Page 5 | Midnight fireworks

Chickitychick · 2024-01-01T00:04:23+00:00

AIBU to think that neighbours should warn other neighbours that they are letting off midnight fireworks? I’m talking quiet village setting here not a busy town or city. I genuinely think it’s really inconsiderate and rude.

cornonthesnob · 01/01/2024 09:29

Your kids woke up screaming and scared? 😂

Course they did

fromhellsheartistabatthee · 01/01/2024 09:26

Chickitychick · 01/01/2024 00:28

Ok so I’m unreasonable! I’ll admit defeat. First new year in this house and I’m shocked / never had these issues in other places before. I will be better prepared next year by not being here! Can’t take screaming woken up and scared kids again. All the poor dogs in this area too. I would never do any garden event and not warn neighbours - even like a birthday bbq in summer.
Lesson learnt.

Why not let your kids stay up and watch the fireworks? It's one night and they won't be going to school in the morning.

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 01/01/2024 09:09

COL crisis, what COL crisis.

What a weird comment. You surely don't think the COL crisis affects absolutely everyone to the extent that they can't buy a few fireworks?

notanothernana · 01/01/2024 09:01

My dog was a mess last night, all night. I have had about 4 hours sleep.

They should not be sold to the public, or only silent ones. So many animals suffer so that some people can enjoy 5 minutes of fireworks.

HoHoHoliday · 01/01/2024 08:59

KissTheRains · 01/01/2024 00:13

They've been going off near me since it got dark. The dogs a nervous wreck.
I fucking hate fireworks being let off by Fuckwits in their gardens, selfish inconsiderate bunch of cunts.

Fireworks should be banned from sale to general public. Professional, organised displays only.

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And yes OP, I agree it's considerate to let your neighbours know if you plan to set some off regardless of what day it is.
Fireworks on NYE is a newer thing, when I was growing up it never happened.

margotrose · 01/01/2024 08:52

The fact that it's New Years' Eve is your warning, surely?

I have a dog who doesn't like fireworks but the world doesn't revolve around me. I know they're going to happen and prep him and the house accordingly.

He slept through them last night for the first time in years!

B2B12 · 01/01/2024 08:48

I think they are just to be expected at midnight on NYE, unfortunately.

However, for the first time in as long as I can remember there were no fireworks around me last night - a very welcome change.

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LlynTegid · 01/01/2024 08:42

I think fireworks should be organised displays only, and limited to a few times a year. New Year's Eve would be one though.

Given what you read about some small villages, what the OP experienced is not surprising.

Goodlard · 01/01/2024 08:29

@Lastqueenofscotland2 they hadn't been going off for two hours when you posted though!

Must have been a tremendous display to last two hours!

blackpanth · 01/01/2024 02:19

Yabu

MadeOfAllWork · 01/01/2024 02:13

I hate fireworks but it’s to be expected on New Year’s Eve.

hilariousnamehere · 01/01/2024 02:07

Midnight on NYE is fine. Here they unfortunately started at 5pm this evening and I've just heard another volley of massive bangs in the road behind my house at almost 2am while trying to go to bed. Thank god for speakers all over the house, I drown it out with music for my cats who hate it and my next door neighbour is very understanding of the music on NYE and bonfire night/week.

Cats had a 3pm curfew because I wasn't risking them being out when it kicked off at 5!

But I do resent the hours and hours of unpredictable bangs on 31 Dec, surely half an hour over actual midnight would be fine?! And agree it should be organised proper displays only.

Passingthethyme · 01/01/2024 02:06

It's NYE ffs. Gosh some people really are miserable party poopers.

FlyingCherub · 01/01/2024 02:06

I'd dropped off to sleep and got woken up by what I thought was armageddon at 12.30pm. My heart is still racing now, hence being on here. I'm somewhat embarrassed to say that I shouted OH DO FUCK OFF out of the window... but it did stop it. Going to have to walk the dogs tomorrow with a scarf covering my face

florasmama · 01/01/2024 02:04

I think I may be the only person to say yes and no to this. Obviously yes it is NYE but if your direct neighbour is setting off fireworks as opposed to someone across town then that does make a significant difference if say you have a baby or animals that are horribly frightened of fireworks. If the neighbours know you have any of those then maybe it'd be nice for them to just give you a heads up. Then again though, I'm a miserable bugger and would just rather no bloody fireworks at all, or silent ones 😂 I think they're a waste of bloody money and I feel for the wildlife out there is probably petrified when it sounds like WW3 is kicking off

RampantIvy · 01/01/2024 01:47

I disagree @Flossflower, and it is much kinder to animals.

Flossflower · 01/01/2024 01:31

RampantIvy · 01/01/2024 01:05

It is perfectly possible to have pretty fireworks without the really loud bangs, and I don't understand why they have to be so loud these days.

They wouldn’t be so exciting without the noise.

christmaspawpaws · 01/01/2024 01:08

8am someone set them off the other day
I was having a lie in and woke up all "WFT?!"
Thought I had massively overslept!

RampantIvy · 01/01/2024 01:05

It is perfectly possible to have pretty fireworks without the really loud bangs, and I don't understand why they have to be so loud these days.

sprigatito · 01/01/2024 01:03

Chickitychick · 01/01/2024 00:28

Ok so I’m unreasonable! I’ll admit defeat. First new year in this house and I’m shocked / never had these issues in other places before. I will be better prepared next year by not being here! Can’t take screaming woken up and scared kids again. All the poor dogs in this area too. I would never do any garden event and not warn neighbours - even like a birthday bbq in summer.
Lesson learnt.

Where are you going to go? Mars? It's NYE, there will be celebrations and fireworks everywhere. You could move to China I suppose, but you'd have to move on again in February - their NY is even more explosive-happy than ours 😂

Lastqueenofscotland2 · 01/01/2024 01:00

Goodlard · 01/01/2024 00:58

So an hour early causes such venom??

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For two hours solid (still going on now)? Yes.

Thementalloadisreal · 01/01/2024 01:00

Fucking hate fireworks.

Normally, if you got wind of a neighbour mucking about with explosives in their garden you’d call the police.

Goodlard · 01/01/2024 00:58

Lastqueenofscotland2 · 01/01/2024 00:57

I can deal with NYE fireworks at midnight. I’m getting really fucking pissed off with the cunts at the top of the road who have been letting them off solidly since 11pm.

So an hour early causes such venom??

Lastqueenofscotland2 · 01/01/2024 00:57

I can deal with NYE fireworks at midnight. I’m getting really fucking pissed off with the cunts at the top of the road who have been letting them off solidly since 11pm.