Fireworks-Have They Started Round Your Way Yet?

[campbellking]

Bang,bang round here last night, no warning, luckily cats were in, but hence one terrified Campbell cat for rest of evening, like a little rag doll and needing lots of cuddles.

[janbee]

Not yet but it won't be long I'm sure.

[MantaRay]

Yes, they're in action already.

[campbellking]

Just wish I had some idea of when the 'fireworks season' was likely to start. Diwali isn't for another 11 days and we're nowhere near 5th November.

[janbee]

Fireworks are on sale at a lot of places. What a price they are now. Wow, I'd need a Wonga loan to be able to buy a few. What happened to sticking a rocket in a milk bottle ?

[woofgang]

the can be bought online all year round. in a city near us there is also an all year round firework shop :(

[RATTER15]

Nope, we wont get any either!

[AlwaysConfused]

nothing so far. I like to watch a good firework display, but the odd one or two going off just pees me off!

[chaptazbru2]

Yes, some going off last night. Not usually this early. They are a damn nuisance !

[Baldric]

We had a Rocket last night, or it could have been a Distress Flare out in the Estuary, very pretty whatever it was!

[vulcan42]

Do these work?
http://www.seapets.co.uk/products/dog-supplies/dog-care/dog-coats/thundershirt/thundershirt-cat-small.html

[boxtops]

I'd never get my cats into one of those....we just invest in lots of Feliway spray.

[stuey]

What is the reason for these displays of fireworks? I thought that Nov. 5th. was your big night for them.

[Baldric]

The word 'Idiots' springs to mind Stuey!

[boxtops]

Yeah it is, stuey, but Hallowe'en is coming up, people will set off fireworks as soon as they go on sale in the shops. It's no longer confined to Nov 5 or the nearest weekend, as it was when I was a child.

[-Talbot-]

No fireworks yet and I don't expect there will be.

[chaptazbru2]

Why Talbot? I didn't expect any last night, but got a shock when heard them.

[-Talbot-]

I'm on the banks of the river Rhine.

[marval]

We have not had any round here, we tend to get them for about a week before and after the 5thNov.

[stuey]

Ah! So it's merely a spontaneous uprising of a few malcontents wishing to ejaculate in a most profligate manner a horrendous colourful cacophony into the quiet of the English e'en-tide. Some people have no consideration.

[ladybirder]

Vulcan they do have quite a high success rate. I know a couple of dogs whose owners use them and are thrilled to bits with them. They are quite tight and give the dog a sense of security. They are very expensive though for what they are; I wouldn't think it would be that hard to make something yourself that would work just as well. I was looking at them this morning with bonfire night looming and Pets at Home have 20% off (£28 instead go £35).