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Personally I find them very tedious as I have a toddler. Sigh. I like properly organised events, but 100 random garden displays really wind me up! The noise!

SpoonHeader · 03/11/2024 20:48

TeenLifeMum · 03/11/2024 20:44

wow, so you’re an openly disrespectful individual but you want others to respect your beliefs? Interesting stance.

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I find it disrespectful to have to listen to worship of a demon yes, why can't they light a candle out of interest, why do they insist we all listen to banging for days?

5th November has turned into a secular event and I would prefer fireworks limited to that date and new year.

TeenLifeMum · 03/11/2024 20:44

SpoonHeader · 03/11/2024 20:39

I don't do pronouns and other people's religions. How odd that you expect us not to have freedom of beliefs?

Surely on a festival of lights you can light a candle on the day and save the fireworks for when the rest of the country traditionally set off the fireworks?

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wow, so you’re an openly disrespectful individual but you want others to respect your beliefs? Interesting stance.

Mademetoxic · 03/11/2024 20:44

Justcallmebebes · 03/11/2024 20:42

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What is that supposed to mean exactly?

Would you go and buy a gun in your local Asda?

Justcallmebebes · 03/11/2024 20:42

Mademetoxic · 03/11/2024 20:42

Imagine going into a shop and buying a gun... Because that's essentially the same as fireworks. Explosives.

So bad for the environment and very dangerous.

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Mademetoxic · 03/11/2024 20:42

Justcallmebebes · 03/11/2024 20:40

Yep, they're OK. I have never known anyone moan about fireworks and their snowflake pets apart from on mumsnet

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Imagine going into a shop and buying a gun... Because that's essentially the same as fireworks. Explosives.

So bad for the environment and very dangerous.

Justcallmebebes · 03/11/2024 20:40

notanothernamechange24 · 03/11/2024 20:02

@Justcallmebebes so because you personally haven't known anyone or any pets die that makes them ok? 🙄 Right o! Why does something personally have to affect you for you to open your mind to the possibility it might affect others?

Yep, they're OK. I have never known anyone moan about fireworks and their snowflake pets apart from on mumsnet

SpoonHeader · 03/11/2024 20:39

TeenLifeMum · 03/11/2024 20:34

Because their religion is not linked to guy Fawkes? What a weird comment.

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I don't do pronouns and other people's religions. How odd that you expect us not to have freedom of beliefs?

Surely on a festival of lights you can light a candle on the day and save the fireworks for when the rest of the country traditionally set off the fireworks?

suburburban · 03/11/2024 20:36

I thought it was a festival of lights

TeenLifeMum · 03/11/2024 20:34

SpoonHeader · 03/11/2024 20:32

I don't know anything about it. Why can't they light a candle in the mean time and wait for the fireworks on 5th November?

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Because their religion is not linked to guy Fawkes? What a weird comment.

User135644 · 03/11/2024 20:34

KendraTheVampyrSlayer · 03/11/2024 20:33

They start here in the beginning of October and don't end until around a week after Bonfire night. It's horrendous for my poor dog.

They don't care. It's pure cruelty.

suburburban · 03/11/2024 20:34

@SpoonHeader

Totally agree. Yes light some candles

Why are there so many and why do they go on so late even on weekdays

TeenLifeMum · 03/11/2024 20:34

SpoonHeader · 03/11/2024 20:31

Many of us recall when you just had fireworks on 5th November and at midnight on New years eve.

Spreading it out is annoying and ruining the specialness. It's like not saving your presents for Christmas day.

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When are you recollecting? My dad was only saying the other day that the big displays in the 1970s/80s were the weekend closest to the 5th and on the 5th people did them at home.

KendraTheVampyrSlayer · 03/11/2024 20:33

They start here in the beginning of October and don't end until around a week after Bonfire night. It's horrendous for my poor dog.

SpoonHeader · 03/11/2024 20:32

TeenLifeMum · 03/11/2024 20:31

So you’d ban Diwali?
they’ve always been held on weekends either side of the 5th as it’s more practical/convenient for families and young children to enjoy, and competing events stagger the event so they can run effectively (usually raising lots of money for charities).

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I don't know anything about it. Why can't they light a candle in the mean time and wait for the fireworks on 5th November?

TeenLifeMum · 03/11/2024 20:31

SpoonHeader · 03/11/2024 20:21

Fireworks should be limited to 5th November and New year. I am absolutely fed up of it, it gets worse wach year, weddings all summer long also.

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So you’d ban Diwali?
they’ve always been held on weekends either side of the 5th as it’s more practical/convenient for families and young children to enjoy, and competing events stagger the event so they can run effectively (usually raising lots of money for charities).

SpoonHeader · 03/11/2024 20:31

NeckolasCage · 03/11/2024 20:28

I like them. They’re great to see. Minor excitement!

Most animals are fine with them - there’s a thread on this at the moment.

It’s really weird how much people love to complain about them. It just wasn’t a thing even ten years ago. So strange.

Many of us recall when you just had fireworks on 5th November and at midnight on New years eve.

Spreading it out is annoying and ruining the specialness. It's like not saving your presents for Christmas day.

TeenLifeMum · 03/11/2024 20:29

I love fireworks - families coming together for annual enjoyment. Dog is trained and was exposed to fireworks early in life. He’s a gun dog so maybe they’re more resilient to the noise 🤷🏻‍♀️

The moaning is tedious. On mn and fb groups you’d think everyone hates them but then you look at the numbers attending events and you have to consider that perhaps the moaners are in the minority. Most hilarious are those with toddlers, do you think no one else ever had a toddler?

Gingertam · 03/11/2024 20:29

I just wish they weren't so loud. Poor cat goes under the bed for hours when they go off. Wish it was just one night a year. We don't get as many round here that we used to. Even the 5th wasn't too bad last year. Fingers crossed there won't be loads this year.

NeckolasCage · 03/11/2024 20:28

I like them. They’re great to see. Minor excitement!

Most animals are fine with them - there’s a thread on this at the moment.

It’s really weird how much people love to complain about them. It just wasn’t a thing even ten years ago. So strange.

User135644 · 03/11/2024 20:27

sanityisamyth · 03/11/2024 19:33

Fireworks have been going on here since the 28th October for Diwali. There is an organised display here tonight. I think 3rd November is fine, considering Guy Fawkes' Night is the 5th November?

For bonfire night, if its not November 5th, what's the point?

User135644 · 03/11/2024 20:26

HazelSquid · 03/11/2024 19:06

It was awful last night here.
Our poor cat was terrified.

Selfish bastards, the lot of them.

ExtraOnions · 03/11/2024 20:25

….more “livestock” is killed in one hour for the meat industry, than have been scared to death by fireworks. I’m sure being shipped to the abattoir is much more stressful. Worried about animals, start campaigning against the meat trade

suburburban · 03/11/2024 20:24

Greyrockin · 03/11/2024 20:20

Where i am they start at 1.30pm, while it's still light. They've been going on for days and nights up until around 1:30am, it's incessant.

They are meant to finish at 11 pm, this is what annoys me when they are going on later, selfish people

Ridley4 · 03/11/2024 20:23

In Australia they are banned in most states for private use - I so wish the UK could follow this.

garlictwist · 03/11/2024 20:22

They go off all night every night where I am from October onwards. The other day some were going off at 6am!