I like fireworks. Splendid Invention. Well done those Chinese blokes! The perfect accompaniment to celebrations of all kinds and an excellent expression of exhuberance and joy. A pity that there is not more of it around. Sadly, however, my dog disagrees with me. Sudden loud noises frighten the crap out of him - literally! He understands that when I clap my hands that I require his attention, but that is about as far as I dare push it in the loud noise department. So I do tend to get really annoyed with the type of brain dead morons who insist on letting fireworks off just to cause a nuisance, because thay cannot think of anything better to do. It is also damned inconvenient when they insist on letting the damned things off while I am having dinner thus compelling me to leave the table to start shovelling and disinfecting!
Can there be any connection between this growing nuisance and the increasing number of Asian shopkeepers prepared to sell anything to anyone irrespective of the law? And if there is, then what are the Trading Standards Office doing about it?