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Midnight fireworks

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Chickitychick · 01/01/2024 00:04

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.

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Lilacdressinggown · 01/01/2024 00:54

I love fireworks!
At NYE you should expect them. It’s you that are being unreasonable OP.

Goodlard · 01/01/2024 00:52

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.

Move to the moon! You'll be safe there!!

TheWorstWeek · 01/01/2024 00:49

It's to be expected with it being NYE, I'm afraid. I don't think anyone needs to let you know that they'll be letting off fireworks.

Having said that I really wish they bloody wouldn't. They started at about 10.30 here and I've only just gotten up off the floor from comforting my dog who was completely quaking in fright from midnight. She never used to be bothered by them but they scare her really badly in her old age, and they were SO loud tonight. Woke me and DH up too. Kids managed to sleep through them though!

FreeezePeach · 01/01/2024 00:47

Honeyglazed · 01/01/2024 00:34

Totally agree it’s just common courtesy

But on mumsnet yabu and should expect fireworks with no prior warning 🤷‍♀️

Well on NYE or Guy Fawkes night, yes you should!

And where does it stop? What about the houses across the road, over the garden or in the next street?

Are they supposed to knock on every door in the area or take out a full page advert in the local newspaper?

ReadingSoManyThreads · 01/01/2024 00:45

"Can’t take screaming woken up and scared kids again."

Your children woke up screaming and scared? Really? Goodness, lucky they didn't grow up in a warzone like some of us. Have they never heard or seen fireworks before? Don't you celebrate NYE with them? Our children stay up. On other nights, my children sleep through fireworks being let off at night, are yours such light sleepers that noise outside wakes them? I must be lucky!

Nonimai · 01/01/2024 00:45

We gave our nervous dog doggie Prozac, zonked her out. The fireworks were so many,so close and so loud that my youngest dog, who is usually ok, has had a fit or fainted, hit the ground head first, lost control of his bladder. He came round after a minute. The vetsemergency line is busy and has been since 12. Each year the fireworks seem to get louder. We are in a small village. It’s rubbish.

RestingCatsArseFace · 01/01/2024 00:43

There were fireworks going on all round me, as normal.

Then some fool let off one of those that are designed for public displays. Fine if you own a park. However this is a row of very small gardens and it skipped over the nighbours and was flashing and lighting up the entire back of my house, on the sodding patio and catio.

Poor little cat had been fine for the first time ever and hadn't hid under the chair this time, and then a huge bloody bang right outside her window.

If you are going to let fireworks off in a tiny garden at least have the brain to let them off in your own sodding garden and not set fire to neighbours garden furniture. and melt their windows.

Hipnotised · 01/01/2024 00:42

Good job you don't live near the London Eye! 💥

cakecoffeecakecoffee · 01/01/2024 00:39

They woke both the kids up…. annoying as fuck, but it’s NYE so to be expected.

Candleabra · 01/01/2024 00:38

YABU as it’s to be expected on NYE, but I do agree with you really.
It’s been non stop here since about 11. I do feel for people with small children or pets.

ithinkthatmaybeimdreaming · 01/01/2024 00:37

Justrolledmyeyesoutloud · 01/01/2024 00:30

I predicted fireworks would be let off at midnight so got my cat in at 11.45pm.
Will do the same on 5th November.
Simples!

My cat couldn't care less - but he wasn't impressed with the extremely loud thunder we had 40 minutes later!

Zanatdy · 01/01/2024 00:35

No, it’s obvious they are going to on NYE. My dog hates them but I know they are going to be going off tonight

Honeyglazed · 01/01/2024 00:35

Obv you expect fireworks nye but I don’t get why people can’t be considerate

ChedderGorgeous · 01/01/2024 00:34

MrsElijahMikaelson1 · 01/01/2024 00:16

We’ve had them going off for about 4 hours so far. Ddog is very distressed. Has a thunder coat on and Alexa doing white noise but she is in a state bless her. She has become so phobic with loud bangs now that even party poppers set her off.

"Ddog " 😂

ithinkthatmaybeimdreaming · 01/01/2024 00:34

You need a warning that people will be letting off fireworks at midnight on NYE???? Confused

Honeyglazed · 01/01/2024 00:34

Totally agree it’s just common courtesy

But on mumsnet yabu and should expect fireworks with no prior warning 🤷‍♀️

Prawncow · 01/01/2024 00:33

Justrolledmyeyesoutloud · 01/01/2024 00:30

I predicted fireworks would be let off at midnight so got my cat in at 11.45pm.
Will do the same on 5th November.
Simples!

They started around 8 pm here.

WhatsInStoreFor2024 · 01/01/2024 00:32

Dear god! Again, there's always 1....or 2....

DragonFly98 · 01/01/2024 00:31

Don't you have a calendar or a calendar app? That's your warning.

FreeezePeach · 01/01/2024 00:30

A random BBQ doesn't really compare to most of the western world setting off fireworks on NYE.

Justrolledmyeyesoutloud · 01/01/2024 00:30

I predicted fireworks would be let off at midnight so got my cat in at 11.45pm.
Will do the same on 5th November.
Simples!

RainbowZebraWarrior · 01/01/2024 00:28

I live in a village and expected the brief fireworks at midnight. It was lovely actually as DD stayed up for the first time and we went outside. Wished the neighbour HNY who was outside awaiting being his family's first foot. Kids along the street all had sparklers.

3am in the middle of February fireworks might piss me off, but really not unexpected on NYE.

As another person said, it's a nice reminder that one is still alive (a friend's father passed away 24 hrs ago so quite poignant)

Toddlerteaplease · 01/01/2024 00:28

Just had the most fantastic view of the whole cities fireworks from my ward. I love fireworks and yes I do have pets.

Original poster
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.

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daffodilandtulip · 01/01/2024 00:28

It's not unexpected but it's bloody annoying. The dog was fine on bonfire night but because it's so sudden and in the middle of the night when we're in bed, she's gone mental. Knocked over the side tables trying to hide under them, scratched me to pieces, raced around the house. It's half past now and no sign of ending.