Fireworks

I was on a Boro supporters coach travelling back from White Hart Lane after a 1-1 draw many moons ago, when in Middlesbrough a group of lads set of rocket off towards our bus. It hit the window I was at and I absolutely shat myself. Could have easily been life changing injuries because of those low lives.
 
Norman_Conquest said:
I don't mind fireworks and/or fireworks displays but why do some lunatics think it is ok to have fireworks that rattle the glass in your windows, what the ferk is all that about? Every year the lunatic across the road buys a shed load of fireworks with the majority making people feel they are living in a war zone.
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I know people talk about legislation to ban them, but they are definitely far louder than they used to be. I'd happily see a noise limit on them rather than a total ban.
 
Does anyone buying a firework or going to a display look forward too the one that makes a a flipping big BANG?

Bit of a rip off when you light a rocket and it goes up and just does the bang thing.

Folks want to see the big show!! The huge burst of colour in the sky.. the oohs and the ahhhs.. not fooking cowering in the trenches at some WW2 reenactment.
 
newyddion said:
Does anyone buying a firework or going to a display look forward too the one that makes a a flipping big BANG?

Bit of a rip off when you light a rocket and it goes up and just does the bang thing.

Folks want to see the big show!! The huge burst of colour in the sky.. the oohs and the ahhhs.. not fooking cowering in the trenches at some WW2 reenactment.
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Wouldn't say I look forward to them specifically but at a proper display the noisy fireworks add to the atmosphere a bit I suppose? Obviously with pretty colours, else, what's the point?

In private, It's just inconsiderate. Have people on my street who do atleast one lot of fireworks a year, and they seem to intentionally buy the loudest ones they can. Every year they hear dogs barking and going mental around them, and still come back the time to do it allover again.
 
Kepler442b said:
Wouldn't say I look forward to them specifically but at a proper display the noisy fireworks add to the atmosphere a bit I suppose? Obviously with pretty colours, else, what's the point?

In private, It's just inconsiderate. Have people on my street who do atleast one lot of fireworks a year, and they seem to intentionally buy the loudest ones they can. Every year they hear dogs barking and going mental around them, and still come back the time to do it allover again.
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Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee putishhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Crackalackalsck BOOOOOOM BOOOOOOMMM
 
Considering we are all supposed to be in a cost of living crisis, the money that literally went up in smoke tonight must be obscene. Some people's back garden displays looked like professional gigs.
 
Fabiopaim said:
Considering we are all supposed to be in a cost of living crisis, the money that literally went up in smoke tonight must be obscene. Some people's back garden displays looked like professional gigs.
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Every year on Bonfire night we take the kids for a walk, get them a pack of sweets each and go to the field near us and watch everyone else send £100s up into the sky.

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(These are some of the photos I managed to take of the fireworks last year).
 
I've just been out the back to put some re-cycling in the bin, there's a stick at least 600mm long and a block out of a firework about 50mm square with a bit of weight about it. If the latter had hit you went it came down it would have done a bit of damage.
 
I have 2 dogs, 1 of them is absolutely terrified of fireworks, just lays there trembling all night. I know dogs aren't as important as people and I read a lot of comments about the petition yesterday with people saying we're regulating too many things, why are we ruining fun just for dogs and I do understand some of that. The issue for me is how long they go on for and how loud they are, I know it's probably different based on where you live but they've been going off round here for 2 weeks now and pretty much from dark until 10pm since Friday.

I'd not really given it much thought until I was telling a friend from Finland about how terrified my dog is, she could not believe that we allow fireworks all year round, they only allow them between 6pm and 2am on NYE and if you plan to let them off between 10pm and 6am that night you have to contact your local council. I know that is probably a little bit too far, it would just be nice to know when they're going to be let off so that I can keep my dog inside and play rain sounds to try and drown out the fireworks(doesn't really work that well).

I'd be all for public displays only but I don't want to be selfish because of dogs, if they let the public buy them but maybe kept it to NYE and 2 or 3 nights around bonfire night then I'd be alright with that, I can plan around that just fine.
 
Norman_Conquest said:
I've just been out the back to put some re-cycling in the bin, there's a stick at least 600mm long and a block out of a firework about 50mm square with a bit of weight about it. If the latter had hit you went it came down it would have done a bit of damage.
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Funnily enough we had the exact same thing you describe on our recycling bin when I went out this morning 🤣
 
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