Neighbours having massive firework display

[Cole24]

AIBU to think that my neighbours should have at least given us a heads up that they were putting on a massive firework display?

We live in a small village with one housing estate which is quite densely populated, but it's a very quiet area. We recently had new neighbours move into the house next door (it's a semi-detached property) and we haven't seen or spoken to them yet.

Tonight they are having a very long and noisy firework display, it's been going on for at least 45 minutes and it's been constant the entire time. As I mentioned the property is semi-detached and the gardens are very small, it doesn't seem safe to have a firework display so close to the house, as a result it's very close to our house too.

We have a 5 month old baby who's been woken by them and a young cat who's absolutely terrified. Our area is very much a pet friendly place with most of the neighbours owning cats or dogs and so fireworks aren't popular around here.

Since they're right next door in such close quarters, with the fireworks being unreasonably close to our house, AIBU to think that they could have let us know by knocking the door or dropping a note in?

If you read this far then thank you!

It's bonfire night!! You've basically had a years notice. YABU.

YABU. It's bonfire night. I'm betting they've stopped now.

It would be a good way to introduce themselves but it is bonfire night, I have them going off around me but cannot complain, it is one night of the year, we can expect it

Yabu and precious

Life isn't always clear cut. It takes us many ways. Yes, there are some things you can plan for. Things like yearly events. But alas, life also comes with curveballs and no amount of forward planning will help.

This is just one of those lives moments. We know it's coming. We can plan as best we can - like keep pets in which has been the advice for decades. Then a curveball comes and sometimes you have to put it in the shit happens file.

Op can learn and move on. She knows next year that there will be fireworks. Everyone will be a year older. The baby will have become more immune to random noises (unless you tiptoe around, whisper and never make a noise). The kitten will have adjusted more. Mine now just look in the direction for a few seconds and go back to what they are doing. They are cats, they do it to every noise they hear. One gets more freaked out by the wind. And the times they do get scared, they know they have their masters to comfort them.

Honestly people are so fucking precious. Can you not just suck it up for one night?

YANBU. It's a really antisocial thing to do when you live in a crammed in housing estate.

I don't know about OP's neighbours ones, but the ones our neighbour had were the loudest I've ever heard in a domestic garden, the windows were literally shaking.

I really don't have a problem with a normal amount of normal fireworks, it's 5th November after all. But what we've had was completely unnecessary especially given we are a short walk from a proper display.

I wouldn't have expected to get a warning from them, just to use their fucking heads and realise that maybe it wasn't appropriate - especially when they heard how loud the first ones were.

They are banned where we live so a quick call to the police would take care of the situation.

Of course, we often travel to a place they are allowed, largely because it’s a fun activity. But our travel destination is rural and wet so the fire risk is extremely low and the kids get tasked with a detailed clean up the next morning. It’s actually really fun because it’s cabins around a lake and pretty much every cabin is out doing their own diy display. We can buy just a few to make the kids feel like we are participating and get the benefit of the huge amounts of money some of our neighbors spend.

When my previous next door neighbours had children young enough to enjoy fireworks, they always told me as they were considerate enough to remember I had two cats who needed to be kept in.

Yes, agree it’s not very neighbourly but equally why haven’t you been round to welcome your neighbours when they moved in?

Get a grip precious 😀 Most people who have had babies(myself included) have had to cope with a night of disruption. We don’t get many nights to celebrate!

My 5 month old slept through the lot. Including our local arranged display (literally fell asleep half way through )
It is to be expected.

@ffswhatnext having someone doing fireworks a mile away is completely different to someone doing it ten meters or so from your house. It would also wager that none of my neighbours will be setting off fireworks. I live in the centre of a Georgian town. Most of us don’t have gardens to set them off in, the ones that do live much further away than next door and are not the kind of people that do DIY fireworks displays anyway.

The cost is a bonus.
Mine have watched thousands over the years. We have an amazing view spanning miles. No matter where we look we see them near and far (hence I'm laughing at the thought of telling your neighbours. I have seen my neighbours floors down having displays). Bonfire night, New Year's Eve, Diwali, Chinese New Year etc, we see their celebrations.
When they started asking questions, it was a time to teach them new things.

In the meantime. We have gone nowhere and spent nothing unless we have chose to do so.

Yabu
It's bonfire night. They probably don't realise that it's not the done thing in your village. Or that you have a baby. The idea of introducing yourself to your new neighbours works both ways
Ywnbu to come up with some sort of plan for when They wake your pfb at midnight on nye

Nobody seems to give a flying fuck about consideration for their neighbours any more, do they?

Guy Fawkes night is a tradition, but honestly, the fireworks that the general public can buy now are way bigger and far louder than they ever used to be. Fireworks in your garden always used to be sparklers, a catherine wheel nailed to a fence post, a golden rain thing on the ground and half a dozen rockets. Not a 45-minute fusillade of what sounds like mortar bombs going off, which is what the OP and her family has endured.

Some people think it's their right and won't give a shit.

Dunno, I mean, what would you have done had they told you? Gone to a hotel? Unfortunately, they’re entitled to do this. It does seem bonkers to me to have such a noisy huge display, most round our way have been a few minutes.

I’ve seen a lot of petitions and social media posts re a puppy and a bunny dying from ‘fright/stress’ this year. There was a very distressing video of an extremely upset horse in his stable last night, with the fireworks going off mere metres away. That, I think, is pretty shitty of the neighbours. I do think displays should be licensed and only in suitable venues eg large parks. Was it Asda selling quiet fireworks? But I think people like to have the very noisy impressive ones. Is it Australia where they have to be licensed?

My neighbour next door is letting off fireworks as we speak. My son is sound asleep (fell asleep during all the bangs) and my cat is sauntering about like he usually does.

I think people massively over react. You can't even hear them well if the TV is turned up. We've become such killjoys that moan about everything. It's bonfire night, they are allowed to let them off until midnight. I only disagree with them being let off near farms, where a neighbour has specifically let everyone know that they have a frightened pet and would appreciate no fireworks near their property or them being used out with bonfire night and used irresponsibly

Our wealthy neighbours had an awesome display, because of the date we had made sure cat and dogs were in with us.

Lots of neighbours have been letting off fireworks since it went dark I heard some again a few minutes ago. It is once a year.

Yes you can say that now.
What happens when someone new moves in?
People change, they aren't the type to do diy now but what about tomorrow?

I mentioned a mile as an example. I can hear those at the moment. If we need to be letting others know about the noise, how far do we travel?
What circumstances do we look for or is a general warning? I could be one of those who hate them and if I was, how far should people travel to let those who hate them know?

The nearest ones could be a mile away, but they are still disturbing someone with sensory issues. Reasonable then to expect someone to give them the heads up?

Or do you (general) just assume that everyone realises what night it is and if they are surprised at the fireworks, then you wonder where they have lived all their lives?

Not ideal but it's 45 minutes, noise is noise bet your baby will disturb them for more than 45 mins.

It's bonfire night! They would have to let the whole village know
When my dc was a baby and didn't sleep I hated everyone who let off fireworks, he sleeps now so I don't care. I think that might be the root of the problem.

What would you have done if they'd have warned you?