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Do you live somewhere where fireworks are only set off on specific days? I had asshole launching fireworks in NYC all the time
Someone launched fireworks a week ago in our neighbourhood. Why? A birthday? Who knows. It wasn't any holiday nor a weekend. How exactly does one plan for that? And it wasn't a single bear bang, it went on for 10-15mins. Nor was it that unusual. People seem to have fireworks displays at random throughout the year - any month, any day of the week. Some are even too early for it to be dark enough out to see them well so they are just a bunch of noise. I don't mind the scripted displays on Halloween night, NYE, and July 1st but we don't need all the amateur in between ones.
Exactly, there are tons of people whojust set fireworks off at different times. This isn't something you can plan for.
I live in DFW, in Texas. They’re pretty big on fireworks here. I live about a mile from the city limits of my suburb. Once you’re in the county people are able to set them off all they want. I also have two dogs. When I hear people whining about this, it really makes me chuckle.
4th of July is on the 4th of July every year. You have about 3 months from right now to figure it out. Go get ear plugs, medicine from your vet, a weighted blanket, or whatever right now.
I don’t tend to get very many random fireworks, or I don’t notice them. I am able to hear the local gun ranges though when the wind is blowing the right direction. It’s just not a big deal, regardless. It’s just noise.
It wasn’t just noise to my buddy Christian who did two tours in Iraq. He slept outside the last liquor store I managed because while he could live in his sister’s house his PTSD almost caused him to harm a neighbor’s kid when they set off an M-80.
You think it’s just noise because to you it is. To the guy with PTSD it’s not noise it puts them back into the war.