Fireworks, touchdowns and ASU
By Sharon
@simone10 (54189)
Louisville, Kentucky
October 21, 2015 6:26am CST
We live in Arkansas, not very far from the ASU campus and football stadium. Last night they had a game and every time they made a touchdown, they set off fireworks.
The first time it happened, it scared my brother, me and the two dogs to death. We didn't know what it was. My brother jumped up to look out the window, grabbing his chest. He has angina and I guess the shock caused his chest to hurt. After a few minutes he was okay and it was then that he remembered that it was coming from the ASU stadium.
Every time the fireworks went off, poor little Daisy would run to me with her tail tucked between her legs and Bella's hair raised on her neck as the frantically barked. Bella hates loud noises like that and when she is scared, she runs around like she is crazy and barks constantly. It's a different kind of bark than she normally does.
The fireworks went on from around 6 until 10:45pm. They did a fireworks finale at the end and I had to hold Bella as we were in bed and she was trying to get up. I was so glad when it was finally over.
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31 responses
@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
21 Oct 15
We have our annual UK November 5th fireworks and Bonfire Night coming up - a headache for the fire brigade and pet owners in Britain
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
21 Oct 15
@vandana7 at least that is an organized controlled display. Ours sells gunpowder fireworks to any adult so they go off in every garden, park, and alley. Many mishandle the fireworks so people get hurt and property burns
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@vandana7 (98852)
• India
21 Oct 15
@arthurchappell ..omg..that is really dangerous.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
21 Oct 15
Really for every touchdown? That's a little too much. Even our teams here don't even do that only for homecoming they had fireworks.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
21 Oct 15
Oh my, I wonder if the campus town we occasionally visit does this? Poor Daisy and Bella.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
25 Oct 15
@simone10 Same here, I never heard of it either.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
31 Oct 15
@Carmelanirel2 There is supposed to be another home game tonight but it's raining so hopefully they will be rained out.
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
21 Oct 15
I think that was too much fireworks..they shouldn't be so disrespectful by doing it every time..
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
22 Oct 15
that's terrible. people never take others into consideration days. may have to move it sounds like
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@celticeagle (159173)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Oct 15
I think that someone needs to say something. Maybe they don't because they feel they would be thought of as not team player or something.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
28 Oct 15
@celticeagle That could be. I'm sure that I wasn't the only one that felt the way I did.
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
21 Oct 15
I agree with Anja that is a bit excessive. I don't imagine there is much you can do about it but it sounds horrible.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
21 Oct 15
You can imagine what it was like when I had the animal shelter at my place @simone10 and the July 4th fireworks went off at the local high school. Can you imagine the sound of 106 dogs? They were absolutely panick-stricken.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
23 Oct 15
@simone10 I went out and spent time with each dog; talking and petting them, and gave them a dog cookie. I would do that during thunder and lightning storms too; even if it was in the middle of the night.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Oct 15
It would have been nice if they had announced that they were going to do that, so at least you would not have been so shocked.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
21 Oct 15
I don't know why one person's pleasure is allowed to disturb another person's peace and quiet. One of the Kardashian clan was allowed to wake up an entire community in the middle of the night (one a school night no less). Seems wrong.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
23 Oct 15
@simone10 If it continues to bother you, look up the noise laws and go see someone in authority to stop the madness.
@celticeagle (159173)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Oct 15
Poor little thing! I think they need to make a pair of headphones for dogs.
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@celticeagle (159173)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Oct 15
@simone10 .....Probably not. And, that is probably why none have been invented yet.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
28 Oct 15
@celticeagle Probably so but it would be a really great idea for someone who could figure it out.
and it increases air pollution too 
@GreatMartin (23676)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
22 Oct 15
The only time I went to a football game was in Jonesboro back in 1972--one time was enough!
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@celticeagle (159173)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Oct 15
@simone10 .....It sounds like it, especially so late into the evening. I wonder if anyone complained to authorities. I think just having them at half time is a great idea.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
28 Oct 15
@celticeagle I don't know if anyone complained but I hope so as I don't want to have to go through it again with my dogs.
@wetnosedogs (1533)
• United States
21 Oct 15
I don't live too far where games are held in Alabama and there's the fireworks.No peace for the wetnosedogs either.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
28 Oct 15
@wetnosedogs No, they don't enjoy it at all. I think it's very inconsiderate.
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@wetnosedogs (1533)
• United States
23 Oct 15
@simone10 ,
It's no fun at all and I can't wait til it's over.I know the wetnosedogs don't enjoy it.
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@KristenH (33351)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
21 Oct 15
In the summer, we have our usual fireworks display, even if it's not the 4th of July. But I'm glad you were safe and no one was hurt. Poor Bella!
