I don't remember fireworks being as noisy when I was a child. My parents wouldn't buy 'bangers' and the Catharine wheels, volcanoes, rockets etc didn't make much noise apart from a 'whoosh'.
Now all the fireworks seem to have to make a noise and the place sounds like a war zone. I suppose I'm getting old and miserable, but I don't see why they have to be noisy and think the manufacturers should make them quieter!
I’m finished my festival poncho