Fireworks

I do not know of many Muslims around by me but the ones I do know are getting extremely annoyed with these fireworks going off in the middle of the night.
The one's I know set their fireworks off before 10pm

I thought that was the law?

https://www.gov.uk/fireworks-the-law

Thanks for the information, nanaej.

The nutters must have had a lie in this morning, The fireworks have just gone off,

If something is annoying you there are various ways of dealing with it. You can fume and fret and put up your blood pressure; you can have a good old moan to whoever will listen and back you up; you can (sometimes) do something about it, or you can go with the flow. Imagine it is your own grandchildren/friends setting off fireworks. Would it annoy as much? Possibly not. Much can depend on your own attitude, rather like relaxing techniques and "going with" pain or tensing up against it. Once it starts to get under your skin, any little thing can be annoying to the point of doing a Meldrew. For your own sake,and for your blood pressure I would seriously counsel looking at how you approach these annoyances. Remember the prayer that goes:
"Grant to us the serenity of mind to accept that which cannot be changed; courage to change that which can be changed, and wisdom to know the one from the other".

gracesmum

I thought 11pm was the cut off point for fireworks being let off. The law should be enforced. It's a good law.

Hunter. (not that will help much )

Fireworks just about coming to an end round here but, as I was getting up for work this morning heard a bloomin cockerel crowing...a peek over the fence showed that the farmer has put a chicken coop on the other side of my fence. I'm a really light sleeper and on my day off [Wednesday] I like to wake up when I wake up...this early morning wake up call is going to drive me mad. Still; they won't be there long if Mr Fox has his way .

But crimson if you were, as you say "getting up for work" when you heard it crowing, I assume you were awake already. Maybe you woke him Then again if you have a farm next door.................. (I recommend earplugs.)

My neighbour says the farmer doesn't let them out till about 7, so we [me and the chickens] must have got up at about the same time! They're very pretty, actually..all different colours [some are white] and look very happy rooting around amongst the tree roots. But they were still out at about 5 this evening and I'm sure Mr Fox starts his tour of the area round about then. I don't hold out much hope for them. They always had chickens in another field that were sometimes killed by the fox and sometimes stolen, but never before have they had a cockerel with them. Think they're just out to get me [paranoid emoticon].

I thought we were having some peace tonight but the rockets have just started again.

Is there anyone you could complain to Hunter? Police or local MP? Might be worth a try. They should not go on after 11 pm. What is the point of bringing in a law and then forgetting about it.

Where do you live HunterF? Helmand province, or does it just feel like it? It's Diwali today you know (also grandson's first birthday, but unless you're in Moseley, I don't think DD and SIL can be held responsible)

Hi Gracemum

I live in Sutton Coldfield.
There are some Muslims who live about 100 yards from me and they are getting as fed up of these late night fireworks as I am.
I have no objection to them having their fireworks for Diwali but they have said as it happens they are going to Moseley to see their relatives today.
I am going to give it one more night and then I will have no alternative but to get the police in.

Diwali is a Hindu festival.

gracesmum what have you got against someone expecting the law to be obeyed? Sounds like Hunter just wants a bit of peace and quiet at night, like the rest of us.

If the fireworks end before 11p.m. no law has been broken. But annoying if going on later. I will re-post the link for reference!

https://www.gov.uk/fireworks-the-law

Unfortunately our local police station closes at 5pm around here and by the time they come from 50 miles away the criminals are gone. So if fireworks rage all night there is not a possibility of any police coming at all. Who can we blame? This stinking rotten to the core government.

ian I am not a Tory supporter but are you blaming the government for firework misuse or closure of police stations? If the latter I agree that 'cuts' seem to be counter-productive in saving costs!

I have no secret lawbreaking tendencies jo5. HunterF's post ws timed at 22.47 so presumably before the cut off point. I just think one has to be pragmatic. There are instances of lawbreaking all around us - speeding, littering, to name but two, and my point is there is not a lot to be gained by apoplexy or agitating for extortionate punitive penalties. I tried to suggest some strategies to deal with the annoyance which from my own experience of 13 years in London I found more effective than railing at the rest of the world. Other people have to cope with traffic noise, police or ambulance sirens, nearby pubs or clubs at chucking out time and cope is the operative word.
I don't like fireworks either as they genuinely distress my dog, but I do what I can to minimise the noise and distress for her.
I also think there are infinitely more deserving targets for effective policing, such as knife crime, robbery, mugging, road traffic incidents, drugs, or domestic violenceand much as I would like our bobby on the beat to preserve our" peace and quiet at night "- life just ain't like that any more.

my cats have gone ape hite over the fireworks surely nov5th shud be the end but no last week still leetiing them off itr aiaint rirght

hi graciesmum im mick

In our multicultural society I think we have to accept that fireworks are no longer restricted to Guy Fawkes night. It seems a coincidence, but clearly adds to the spread of the firework season, that Eid and Diwali occur round about the same time - late October and 13 Nov this year. Just New Year and Chinese New Year to go then!

I don't think it's a coincidence that fire festivals occur at the same time in autumn in different cultures within the Northern Hemisphere. Remember remember the 5th of November is also a hijacking of an already existing pagan festival.