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Editor's note: this is a post about American Independence Day celebrations

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Alright, I'm going to launch explosives around your house. For several hours. Yes it is dangerous and terrible for wildlife and the environment. And yes your pets will get sick from eating the debris and you will feel terrorized inside your own home.

No you can't opt out of it. Everyone is doing it and frankly it's weird that you don't want to.

No you can't be the one launching the explosives you need a license for that. You can however launch these marginally smaller ones though. Yeah just whenever you want. 2am sounds great.

So anyway, fireworks were a mistake and it's never too early to start reminding you of that.

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[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 6 days ago (3 children)

How often do you get disturbed by fireworks?

I usually only hear them at halloween or at new years eve

[–] TheSporkBomber@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

In my area it's multiple days before and after most holidays, at times ranging from 6pm to 2am. Hell, this past year someone set off fireworks at midnight Christmas eve.

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days ago

I’ve been having to deal with fireworks since Friday and it won’t stop until after next weekend with the most absurd taking place Friday and Saturday this week. I don’t bitch but it does kind of suck I can’t just sit out on my front porch in the evenings/night with my dog throwing him his ball for a couple weeks every summer. He seems accustomed to the smaller stuff but I’m not going to risk him running off so our routine just has to shift a little but it’s too hot to be doing that with him before it gets late right now. I guess I feel like it would be entitled behavior to expect so many other people to behave differently just because it’s not something I really care about anymore. I used to think they were cool as a kid.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

it's the 4th of July weekend my dude.

also, it was just Juneteenth

and in the UK they have the 5th of November

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm not British or American, I'm just wondering how often that's an occurrence.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

apologies, your post read as a rhetorical question- but also, Diwali, Eid... there are plenty of celebrations around the globe throughout the year