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Fuck fireworks

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FenFairy · 05/11/2023 19:09

Every single person setting them in their gardens is an arsehole.

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WeighDownOnMe · 05/11/2023 22:46

Assuming I do what @User0000009

If you mean use fireworks, nope, neither of my kids are remotely interested. Doesn't mean I think my neighbours who do enjoy them are cunts.

yellowlane · 05/11/2023 22:46

I do like watching them but I'd never set my own off. I respect my neighbours too much. I do have a dog who seems unbothered by them thankfully. I just put the tv up and that blanks them out. I've only heard them about 3 nights so far and most far in the distance.

Stravaig · 05/11/2023 22:53

No Explosions

To enjoy
fireworks
you would have
to have lived
a different kind
of life

Naomi Shihab Nye

WeighDownOnMe · 05/11/2023 22:54

luxuryinteriors · 05/11/2023 21:56

Halloween: Americanized/begging/ tacky/terrifying OAP's ✅

Bonfire Night: terrified toddlers/crying and shaking/won't somebody think of the sheep ✅

What's the next in the sequence?

It's nice to know that in a world gone mad the same old bollocks is trotted out year after year on MN ❤️

Christmas Eve boxes are the choice of entitled middle-class performance parenting cunts, I believe.

Lovetosleep1 · 05/11/2023 22:54

I don't mind them usually and I loved them as a child and so did my children but my dog is really frightened tonight. I feel guilty because I took her for a walk at 4pm and loads started going off right over our head. She was terrified and went mad, luckily she was on her lead or I think she would have run away. I've never seen her like that. The bit that annoyed me is it was still light so I thought we'd be ok to go out. She's been really scared all night after that.

Maddy70 · 05/11/2023 22:55

Its one day a year. Other countries have fiestas really frequently.

Mademetoxic · 05/11/2023 23:01

I'm sure everyone on this thread would be up in arms if you were allowed to walk into a shop and purchase a gun for a few days.

WeighDownOnMe · 05/11/2023 23:05

Mademetoxic · 05/11/2023 23:01

I'm sure everyone on this thread would be up in arms if you were allowed to walk into a shop and purchase a gun for a few days.

And that's got what to do with fireworks?

StaunchMomma · 05/11/2023 23:07

wigglew · 05/11/2023 19:19

Honestly, live a little.

My neighbours have been setting them off and I've really enjoyed it. I have a dog and I have children too.

LIVE a little. It's not a big deal. Find something else to complain about.

You have kids and pets who aren't bothered by them, though.

It's not so much fun to 'live a little' by having to sedate distressed pets or mollify scared babies, I guess.

Mademetoxic · 05/11/2023 23:08

WeighDownOnMe · 05/11/2023 23:05

And that's got what to do with fireworks?

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Fireworks sound like gunshots. Can both kill. Can both start fires.

WeighDownOnMe · 05/11/2023 23:17

Well...

The exclusive use of a gun is to maim and kill.

The exclusive use of fireworks is to...you know, cause merriment.

People don't die that often through firework usage. 0.6 people per year according to Google.

Girlswillbetwirls · 05/11/2023 23:17

Stressedafff · 05/11/2023 21:49

Shame these dog owners don’t invest all this energy in picking up their dogs shit and letting them run riot all over the place

Yep. My boyfriend who was rolling his eyes at me a while back for insisting we leave my local park to avoid the dog running riot and jumping up on strangers, said the fireworks are “awful for dogs”.

His older sister owns an out of control dog he takes out for walks sometimes.

He showed real empathy for the dog… 🙄I wish he had that sympathy for my fears in the park eh?

We live in a very fragmented society and I think in general everyone needs to take a step back and consider how their choices impact others.

Mademetoxic · 05/11/2023 23:19

WeighDownOnMe · 05/11/2023 23:17

Well...

The exclusive use of a gun is to maim and kill.

The exclusive use of fireworks is to...you know, cause merriment.

People don't die that often through firework usage. 0.6 people per year according to Google.

Cause injury to how many a year?

I'm sure you would be happy to buy a gun for a few days.

WeighDownOnMe · 05/11/2023 23:23

Swear to god I don't know what point you're trying to make @Mademetoxic

I'm off to sleep! Pretty quiet round here...

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tryingtodobetter1 · 05/11/2023 23:26

At an animal sanctuary near me animals have died whilst fireworks have been going off by neighbours who know they are right next to a sanctuary and they know the negative effects on animals. It’s heartbreaking honestly

Mademetoxic · 05/11/2023 23:28

tryingtodobetter1 · 05/11/2023 23:26

At an animal sanctuary near me animals have died whilst fireworks have been going off by neighbours who know they are right next to a sanctuary and they know the negative effects on animals. It’s heartbreaking honestly

😢 that's awful to hear.

ScremeEggs · 05/11/2023 23:29

@Stressedafff

Ah yes that common link, the Germans of 1939 and Bonfire Night in the UK

Don't mention the war! 😂

ScremeEggs · 05/11/2023 23:32

@QuestionableMouse

We did them tonight for the first time. Had the silent ones though so no loud bangs!

Oh, I don't like the silent ones, they're well boring.
Kind of like having fish without chips.
Or bread without butter.
Something's missing and it doesn't feel right 😁
(yes I know some like them because pets, because kids but I like the colourful ones that explode and bang)

TerrysNeapolitan · 05/11/2023 23:35

I grew up during the early 1970s to early 1980s - no one complained like people today about fireworks (and everything else!). We had a rather large portfolio of pets - none cared about fireworks. Why is this a problem for people now? Why is EVERYTHING an issue? Reader tedious.....

Willyoujustbequiet · 05/11/2023 23:45

I love them.

I have a dog and it doesn't bother him at all because I've trained him. Its never bothered any previous ones either. I think some pet owners get a bit precious about fireworks. We expect the rest of the public to put up with dogs barking and annoying people in restaurants, cats shitting in gardens and killing wildlife but get all entitled on the couple of nights a year that other people enjoy.

knowthescore · 05/11/2023 23:45

TerrysNeapolitan · 05/11/2023 23:35

I grew up during the early 1970s to early 1980s - no one complained like people today about fireworks (and everything else!). We had a rather large portfolio of pets - none cared about fireworks. Why is this a problem for people now? Why is EVERYTHING an issue? Reader tedious.....

We understand PTSD and mental health in general better now. Also, 80's fireworks were quieter.

Willyoujustbequiet · 05/11/2023 23:47

knowthescore · 05/11/2023 23:45

We understand PTSD and mental health in general better now. Also, 80's fireworks were quieter.

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I have PTSD and love fireworks.

Mademetoxic · 05/11/2023 23:47

Willyoujustbequiet · 05/11/2023 23:45

I love them.

I have a dog and it doesn't bother him at all because I've trained him. Its never bothered any previous ones either. I think some pet owners get a bit precious about fireworks. We expect the rest of the public to put up with dogs barking and annoying people in restaurants, cats shitting in gardens and killing wildlife but get all entitled on the couple of nights a year that other people enjoy.

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The injuries that fireworks cause that you hear of every single week across the UK could be avoided if the general public were not allowed to buy them.

Willyoujustbequiet · 05/11/2023 23:48

Mademetoxic · 05/11/2023 23:47

The injuries that fireworks cause that you hear of every single week across the UK could be avoided if the general public were not allowed to buy them.

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Yes I can definitely see the argument for organised displays only.

But don't agree with a complete ban.

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