Bonfire night

[Charcy]

So. I KNOW I am BU to an extent. But I have a poorly baby. Who's just taken 2 hours to stop screaming and go to sleep and my house looks like a war zone.

We live on a tightly packed housing development. And some kind neighbours are setting off fireworks every 3 to 4 mins. Not even ones worth watching. And now the demon child is awake again as white noise does nowt to mask the noise.

I love bonfire night I do, and I KNOW the world doesn't revolve around my child. But organised events are happening. Am I BU to just think, fucking Go to an actual display and stop waking my child up before I have a breakdown 😭

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I agree. The sales of fireworks should be banned. A few days, people were throwing them at passersby across various cities. In the wrong hands, they are dangerous weapons and should not be sold to the general public.

Not to mention the fear it causes to pets, livestock, wildlife and people with ptsd or sensory issues and the damage it causes to the environment.

You do realise that it's not just bonfire night that use fireworks to celebrate?

No it’s not one night, is it?

No doubt there will be “I can’t afford x,y,z despite all the council handouts because of cost of living, spent it all on fireworks . Boils my piss.

YANBU - fireworks should be banned, but people are selfish twats.

You are right, the world doesn't revolve around your child. Get over it, it will be the same every single year. You know the date so prepare before.

Oh ffs. There's always one 🙄

To be honest, I think you’re being unreasonable.. for a baby, yes it’s a ballache, but for those who have animals, it’s a whole other ballgame, with horses, dogs etc dying,that’s much worse.

I agree with you I don't think the public should be sold fireworks, I think only organised events should only be able to buy them. X

I meeaaannnn what you want me to do, put her to bed in ear defenders? Oh and it's today by that logic, not yesterday 👌

Nope I agree with you. I sadly don't have pets anymore but it was horrific the years I did.

@ConfrontayshunmeIs there not conflict in other countries happening? It's getting tiring hearing the "poor Ukrainians" trope when others have been suffering for years. And people are allowed to have everyday conversation without other people's suffering being brought up.

OP, I feel for you. Whether you have a baby or not, I think people who do such things are very selfish. They're so noisy, nevermind pretty dangerous in the hands of the public.

Oh OP that sounds rough! Hope you got some sleep. You have my sympathies. Maybe when they’re hungover tomorrow morning you could take your grumpy baby round to wake them up…

This morning… god. You can tell that I haven’t had much sleep either!

Yanbu I wish they'd ban home sales and just do organised events.

I know you’re kidding and the poster you were responding too really wasn’t being very nice but if you have any ear defenders then that’s exactly what I’d do - I’d probably cuddle baby on the sofa rather than put them in the cot wearing them though! 8MO DS happily slept through a huge organised display in his pram wearing ear defenders last year. This year he’s going again and fingers crossed for the same! Obviously too late for last night (hope you all managed some sleep in the end and baby is feeling better) but it’s worth considering for tonight as no doubt there will be more blimming fireworks!

I agree with you OP. We have human babies, baby rabbits and a cat. This year has been the worst I can remember.

The lights would be fine but ban the bangs!

Hope you got some sleep. I remember how hard it is with a restless baby.
Personally I quite like watching local fireworks from the house, but I have no reason to be bothered by them. My dogs aren’t worried by the noise and my children are older. I wouldn’t do them myself at home though.

Where I live we’ve had fireworks all week, school organised event Thursday, more last night up to 10 pm. By the time my dog is settled more start. They are so expensive and personally have nothing against organised displays as they usually start early and finish, but there really is no need for the loud banging fireworks. I’ve signed countless petitions every year, but nothing has changed. Our local facebook group has chats similar to this thread, with half hating them and the other half saying they aren’t a problem. Small steps like supermarkets only selling silent fireworks help, but I don’t know what the answer is. I know there’s a local family who have already posted about this year’s fireworks being bigger and better than any past year. Whilst we have an evening of excessive barking all evening and yes we’ve tried everything apart of sedation as I would rather not have to knock my dog out.

Babdoc noisy fireworks allowed for 5 November but not for Diwali?

Hmmmm

If I had a pound for every time I read that, I'd be rich!

Of course I realise that fireworks are used on other nights as well. You can’t honestly tell me that the majority of firework displays happening on 4 November aren’t in celebration of bonfire night?

YANBU. The general public should not be able to buy fireworks; they cannot be trusted.

Organised displays only.

FourChimneys, Diwali is a festival of light, not sound, is it not. Silent fireworks would be totally appropriate.

I’m on the fence. It’s a handful of times a year and should be over next week.

I think if they are only allowed at certain times of year and during regular noise times it is fine.

My oldest is autistic and is sensitive to noise, about cries when his dad coughs or sneezes and hearing the washing machine next door yet fireworks doesn’t bother him. Taking him to a organised event with a large mix and multitude of sounds with large groups of people even with ear defenders upsets him. The world doesn’t revolve around my child obviously but are organised events that much better when it comes to the environment. The state of public places after events is horrendous regardless of rules.

What about other cultures' traditions?