Bonfire night

[pimlico]

I am going completely demented with the fireworks this year. I live in the east end of London and fireworks start on Halloween, through Diwali and into Bonfire Night. It is everynight from when it gets dark until late for over a week. Fireworks seem so loud now, louder than ever before - does anyone else think this or I am getting over-sensitive. Surely fireworks could be limited to one night for Diwali and one for Bonfire Night and wouldn't it be brilliant if they could be the same night???

[Buenchico]

There is, of course, legislation restricting the dates and times for the sale and use of fireworks. See here for details:
http://www.dti.gov.uk/ccp/topics1/facts/fireworks.htm

The problem with your argument, however, is that it would stop people from celebrating, say, a wedding or the birth of a child with fireworks. (Some people might welcome such a ban but others wouldn't. e.g. the guy who drinks in my 'regular' who, earlier this year, celebrated his daughter's 5th birthday with �200 worth of fireworks. I'd love to know how much he spent on her present!).

Chris

[stanleyman]

I think people spend more on fireworks than ever now and they are not just reserved for Nov 5th, in the towns and cities especially it can seem like being under seige!

Some people take off with their pets for a few days somewhere quiet, it maybe something for you to consider next year to preserve your sanity.

[maggie01]

Stanleyman, where is that quiet place you speak of. We moved from E. London years ago and it is relatively quiet all year round where we live now, but these last few weeks have been very noisy with fireworks.

[pimlico]

Of course I don't mind people having one off firework displays, I'm not a kill-joy even though I may sound like one. Last night (the 5th) there were still fireworks going off at 2 in the morning - isn't this already illegal? I get the feeling the police don't care very much about it, but my nerves are shredded this morning. The volume of sound with the huge firework displays is unbearable.

[stanleyman]

Maggie0, keep away from towns and cities at least for that week. The Scottish Isles are fairly quiet! We live in the sticks in Suffolk on a private estate and wouldn't tolerate indiscriminate firework nuisance, we'd know who it was! Having said that my daughters friend stayed overnight only to find out this morning that a next door neighbours house had burnt down.

Pimlico, letting off fireworks at 2am is illegal now but just like speeding you only get caught if there happens to be police or cameras around to see you or you report someone with the evidence sufficient to convict them.