The fireworks are driving me NUTS!!!

[RachelFromTheBlackLagoon]

UGH! I have people behind me lighting them off, people across the street, people down the street.... It sounds like a dang WARZONE! my poor dogs are either hiding, glued to my side and drooling, or barking. My cats are freaking out every five seconds. This is RIDICULOUS. My house smells like smoke and sulfur. Who made this a tradition anyway?


ETA: Oops! Didn't see the other thread

 

[Judy]

It's war zone every weekend around here, from people shooting guns, I guess because they like the sound??? More of it tonight, of course, but fortunately, the animals are already used to it.

 

[shawnkfl]

i'm just waiting for the ambulance to show up across the street. there is a 5 year old and a 10 year old lighting firecrackers and bottle rockets. no parents in sight. they're most likely inside smoking weed and crack.

 

[RachelFromTheBlackLagoon]

Shooting guns?!? People are crazy! The idiots behind me are lighting them off VERY close to the woods that seperate us.... Too close for comfort. When I was locking the chickens up for the night it looked like they were putting out an accidental fire.

This is going to be a fun night.

 

[Thomas423]

I hear you. The dog is freaking out. The goats are freaking out. And I'm about to freak out.

We live in a very wooded area. The neighbor directly behind me is setting them off (along with everyone else). I keep going outside looking for little flames in the leaves.

It's a good thing they are illegal in this state. LOL. Can't blame law enforcement though. Too many going off.

 

[RachelFromTheBlackLagoon]

Why don't people have common sense or common courtesy?!

I'm not one to call the police, but if this goes on past 11pm or so, I'm calling them. It's either that or scream "SHUT THE BLEEP UP!" out the window haha.

 

[Rootball]

Just be glad that your neighborhood will be free of evil spirits!!!!!

 

[TennesseeTruly]

I just absolutely positively freaked out on my closest neighbors (who happened to be about 1/4 mile away.

We're trying to put our ducks away (3 & 4 months old) and all the sudden we have fireworks shooting over the woods between the two houses, VERY close to our duck pens. I have a very large, very heavy Pekin drake in my arms when they started going off.

I got all scratched up as Nibbles got frightened and tried to get away. I got him into his pen and my husband came over to look at the gouges in my arms. He goes into the house and calls them. No answer. I jump in the car and drive down there, screeching my car into their driveway. I have blood pouring down my arms from the scratches.

They're all drunk, laughing, and fireworks are going off. I grab the husband and pulled him aside and tried to keep my temper in check. I showed him my arms and explained that I understand its July 4th. But they were blowing them towards our woods and it scared the ducks as I was putting them away and that's how I got injured.

He shrugged and said, "well it IS the 4th" and turned away. Well he now has new rubber on his driveway and as I was leaving, I told him to expect to hear gunfire at 2am as I will be out there shooting off my shotgun at the raccoon that's been outside every morning. Hope it doesn't disturb HIS or his childrens sleep.

OMG I'm so angry right now.

Laurie

 

[duckncover]

True that...fireworks are a pain!!

 

[RachelFromTheBlackLagoon]

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I would have been pretty PO'd, too! Drunk peopl and fireworks do NOT mix.

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LOL is that how the tradition started or something?