Fireworks

Our DS and DiL's cat is suffering similarly at the moment. Our cat is used to rabbit- and grouse-shooting noises and generally doesn't even twitch. Fortunately, being in a rural area means that we don't usually get several nights in a row of fireworks.

It is distressing when animals are frightened by the noise.

The utter selfishness and stupidity of people who think it’s ok to buy huge loud fireworks and then let them off night after night after night, in built up areas with no regard for people or animals!

Rant over!

We have the same where I live.

It's usually in the early part of the evening then seems to quieten - until around 11pm or thereabouts, some fool lets off 2 or 3 bangers, and you don't know if another fool will do the same a bit later.

I'd like to see a ban on fireworks after a specific time - which would of course be difficult to police, I know.

I can understand the attraction of a firework display but letting off random loud bangers for the heck of it smacks of the type of individual who drives around with car-speakers on full blast with the windows down - or the sort who stands with mates outside your house at 2 in the morning talking very loudly before slamming the card door and driving off.

Selfish and totally oblivious of anything or anyone apart from their own instant gratification.

Cats are more phlegmatic; mine were certainly unperturbed by the loud bangs on Saturday evening, and there were no others before or afterwards, although there may be some on November 5th. My son was telling me the cost of the firework display near where he lives and I cannot recall how much, but it has risen sharply since last year and children now are charged as adults. Perhaps a return to sparklers in the back garden?

They've been very loud around here over the weekend. Thankfully our current dog doesn't seem to be bothered by them, but our old boy used to be reduced to a nervous wreck - to the extent that we had to dope him up with Valium. Nothing else fazed him in the slightest - he was gundog bred and shooting, bird scarers etc didn't bother him at all, but fireworks had him absolutely terrified. I wish they would ban the public sale of them completely.

Man I know was going home under a railway bridge and someone threw a banger that went off near his ear! Still has tinnitus 😨

Even as a youngster I want impressed with fireworks and now find myself agreeing with my parents........money going up in smoke!

And the air quality the day after is shocking, especially if it happens to be a damp, overcast day.

Lots of people would quite like restrictions on dogs, we live in a community, we need to tolerate the things we dont like that others do, as long as they are within the law.

I hardly think you can compare the two. Fireworks are not a necessity.

We've had fireworks for 3 weeks already. As I write there are loud bangs going off all around the house. I think our neighbours are all competing.

We've been out today picking up the remnants from the garden, and there is a rocket stuck on the roof too.

We always used to go to a bonfire party organised by the local scouts with a brilliant firework display, but stopped after I got hit on the head by a falling rocket 🤩

Neither are dogs! Particularly our neighbour’s horrible one which barks every time anyone passes or when we go into our own garden.

Wheniwasyourage

Neither are dogs! Particularly our neighbour’s horrible one which barks every time anyone passes or when we go into our own garden.

Really? Tell that to a blind person who relies on their guide dog, or other service dogs, police dogs, military dogs - I could go on and on and on. For many people, dogs are their only companion. No-one - and I mean no-one - needs fireworks.

we live in a community, we need to tolerate the things we dont like that others do, as long as they are within the law.

Just like respect being tolerant goes both ways.

How about being tolerant and considerate of people who don't want noise all night every night and not make out that they are lacking in some way?

Why do I have to tolerate people throwing up on my drive overnight because they are unable to say 'No' to a drink? I would be far more tolerant of people who showed me some consideration.

I don't think most people live in communities anymore. They just live amongst a lot of other people.

When I lived in town I used to hate fireworks. Kids throwing them around ,thinking it's great fun and not caring about people or pets.
One of the upsides of moving out into the wilds is that there are literally none
here, just an occasional muffled bang in the distance. Oh the relief 😄

Yes we are very divided, getting rid of things that bring people together isnt going to help that.
I disagree I think communal events where people joking with their neighbours are vital.
I have a dog too.

Join with their neighbours that should say. Although I will permit them to joke as well

Yes, fireworks really do bring communities together, don't they? Such fun, firing them at passing cars and buses, the emergency services, people, dogs etc etc. That's exactly what is happening in parts of Edinburgh right now - buses have been withdrawn from certain parts of the city because of the dangers.

Some dogs kill people and cover the ground in poo.
In lots of villages and towns fireworks do provide a communal event.
It's fine not to like them as it is fine not to like dogs. I like both.

I don't think anyone is suggesting getting rid of communal events. I'm certainly not. I could happily put up with fireworks over two weekends either side of bonfire night, and even on bonfire night.

For us it's been 3 weeks of it already, and it won't stop now until after New Year. Every now and again it sounds like there is a war going on outside our door. If people would even have the quieter but pretty ones it wouldn't be so annoying - most of us would be unaware of them then.

I love fireworks, but I swear they're many times louder than when I was young. I love the sight of them, but not the noise.

We have had fireworks in our garden this evening for the grandchildren, they were low noise/silent, still beautiful and exciting to watch.

Happy children, no distressed pets, job done!

GrannyGravy13

We have had fireworks in our garden this evening for the grandchildren, they were low noise/silent, still beautiful and exciting to watch.

Happy children, no distressed pets, job done!

That’s the ticket. Sparklers. Catherine Wheel. All sorts of beautiful displays with little or no more noise than a whoosh! Rockets maybe!

Sorry to say it but there is an element of society which enjoys annoying people. Why else would teenagers set off loud bangers in one street, then quickly run to another street, do it again, and so on? Fireworks are being used as ammunition for anti-social behaviour.
I don't want to ban fireworks altogether, but I think they should not be on sale to the general public. There should be organised displays only.
I have sat cradling my guinea pig every evening recently. She was absolutely terrified. Horses and sheep are injured every year because of this idiocy.