What a great time for this thread. First major fireworks here since 7/6 and I called dispatch immediately and they were arrested on the spot. My dog is going to be hyperventilating under a bed until tomorrow morning because of them.
I mean, backinblack23 isn't wrong here. The complaint in the OP is about days outside of the July 4th/New Years craziness, which we all agree with.
Fireworks going off here again. I'd expect it if I lived on the Missouri side of KC but I'm in the civilized part of the city. What the fuck. Go back to your shanties
One of the greatest ironies of this country. People that swear to love America, and support the troops, don’t understand that firing off fireworks at random can inflict harm on those that served
I think it can be viewed on a case by case basis depending on the holiday/occasion. For example: Today's July 18th. Happy Nelson Mandela International Day, everyone! But is it fireworks worthy and if so, to what extent? Some sparklers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, something a little bigger? Possibly not. But it's also Vin Diesel's birthday. Don't tell me he isn't fireworks worthy.
Before I start this thought I just want to say I’m not picking a fight I’m asking these questions on a serious note and looking for your experiences. Do you know anyone that has served and has PTSD who is affected by fireworks? I know a few that have and the also understand that around those holidays it’s coming and have ways of dealing with it. I served and and saw combat and I’m lucky to not have anything major in terms of PTSD. It just seems to me people use the veterans PTSD angle without actually knowing anyone like that. Like I’ve said before yes I’m against fireworks outside of those 3-4 days a year. But most people know that it comes with that time of the year and are prepared.
My brother in law (Afghanistan and Iraq) and my neighbor (Vietnam). They’re “ok” on the 4th because they're able to prep themselves for it. What affects them most is the random fireworks going off in mid-July. My neighbor’s wife told my wife that when they first started dating she found her husband in the closet with a pistol in his hand because of it. It was the lead in to “thats why we always have really loud music playing whenever fireworks go off”
i regularly worked in a veterans home where around july 4th they had to make pretty sizable changes to their routines to prepare for many of the residents, they'd provide a bunch of sound machines, start getting people used to staying up a bit later so they weren't woken up by them, they'd have the on-call physician just come in for the evening, some people even left to family members houses who lived in more rural settings since we were pretty close to the center of the city management of PTSD also tends to get much more difficult as you get older and sickly where the management options decrease in effectiveness or feasibility. so to your question, yes. do I think its reasonable to just get rid of fireworks? not at all, but I can think they're dumb as shit.
You didn't ask me, but I was the first one to make the PTSD post. My answer is yes I have experience because my wife worked for Veteran's Affairs for almost a decade.
I love fireworks but my gf’s dog is terrified of any and everything (Great Dane) so we floated down a River in a kayak with the dog between us instead of blowing things up on the fourth this year. Dog was shaking the entire time but seemed to enjoy it. Later that night it grabbed its stuffed animal and “hid” between two chairs for the duration of the neighbor’s fireworks. I do enjoy when I’m home being so high up that I can see all of the fireworks in town and the big show at the lake from my windows without going outside. I like to blow money but I’d rather watch someone else’s than buy them. Living downtown on days that aren’t the fourth it’s always a guess whether it’s fireworks or gunshots
Feels like fireworks are way more popular than they were 10 years ago... also making your car loud as fuck to let everyone know how big of a douchebag you are seems like it's exploding in popularity.
Bought the same little fireworks I always do because my son and his cousins love to see. Used them the same way, put them in the same spot in the court, but this year on the 4th of 6-7 shots or whatever, it tipped over. The next shot exploded under my FIL's porch, the final one hit the neighbors front door then exploded. Somehow no injuries or house damage. Good times.
Buddy that’s not what I mean. There’s that stay at home guy with a law degree that dresses his cats with bow ties and sucks his neighbors dicks. Can’t think of his name I wanted his opinion on what I think is a fabulous bandana