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Guy Fawkes...
12 years ago
As I write this, I have earplugs in, and I can still hear too much of the bangs, screeches and explosions going on throughout the city.
I almost wish that Guy Fawkes, as he was popularly known, /had/ succeeded in his Gunpowder Plot. Perhaps then we wouldn't be 'celebrating' it by letting off fireworks.
I despise this time of year. Come November 2nd, everyone stocks up on fireworks while they can before sales stop on November 6, and even before nightfall one can hear them being let off.
They're pretty, yes, but they're also incredibly noisy. The people next door had particularly loud ones that scared the heck out of me; I can't imagine how animals would be reacting to all this racket.
We might not have skyrockets and Double Happies (or whatever they were called), but they're still at the very least an auditory menace -- and it's also very common to see the wrappers and boxes and holders lying scattered around, because people are lazy and don't bother tidying up after themselves.
I have no problems with public displays, properly organised and funded. I do, however, object to having the public making nuisances of themselves. I still think sales of fireworks to the general public should be banned.
So far no one's let them off much later than 11pm, but there's almost always one...
Current Mood: Very irritated.
I almost wish that Guy Fawkes, as he was popularly known, /had/ succeeded in his Gunpowder Plot. Perhaps then we wouldn't be 'celebrating' it by letting off fireworks.
I despise this time of year. Come November 2nd, everyone stocks up on fireworks while they can before sales stop on November 6, and even before nightfall one can hear them being let off.
They're pretty, yes, but they're also incredibly noisy. The people next door had particularly loud ones that scared the heck out of me; I can't imagine how animals would be reacting to all this racket.
We might not have skyrockets and Double Happies (or whatever they were called), but they're still at the very least an auditory menace -- and it's also very common to see the wrappers and boxes and holders lying scattered around, because people are lazy and don't bother tidying up after themselves.
I have no problems with public displays, properly organised and funded. I do, however, object to having the public making nuisances of themselves. I still think sales of fireworks to the general public should be banned.
So far no one's let them off much later than 11pm, but there's almost always one...
Current Mood: Very irritated.
I'm a grumpy curmudgeon years before my time.