Calm and quiet day, so far...
By DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
United States
July 4, 2021 8:02am CST
The neighbors have been shooting off fireworks every night around 9 pm. Not the beautiful ones that go way up into the sky and explode or the small ones you set on the ground and they have beautiful sprays of colored sparks... They set off strings of firecrackers and big ground boomers...
What's the use of those except to keep your neighbors awake? And they keep setting them off, one every half an hour until midnight... *sigh*
The police won't do anything. They just say "boys will be boys"... 
Around midnight on the 4th of July though, if you set off anything that makes noise, you'd better hide before the police get there or your remaining fireworks are confiscated and you get a fine!
Picture is my flowers in front of the house.
Around midnight on the 4th of July though, if you set off anything that makes noise, you'd better hide before the police get there or your remaining fireworks are confiscated and you get a fine!
Picture is my flowers in front of the house.47 people like this
44 responses
@FaruMesh (3508)
• India
4 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil To the some extend it's ok but not at late nights, will be very irritating especially when we have older people around
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
That's true... Pretty is the youngest person living on this block. The "boys" shooting the fireworks are in their middle 40s. They should have a little more respect than that.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
@FaruMesh I agree, but you can't force people to act mature. (Which is a good thing or I'd make no money on myLot. 
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@FaruMesh (3508)
• India
4 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil More than that the "boys" should show some maturity
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@Butterfingers (66585)
• India
4 Jul 21
I don't like people doing that. I'm not sure when they'll get mature
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
The "boys" shooting those fireworks are in their early 40s. They should be mature. I suspect they have more money than they need and are bored. I've noticed a lot of people of all ages going a little crazy this year because they have had to stay inside most of the last year...
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
@Butterfingers Most people don't care if they waste money... Especially those who don't have much.
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@hotsummer (13835)
• Philippines
4 Jul 21
Oh i hate those too. And hate having inconsiderate neighbors regardless if they are young or not.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
I don't mind fireworks, as long as I can enjoy them, too. But I don't understand the appeal of the ones that make noise, especially after dark. What are they getting to see? The fuse sparking and smoking before the explosion and nothing else.
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@hotsummer (13835)
• Philippines
4 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil yeah those that make sound that scares even pets. It is irritating. I do enjoy fireworks too even at midnight.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
@hotsummer Yes, as long as they're pretty, I like them even at midnight. And yes, they scare the dogs and cats in the neighborhood, too.
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@ptrikha_2 (45501)
• India
4 Jul 21
Seem like some shameless fellows. At least, here we have fireworks when India wins a big cricket tournament or during festivals like Diwali and Dusshera.
May be police has got tired of being reasonable with such folks.
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@ptrikha_2 (45501)
• India
4 Jul 21
@sjvg1976
I used to expect cops in US to be more rational. Not sure what is the reality.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
This is the season for our Independence Day celebration so they have a reason to set them off. I just don't like them setting them off so late at night.
Yeah, maybe...
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@CuriousGab (3251)
• India
5 Jul 21
@vandana7
Noise pollution along with air pollution.
And big threat to heart patients and little babies.
Is this called celebration?
It's good to celebrate but there are many ways of having fun.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
4 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil I fully agree with you. I love the fireworks organized by the local authorities for the Swiss National Day. They are lovely, but those that only make noise make no sense.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
Thank you.
I have nothing against fireworks at the right time and place but shooting ones that don't display something lovely late at night makes no sense to me.
Thank you again.
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@wolfgirl569 (95225)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Jul 21
I see no use in those at all. I have been hearing some of those in the distance here the last few nights.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
It's middle aged guys setting them off. Pretty and I walked that way this morning and saw where all the trash from the fireworks is still strewn all over their yard.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
5 Jul 21
@wolfgirl569 It's ridiculous. You'd think they'd show a little common sense and realize others are trying to sleep.
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@wolfgirl569 (95225)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil Thats most of what lives out here. So I dont need to look.
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@popciclecold (35111)
• United States
4 Jul 21
Love the photo, tell me about it. I experienced that last night, an I am deep in the woods, hope it gets better, but I seriously doubt it.
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@popciclecold (35111)
• United States
4 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil I heard that. Glad when it's over.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
5 Jul 21
@popciclecold Yes, I agree. The fireworks are going off all around us now. I'll be glad when it's over, too.
@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
4 Jul 21
Good thing I don`t have neighbors who makes noise in the night or so early in the morning. I will surely hate it when we have one like that 
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
I hope you never get any neighbors like that.
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@sabtraversa (12945)
• Italy
4 Jul 21
I'm afraid of things that go boom. 
