On one hand, a firework, on the other...

I don't have another because I accidentally blew it up because drinking and fireworks go hand in han— nevermind

American who lives in Denmark now.

New years here (where anyone can buy mortars and set them off whenever and wherever) makes the 4th of July anywhere I've been in the US feel tame.

The rest of the year you won't see any fireworks at all. It's like the purge

I can wish for a better situation too, while still saying why we are in an unideal situation currently.

"Concrete" may not be the exact term. After looking it up, it's a clay plug from a mortar.

Been there too.

Pretty much all of June and July was spent convincing myself that yeah, that was definitely just a firework. Or a whole string of fireworks in rapid succession...

There is a family several miles away that loves to blow up shit at random times periodically. The police know who they are. Most of the town knows who they are. The police do nothing, and it just goes on.

Tried Benadryl and it didn't help. Didn't want to do anything to strong, but maybe should have. Doesn't matter any longer.

German here. Same. How could you even tell it's the new year without everyone on your street setting off a dozen rockets plus various assorted low altitude fireworks each?

Oh honey. You think it's for 2 hours? It's roughly once an hour from the middle of June to the middle of July

On the gripping hand, the point stands that fireworks were a mistake and should not be allowed.

Well, that's how it is in my country, and mostly respected outside no-go zones :)

Slightly different per municipality, but in general it's permitted 23-01 around the new year. Outside that, you need to apply to the police for permission.

Where do you live? That's excessive.

Worst I've seen in rural Michigan, is occasional fireworks the week before and after the 4th.

Now that I'm in the suburbs? Maybe a day before and after. Eh, could be worse.

My first dog was so chill that he didn't give a single fuck about fireworks or thunder. He'd sleep right through it. Even before he went deaf. I swear he was just a dude who got turned into a dog or something because nothing about the human world seemed to bother him.

Usually agreed, but July 5th I'll be shopping for some discounted boomies.

They will be on stand by to celebrate a long overdue deposition when the day finally fucking comes.

Well, I'd say lots of miserable people likely wouldn't choose to have even candles and singing. At least my last birthday was less of a party and more just an excuse to have ice cream and frozen cake.

Well, you could always be the reason they get banned.... just gota get creative with it?

Kansas baby, deep red territory. It sucks here lmao

This is better with a visual gag element but joke incoming:

How do you give a redneck a vasectomy?
Light a cherry bomb, put it in an empty beer can, give it to them and tell them to count to ten.

Redneck holding the can in the left hand, starts counting on their right hand. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5....... puts beer can in between legs and continues on their left hand 6, 7, 8, 9, boom.

I love this time of year. It drowns out the sound of gunfire.

A few winters ago, I took a trip to Iceland, specifically Reykjavik. I learned that, for new year's, there is an organized party well outside the city limits with no fireworks. This was for folks that didn't want to participate in the usual celebrations that take place in town. They noted that it was quite popular with the Syrian refugees on the island. I think about that a lot.

I'll add that NYE Fireworks in Iceland make American Independence Day celebrations look like a solemn funeral in comparison. I've never been anywhere that has been shelled, but I now have a really good idea what that would look and sound like.

Why would you feel terrorized in your house?

I love fireworks! I like going to the big displays, I like hearing neighbors setting them off in the distance. It reminds us that even thought things kinda suck now, we can still have some fun.

This country has turned so rigid, it is so disappointing. No loud music, no firewoeks, no dance clubs, no outward displays of anything. Just go home buy stuff online and watch your screens quietly.

fr, oh to live such a privileged life that the worst noise pollution you have to deal with is fireworks a couple of times per year.

This sounds like a grumpy old man ranting about “kids these days” lol let people have their fun.

Let people have their peace and quiet.

If you want that deeply to be away from people, go live deep in the woods for something.

Agreed, but it is interesting to hear about its impact on the environment. Obviously it spooks pets and livestock. But what is it doing to the local flora and fauna? In some situations it probably kills birds through constant stress. And what about trees that are normally used to peace and quiet? They're probably deaf now.

But I don't want to be away from people? I just don't want bombs going off outside my house, which is generally considered normal 364 days out of the year

Doesn't change the fact that it's bad for the environment and animals, and it's a fuck to of noise polution.

Living around other people involves them doing things you don’t want them to sometimes.

PTSD is a thing

I promise you if that ban happened people will buy gun powder and build their own. Now they're more dangerous and made in Jimmy's garage

You may say ban blackpowder, but then you run into the 2nd amendment lobby

I don't know about The North Americas, but in AU all of those things you listed are illegal here. Except the loud exhaust. You have to really piss someone off to get reported, but if your dog barks every night you'll get a knock on the door with a mandatory dog training leaflet. Disruptive parties at night are tolerated occasionally by neighbours, but if it happens every Friday for 6 hours you might get told to turn it down by police. Same with belligerent or disorderly behaviour. I think the law is don't wake people up between 7pm–7am mon–sat. But also the police here won't attack you, so it's more annoying than dangerous for the recipient.

Do you guys have noise disruption laws like this? Genuinely curious.

I know someone who used to literally move and go on vacation with their dog to a quieter place during fireworks season... Poor things

What if it happens on the 4th? America 250 indeed.

I can understand that. We had two dogs, three cats, and two birds - so that was harder to do.

Careful dude. The folk on here really don't like being told that

Fireworks start early then I guess

One night a year... Heh. It's been going on for a month already at my sisters' place

We do, but it takes more than fireworks.

Doesn't have to be deep red. Sacramento is fairly purple and they've been at it too. Same as every year.

Take it up with Guy Fawkes then.

And during the day when kids launch them at passing cars.

What if it was in the rainy season instead

Yeah fireworks are allowed here too, but only when you would "expect" fireworks if that makes sense. "Firework displays and community events" are exempt. I think it's pretty common sense whether something's ok or not though. Like randomly popping off fireworks every night at 2am would get shut down. Definitely an entire month of fireworks is insanity. But I hear fireworks every major holiday like Easter, Christmas, new year's, Chinese New year, etc. The dogs, cats, birds, possums, everything goes mad like there's a bush fire.

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The Dutch won't bat an eye. Absolute warzone in every city and village over there on NYE. They light fires on street crossings and all the neighbors come out and throw their old furniture on there. The real OGs also do carbide explosions. Did I mention they light fires on street crossings and then all the neighbors come out and toss old furniture on there?

Let children lose fingers and get blinded.

Yeah, but that’s almost everything. I see tourist taking shitty pics of things that have been documented millions of times while their family stands next to them. I’m like, “Get them in the picture!” If you want it to mean anything.

Idiots making home-made explosives sounds like a problem that can solve itself eventually.

You'd be quite surprised. Making fireworks isn't all that complicated.

Of course more would die, but not enough to eliminate the practice