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HuffsAhoy
10 minutes ago, Cookie Woman said:

You're 1000% edgelord, dude. You sound like a neckbeard from reddit on every thread I see you in.

Glad to know I have a following here :classy:

You remind me that it's such a wonderful thing to love.
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Bonkers

We have a fireworks competition in Montreal during the summer.  Massive shows 1-2 times per week.  After every show the ER gets a rush of people suffering from the smoke.  I can name at least a dozen people who have had to figure out ways to shelter their dog from it.

I really love the competition, it's really fun to watch, it's always a happy crowd and the best spot to watch is located right off the gay village.  So I'm not in favor of cancelling it, but it's with a degree of respect and sympathy for the people who aren't able to enjoy it for the reasons I mentioned.  Definitely not a screw them kind of feeling, but rather - ouch - sorry - I know we're bad.

The shows are 30 minutes
 

 

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I think Fireworks should be banned,

this year specifically when California is experiencing its worst drought ever, and we’re fearing the upcoming wildfire season, we really shouldn’t be testing fate

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HuffsAhoy
17 minutes ago, ProdigyARTPOP said:

I think Fireworks should be banned,

this year specifically when California is experiencing its worst drought ever, and we’re fearing the upcoming wildfire season, we really shouldn’t be testing fate

Thats why the US Forest Serivce has the authority to issue burn bans :bear: 

 

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garbage day
49 minutes ago, HuffsAhoy said:

Glad to know I have a following here :classy:

Eh, not quite. Your obnoxiousness and contrarianism just stick out.

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ProdigyARTPOP
3 minutes ago, Cookie Woman said:

Eh, not quite. Your obnoxiousness and contrarianism just stick out.

Thank you for sharing the same sentiment I genuinely felt like giving, because that users ability to be insufferable is amazing.

Its not even about having an actual discussion with them, it’s simply about being a d!ck

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MadreMonster
7 hours ago, HuffsAhoy said:

Yes :reductive: I don't have the time nor interest in others plight when it impedes on my enjoyment. 

So you are cool then with people blasting music at all hours of the night since they are getting enjoyment out of it?

I don’t think it’s terrible to have fireworks at theme parks and firework events - but I think the posters are more so talking about random people blasting off fireworks in neighborhoods/etc.

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HuffsAhoy
46 minutes ago, Cookie Woman said:

Eh, not quite. Your obnoxiousness and contrarianism just stick out.

I'm touched :kiss:

33 minutes ago, MadreMonster said:

So you are cool then with people blasting music at all hours of the night since they are getting enjoyment out of it?

I'm a heavy sleeper so I'm not too sure I'd be negatively impacted by loud music, only one way to find out though :mark:

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SharkmanthaC
7 hours ago, HuffsAhoy said:

Perhaps where you live. But where I am, people can't just shoot off fireworks willy nilley. They can actually be fined or arrested if comes to that due to the fireworks laws here. 

 

1 hour ago, HuffsAhoy said:

I've never celebrated any troops. Memorial Day and Vet's Day are just extra days off work where its socially acceptable to get drunk and have a good time :vegas:

I live in the same state you do. Last year we had people shooting off fireworks in front of our house in the city limits. My dog, who takes anxiety meds, was flipping out. We called the police many times and they never came. They have too much to worry about than fireworks. So these fines and arrests you speak of rarely happen. A place like Disney shooting off fireworks? Fine. The average citizen shouldn’t be able to do it. But here all they have to do is drive to South Carolina and spend lots of money. They won’t be fined for it and they know it. When we go to the beach people will shoot them off all the time off the beach. A place like Disney shooting them off someone with ptsd or an animal can prepare for, people randomly shooting them off in front of your house, as I experienced last year, you can’t prepare for that. And your statement that Memorial Day and Veterans Day is just another day off is an extremely privileged statement. The people in the military have lost their lives so that you are able to say things like you are in this thread without fear. Do not belittle those two extremely important days. They’re not for you to just get another day off, they are days of remembrance and honor and even if you don’t feel that way, this statement is just rude and disrespectful. 

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HuffsAhoy
8 minutes ago, SamanthaC said:

 

I live in the same state you do. Last year we had people shooting off fireworks in front of our house in the city limits. My dog, who takes anxiety meds, was flipping out. We called the police many times and they never came. They have too much to worry about than fireworks. So these fines and arrests you speak of rarely happen. A place like Disney shooting off fireworks? Fine. The average citizen shouldn’t be able to do it. But here all they have to do is drive to South Carolina and spend lots of money. They won’t be fined for it and they know it. When we go to the beach people will shoot them off all the time off the beach. A place like Disney shooting them off someone with ptsd or an animal can prepare for, people randomly shooting them off in front of your house, as I experienced last year, you can’t prepare for that. And your statement that Memorial Day and Veterans Day is just another day off is an extremely privileged statement. The people in the military have lost their lives so that you are able to say things like you are in this thread without fear. Do not belittle those two extremely important days. They’re not for you to just get another day off, they are days of remembrance and honor and even if you don’t feel that way, this statement is just rude and disrespectful. 

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sillynate
14 minutes ago, HuffsAhoy said:

I'm a heavy sleeper so I'm not too sure I'd be negatively impacted by loud music, only one way to find out though :mark:

Better not see you complain if it happens then :mark:

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Fashionofhissteven
1 hour ago, ProdigyARTPOP said:

I think Fireworks should be banned,

this year specifically when California is experiencing its worst drought ever, and we’re fearing the upcoming wildfire season, we really shouldn’t be testing fate

Anyways You Guys Don’t Even Have Enough Water 


R.I.P. California 

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PartySick
1 hour ago, Bonkers said:

We have a fireworks competition in Montreal during the summer.  Massive shows 1-2 times per week.  

The shows are 30 minutes

30 minute firework shows 1-2 times a week for three months?! Let me just put Montreal on my "avoid always" list :rip:

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Bonkers
14 minutes ago, PartySick said:

30 minute firework shows 1-2 times a week for three months?! Let me just put Montreal on my "avoid always" list :rip:

Visit us in the fall, Montreal is easily one of the best cities in North America.  A wonderful culture and a beautifully diverse city with so many fabulous neighborhoods.  If you like NYC & Paris, you'll love Montreal.

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CyanLights
9 hours ago, Runway said:

They’re cool to look at and they do trigger my dogs and I just hug them until its over but.. um most of us live in free countries. Im not about to tell my neighbors what they can or can’t do in their property :ohwell:

Lol you realize that the people who fought to make those countries free are the ones suffering right?

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