Right... Time for a rant and rave

[Oscar Namechange]

Fireworks

I'd like them banned.

I am not an unreasonable person. I understand every child like to see fireworks on November 5th but over the years they start around October and don't end until February.

I have had fireworks going off from neighbouring houses for 7 straight nights now.

Last night, within half a mile from my home, I had not one but two organised firework displays that went on for two hours each so It was In stereo, Industrial strength fireworks. Before that, fireworks were being let off In the field outside my house and after, two houses continued letting fireworks off In their back gardens. This meant, we were subjected to stereo banging for 5 straight hours.

The type that scream across the sky frighten the crap out of my little dog although strangely, the cat Isn't bothered In the slightest. Every exploding firework makes my dog bark which then makes my other dog bark which In turn makes Max the Doberman next door bark which In turn sets off every canine In the street. Just as you think It's all stopped.... bang off goes another one.

The joke of It Is that If you spent 5 hours a night causing this much noise nuisence to your neighbourhood, you'd very soon have a visit from the police under the anti-social-behaviour laws..... But this Is LEGAL

:-5:-5:-5:-5

[Snooz]

I've got the same problem here. The fourth of July seems to have fireworks for 10 days straight and then we've got Pioneer Day that gets a lot of fireworks set off for days on end. It's very dry here so the sale of fireworks is usually illegal but people will drive out of state to buy it anyway. Two in the morning and some idiot is still setting the things off... it's maddening.

[Snowfire]

I'm all for organised events but I'm not a fan of the public buying them. They do tend to be a nuisance, especially when the kids get hold of them. I've noticed a lot of these shops opening up just to sell fireworks at this time of year. Im lucky in the sense that I live in a small rural village with just us old fogies. No teenagers where we live so any celebrations tend to end abruptly at 11 oclock for a hot milky drink

[Oscar Namechange]

I'm absolutely livid. I've had another 5 solid hours of It tonight.

I thought my cat was dealing with It OK but too frightened to go outside, he's made a mess of himself In the hall. He's now soaked in cat piss and distressed. :-5

The part that gets me Is this.... when I was a kid, Bonfire night was November 5th. You didn't re-arrange It because It didn't suit you, It was one night and your parents made an effort. Your Mum made the food and your Dad came from work early to sort out the bonfire and bang Catherine wheels Into the fence etc etc....If the weather was torrential rain, then your parents may postpone but these days In the ME ME ME generation, people think ' right I know It's Nov 5th but that doesn't suit me so what I'll do Is put It off until Nov 28 the when It's little Johnny's birthday'.... then multiple that by the entire town and you have them going off every night for two months.

Going back to when I was a kid... you had a nice little selection but now we have chav fireworks.... ie, the bigger, the noisier the better.

I can not understand why the legal cut off time Is as late as 11 pm when elderly are In bed and Mums are trying to get children and babies to sleep. It's absolute madness.

Another thing.... we are supposed to be In a double dip recession ???????? Not around here going by the amount of money that's gone up In smoke tonight.

[Oscar Namechange]

So tonight, Guy Fawkes night, we were prepared.

Nothing !!!! Not one bang.

Which just confirms my point that people now arrange firework night to suit themselves.

[Bryn Mawr]

oscar;1409900 wrote: So tonight, Guy Fawkes night, we were prepared.

Nothing !!!! Not one bang.

Which just confirms my point that people now arrange firework night to suit themselves.


You ought to be down here then - WWIII kicking off in the back garden