They’re noisy and dangerous and you have to stand in the cold to watch them
I’ve always liked them, I like the feel of the bass of the explosions in my chest.
Plus I work between two displays in London so it gives me a job.
Having said that, they should be banned for use by the public because the majority of the public are fucking morons and can’t use them responsibly.
They are banned in Northern Ireland outside of licenced displays. Doesn’t seem to stop anybody.
Agree with everything you said. The feeling and noise is part of the experience. It’s like when you go to an airshow and the jets make all the atoms in your body vibrate.
But yeah, they should only be used by professionals at authorised displays. I think a lot of people get annoyed by them because people set them off randomly over the course of a couple of weeks.
Having said that, they should be banned for use by the public because the majority of the public are fucking morons and can’t use them responsibly.
As a great man once said:
As natural selection works solely by and for the good of each being, all corporeal and mental endowments will tend to progress towards perfection.
—Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
No, they’re also bad for the environment, bad for wildlife, and bad for domesticated pets, especially puppers.
I think they should be restricted to organised displays only.
The general public can’t use them responsibly.
Yep they’re literally explosives! They’re often used for bad things so idk why we allow them
We can only carry a non-locking folding knife of 3 inches or less in this country.
But launching incendiary rockets? That’s just fine apparently.
Our approach to fireworks has always seemed an odd inconsistency about our laws to me.
They’re often used for bad things
They’re really not. They are often used irresponsibly by dumbass people. They aren’t used as weapons because the destructive power is quite honestly miniscule and hard to utilize. A vast majority of damage caused by these things are by accident, not intention.
Every year another kid loses fingers. Not to mention drunk dads.
some of the general public can’t use them responsibly. The majority can.
They are in Northern Ireland. Doesn’t stop people.
Reading this post as an Australian is wild. I’m glad I don’t live somewhere that allows the general population access to explosives.
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Fuck fireworks. They scare war vets, wildlife, companion animals etc. they’re super super fucking toxic.
Fuck fireworks.
Last year I saw this giant fog haze of toxic smoke descending on the streets after the fireworks. Like great thanks it’s not like I enjoy breathing or anything either
I think they can replaced by drone shows, they’re just as cool
I didn’t know they existed! They sound really cool and it’s a fun way to have a fun “ooooh ahhhh” moment
In Switzerland, theres an upcoming vote on banning private fireworks entirely in a few weeks. And it looks like it might pass by a big margin. People are just tired of it.
It was fun as a child, but back then we had very little fireworks, and only on the national holiday. Nowadays, theres constant banging for several days around both new year and the national holiday. I hate the fucking noise and will vote yes on the ban.
I think there should be strict time periods of setting them off
Although I’m pretty sure they are banned in Northern Ireland and people keep setting them off here.
Swiss authorities will never pass up an opportunity to fine you, so I don’t think we’ll have an enforcement issue.
Oooooh I may move to Switzerland
I love them, they’re pretty
No, I’m sure a lot of people hate them and feel the same as you do about them. But a lot of people enjoy them too 🤷 they are exciting, thrilling, traditional and a sociable event. Me personally, I’m not fussed either way by them.
I’d rather listen to fireworks a couple or three days a year than the incessant, random barking of all the fucking dogs around us. Not to mention clearing up the cat shit on the front grass every few days. Fucking hate your pets. They’re noisy and dirty and I have to stand in the cold clearing up after them.
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I don’t care for them, but I don’t hate the fireworks as much as I hate the dickheads setting them off at 3am when it’s not anywhere near a holiday.
Yeah they suck, and I’d like to see heavy regulation on them if not banning them altogether. My dog hates the noise, and we don’t need more microplastics spread everywhere for a bit of entertainment,
I’ve come to hate things exploding outdoors in general, over the past 4.5 years.
Woof, woof, rrrruuuufff, rufff, RRERRUUFFF, WOOOOOOFFF, nnneeeoooooooooooooo, (licks own butt).
MIAOW MIAOW HIIISSSSSS MIAOW
Just chiming in to agree theyre awful. Just stop with them altogether preferably, but DEFINITELY dont just let the general public have free reign of them
I think they should not be purchasable by the public. I like them but too many idiots abuse them.
These days I despise them. It puts my cats on edge and some arseholes decided to set some off at 23:30 a couple of days ago, waking up my toddler.
