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I’m in Florida, US, and backyard fireworks on NYE are huge here. Alcohol and fireworks. What could go wrong? And let’s not forget about the animals and people with PTSD who are affected. Of course, we’re not just limited to NYE. They do it any major holiday, and days before and after. I hate it.
People pull that shit in the entire month of July, despite fireworks only being appropriate for the 4th. But because they spend hundreds of dollars just to watch pretty sparkles in the sky, they feel it justified to do it at any given opportunity.
Oh man, even more than one holiday... Are fireworks allowed all through the year over there?
Yeah, it's terrible for animals and traumatised people. We have a dog and while it's been okay this year so far, we usually can hardly take her for a walk at night as we get closer to the end of the year. And we have a residency for people who've been granted asylum nearby with a lot of people who've fled the war in Ukraine. I can't imagine what it must be like for them :(
why wouldn't people be allowed to calibrate all year?
Over here fireworks were only allowed on New year's eve, mainly because of safety reasons. Every year there are people who get maimed for life, lose eyes, fingers or sometimes even die. Of course you can celebrate whatever you want throughout the year, you just can't use fireworks.