Effing fireworks.

We heard some the other evening.
They will begin in earnest on Saturday and carry on until the New Year.

I don't mind an organised display but I don't think they should be sold to the general public.

They've been going off all this month and I can hear them tonight. There's usually a lone one, pretty loud, which goes off at around 11pm and the poor cats just freeze.
I feel for those with nervous dogs as they can be in a dreadful state.

If only there were quiet fireworks. I do think they look quite pretty, especially the green ones and my grandchildren love them but they don't half scare my dog. People where I live think it's funny to set them off in the middle of the night to keep people awake, they've been doing it since around June. It's a good job my dog Craig is a deep sleeper so he isn't really bothered by them in the middle of the night. But on November 5th he gets rather panicky. I do feel bad for all the wild animals and the local birds. ?

We have got silent fireworks for GC next week.

Private garden fireworks should only be allowed on 05/11, Diwali and New Years Eve.

I know what you mean about the noise.
As of recent years, the Autumn & Winter evenings sound like a flipping warzone around here.
I posted on another thread about fireworks (mind you, it may have been MN)...
Apparently, fireworks can easily be silent.
In parts of Italy it is illegal to use non-silent fireworks.

Hate them- and totally agree, no private sales or private displays should be allowed. As you say nowadays it goes on for months.

Despite having had fireworks in the garden when I was a child, I now think they should only be available for organised displays (much more impressive) and not to the general public. Moreover, when I was a child we never bought bangers to avoid upsetting the neighbours and the pets. Now all fireworks seem to make a dreadful noise. OK, I'm a miserable spoilsport......

We were just talking and wondering if there would be a lot more house parties for fireworks this year.

Then outside -BANG!??

Hi ww - I tried one of those. It didn't work and stank to high heaven (sorry - I do hope that you've bought a different brand!)
I must remember to buy a thunder shirt for DDog on the recommendation of someone on here.
At present, DDog has squeezed herself into the narrow space between my bed and the wall.
I must say, she is dealing with the dratted things much better than before.

Unfortunately with Covid restrictions, I can see a lot of people buying them to set off in their gardens. DD2 has just mentioned a boxed set in A**A for £200+!
I’ve no objection to fireworks - in the right place and time. A house over the main road from us seems to have them for any excuse.

I’ve bought of those calming plug in things for our dog for the first time. I’ll report back as to how successful it is.