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Is it? Which one, Diwali isn't till 24th October.It's a Hindu festival this week, might be that?
Navratri - end of the Monsoon.Is it? Which one, Diwali isn't till 24th October.
That sounds like something you would say when meeting a foreign agent on a park bench...My Hindi colleague has been dancing at the temple every night.
In the days when I was around a bit more and spending a lot of time outdoors, I used to note the start of the 'firework season' in mid-September, running into early January, with few breaks, apart from a small lull in early December. It has faded somewhat from its peak around fifteen years ago.Well, they've been going off before this week as well. My greyhound Alvin gets really stressed about them.
My cats get stressed too, we lost out beloved Tommy after he was scared by a *firework and ran across the road & infrint of a car, & that was about 2 weeks after bonfire night.Well, they've been going off before this week as well. My greyhound Alvin gets really stressed about them.
Ive still been able to read the Wildwood 'next door' posts. Apparently been hassle with really loud fireworks being set off in the early hours on several occasions latelyWell, they've been going off before this week as well. My greyhound Alvin gets really stressed about them.
Ive still been able to read the Wildwood 'next door' posts. Apparently been hassle with really loud fireworks being set off in the early hours on several occasions lately
Just seen an advert on Facebook about the Hockey Club firework night. Wouldn't it be lovely, if they were the noiseless ones? There's no need for the bangs and whistles. My cats used be scared witless from now to New Year because of all the noise.
Ban the sale of them across the counter permanently. Controlled and professionally run displays only (without unnecessary noises.)
Don't get me wrong, I couldn't get enough of them as a kid, but the things we got up to !! Breaking them down and making what in effect were pipe bombs. Let one off on the Rec once, an old metal bike pump body stuffed with extractions from rockets and bangers. It blew up with an enormous bang and nothing of the bike pump could be found. To this day I don't know how it is none of us picked up some shrapnel.
Selling high explosives over the counter doesn't make any sense.
Personally I would regulate so they can only be used on the 5th November. Businesses have them on other days for commercial reasons. The meaning of the day has been lost. I was over in the USA in 1998 in June/July and they had fireworks on the 4th and that was it. Not fireworks month like we get.
Ban the sale of them across the counter permanently. Controlled and professionally run displays only (without unnecessary noises.)
Selling high explosives over the counter doesn't make any sense.
I agree completely with you both. 1 night a year would still be too much for some people/pets though.The entire evenings fireworks we had as a kid fitted into a shoebox. These days that shoebox would hold just one firework.
On the next island to the west, the annual anti-firework campaign is about to start, where the cops will confiscate* any unlicensed fireworks, which is pretty much all of them - and remove the stockpiled material of any large bonfires, to avoid the bizarre craziness that goes on in Northern Ireland.Another vote here for banning them. Having bonfires that release god knows what pollution in to the atmosphere as well as the noise pollution of the fireworks, let's stop all of it. And take Halloween and the doorstep begging with it!
Sorry to be a killjoy. Ban them completely, or at the very least for sale only to organised displays which rain or shine can only be held on November the 5th. My dog goes through hell every year just for someone to have a little fun.