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Fireworks - should they be restricted from general sale?
Ovalteenie
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I'm amazed that these mini-bombs are still sold to any adult.
I hate this time of year, I always get anxious being out & about with the sound of them being set off somewhere around me
I hate this time of year, I always get anxious being out & about with the sound of them being set off somewhere around me
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Only half kidding but the incessant noise at night is hard to escape and seems to be only coming from one or two houses.
There should not be allowed to be used in residential areas.
I don't have a problem with Fireworks per se, just the random uncontrolled use of them.
When they're only used on the expected dates (November / New year) it's not too much of a problem but unfortunately, there are too many idiots getting hold of them and setting them off willy-nilly.
If you could publicise elsewhere that you think may be appropriate, please do.
THIS^^^
Although to be entirely fair, since I've moved to a quieter area, not that many fireworks have gone off - then again, it is early in the firework 'season'. I love the pretty colours and am happy to support my local display, it's the noise that does me. Scares my cats half to death, too.
And if you are talking about the dangers of fireworks, compared with the dangers of cars, you know the answer.
Maybe we should ban Pakistanis as well, as they are the main culprits around here for using fireworks, even letting them off in the streets. Of course the police turn a blind eye regarding stopping their 'fun', because of the risk of being called racists.
Me too.
At this time of year, all the firework killjoys come out to play.
I'll ban a few things, other than cars. Dogs would be a good start. Mobile phones would be another. Maybe I could ban cold weather, while I'm at it. After all, we wouldn't want people to have fun.
Happy days
jumping jacks and air bombs were the biz.
We used to hide in trees beside a fast road and then launch mini rockets to try and fly next to any car that was passing.
One of my favourites however, was Catherine wheels.
Not that I agree we should ban dogs, but they do create more mess, more noise and more injuries than fireworks do year round!
What about motorbikes too? They are bloody noisy and cause a lot of deaths.
But that's just me
I agree with this. Was woken up several times last night by the local arseholes letting them off in the street well after 11pm.
The rest of the UK should adopt Northern Ireland's law on fireworks.
In my old neighbourhood I used to run a fireworks display, all the neighbours would chip in whatever they could and I would buy loads of fireworks, have a bbq, hotdogs toffee apples etc. It was a brilliant community event. Plus it meant I could set off a couple hundred quids worth of fireworks myself! We would have about 100 people watching on the communal green, it was great fun. I miss my old house TBH