▲ 112 ▼ Am I the only person that fucking hates fireworks? (piefed.blahaj.zone) submitted 1 day ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/casualuk@feddit.uk 58 comments fedilink hide all child comments They're noisy and dangerous and you have to stand in the cold to watch them
[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (5 children) I think they should be restricted to organised displays only. The general public can’t use them responsibly. permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 12 points 1 day ago (2 children) Yep they're literally explosives! They're often used for bad things so idk why we allow them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago We can only carry a non-locking folding knife of 3 inches or less in this country. But launching incendiary rockets? That’s just fine apparently. Our approach to fireworks has always seemed an odd inconsistency about our laws to me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malica@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago Every year another kid loses fingers. Not to mention drunk dads. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fozid@lem.radiantfig.fyi 5 points 1 day ago some of the general public can't use them responsibly. The majority can. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago Reading this post as an Australian is wild. I'm glad I don't live somewhere that allows the general population access to explosives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 12 points 1 day ago (2 children) Yep they're literally explosives! They're often used for bad things so idk why we allow them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago We can only carry a non-locking folding knife of 3 inches or less in this country. But launching incendiary rockets? That’s just fine apparently. Our approach to fireworks has always seemed an odd inconsistency about our laws to me. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Malica@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago Every year another kid loses fingers. Not to mention drunk dads. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thehatfox@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago We can only carry a non-locking folding knife of 3 inches or less in this country. But launching incendiary rockets? That’s just fine apparently. Our approach to fireworks has always seemed an odd inconsistency about our laws to me. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago Every year another kid loses fingers. Not to mention drunk dads. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fozid@lem.radiantfig.fyi 5 points 1 day ago some of the general public can't use them responsibly. The majority can. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 1 point 1 day ago Reading this post as an Australian is wild. I'm glad I don't live somewhere that allows the general population access to explosives. permalink fedilink source parent