Fireworks before and after New Year's

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

As I sit here reading USMB, outside my window I hear numerous explosions of fireworks going off on New Year's Day despite the fact that midnight was over 18 hours ago. The noise doesn't bother me, but the dogs are scared to death of the noise.

As I typed that last sentence, I was assaulted with a barrage of mortar blasts that sounded like I still conducting training at Fort Knox with artillery simulators. Enough is freakin' enough people! I live right next to Fort Campbell, and I actually enjoy the sound of freedom from the artillery and helicopters at every hour of the day, but they do it sporadically.

Two more mortar blasts!

 

[DukeU]

It's times like these that I have to remind myself, I was young once.

Just kids being kids.

 

[petro]

Too much snow and cold for the idiots to blow them off here. But our pooch sure hates the 4th of July, which seems to be a two week barrage of noise.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

It's times like these that I have to remind myself, I was young once.

Just kids being kids.

We don't sell fireworks to kids in this state. I feel like I am in a war zone. My ship's 5-inch gun wasn't that noisy.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Too much snow and cold for the idiots to blow them off here. But our pooch sure hates the 4th of July, which seems to be a two week barrage of noise.

I personally don't mind the 4th being spread out, but there is no set time to do them. Midnight December31st/January first is just appropriate only.

 

[DukeU]

We don't sell fireworks to kids in this state. I feel like I am in a war zone. My ship's 5-inch gun wasn't that noisy.

I'd wager you don't sell guns to murderers either?!?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I'd wager you don't sell guns to murderers either?!?

Nope. Not one. We do all our murders around here with legal guns.

 

[DukeU]

Nope. Not one. We do all our murders around here with legal guns.

Is pot legal or illegal?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Is pot legal or illegal?

Illegal. What does that have to do with the topic?

 

[DukeU]

Illegal. What does that have to do with the topic?

Just making a joke really.

People find ways to acquire things they want whether it's legal or illegal.

Lighten up a little, there are tons of things to be pissed about much more pressing than fireworks 4 or 5 days a year.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Just making a joke really.

People find ways to acquire things they want whether it's legal or illegal.

Lighten up a little, there are tons of things to be pissed about much more pressing than fireworks 4 or 5 days a year.

I said, I am cool with all the noise most of the time. It's my dogs who get annoyed and I now live for them. I have one sitting in my lap and the other just knocked my hand off my mouse!

 

[Blaster]

I had a hot date last night and the fireworks started when we got back to her apartment.

 

[DukeU]

I said, I am cool with all the noise most of the time. It's my dogs who get annoyed and I now live for them. I have one sitting in my lap and the other just knocked my hand off my mouse!

I understand.

I have dogs also, who are terrified of the noise.

Every time it starts, they will come lay at my feet. They would get on my lap if I let them....But they are too big.

 

[JustAnotherNut]

Similar situation here. Last nights fireworks started in late afternoon and didn't stop until 2:30am. Then several more blasts today. Much worse than previous years.

 

[Bitterhook]

As I sit here reading USMB, outside my window I hear numerous explosions of fireworks going off on New Year's Day despite the fact that midnight was over 18 hours ago. The noise doesn't bother me, but the dogs are scared to death of the noise.

As I typed that last sentence, I was assaulted with a barrage of mortar blasts that sounded like I still conducting training at Fort Knox with artillery simulators. Enough is freakin' enough people! I live right next to Fort Campbell, and I actually enjoy the sound of freedom from the artillery and helicopters at every hour of the day, but they do it sporadically.

Two more mortar blasts!

Just not enough Agony, Misery and Heartbreak in their lives.

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

When I was a kid living in SoCal, the Mexicans (pretty much the entire neighborhood) used to come out onto the street at midnight on New Year's.
AK-47s, Mac10s, .45, .40 shotguns, you name it, and just rip rounds off for about a minute.
You haven't been fully diversified until your streets are littered with shell casings on Jan1.

 

[Paddlefoot]

I heard that ski resort fire was from sparklers at midnight. They had old rotten egg crate foam on the ceiling for sound proofing and the sparklers caught it on fire.