinary people here in leafy Bogsville because I'm having to sit with all the windows and doors hermetically sealed, being driven "carkers" by what sounds like the outbreak of World War 3.

I am reliably informed that it is in fact just the opening shots of either Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, or November 5. I'm sorry but this deafening and totally unacceptable row has been going on overhead, without a break, for well over six hours now. I hate to think how much money is going up in smoke.

An organized celebration is one thing but this is people just being downright inconsiderate.

How about lighting a few candles, putting the air bomb money in a collection box and donating it to disaster agencies? That way people who are desperately in need of help would benefit and I would be able to walk around feeling safe and get a decent night's sleep.

While you prats are having fun celebrating a whole week of Halloween, Diwali and November 5,

• terrorist bombs in New Delhi killed almost 60 people and wounded more than 150 others,
• a suicide car bomb exploded in Kashmir's Srinigar, killing two policeman and three passers-by and wounding a dozen more people,
• a roadside bomb aimed at a US military convoy in Iraq's Triangle of Death hit a minibus, killing five Iraqis and wounding six,
• a car bomb exploded in Basra, killing at least 20 people and injuring about 40
• a memorial service was held at St Paul's Cathedral for the victims and survivors of the July 7 London bombings.

As far as I'm concerned if you are crazy enough to be "carkers" about loud bangs, get a job with a damn demolition company.