Even balloons are a threat to me.
Yeah, I dunno what is fun about making stuff go boom. 
Even balloons are a threat to me.
Yeah, I dunno what is fun about making stuff go boom. 2 people like this
@sjvg1976 (41131)
• Delhi, India
4 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil even I like to pop those bubble sheets. They give me a sort of pleasure doing it
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@sabtraversa (12945)
• Italy
4 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil They're okay if I pop them myself. If someone else does I get annoyed. 
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
How about popping those plastic air bubble things that are used to protect things in shipping? I like to pop those.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
I haven't heard anything so far today and it's after noon now.
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@just4him (306364)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil Maybe it will be quiet until the big show tonight.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
@just4him That would be nice. BTW, we took the flowers out this morning and aired out the house. Pretty was also having an allergic reaction this morning. We're both doing much better now.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
Thank you! I hope you're having a nice weekend.
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@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
5 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil You are welcome. Yes, I had a nice weekend.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
Pretty and I were both asleep before midnight when the fireworks woke us up.
I kept wondering if you've moved in down the block?
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
6 Jul 21
@porwest We haven't since we figured out I'm allergic to the smoke from the fireworks about 15 years ago. We still have a cooler in the garage full of them, though. I wouldn't trust them to set them off now.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
6 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil I did not do any fireworks, and usually never do. lol
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
Thank you. We had to take the vase of flowers we brought in back out today. Pretty and I both were having allergic reactions until we took the flowers out and aired out the house again.
My fishies don't seem to care about people shooting off fireworks.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
@CarolDM We're still wearing out masks outside since they protect from the pollen as well as air borne illnesses. We've gotten some odd looks but there are still only 38% vaccinated people in our state and the Delta variant is making it's way through our community.
Yes, at least they don't jump out of the tank when something outside explodes.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
4 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil So much pollen in the air right now, I often don't know what I am allergic to. I am glad to hear your fish are staying calm.
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@FourWalls (62161)
• United States
4 Jul 21
A friend of mine on Facebook said she’s taking notes. She has air horns and she’ll be under windows of people shooting fireworks after midnight “blasting those air horns on the 8s, just like the Weather Channel forecast!”
There was one that was so loud I wonder if the reverberation set off any burglar or car alarms. I’m NOT joking. Any other day I would’ve been calling the police to report an explosion.
There was one that was so loud I wonder if the reverberation set off any burglar or car alarms. I’m NOT joking. Any other day I would’ve been calling the police to report an explosion. 2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
That wouldn't work here. The police would arrest someone sounding an alarm like that in the middle of the night.
Oh, good grief! We've not heard one that loud, yet.2 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
Yes, it will. At least it's still quiet until this evening. I can put up with one more night of noise. I hope you can, too.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
4 Jul 21
Oops sorry l forgot to wish you Happy 4th of July! How rude!
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
4 Jul 21
Thank you. I don't consider that rude. It's just a friend with a bit of stuff already on his mind.1 person likes this
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
4 Jul 21
Fireworks are quite pesky especially in the hands of morons. I wish they would make it only legal to set them off on 4th of July & New Year. We too have the problem around 5th of November & Diwali around the same time. I feel sorry for animals & the elderly who are terrified of them.
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@moffittjc (118459)
• Gainesville, Florida
5 Jul 21
I was saved from loud, obnoxious and incessant firework displays this year by severe thunderstorms. So instead of the boom of fireworks to keep me up half the night, I had the boom of thunder and lightning instead.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
6 Jul 21
Yes, I knew you'd be enjoying a different kind of fireworks last night. I'm glad to see you survived the gentle winds and rain. (I was worried about you.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
9 Jul 21
@moffittjc Yeah, you aren't the only friend I worry about in Florida... @mommaj and her kids also live down there.
If I didn't know better, I'd say both of you just like to worry me. 
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@moffittjc (118459)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil You hit the nail on the head. Gentle winds and rain. Except that I think our typical Florida afternoon/evening thunderstorms are often more violent than some of the tropical systems we get. It definitely was the case yesterday when Tropical Storm Elsa went through. Lots and lots of rain, but nothing violent.
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
5 Jul 21
Lovely flowers! Same here at Oahu, they are playing now, when it isn't sprinkling rain.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
5 Jul 21
Thank you. Will they stop there at midnight?
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
6 Jul 21
@oahuwriter At least it was cut short for you. Yes, all quiet on my end, too.
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
6 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil
Celebraters celebrated till rain came, 9:30 pm last night. Today, all is quiet.
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