Page 5 | To hate fireworks and those who set them off

Sallyh87 · 2022-10-24T21:10:56+00:00

I had just gotten my two year old who is a very bad sleeper and is sleep regressing down and suddenly very loud fireworks start which of course wakes her up. I am so tired I am ready to cry. 9.30 on a Monday night, it’s not Mardi Gras! Surely they have jobs to go to in the morning. Also, I don’t have one but I feel sorry for the dogs as well, the fireworks must scare them! Anyway writing that down made me feel better.

needabreak5 · 25/10/2022 00:06

I think it’s fine to make allowances for nights like tonight, 5th November and NYE. We celebrate Diwali so did a few small ones in the garden, a bit later than we would have liked, hopefully our neighbours don’t hate us! But when it seems to go on for weeks it is annoying, yes!

DancingInHisShirt · 25/10/2022 00:01

OoooSweetChildOMine · 24/10/2022 23:57

It's Diwali.

And? Does that make the fireworks less frightening for animals than the new year ones? Or do the ones for Diwali ones not cause injury?

CheezePleeze · 24/10/2022 23:59

OoooSweetChildOMine · 24/10/2022 23:57

It's Diwali.

Oooh is it? 😯😯😁

DdraigGoch · 24/10/2022 23:58

AloysiusBear · 24/10/2022 23:55

Im always surprised people can hear them so loudly indoors. We have normal double glazed windows and inside with windows closed fireworks've never once woken either of my kids or scared my pets.

Of course you still have to make sure that your pets are indoors when they go off, which is why they should be restricted to advertised events so that you know when to make arrangements for animals.

OoooSweetChildOMine · 24/10/2022 23:57

It's Diwali.

CheezePleeze · 24/10/2022 23:57

And they cost a fortune where do people get the money from?

What a strange question 😂

I do think they should be for organised displays only though.

DancingInHisShirt · 24/10/2022 23:56

FreezyFreezy · 24/10/2022 23:51

Yea but the op takes about her kid not sleeping

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And she says she feels for dogs.

OP is allowed to feel stressed that her child who isn’t the best sleeper has been woken up by fireworks when she feels on the verge of tears herself as she’s so tired.

AnotherDelphinium · 24/10/2022 23:56

user1471457751 · 24/10/2022 22:41

@pippy1958 I'm pretty sure Ukrainians are familiar with fireworks. No need to be offended on their behalf.

No, my guest got her 2yo daughter down fine, but has herself been up and down herself ever since. She’s had several cups of tea and is teary and anxious.

In Ukraine after the Russian invasion of Crimea and the Donbas in 2014, hardly anyone had fireworks for a good few years, and they weren’t still setting them off at midnight 😡

AloysiusBear · 24/10/2022 23:55

Im always surprised people can hear them so loudly indoors. We have normal double glazed windows and inside with windows closed fireworks've never once woken either of my kids or scared my pets.

DdraigGoch · 24/10/2022 23:55

MoreOfADogPerson · 24/10/2022 23:26

You clearly don’t live in Dublin, they’ve been going off here for weeks.

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I once met someone who worked on the buses in Dublin. He said that it wasn't unheard of for yobs to launch fireworks in their direction. Problem is that it's so easy to smuggle them in from the UK.

XanaduKira · 24/10/2022 23:53

I love fireworks 💥

user1471457751 · 24/10/2022 23:51

There are lots of good reasons why fireworks should be restricted to official displays at certain times only but messing up a child's routine isn't one of them. You shouldn't expect the whole world to center on your child.

FreezyFreezy · 24/10/2022 23:51

DancingInHisShirt · 24/10/2022 23:39

There’s lots of reasons why many people want fireworks banning, not just kids sleep patterns. They frighten a lot of people, wildlife and pets, they damage the environment and here they add to the pressure the NHS is already under treating injuries. They cause burns and scars and kill people and animals. I don’t care if it’s for Diwali, new year or someone’s 40th, I think they should be banned.

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Yea but the op takes about her kid not sleeping

sweetkitty · 24/10/2022 23:50

Absolutely loathe them. I will be spending the 5th November on the couch TV turned up, with a shaking, panting terrified dog. Last year my arsehole neighbours decided to let off fireworks next to our rabbit shed, had to bring in the bunnies before they died of fright.

One night would be ok but a fortnight before and after the 5th why? And they cost a fortune where do people get the money from?

Snoozer11 · 24/10/2022 23:50

Some fireworks spooked a dog near mine and she slipped the lead. Her family have been looking for her all night.

They're awful and pointless.

CheezePleeze · 24/10/2022 23:49

FreezyFreezy · 24/10/2022 23:34

The world doesn't stop because you have a child that doesn't sleep. Also, it's Diwali so there are going to be fireworks.

No shit Sherlock.

If only countless other posters had mentioned it's Diwali...

DancingInHisShirt · 24/10/2022 23:47

SquishySquashySquishmallow · 24/10/2022 23:43

Wrongly got my hopes up they’d finally stopped just now and let dog out who hasn’t wee’d since 3pm as she’s so scared.
They’d started here before it had even got dark and still going strong so she just ran back in. Will wait another half an hour and try again.

Poor girl. We put puppy pads down in the evening at this time of year for one of ours as she won’t go out. 😔

SquishySquashySquishmallow · 24/10/2022 23:43

Wrongly got my hopes up they’d finally stopped just now and let dog out who hasn’t wee’d since 3pm as she’s so scared.
They’d started here before it had even got dark and still going strong so she just ran back in. Will wait another half an hour and try again.

DancingInHisShirt · 24/10/2022 23:39

FreezyFreezy · 24/10/2022 23:34

The world doesn't stop because you have a child that doesn't sleep. Also, it's Diwali so there are going to be fireworks.

There’s lots of reasons why many people want fireworks banning, not just kids sleep patterns. They frighten a lot of people, wildlife and pets, they damage the environment and here they add to the pressure the NHS is already under treating injuries. They cause burns and scars and kill people and animals. I don’t care if it’s for Diwali, new year or someone’s 40th, I think they should be banned.

FreezyFreezy · 24/10/2022 23:34

The world doesn't stop because you have a child that doesn't sleep. Also, it's Diwali so there are going to be fireworks.

MoreOfADogPerson · 24/10/2022 23:26

Cuddlywuddlies · 24/10/2022 23:01

Comr and live in Ireland @Sallyh87 they are illegal here, you need to apply for a licence to have them. So no random fireworks 🙌

You clearly don’t live in Dublin, they’ve been going off here for weeks.

Americano75 · 24/10/2022 23:23

popcornfrenzy · 24/10/2022 22:54

As a veteran I fucking hate them. A few years back random ones being let off had me cowering in the (empty) bathtub. I can handle them at a display because I know they're coming but random ones like tonight really trigger my brain and make me want to make myself as small as possible.

Oh God, that must be so horrible for you.

Ludo19 · 24/10/2022 23:18

I think it should be public displays only and silent. Sick of arseholes setting them off randomly on the run up to bonfire night and New Year.

Applesandcarrots · 24/10/2022 23:12

Love fireworks but I swear they are getting louder!
I saw silent ones not so long ago. Fascinating.
There should be sound limit on them.

SaltedCaramelIcedLatte · 24/10/2022 23:08

All of the fireworks have now stopped where I live! Hope they have stopped 4 u OP!