Soldato
Maybe they could do the NUS style jazz hands/silent clapping while they're at it too...
Better rename the 'Guy' as well, it's really not inclusive enough a name. What about Person Fawkes.
Remember remember sometime around the beginning of November
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Better rename the 'Guy' as well, it's really not inclusive enough a name. What about Person Fawkes.
Better rename the 'Guy' as well, it's really not inclusive enough a name. What about Person Fawkes.
I dunno, if they're burning him on a fire then it had best be a straight white male!
Soldato
Burning things? HOW DARE YOU!
Soldato
I'm all for adding some excitement to the night and having public bought fireworks have a 10% of blowing up in your face
I'm all for adding some excitement to the night and having public bought fireworks have a 10% of blowing up in your face
Like holding a Banger too long?
Soldato
Do you not think this sort of attitude just sums up human nature, at least in this country, in general?
People don't want to do what's right if it means it spoils their enjoyment of something or they aren't gaining approval on social media for something special they're doing that normal people would consider just being decent.
We're a nation filled with selfish people with next to zero thought for others if nobody is watching.
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What was it all about? Why is Guy getting burned every year? Was he a hero or a villain?Like many things we still do, the majority seem to have forgotten what November 5th was all about....
It's not like that at all really though, is it? It's not like the use of fireworks is restricted to very specific locales that can be easily avoided. Where can one realistically move where the risk of hearing fireworks can be completely negated? I'm currently visiting my parents in their holiday caravan on the north Norfolk coast. It's about as rural and quiet a location as you can imagine, quiet little village and out of season. Even so last night, there were lots of fireworks going off.
For the record, it doesn't bother me much. I have two dogs who, thankfully, aren't that bothered by the noise at all, and I generally enjoy fireworks anyway. But I can sympathise with the OP, and others with young children, for whom constant fireworks can be an irritation. "Move somewhere else" doesn't really apply as solution.
And we arent even half as bad as many others. Some cultures (e.g. the middle eastern ones) dont care at all about their environment. It doesnt even come in to it.
Caporegime
Usually someone trying to blow up parliament would be regarded as something of a villain although these days you could say that’s highly debatable!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes
Soldato
He was talking about fireworks that were being fired and hitting his windows - that isn't normal! I'd definitely consider moving in that instance, the area must be awful.
It's likely not becuase the area is awful, but because it's just an urban area where lots of people are using fireworks. Over the years I've had stray fireworks clatter off the roof, or found them scattered around the road the next day. So it's even less likely that it something that you could mitigate against when moving anywhere even vaguely suburban.
Given that, would really expect him to sell up, up sticks, and move his entire family to somewhere else where it's just as likely to happen anyway....or just expect him to posit the idea that perhaps people living in urban areas could just have a little more thought and consideration for their neighbours when deciding when to throw explosives into the air?
Like I said, they don't bother me much, but it doesn't seem unreasonable to expect a little clemency when it's not an easy irritation to get away from...unless you've got the resources to be able to move to an area of complete isolation.
Significant majority? I'd challenge that. Most polls taken suggest the opposite, in fact. I personally dont mind fireworks on the 5th, but idiots setting them off in residential areas are very annoying for those of us with small children. Completely appreciate Diwali, also.
I've been furious over the last month with these scrotes unleashing misery in my area, why is it so difficult to just wait til the 5th (or New Year) rather than endangering everyone with a pet with months of ********?
The VAST majority of people want these things controlled, i imagine it's the same in England, but in Scotland... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49919540
The VAST majority of people want these things controlled, i imagine it's the same in England, but in Scotland... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-49919540