Fuck fireworks

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Hello why don't you watch your money burn up in the sky all in pretty patterns. What a beautiful idea 💡

This thread is wonderful. I love it. Have a lovely selfish bullshit evening all you firework wankers! 😆 (brilliant)

I hate the stupid loud ridiculous things ... I wouldn't care if they were consigned to the history books. They're so naff and outdated now and they don't belong in the 21st century. They are waaaaay bigger, louder, and more dangerous than the 20th century ones, and they go off (in some areas,) every night for weeks, (and also on New Year's Eve, and also at some weddings.) Not just November 5th like in the old days! If we must keep them, have them only at public displays. None should be on sale to the public. (And have as few public displays at possible, with several weeks warning.)

I am so glad I live far away from any town or city. I have only heard ONE set of fireworks. About a mile away (as the crow flies,) at a country inn where they had an organised display that they have had advertised on a signboard outside the inn for several weeks - so people could sedate their animals. (Or put white noise on their Alexa etc.)

Thankfully, in the area I live, no-one has fireworks in their gardens. It's only in certain areas that there's a lot of fireworks going off in peoples gardens. Thank goodness I don't live in one of those areas!

As you say @FenFairy some people don't give a stuff about animals, and how fireworks can upset them. Many dogs are scared of them, (yes, even the trained ones!) some cats are, many horses are, and lots of farm animals are too. (And very likely much of the wildlife.) As has been said, a number of hedgehogs lose their lives in the stupid bonfires!

At least we only have one organised display about a mile away here in my area, for 15 minutes, and that's it for the year. As I said, sadly, in some areas, it's not just November 5th now; it's up to 3 weeks before, and sometimes up to 2 weeks after, along with New Year's Eve, and also loads of bloody weddings.

I would sign a petition to ban them in a heartbeat! This thread is living proof that some people don't give a damn about people - and animals being upset by fireworks. Typical of the me me me fuck you attitude of some people today!

Don't get upset and wound up and angry fenfairy, it won't make any difference. People will do what they want because they can. Until fireworks are banned from public sale, nothing will change, because some people just don't care. As for the 'what about the poor children' type comments; most of them won't care if they're banned for public sale. It's not like you're wanting Christmas cancelled LOL. Also, more than half the posters on here agree with you, so you're clearly not the only one.

And most children I know don't care about firework night anyway. They're indifferent to them. So what if they're banned from public sale? Much less fireworks can only be a positive thing!

This is the only post I am putting on here by the way, because I'm not debating it. I will not change my views. For anyone. I would like to see fireworks banned for sale to the public - and also, bonfires banned altogether.

I hate the stupid loud ridiculous things ... I wouldn't care if they were consigned to the history books. They're so naff and outdated now and they don't belong in the 21st century. They are waaaaay bigger, louder, and more dangerous than the 20th century ones, and they go off (in some areas,) every night for weeks, (and also on New Year's Eve, and also at some weddings.) Not just November 5th like in the old days! If we must keep them, have them only at public displays. None should be on sale to the public. (And have as few public displays at possible, with several weeks warning.)

I am so glad I live far away from any town or city. I have only heard ONE set of fireworks. About a mile away (as the crow flies,) at a country inn where they had an organised display that they have had advertised on a signboard outside the inn for several weeks - so people could sedate their animals. (Or put white noise on their Alexa etc.)

Thankfully, in the area I live, no-one has fireworks in their gardens. It's only in certain areas that there's a lot of fireworks going off in peoples gardens. Thank goodness I don't live in one of those areas!

As you say @FenFairy some people don't give a stuff about animals, and how fireworks can upset them. Many dogs are scared of them, (yes, even the trained ones!) some cats are, many horses are, and lots of farm animals are too. (And very likely much of the wildlife.) As has been said, a number of hedgehogs lose their lives in the stupid bonfires!

At least we only have one organised display about a mile away here in my area, for 15 minutes, and that's it for the year. As I said, sadly, in some areas, it's not just November 5th now; it's up to 3 weeks before, and sometimes up to 2 weeks after, along with New Year's Eve, and also loads of bloody weddings.

I would sign a petition to ban them in a heartbeat! This thread is living proof that some people don't give a damn about people - and animals being upset by fireworks. Typical of the me me me fuck you attitude of some people today!

Don't get upset and wound up and angry fenfairy, it won't make any difference. People will do what they want because they can. Until fireworks are banned from public sale, nothing will change, because some people just don't care. As for the 'what about the poor children' type comments; most of them won't care if they're banned for public sale. It's not like you're wanting Christmas cancelled LOL. Also, more than half the posters on here agree with you, so you're clearly not the only one.

And most children I know don't care about firework night anyway. They're indifferent to them. So what if they're banned from public sale? Much less fireworks can only be a positive thing!

This is the only post I am putting on here by the way, because I'm not debating it. I will not change my views. For anyone. I would like to see fireworks banned for sale to the public - and also, bonfires banned altogether.

Maybe the poster meant cruise missile. You know just to add a bit more drama.

All those concerned about veterans might like to note that the biggest public display here is hosted by the army camp. It is oversubscribed each year, tickets sell out very fast.

People have been scaring the sheep with them round here 😢 and a neighbour's dog died when it went into shock last year due to the firework noise. She was upset and posting on the village FB page about it and people were taking the piss out of her.

I can't believe how callous some people can be towards other people and pets and wildlife etc.

Current serving personnel aren't veterans. The kind of PTSD that has someone wetting himself or diving for the ground shielding his DD with his body because someone let a firework off tends to result in the service person being medically discharged, so not at the army camp to be bothered by the display.

But hey, what would Combat Stress and Helo For Heroes and the actual veterans they represent and consulted with know about combat-induced PTSD?

No it's really not a good look. Some posters on both sides of the argument are being unnecessarily rude and intolerant though.

Many years ago our cat had a stroke on Bonfire Night and had to be put down the next day. It was very upsetting obviously. She was old and it may have been a coincidence but I don't think so. When we lived in a very rural area she used to freak out and panic everytime she heard a shotgun go off.

FMLWTF · Today 21:28

This thread is wonderful. I love it. Have a lovely selfish bullshit evening all you firework wankers! 😆 (brilliant)

Perhaps seek medical assistance for your irrational hysterical stance on this. It’s not normal

I was being sarcastic ✈️ 👩 and quoting phrases used earlier in the thread which tickled me.