inconsiderately late fireworks

[liveinazoo]

aibu for having a bee in my bonnet about be kept awake past two nights til past 11 by bloody fireworks banging.2 of my rabble wake before 6am as standard.once they awake nothing will do but get up and im tired and pissed off with what i think is inconsiderate behaviour.what do you guys think?

Yep I have a dh who gets up at 4 for work, we had them round our way every night for the past few nights, till very late. I personally think there should be more of a limit to when they are allowed to be let off. I also feel sorry for the people with frightened pets.

Yep yanbu- anything after 9ish and certainly 10pm pisses me off but happens a lot.

YANBU but presumably it was people in their back gardens and things - authorised displays wouldnt be doing this. In which case i doubt there is much you can do about it

We were all woken at 1am by some lovely neighbours in the estate behind us who appeared to be having a fireworks party in the garden! The rockets were exploding above our house. We can see their garden from ours its about 50m from us as the crow flies but to walk there would take 10 -15 mins - I was so mad I was planning on going round and banging them up at 5am when DS1 usually wakes but he slept in this morning!
I really don't understand the mentality of some people - we're not talking a rough estate here, it's an affluent professional area - you'd think people would have more respect, they must have disturbed upwards of 20 families as the houses on the estate are very close together!

YANBU

I find it very irritating. More so at other times of the year when they randomly go off after you are asleep for someone's birthday etc!

The law states that fireworks cannot be set off between 11pm and 7am. The exception are:

November 5th (Bonfire Night / Guy Fawkes): You can let fireworks off until midnight.
December 31st (New Year?s Eve): You can let fireworks off until 1am.
Diwali (26th October 2011 and 13th November 2012): You can let fireworks off until 1am.
Chinese New Year (23rd January 2012): You can let fireworks off until 1am.

I think that 11 pm is far too late for a 'regular' day and I don't really understand why it is necessary to let fireworks off as late as midnight on Nov 5th either - it gets dark so early! Thankfully, I didn't hear any fireworks last night after we got home from the organised display at 7.45 pm.

I really think the law should be changed to 10pm at the latest and on Dec 31st no later than 12.30 am.

Apparently you can face a £5000 fine and up to three months in prison ( I suspect for more serious crimes than letting off fireworks selfishly late - I think the £80 on the spot fine is the most likely outcome for that).

Well I personally think the law should be changed so that the only people who can actually get fireworks are those organising a proper public display. Whether this be a village council, a pub or a large council led one. I think too many fireworks can get into the wrong hands.

I dont have a problem with fireworks in general, but I do think that too many people are inconsiderate with them. I certainly dont think they should be on offer. Last night everything quietened (not sure if that is the right word is it?) down, but built up again at half 9 when someone had obviously popped to the nearby supermarket to get some more.

Why not buy some ear plugs?

We were woken at 2 am and 3.30am by someone letting off fireworks near our house!
I have long agreed with not very intensive's suggestion. Organised displays are the way forward.

Blimey. It's once a year.

I think YABU about Nov 5th, tbh. We dont have fireworks or go to a display but I do expect there to be some on Bonfire Night. If it is legal I think that it is fine.

If the fireworks on the previous night were after the legal 'curfew' time then YANBU on that count.

Neighbours here had very late fireworks for diwali and were really loud, it was irritating as I was trying to sleep but I dont hold it against them and wouldnt complain, it seems a bit mean.

I absolutely love fireworks, but after 11pm except on New Years eve is unreasonable.
I guess it's inconsiderate people going to the pub first, which is also stupid.
Fire your fireworks at 7.30 then get drunk, simples

ah.nice to know im not just a ranting old bastard.i got a text from someone just now that they had a party with fireworks going off atfer midnight and were of the opinion to sod the neighbours.im so glad to hear that not all mums are like that.i agree if its just special occasions but the randomness and lateness really gets my goat.GO TO AN ORGANISED DISPLAY OR LET THEM OFF BEFORE THE ALCOHOL FLOWS!thank for listening

I think YABVVU about Nov the 5th and even on the 4th I would expect fireworks to happen late into the night. I watched fireworks at a private party last night at about 10.30pm. The kids next door were out in the garden watching them too.

I used to have to work every Sunday and get up very early so I know how annoying it is when there is noise on a Saturday night. But if your neighbours only let fireworks off this weekend, then I think that is reasonable behaviour - it is part of our cultural tradition that stretches back a long time. Sometimes you have to accept that people's behaviour is reasonable even if it annoys you or makes your life difficult.

And although there was alcohol at the party I went to, the 2 people doing the fireworks don't drink. Don't assume that everyone is so daft as to set off fireworks when they are a bit pissed. Some of us were,but not the people doing the fireworks.

I agree with notveryinventive.