Not the right time of year for fireworks

[Miss P]

I'm the last person to say that people shouldn't have a party, but to set off fireworks in a small back garden at 11.30pm is just stupid & selfish. In such a confined area, the fireworks went off right over our house & terrified our children who were woken by the bangs. I love fireworks, but at the right time of year with the right safety precautions & at a distance for heavens sake. I really hope you all had dreadful hangovers.

[Marmora Man]

I love fireworks, but at the right time of year with the right safety precautions & at a distance for heavens sake.

Too many caveats. Should have stopped after "I love fireworks".

Fun, noisy, pretty and pure a glorious waste of money.

[Miss P]

Thank you for your kind words Marmora Man. Fireworks aren't "fun, noisy, pretty and pure a glorious waste of money" (I'm assuming you were having so much fun, you abandoned word order), when they are going off two feet above your head.

[Loz]

On the other side of the coin - if anyone responsible for the party on (or near) the St Francis Estate on Saturday, all I can say is: great band guys. I gardened happily to pretty much every Beatles' no 1, Stones, Van Morrison, Kinks and even some Kings of Leon for good measure.

My only gripe was the wind spoilt the sound quality somewhat. Move it all a bit closer next time!

[RosieH]

Golly Miss P, you must be really quite tall.

Sorry, I'm with MM on this one - fireworks ARE glorious, fun, noisy and pretty. London's noisy, and if it's not fireworks (which, let's face it, are very few and far between) it could be cars backfiring, parties, sirens...

And what IS the right time of year for fireworks? Chinese New Year? Thai New Year? Diwali? Eid? July 4th? Someone's wedding? Someone's 50th anniversary? Someone's birthday?

[KidKruger]

The correct time is Guy Fawkes night and not one other single day of the year should ANYONE be allowed to ignite the tiniest sparkler....

OR perhaps fireworks are OK as long as they don't go....... BANG !

[Miss P]

I am quite tall, but not that tall! The fireworks were going off just above our loft room & were incredibly loud at such close range. Don't get me wrong, I stand by my original post - I do love fireworks, but not at half eleven at night from someone's back garden, I think it's dangerous. Guy Fawkes night is a great time for fireworks - at least in the winter you don't have to wait until nearly midnight for it to be dark enough to really enjoy them.

[brum]

Even sirens are illegal after 11pm. I think the same should go for fireworks.

[womanofdulwich]

i think 10.30 is the latest they should ( or are ) allowed. you can prepare children and pets if you know there is going to be one-but it is not much fun getting up at that time of night to reassure all and sundry.

I expect the people who did it did not have young children of their own or sensitive animals.

There are lots of people who are just ignorant and do not intentionally do these things to upset you- they just have no idea. If you do not make your feelings known it might happen again. But please bear in mind that they probably just not informed and not doing it to make your life hell Miss P.

[DJKillaQueen]

Yeah the only objection can be the time of night.....but I'd have a polite chat with them and ask if there's a next time if they could warn you beforehand. Just being neighbourly is all it should take.

[bonniebird]

I think the only time for fireworks is 5th November, if we really have to. We have them several tmes a year for certain religeous festivals, 4th July, New Year, birthdays etc. I think they should be banned for sale to the public and only organised displays be allowed>:D

[RosieH]

I think fireworks should be compulsory every night to encourage children and cats to acclimatise.

[edcam]

What a killjoy! Fireworks are huge fun!

[stevebailey]

http://earplugs.co.uk/

[woofmarkthedog]

edcam Wrote:

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> What a killjoy! Fireworks are huge fun!

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[legalbeagle]

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[woofmarkthedog]

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[legalbeagle]

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[woofmarkthedog]

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[legalbeagle]

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