Fireworks tonight - It's like we're being shelled !
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I'm glad my cats non plussed about fireworks, the local park have a display from 8pm for half an hour and it literally shakes the windows.
Completely over the top imo and surprised H&S don't set a decibel limit as it can't be good for the small kids hearing, had to turn off the car alarm as it was going off constantly.
Completely over the top imo and surprised H&S don't set a decibel limit as it can't be good for the small kids hearing, had to turn off the car alarm as it was going off constantly.
untakenname said:
I'm glad my cats non plussed about fireworks, the local park have a display from 8pm for half an hour and it literally shakes the windows.
Completely over the top imo and surprised H&S don't set a decibel limit as it can't be good for the small kids hearing, had to turn off the car alarm as it was going off constantly.
I treated the cats to a Temptations Snacky Mouse each, as I treated myself to a slab of Moretti lager, tonight. Cat flap blocked up, children, wife and I amused for hours with the cats punching the Snacky Mouse. See others' You Tube videos. Still can't contemplate beddy yet, due to the ongoing ordnance in the vicinity, and I still have a few bottles to sink... Completely over the top imo and surprised H&S don't set a decibel limit as it can't be good for the small kids hearing, had to turn off the car alarm as it was going off constantly.
It's very windy here so I'm not sure why they are even bothering. We have 1 neighbour that uses any excuse for the fireworks but it's normally in the form of an olympic sized display for about 30 minutes around midnight.
Tonight they started about 6pm and are still going but it seems to be a pattern of: set off firework, have a few drinks, open the next firework, have another drink, set it up, have another drink, fire it off. I fully expect the big show stopper to be set off inside the house by mistake.
1 cat asleep in the dining room near the radiator not really bothered, the other cat doesn't know what to do with himself and is a bit stressed, he gets stressed at everything so it's hardly a surprise. I get the feeling he's desperate for the loo but every time he plucks up the courage to go out another firework goes off and he shoots back through the cat flap with the accompanying sonic boom.
Tonight they started about 6pm and are still going but it seems to be a pattern of: set off firework, have a few drinks, open the next firework, have another drink, set it up, have another drink, fire it off. I fully expect the big show stopper to be set off inside the house by mistake.
1 cat asleep in the dining room near the radiator not really bothered, the other cat doesn't know what to do with himself and is a bit stressed, he gets stressed at everything so it's hardly a surprise. I get the feeling he's desperate for the loo but every time he plucks up the courage to go out another firework goes off and he shoots back through the cat flap with the accompanying sonic boom.
Only in the UK would we spend 364 days slagging off Politicians.
Only to spend 1 day a year celebrating that the treacherous b
ds weren't blown up by a revolutionary.
ETA
I get it's interesting for kids.
But once you reach puberty, the novelty of standing in a wet/cold field watching gunpowder explode above you, eating over priced and undercooked burgers and going "woooo" and "ahhhh" like a village idiot should have worn off!
Council.
Only to spend 1 day a year celebrating that the treacherous b
ds weren't blown up by a revolutionary.ETA
I get it's interesting for kids.
But once you reach puberty, the novelty of standing in a wet/cold field watching gunpowder explode above you, eating over priced and undercooked burgers and going "woooo" and "ahhhh" like a village idiot should have worn off!
Council.
Edited by Rich_W on Saturday 5th November 23:11
catfood12 said:
Crikey. Since about 6PM, fireworks non-stop. Still going. It's like I imagine the road to Basra being. Neighbour did hove the courtesy to say he was having a small display with chums, and two 100 shot artillery type charges. It is loosing it's charm now....
Nope, they tend to fly towards you or go boom next to you 
Rich_W said:
Only in the UK would we spend 364 days slagging off Politicians.
Only to spend 1 day a year celebrating that the treacherous bds weren't blown up by a revolutionary.
Maybe its a Scottish thing but up my end it's very much a celebration of the only bloke who ever went into Westminster with true intentions. Only to spend 1 day a year celebrating that the treacherous b
ds weren't blown up by a revolutionary.
untakenname said:
I'm glad my cats non plussed about fireworks, the local park have a display from 8pm for half an hour and it literally shakes the windows.
Completely over the top imo and surprised H&S don't set a decibel limit as it can't be good for the small kids hearing, had to turn off the car alarm as it was going off constantly.
What a misery! Completely over the top imo and surprised H&S don't set a decibel limit as it can't be good for the small kids hearing, had to turn off the car alarm as it was going off constantly.
I was working last night but happened to be parked up on the outskirts of Newark around 8pm and was treated to a great firework display for 10-15 mins or so which was aesthetically pleasing to watch. I just about qualify for the 'old
' category these days but there's too many miseries wanting everything banned and shut down because of their intolerance of other things/people. Live and let live. Forum | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff