in thinking 'big bang' fireworks shouldnt be used in home displayed.

[LadyVictoriaOfCake]

yes i am a miserable old cow. but its like their is a war going off outside my windows, and there are dead fireworks landing in my garden

I know the feeling.It took ages to get dd settled and she keeps waking up screaming cos of the noise.ds was bouncing of the walls with excitement.Am knackered and a big humbug

and its upsetting my dog

YANBU , my cats are hiding under the bed !

I wonder what the bonfire night equivalent of humbug is wrinklytum?

Maybe phfrrtt. Or something more onomatopoeic.

Well whatever the suitable word is, I'm feeling it too. I love big proper displays. But tonight I am not feeling the fireworks love.

LOL How about a damp squib?Is this firework related?It sounds like a sorry excuse of a firework anyhow!!PS Love the word onomatopaeic,haven't used it since at school.

Just had a fabola time at friends. this is about the first year that ds has been able to 'do' bonfire night. It was great. worth suffereing for tthe last 6 years

hmmm, damp squib just makes me think of flaccid penises for some reason. Or really lilly livered handshakes.

Maybe not then Glad you had a good time MB.Hope dh is OK xxx

he coped well, and only felt queazy the once. He even ate a hot dog!

I would agree. DD is sleeping soundly through it all for the third year running - but my 10pm bedtime is wishful thinking with that lot going off outside.

At the risk of being set light to, can i ask if it would be acceptable if they were over and done with before 8pm? Cos we don't have ANY displays within walking distance and i really don't want a bunch of peeved off MNers knocking on my door Monday night! Oh pleeeeeeeease???

8pm - ok BUT NO LATER !

I think over by 8pm would be very reasonable.

Oh thank goodness! The dtds were gonna cry too!
Seriously though - also have 10 month old who had difficulty getting to sleep, so i'm not amused that it will go on for three nights (or more).

8pm is fine

but i wish the council here would re-instate the big display here. we really miss it. since they stopped it after slough estates fiasco and having to cost cut, (google welwyn garden city howard centre slough estates,), the home displays have been nuts. each year i have to go and collect the dead fireworkds from my back garden.

i am not against home fireworks, tomorrow we are having them, but have got low noise ones.

We went to a firework party at a friends house tonight.As there were a lot of young children there it started at 4.30 and finished at 8. Everyone really enjoyed it.