[Caz]

It's awful up here!

Not like it used to be when I was a kid.

I like a good display and communal bonfire as much as I ever did, but the situation these days is beyond a joke.
It's not so much people letting them off in their gardens, but people just letting them off anywhere they want. The other night I had one let off right on my doorstep.

The noise is unbelievable with the size of these things. How can people be allowed to explode something that shakes peoples windows, and that's what's happening at the moment.

Never bought fireworks for my lads, usually go to an organised displays.
Once over we might have had a wander around the area to see a few going off, but it's not safe out there now, too many idiots.

The lads were actually stopped on the way home from school tonight by a couple of kids no more than about 8, asking them if they wanted to buy some fireworks. Presumably their parents have a stockpile at home and are selling them illegally ???

Have seen tonight fireworks being exploding down drains, and been thrown up back alleys willy nilly. Also fireworks being let off in back yards that clearly aren't safe to do so.

The pets situation is worse now because the noise is so much louder. But it's not just the 5th!

It's OK saying keep your pets indoors on bonfire night, but what about the rest of the time? Fireworks have been going off up here for weeks.

Also what about people with young tots, being woken up by these things all the time?

Personally I don't think the new regulations go far enough.

Lets hope further changes are made to the law soon.