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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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MellowMelly · 05/11/2023 19:31

I am also struggling with an old dog here who has got worse with them as she got older and the medication hasn’t worked for her from the vets. I can’t begin to explain how bad she is.

However, she does cope better with the quieter ones. It’s the very loud boomy ones that are a huge issue. I also live in an area where it isn’t one night a week and I have seen kids chasing each other up the road with them. I think stricter selling regulations and perhaps quieter ones for public use? I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade. I grew up enjoying them in our garden and so did my daughter it’s just I am sure they are noisier now and they go off anytime round here.

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FenFairy · 05/11/2023 19:32

Coffeerum · 05/11/2023 19:28

Again, it's not one day or even one week. I've already had weeks of fireworks, and they will continue for the next few months.

This is just so dramatic and not at all reflective of the many areas of the country I’ve lived in over the years. Continue for months??

We’ve had them on and off since about a week before Halloween. In another week they’ll start for Diwali, and then we’ll get them over Christmas and new year too. It’s maybe not quite months and months but we’ll have had it on and off for about 8 weeks by the time we get to January

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Whinge · 05/11/2023 19:32

Coffeerum · 05/11/2023 19:28

Again, it's not one day or even one week. I've already had weeks of fireworks, and they will continue for the next few months.

This is just so dramatic and not at all reflective of the many areas of the country I’ve lived in over the years. Continue for months??

I'm glad it hasn't been your experience, but yes, round where I live they've been going off since the middle of October and they usually continue until after the new year. It's not every night, but it's often enough that it's become my soundtrack to winter.

PTSDBarbiegirl · 05/11/2023 19:32

Last 2 nights I've woken at 1am with loud intermittent fireworks. It's exhausting! I do love watching them at times but STFU at 11pm. What's worse is that arseholes neighbours have lit their entire house with flashing Christmas lights. Turned on this morning on fecking Bonfire night. 2 months of flashing lights means I will need to put up curtain rails this year instead of just blinds. Seriously feck off.

HomeBird43 · 05/11/2023 19:32

most kids are only frightened if you’re an uptight wreck about them yourself. They pick up on that. Ignore them and they won’t care either.

Soupdragonandme · 05/11/2023 19:32

We’ve just had some small low noise fireworks in the garden. DC loved it. Dog didn’t notice.

Please don’t tar everyone with the same brush.

Wavescrashingonthebeach · 05/11/2023 19:32

Missingmyusername · 05/11/2023 19:29

FGS Humans suffer too. It’s not all about dogs.

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Exactly. Fuck all to do with dogs when they are thrown at vehicles and at peoples houses which happens alot.

kitsuneghost · 05/11/2023 19:33

I like them
In terms of antisocial, then meh it's an antisocial world.
People need to deal with that
I have been told I need to deal too when I complain about behaviours I dislike.

friendsfiend · 05/11/2023 19:33

FenFairy · 05/11/2023 19:17

Completely. We’ve had them continuously for over 90 minutes now, my dogs and child are terrified and my baby can’t sleep. But some cunt will no doubt come along to tell me why it’s more important that they get to look at some shitty sparkly lights.

Yep! Distressed animals and upset adults here.

It's been going since 6 non stop.

Walkiesandtalkies · 05/11/2023 19:33

We had a (double glazed) window smashed by a neighbour's stray firework a few years ago - it did totally change my view on them being used in people's very suburban gardens 😬

Bax765 · 05/11/2023 19:33

I do like seeing fireworks but don't think people should be able to buy them and set them off at home! Organised displays only seems much more sensible.

Coffeerum · 05/11/2023 19:33

@Whinge at least the name checks out.

Desecratedcoconut · 05/11/2023 19:33

Wavescrashingonthebeach · 05/11/2023 19:32

Exactly. Fuck all to do with dogs when they are thrown at vehicles and at peoples houses which happens alot.

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I'm not fussed about dogs but I don't think you should throw them at windows, or vehicles, even

Whinge · 05/11/2023 19:34

Coffeerum · 05/11/2023 19:33

@Whinge at least the name checks out.

How original Hmm

Sauvblanctime · 05/11/2023 19:34

Agreed

as a survivor of abuse, they are triggering

gerteddy · 05/11/2023 19:34

They shouldn't be allowed to be purchased by the general public. It should be displays only and would certainly help out the police and fire service! Oh and a&e for the folk that come in with burns 🙁

friendsfiend · 05/11/2023 19:34

C1N1C · 05/11/2023 19:19

I have pets but seriously, it's one night a year. Guys going down my road on load motorbikes at night are way worse.

It's not one night, it's been about 2 weeks here.

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LadyGrillingSole · 05/11/2023 19:35

Why can't they be restricted to one day?

I don't think they should be sold to the public, either. I mean, go for it but if one smacks you in the face the ambulance might take a fortnight to come out 😵

My dogs are shaking and terrified, but as long as people want to see pretty lights that sound like bombs going off for a week in November, it's tough shit.

Humans really are fucking selfish 😡

YourNameGoesHere · 05/11/2023 19:36

People will tell you you're unreasonable as they already have above and that your a fun sponge or need to suck it up but you're absolutely not unreasonable.

My dog doesn't care, my cats don't give a shit but next doors rabbits are terrified and have been brought inside before they harm themselves and my 3 year old is fucking terrified and thinks they are going to come through the window.

It's going to be happening from now until January and I'm already fucking sick of them!

Sarah2891 · 05/11/2023 19:36

YANBU. They should only be allowed in organised displays.

SquashPenguin · 05/11/2023 19:36

They should be on the 5th November only, let off in licensed public displays, between certain hours. No one needs to buy fireworks for their own gardens.

Burnoutwhat · 05/11/2023 19:36

gerteddy · 05/11/2023 19:34

They shouldn't be allowed to be purchased by the general public. It should be displays only and would certainly help out the police and fire service! Oh and a&e for the folk that come in with burns 🙁

I agree with this actually!

But I still think the people outraged at something we know happens are a bit much

pictoosh · 05/11/2023 19:36

Calm yourself down to frenzy OP. Fireworks are lovely. Organised displays are a treat. Not everything revolves around your specific circumstances.
The sparkles aren't shitty, they're delightful. You don't have to agree but there's no need to invite everyone outside for a punch up over it.
Fwiw I am a Halloween misery but it's not a hill to die on.

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FenFairy · 05/11/2023 19:36

Burnoutwhat · 05/11/2023 19:30

Maybe you should have trained your dogs and taught your 3 year old about them/talked to them.

It's not like you didn't know this was coming. Not like you didn't know this happened annual when you had a baby or got dogs.

Have you ever met a three year old? I assume not because you can say til you’re blue in the face ‘some inconsiderate pricks are going to be making an inordinate amount of noise all night tonight but you won’t get hurt’ and it’s still not going to stop them from being terrified when it sounds like there is gunfire in their bedroom.

My dogs are trained. They’re still terrified. Bloody stupid comment.

Not sure what your last paragraph even means - that I shouldn’t have had children because people set off fireworks? If that’s the kind of idiocy you’re coming up with then what’s the point of even talking to you.

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