greenonedave

I am sitting here with 2 stressed dogs and 2 stressed cats , I really hate these bloody fireworks ! How childish can people be, Bang flash 10 quid gone
Ban em !

Lisawrx

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I'm getting stressed by it

Bloody racket is spoiling my TV enjoyment.

pimmo2000

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Fireworks are fun... but unless I've got my dates wrong .. its not the 5th

Its annoying me never mind my animals !

DCI Gene Hunt

My horse isn't too bothered by it all

Sonic'

One of my neighbours has decided to do some fireworks, just been out to find out who, and it is my next door neighbour, but he has at least had the decency to use the farmers field at the end of the road

not that it makes that much difference really from a noise point of view

Scooby at the moment doesnt seem too concerned at the moment, but keeping my eye on him

Unfortunately you are never going to stop it, and tonight around here has a lot of the large display shows on, so it is sounding a little like beirut around here, and probably will until after monday evening

Simon C

Snap and all the kids shouting




I'll get me own back though later

Lee247

There is a big fireworks display going on in the field not far from us. Some of the horses are kicking the stable doors here

My cats are ok, have shut the windows and can't hear much now

oldsplice

Started at 5.00 here!

Lisawrx

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I'm not a spoil sport, but why can't it just be restricted to the 5th. They've been going off all week here, but tonight is definately the worst so far.

DCI Gene Hunt

Another livery tried calming paste & cotton wool in their horses ears.... had an adverse effect, the poor thing is almost in a coma!

Trouble is that this will now go on until the new year

dpb

I was stressed - geez must be getting older


however 2 beers and a couple glasses of wine have soothed

pslewis

Am I right in thinking there are more this year than before??

It actually seems like New Years Eve 1999-2000 when the sky lit up like Baghdad !!!!

I have a big brave German Shepherd Dog clinging to my leg here!!

greenonedave

They have been going off intermittant since about Monday, bits here and there, tonight is like a war zone ! non stop since 5pm, and I bet it carries on till Wednesday, The anniversary is being spoilt by mindless idiots.

Lisawrx

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Easy solution,sort of, stop selling them in shops and just have organised displays on bonfire night.

I wish

Lee247

At least they are all in this year. Last, some liveries left their horses out, Christ, they ran themselves ragged. Was awful. My neighbour and I ended up having to bring the more stressed ones in. Not my idea of a fun night out, especially as it was a guessing game as to who went where

exvaux

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its not a good time of the year for animals,i have 4 aviarys with around 200 birds in my back garden and the death rate at this time of year is horrendous,tried soundproofing all the internal flights as much as i can but still doesnt stop the ones that sleep outside

exvaux

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thats nothin to do with the fireworks tho pete, its just being "friendly"

SteveShort

you lot are a bunch of winging so and so's

enjoy it and rejoice in the fact that it celebrates a UK citizen rather than some US *******ised (no z) custom like halloween

angrynorth

Miserable sods

Snazy

Fireworks means feeding the dog indoors tonight, other than that.....

Blackheath was AMAZING !!

34srm

wots this the grumpy oaps thread, come on its only once a year lets men be boys again with a good excuse, bit like owning scoob

Tart Man

Great weekend for robbing houses (they can make as much noise as they like breaking in). That's why I'm staying in.

Shotgun loaded

Sat facing the window

Rocking back and forth in my chair



<makes note to see doctor about nervous twitch in my right eye>

G00ner

Chavs love their fireworks, utterly pointless celebration of **** all.

I blame all the supermarkets for doing the 2 for 1 deals on fireworks.

At least my neighbour had the decency to come around and tell me was setting some off.

Lisawrx

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I just don't like loud noises (why we have a Nur Spec-R is beyond me)

Iwan

Well, it's been going on since 5th Nov 1605 so it's probably a bit futile griping about it now.

Granted though it's a bit pikey setting them off in your own garden, and a total waste of money.

We went to an organised display last night, cost £4 each to get in - well it would have done of they'd had people on all the gates.

Only one reason to buy fireworks IMO, Wales Rally GB!!

4X4BOB

We have 2 dogs and a cat. . . the cat has been sat in the window all night watching the fireworks and the dogs have been in and out all night as usual.

None of them are bothered/upset by the fireworks, it's all in the training!

Prasius

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As far as public sales go, they should be banned. You can buy "low grade" explosives out of a supermarket (but high grade enough to be lethal with a little tampering), but you can't be licenced to own a sporting pistol for target shooting - the stupidness in that is astounding.

Should be kept to organised displays, with the explosives handled by a professional who actually knows what they're doing - rather than some numpty with more money than sense who bought them from Asda three hours previously.

In my opinion. *ahem*

logiclee

Don't mind them but the Celebration is the 5th of November!!!!!!

When I was a young kid in the 70's bonfire night was special, it was one night when the sky was alive and the air was full of bonfire smoke.

Now it just goes on and on for two weeks and the weekend before and after are hours of bangs and flashes.

It's all supposed to be for the kids but we've spoilt the majic IMO.

Cheers
Lee

gazza-uk

I think fireworks should be banned, yobs abuse these blowing things up left right & centre, they fire them at emergency services and passing cars... gets worse year by year.

and for the tree huggers;

Think of global warming, all these fires and fireworks releases some nasty **** into the atmosphere

Lee247

What's that got to do with distressed animals