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 😭

@BippityBopper I could easily have put Gaza, Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan and several more, but most British people aren't able to sympathise with people of colour in war zones because they aren't the same skin colour. Sorry to derail the original post, but it's true. That's why I said Ukraine. And also, they are currently under pretty terrible bombardment, which makes it similar to fireworks night.

Periods of interrupted sleep in babyhood is annoying but expected, with or without fireworks.

Mojoj · Yesterday 22:23
Confrontayshunme · Yesterday 21:44
At least you aren't under bombardment in Ukraine with your baby. Thank f*ck it is just people enjoying life and move on. You won't even remember this in a few years.

“Oh fuck off. Fireworks are hugely distressing to many people and animals. Stop using the desperate situation in the Ukraine to make someone feel bad because they're desperate for their baby to sleep. You're an eejit.”

hear, hear 👏

I’ve got a huge number of fireworks to set off later. We all go to my mums, we have a fire, fireworks, black peas etc

Cat & Dog owners are the worst at this time of year … it’s ok for your shitting machine to crap everywhere, bark, kills birds .. be taken round with no regards to people’s phobias and fears.

I am phobic of dogs, and have allergies to dogs & cats - how many dog owners give a toss about anyone’s phobias and fears when they are letting their dogs run around the countryside or the beach (and guess what it’s not just one weekend a year, it’s at anytime).

Cat owners … especially the ones who are “I can’t control what my cat does when it leaves me house” - I don’t like them crapping in my garden and killing birds - they have the cheek to tell people not to let fireworks off because the cat doesn’t like it, guess what .. I don’t like your cat. Again, the rest of us have to put up with that every other day of the year.

Lucky you being able to go to an organised display! I’d love to, however autism stops us! So we have a small quiet (as quiet as you can buy fireworks) display in our garden. Should I miss out?

but are organised events that much better when it comes to the environment

More for helping people plan, if it was only planned ones you would know the start time of a local organised one you can plan around it for yourself, family or pets, leave for the night etc or be prepared with white noise vs the suddenness of people doing it whenever they want with no warning.

As I said above, members of the public should stick to silent fireworks. Lots of colour and spectacle, no ear splitting din to distress livestock, pets, babies, autistics and veterans. To insist on the accompanying noise is selfish and antisocial.

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.
Bonfire night is the 5th, not the 4th.
Especially with 5th falling on a Saturday this year, I wouldn't have expected them yesterday either.
Another vote here for quiet home fireworks. Might also deter people who like to set them off in the streets because the sound is probably more of the thrill to yobs than the pretty sparkles.

Exactly this. I remember when I was young and neighbours would pop a note through the door with times for fireworks or even parties etc.

If folk had a rough idea of times they'd be happening, vets, families, pet owners etc could better plan. Last night was just like little flurries and random loud bangs making my doors and windows rattle, ultimately waking the demon spawn. Then every time I resettled her, off they'd go again 🤣🤣

Tonight I'm just gonna keep her awake as long as possible lol.

Yes.

There were a fair few "quiet" ones round here last night, but not the ones I'm referring to causing a disturbance.

The ones that were the problem literally shook my doors and windows. I don't think they should be for public sale personally.

Yeh I've got a plan for tonight thank you 😊

Thank you. We got a solid 4 hours so I've had worse lol

🤣🤣🤣 I did think this haha