Are folks going fireworks crazy where you live?

[bif]

I'm in Detroit and it's been crazy every night for the last three months. From 9:30 until well past midnight. And we're talking some major explosions. But hey, it's not like anyone is going to enforce it!

[msongs]

1. not in honolulu yet nt

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Not yet.

[underpants]

3. I read about something like this today

At least a tease on it. Apparently people are going nuts with fireworks already. Finally out of the house (really?) and blowing off steam? Maybe. Yosemite Sam? Possibly.

[sfstaxprep]

4. My Friend In Long Beach, CA

Says it's been unbelievably bad the last few weeks. She's had fireworks go through her back yard and over her house. Going off for hours at a time.

[FM123]

5. Yep.

(CNN) It's not just you -- there's a sudden wave of fireworks exploding in cities across the US
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/23/us/firework-complaints-new-york-trnd/index.html

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

6. Here in Santa Fe it doesn't usually start until July 1, but then it lasts for

a week or more after the 4th.

I know that because of dry conditions the city fireworks have been cancelled. Not sure to what extent there will be any attempt to crack down on unsanctioned fireworks.

[SoCalNative]

7. Same here

in the L.A. area. Since the lockdown started in mid-March they have been shooting them off to some degree or another every night. It's getting much worse now, though.

[pbmus]

8. Not every night but every weekend....

[SharonClark]

9. Fireworks are illegal in my city but the sellers have

tents in the suburbs, just over the border with the city. The legislature made fireworks legal a couple of years ago over the objections of most cities and urban legislators.

It’s only legal to use fireworks just a few days prior to July 4 but the law is impossible to enforce.

My neighbor isn’t too bad but there are a lot of complaints in other neighborhoods.

From the article I read, people are using commercial grade fireworks, which require a permit, in places like NYC.

I have a friend whose dog was outside and got his collar caught on their picket fence while freaking out during a super loud barrage of noise. They found him dead when they returned from a ball game.

[MissB]

10. Nope

Neighborhood is pretty sedate anyway

[2naSalit]

11. Not yet.

But most everyone outside of town isn't into it because of fire hazard.

[dweller]

12. no

not here ..
but there is a group that has a show every independence day that is secret,
usually held in a clandestine location that rivals any sanctioned fireworks display
i've been to a few, but have lost touch with them over the years, so..

i suspect this year will be even more hidden

✌🏼

[Thekaspervote]

13. Yes, it's been going on for at least 3wks. Midnight, 2am, 3...very frustrating

[smirkymonkey]

14. Fortunately, my neighborhood is quiet.

That would drive me insane. I'm sorry you have to put up with that.

[Me.]

15. NYC Has Been Crazy Nuts

[RainCaster]

16. Not yet, but I live near 2 tribes who sell the heavy-duty stuff

I'm expecting it to get bad in another week.

[bif]

17. Good luck!

Every night it sounds like someone is blowing up dynamite. And the occasional gunfire makes it interesting.

[DFW]

18. Nothing here in Utrecht

I'll see if things are any different in Düsseldorf when I get home this evening, but I doubt it.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

19. Yeah. Earlier than usual, and lasting longer into morning.

[electric_blue68]

20. Here in the Bronx...

Oh, it started late May; way more frequent, earlier and bigger/louder 8pm till 3AMish+. It really crescendoed over the weekend, and this Monday - then suddenly dropped by 90% back down to it's normal amount for 8 days out from 4th of July.
Thank goodness!

[wnylib]

21. Yes, for about a month.

Started with visual fireworks on Memorial day. People shooting flares and sparklers into the air. Official fireworks had been cancelled.

Then firecrackers, mostly at night, sometimes during the day. Increasing frequency and length of time for the past 2 weeks, long into the night. Multiple ones from different locations.