Fuck fireworks

Comparing knives, which are useful household tools, to fireworks, are people completely insane.

Yes, some very angry people who seem to go around swearing and growling at everyone who doesn't agree with them 🙄

I believe it’s working class, aspiring middle class sub-division.

Have spent a week huddling my dog in bed, so yeah. Agree. Sadly.

If people were aspiring to be middle class I think the reliable route, as detailed by MN, is to adopt the most joyless, fearful and anally retentive stance on every conceivable topic.

I agree and what about all the people choking on fireworks every year - all fireworks and all food should be banned immediately.

I'm sure you would be saying the same thing if you nearly got injured by a firework going off in a subway which was let off by idiots... Missed it by seconds.

Or if it went through your letterbox, like it did with my friend...

I’ve lived somewhere where fireworks were illegal for general sale. However, there was an organised display every single Wednesday and Saturday May-September, and again on the 4th of July, also NYE. And of course because some people won’t be told no, plenty of people just letting them off at home anyway as they were legal in the next state so really easy to get hold of. I feel like I hear fireworks really infrequently now I’m back in the UK 🤣

Of course it's another excuse for the moany dog haters to chime in with their constant complaining about dogs.

Fireworks are antisocial, polluting 'entertainment' for people who are obviously easily pleased & have money to literally burn.

I will continue to sign every petition going to urge the government to get them banned from public sale & will rejoice on the day they finally do it.

To those people who love them so much, please find some other, less intrusive way to have 'fun'.

Exactly, well said.

Have you ever come across a child with sensory processing issues? It's a neurological condition where the brain reacts different to stimuli. You can't "toughen them out if it." www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/services/occupational-therapy/learning-disability/sensory-processing-and-learning-disabilities/

Here the fireworks start before Halloween & go on pretty much into the New Year. Everyone thinks they're nice to let off for someone's birthday or any form of celebration so there's no real break.
Doesn't happen the rest of the year.
My cat lives under the dining table...

I’d say it’s just another excuse for dog lovers to advocate that their pets come before humans but there you go, there’s more than one way to read the thread.

Isn't it just!!
Seems this could be mainly solved by 1. People being considerate to their neighbours and buying silent fireworks, and 2. A bit more empathy & manners all round.

Wow. This thread !

It’s not about your shitty opinions, it’s about *the fact that we’ve now had three continuous hours of it sounding like there are bombs falling around our ears. What you think is absolutely irrelevant, it’s what you DO that is causing harm.
*
Seriously? Where do you live OP?

3 hrs of bombs? No wonder your 3 year old is crying and shaking.

My 3 year olds liked to look out of the window with lights off.

Have you thought of ear defenders?

UABVU for bullish approach.

There were some wankers letting them off until 11.20 last night, not far from me

I mean, my dogs DO come before you, random stranger on the internet, so you're not wrong.

The difference is my dogs & I get on with our lives & don't bother anyone else because I'm a responsible owner who makes sure they aren't a bother or impact on those around me.

Which is more than can be said for the owner of the random stray firework that hit my nephew in the face 2 days ago when he was just coming out of his own home.

The first thing in the queue to be banned is obviously the term 'fun'. It is clearly very triggering to some idiots people.

@justaboutdonenow - that's awful. I hope your nephew is okay.

I know someone who for the last couple of weeks most evenings has had teens chucking fireworks at people walking along her street.

It probably differs from place to place.

Regional city here and not a massive deal. Mostly organised display and then about a week or so of occasional bursts when it runs into Diwali.

Dog gets annoyed. But we are trying to train him.

We do some sparklers and a variety box. So do some neighbours.

II suppose I'm a cunt then x

It’s also more than can be said for many (most?) dog owners though @justaboutdonenow.

I don’t let off fireworks but I have to encounter people’s badly trained dogs on a daily basis.

So I’d say we’re even aren’t we the “dog haters” and the “Fur babies” brigades 🤷‍♀️

Thankyou, he was more shaken up than anything, he reacted pretty quickly & thankfully didn't get burned, but a child may not have been so lucky.

I didn't realise it was a competition, but I don't refer to my dogs as 'fur babies'.

Much as I love them, they're dogs & are treated like dogs, not babies.

I don't speak for all dog owners, but not all of them are a problem.

All fireworks OTOH, by their very nature will be impacting someone, or something, somewhere.

I know you don’t call them fur babies. Just like I’m not a dog hater. Obviously I didn’t make that point very well @justaboutdonenow

Im saying that the people on the extremes (the fur baby idiots and the idiots letting off massive bangers) are spoiling it for everyone.

Calling anyone who lets off fireworks a cunt, or saying all dogs should be euthanised if they so much as bark (I’ve seen similar said on here. Absolutely nuts!) are equally stupid extremes as well.

god I’m tired so if that’s gibberish, forgive me! 😂

Look, there are wanker dog owners and wanker firework owners. ‘Twas ever thus.