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To want the fireworks to stop now?

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QuestionableMouse · 05/11/2024 19:37

They started here at about 2pm (yes, really!) and haven't stopped since. My cats are hiding and won't eat. I have a thumping headache from the noise and just want some quiet for a bit. They started at the same time yesterday and didn't stop until 11pm ISH.

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QuestionableMouse · 05/11/2024 20:20

It's the massive screamy one that I can't deal with, especially because they're literally exploding just outside of my flat and the noise is awful. There's silent ones now so I don't see why the really loud ones are still available.

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Weefreetiffany · 05/11/2024 20:20

Why dont you put a noise machine or some music on to cover the noises?

As i tell my toddler when he doesnt like the sound of hand dryers, sometimes there are things you have to tolerate even if you dont like them and building resilience to occasional unavoidable discomfort will make you stronger in the long term.

Anxiety and control issues minimised too. Also EMDR is really good for ptsd thats triggered by unexpected noises, said from experience.

WonderingWanda · 05/11/2024 20:19

Sorry to hear your cats are so stressed. My cat has always been totally indifferent to fireworks but can be totally thrown and out of sorts if I move a piece of furniture.

Seashellssanctuary · 05/11/2024 20:18

I get a bit fed up.of the pet complaints. No idea about cats but dogs can be trained to deal with the noise.
At the end of the day fireworks existed before people's 3 year old cockawhatever and therefore responsibility falls on the owner

Gundogs aren't a superbreed that are born with noise cancelling ears. I've had two dogs, one a rescue and neither were scared because I trained them. Both were happy to go out for walks and sit and watch the fireworks. There was nothing special about me or them just a bot of training did the trick

arinya · 05/11/2024 20:18

My dog was fine with fireworks for the first 6 years of her life. Now she’s not. It dictates what we can do at this time of year, and at new year. We put the tv up, play the radio, cover her ears, make a den she can go under. She’s unsettled, off her food and every time we take her out for a walk or let her in the garden, we have to hope they don’t start going off (I heard the first firework at 3:30pm today). I really wish she wasn’t scared but the vet says this often starts as dogs age . There’s nothing we can do except just ride it out. But we’ve had a week of it here already. I realise if you don’t have a pet, or a child, that gets distressed by fireworks,it’s hard to relate and easy to feel like people are snowflake killjoys. I actually used to like seeing fireworks, but now it’s just bloody draining.

OptimismvsRealism · 05/11/2024 20:16

It's mental how it's legal and encouraged to buy heavy explosives to celebrate a sectarian torture murder in the UK

I'm currently overseas and honestly think I'll make it an annual thing

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UpTheMagicChristmasTree · 05/11/2024 20:15

I dont think they should be banned, but it does sound like in some places they just happen whenever. It should probably be limited to certain days only so people can prepare. Here it tends to be the weekend before and after and the day itself. My kittens have been a bit freaked out, but they'll be fine in a bit.

K0OLA1D · 05/11/2024 20:14

RedHelenB · 05/11/2024 20:13

It's Bonfire night, the one night of the year where fireworks are expected. Yes, yabu

It's not one night.

sprigatito · 05/11/2024 20:14

Eh? It's 8pm on fucking Bonfire Night. What did you expect?

SparklyLimeJoker · 05/11/2024 20:14

My disabled young adult has been terrified for weeks, struggling to sleep, vomiting when they try to eat due to anxiety about not knowing when the next set of bangs will be. I can't sedate them every night - if it was just one night I could be prepared for it but it's not.

Spaffer · 05/11/2024 20:14

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RedHelenB · 05/11/2024 20:13

It's Bonfire night, the one night of the year where fireworks are expected. Yes, yabu

Sarah2891 · 05/11/2024 20:13

YANBU. They should only be allowed at displays in my opinion.

K0OLA1D · 05/11/2024 20:12

MasterBeth · 05/11/2024 20:10

There is cat shit and dogs barking across my neighbourhood 52 weeks a year. Maybe they have no place in residential areas.

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Wildlife, autistic kids, people with PTSD... fuck them too ay?

Get a grip. They should be banned.

MasterBeth · 05/11/2024 20:10

User135644 · 05/11/2024 20:07

I don't care what day it is, they've no place in residential areas.

The poor pets. People setting them off don't care.

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There is cat shit and dogs barking across my neighbourhood 52 weeks a year. Maybe they have no place in residential areas.

arinya · 05/11/2024 20:09

5th Nov - fair enough.
Every day for a week before and after 5th Nov - ridiculous.

I think organised displays should be the only way fireworks are available.

EmpressaurusDelleGatte · 05/11/2024 20:07

It was Diwali fireworks last week, & those were really noisy round here.

My cat was scared at first but now seems to have lost interest.

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MasterBeth · 05/11/2024 20:02

It's literally November 5th! YABU.

I don't care what day it is, they've no place in residential areas.

The poor pets. People setting them off don't care.

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MasterBeth · 05/11/2024 20:02

It's literally November 5th! YABU.

Probably be nice if it was only November 5th. It's been going on for weeks, for hours, at all times of day and night.

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Weefreetiffany · 05/11/2024 20:00

It’s the 5th November so unlikely. Next week it will be back to normal. Personally I love these rituals that mark the change in seasons, it gets easy to get on the work treadmill and not look up. Fireworks are a good reason to look up.

It won't be though. They start here in September and they don't stop until after new year on and off.

My 13 year old dog is in bits, literally pissing himself with his tail between his legs. As are some of my cats.

One night would be manageable. But it's not one night.

MasterBeth · 05/11/2024 20:02

It's literally November 5th! YABU.

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