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To hate fireworks and those who set them off

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Sallyh87 · 24/10/2022 22:10

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.

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Orders76 · 24/10/2022 23:08

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 🙌

Still happen illegally in some places though...

CheezePleeze · 24/10/2022 23:03

Fireworks are still going strong here and have been all weekend.

My cat and one of my dogs are fine with them, my other dog is petrified.

They've still got Guy Fawkes night and NYE to get through yet.

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 🙌

gogohmm · 24/10/2022 22:59

Its Diwali! Of course there's fireworks

AdobeWanKenobi · 24/10/2022 22:55

Tell me about it. Scared the cat so much it knocked over the Christmas tree.

Suzi888 · 24/10/2022 22:55

With all the cost of living issues where on earth does the money come from, they’re ridiculously expensive for about two minutes of noise and light.

Silent here- thank God.

DancingInHisShirt · 24/10/2022 22:54

I hate them and wish they would be banned. Our dogs are very unsettled. A friend of mine who has rescue horses has been staying late with them every night for the last week or so due to fireworks, playing music to them to try to keep them calm. 😔

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.

Branster · 24/10/2022 22:53

Fireworks are horrible and pointless.
I don't see the point unless they create an amazing visual display and are part of one big far away outdoor show. Not in everyone's back garden and local park.
It amazes me how insensitive people are. The noise upsets evening routines for little ones, terrifies a lot of pets, livestock and wildlife. And yes, strangely enough, if you've ever heard gunfire in a crisis situation, fireworks are not exactly a soothing sound.

I really wish they were banned.

EnalaGoya · 24/10/2022 22:52

I love fireworks 🎆 glad you're feeling a bit calmer OP

Abouttimemum · 24/10/2022 22:51

There’s absolutely no need to be setting them off at 10.50pm though, no matter what you’re celebrating.

Personally I think they should be banned for home use, or banned after 9pm. Or earlier ha.

And I love fireworks, we’re off to Alton towers for the fireworks next week. It’s just another excuse to be anti social for some people though.

PonyPatter44 · 24/10/2022 22:51

I discovered tonight how many of my neighbours celebrate Diwali! Its been great, I have been able to sit in my living room and watch loads of fireworks. Even the cats have been watching the lights.

PeloFondo · 24/10/2022 22:49

Hate them.
Had one put through my window, cost me loads to repair the damage
The kids around here don't care, they threw one in a car with a baby, one in the nursing home window; they fire them at police
I never used to mind them but I'm terrified of them now. The cat doesn't care about them but I'm scared of him being hurt too

pantsville · 24/10/2022 22:48

I wish people who did them would also go round picking up the debris in the morning as well, our previous neighbourhood was terrible for fireworks and always looked like a shithole with firework bits left everywhere this time of year. I suppose the people who set them off just turned a blind eye to all the litter they left as it never got cleared up.

heartbroken22 · 24/10/2022 22:46

I'd be happily woken up by them in the morning but not at night.

declutteringmymind · 24/10/2022 22:42

YANBU

We did ours today @7:15pm tonight as it's a school night.

user1471457751 · 24/10/2022 22:41

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

Elphame · 24/10/2022 22:39

My dogs are barking at them right now. Another 2 weeks of this at least.

Hate the things.

Scaryhairylairymary · 24/10/2022 22:35

Download a white noise app on your phone ?

Meredusoleil · 24/10/2022 22:22

Faircastle · 24/10/2022 22:18

Now that you're feeling a bit calmer, is it too soon to point out that Mardi Gras would be a Tuesday? 😉

I think the difficulty with this time of year is that Diwali fireworks can seem to merge into Guy Fawkes fireworks, and if everyone chooses a different night to set them off then it can seem a bit relentless.

Yes we were just saying that 5 nights of fireworks for Diwali starting today and then it will probably be another week of bonfire night fireworks, which start the weekend before the 5th and carry on to the weekend after as well ime. That will make it about 2 full weeks non-stop!

PuttingDownRoots · 24/10/2022 22:21

Diwali today.

Then probably at the weekend for Halloween(I've seen stuff advertised for this...)
Then through the week for Bonfire night.

Hopefully over with by the 6th. Until Christmas.

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 24/10/2022 22:20

Sorry, night after night that should read.

ChardonnaysBeastlyCat · 24/10/2022 22:19

oldestmumaintheworld · 24/10/2022 22:16

I'm sorry you don't like fireworks. I love them. And it's Diwali. Loads of lights and bangs in my area of London.

Do you think it's appropriate to set them off after midnight day after day?

Faircastle · 24/10/2022 22:18

Now that you're feeling a bit calmer, is it too soon to point out that Mardi Gras would be a Tuesday? 😉

I think the difficulty with this time of year is that Diwali fireworks can seem to merge into Guy Fawkes fireworks, and if everyone chooses a different night to set them off then it can seem a bit relentless.

tunthebloodyalarmoff · 24/10/2022 22:18

Yes they are complete knob heads

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