LadyAutumn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
I definitely think they can and are often overdone. Where I’m from civilian fireworks use is very uncommon unless you’re out in the sticks. So we get at most 2 municipal fireworks display per year, New year’s eve and Canada day. New year’s eve fireworks happen some years and don’t others.
I personally love fireworks. The awe of the display is never lost upon me. I can see it becoming old if it’s something you deal with all the time. That isn’t an issue here though and I always step outside to watch them when a display is done locally.
NecroParagon@lemm.ee 2 months ago
People launch large mortars in my area of 75,000 residents on a regular basis. It can scare the shit out of you if you’re not expecting it. Sometimes people get shot over here as well. I wonder how the gunshot listening stations differentiate those noises.
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
They don’t. Those gunshot detectors are notorious for their false positives.
NecroParagon@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Interesting. Thank you. Onlly knew we have them, no idea if they even worked at all. That figures.
PeterLossGeorgeWall@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
I’m in a city of 4 million and New years Eve is absolute chaos. It also accounts for about 1/4 of the emissions for the year!