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Fireworks

C DM said:
It's been relatively quiet most of the week since last weekend, and then pretty much completely randomly a few loud explosions past 1 AM out of nowhere in a quiet residential area. I would wonder what people might be thinking, but I realize that they really aren't.
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Same here except they started at 10pm and went on until past midnight.

Worst part for us is that we live right on the border of two cities and a Township: When you see fireworks more than a few blocks away it makes it real hard to know which of the three PDs to call, even if you did think it would make a difference.
 
TiggrToo said:
Same here except they started at 10pm and went on until past midnight.

Worst part for us is that we live right on the border of two cities and a Township: When you see fireworks more than a few blocks away it makes it real hard to know which of the three PDs to call, even if you did think it would make a difference.
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Here’s an idea - don’t call any of them. Sit out on the deck and enjoy the show. That’s what I’d do!!
 
Bballrob said:
Then go inside, put your earplugs in and go to bed.
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Since when was it the responsibility of others to triple soundproof their houses because insensitive uncaring selfish morons like to break noise abatement laws for fun?


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The-Real-Deal82 said:
What if the person finds them boring though?
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Apparently that’s not his problem. Apparently everyone should love fireworks according to him.
 
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dukebound85 said:
3-4 weeks? what on earth are you talking about? exaggerate much? More like two days

And yes, there are other things that people do that I would prefer they don't but I am not raising a fit about it.

"Me me me" argues the person wishing to dictate how others celebrate a holiday. Seems ironic
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Actually here on the north shore in Massachusetts, it has been a problem the past few weeks leading up to July 4th and still the week after. Check out our local police logs. My city and a few surrounding towns and cities have noted in the local paper an uptick of firework complains (fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts by the way) recently. They speculate it’s due to people being bored out of their mind so they drive up to New Hampshire where it’s legal to buy them, bring them back here and set them off at night. Sometimes at 3:00am too. I’m lucky I’m hard of hearing so I take my hearing aids out when I sleep (can’t hear them going off)

I think people in my community wouldn’t care as much of it was just on July 3rd and July 4th, but weeks leading up to July 4th and then after July 4th is excessive.
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Bballrob said:
Here’s an idea - don’t call any of them. Sit out on the deck and enjoy the show. That’s what I’d do!!
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Worth pointing out that in my community a lot of people that hear the fireworks can’t actually see them or pin point exactly where they are coming from so calling the police is just wasting resources. Besides even when people know where they are being shot off at, by the time the police show up, they are done for the night and cops can’t do anything if they aren’t caught in the act.

If I did have a neighbor that was inconsiderate, and disrespectful (unwilling to listen after politely asking them to stop) I would wait a few months until after they stop, and light some fireworks off myself at 3am when I know they are asleep. Might even do it right outside their home. Give them a taste of their own medicine.
 
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ouimetnick said:
If I did have a neighbor that was inconsiderate, and disrespectful (unwilling to listen after politely asking them to stop) I would wait a few months until after they stop, and light some fireworks off myself at 3am when I know they are asleep. Might even do it right outside their home. Give them a taste of their own medicine.
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I’ll translate:

If I had a life interacting with humankind instead of being a keyboard warrior, I’d violate city ordinances regulating outdoor public nuisance statutes and piss off someone I have to live next to as long as I pay my mortgage to make damn sure he doesn’t piss me off again! Soomin’ he knows why I’m doing it in the winter! That’ll learn ‘im!

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Professor Rucy said:
I’ll translate:

If I had a life interacting with humankind instead of being a keyboard warrior, I’d violate city ordinances regulating outdoor public nuisance statutes and piss off someone I have to live next to as long as I pay my mortgage to make damn sure he doesn’t piss me off again! Soomin’ he knows why I’m doing it in the winter! That’ll learn ‘im!

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Correct, but thankfully the house I live in is paid off, and it’s a affluent part of the city where people are respectful of one another for the most part so I doubt it would ever reach that point where I live (since 1992)
 
Thankfully at this time of year fireworks are rare in my part of the world. They are sold heavily in the run up to November 5th in all supermarkets but by about February the bought stock seems to have run out.

The replacement for annoying people with fireworks in my area is lighting bonfires or fire pits on the hot summer nights knowing everybody has their windows open and perhaps washing on the line. Some people just really have no consideration for others sadly it’s a prominent trait in society. Those drivers on the morning commute who would not think twice about killing you in a needless crash just to get to work 40 seconds quicker are probably the same people. This is why I joke to my wife that in an emergency I would not save anybody except my own family and friends and employ selective selfishness lol.
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
Thankfully at this time of year fireworks are rare in my part of the world. They are sold heavily in the run up to November 5th in all supermarkets but by about February the bought stock seems to have run out.

The replacement for annoying people with fireworks in my area is lighting bonfires or fire pits on the hot summer nights knowing everybody has their windows open and perhaps washing on the line. Some people just really have no consideration for others sadly it’s a prominent trait in society. Those drivers on the morning commute who would not think twice about killing you in a needless crash just to get to work 40 seconds quicker are probably the same people. This is why I joke to my wife that in an emergency I would not save anybody except my own family and friends and employ selective selfishness lol.
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You can’t buy fireworks period in Ohio. Sadly we live in SW Ohio right next door to Indiana where you can buy them all year round...

We do have a lot of fire pits here as well, but at least we have AC so the windows are closed and you never see any washing lines out here (which is a shame because do miss the smell of air dried clothes).
 
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Holy cow... April. And neighbors are already setting off Fireworks.

It's going to be a loooooooong summer...
 
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