So we had the police called on us for lighting too many fireworks last night...

chuckburban · 2 months

You can basically get the cops called on you for lighting any right now in Indiana, with the high temps and zero rain we've had.

gnit2 · 2 months

Last night wasn't the 4th of July, hate to break it to ya.

Tectronix · 2 months

its cool until the field across from my house catches fire because of people setting off fireworks...

Decyde · 2 months

It's America until you have to clean that shit out of your yard. We use to have neighbors a block away light shit every 4th and EVERYTHING landed in mine and the next door neighbor's yard. It was pretty annoying cleaning up hundreds of bottle rocket sticks and other misc garbage. Oh, and when you ask them if they will clean it up they said you can't prove it was ours.....Grats getting fined the next 3 years +. Lets see if we can make tonight the 4th.

blinkdmb · 2 months

Or like the people who live in my neighborhood, they decided set off fireworks at 1:30 AM and wake up my son. I have just as much of a right of a nights sleep as you do to blow off fireworks in the middle of the night.

Dicktremain · 2 months

When the cops showed up did you say, "What do you wanna do?"

ramsrgood · 2 months

wrong subreddit.

Lucky_Bastard63 · 2 months

You should move to Germany where we can set off as many fireworks as we want. Ever see a German New Years Eve? The entire sky is ALL fireworks. Freaking amazing. Also, can drink in public. I am an American but I have far more freedom living in Germany.

NathanD3 · 2 months

I don't know if i'm just slowly turning into an angry old man, but I fucking hate people lighting off loud fireworks late at night. If you want to do it fine, but go to a park, or somewhere that's not a neighborhood, with people trying to sleep. Also my house has been hit multiple times by my jackass neighbors shooting bottle rockets.

vcaylor77 · 2 months

It's America until your errant embers set someone's patio on fire. This happened to me night before last and it was really frightening. At just before midnight, I looked out of my living room window to see an outdoor table on fire not even three feet from my house. I'm so glad I happened to be home and awake at that hour.

Kudos to those responsible folks who use care and caution with their celebrations and to hell with those who don't.

ViolentOctopus · 2 months

I'm sorry, I thought this was /r/funny.

JangSaverem · 2 months

Hey, from what I remember while I was living in 1777, in Boston, there were cannons going off early in the morning waking everyone up. People freaked out because the war was still so recent and still had a looming terror. After all was quite on The Western Front we realized that it was celebration and this was the opposite of what we though it was. Normally these actions of frieworks and cannon along with gun salutes were not allowed but today, on the day of independance, those rules get...well not thrown out but those with judicial power look away. However, though they will look away for a short time, you are a person and are still subject to certain laws such as noise problems or litter problems. No one likes when you leave your firework trash everywhere or you are blowing them past Midnight (on july 4th) people still have things to do and you are causing a disturbance. Go ahead and enjoy the fireworks but be responsible and clean your damn trash up.

Tenshi_girl · 2 months

Believe it or not, some of us have to work on the 4th. Even if that means spending part of the day on Reddit. That said, I usually don't mind until it keeps going after 1am.

GanglarToronto · 2 months

OP, sorry, but if you light off that many and probably after many complaints, you deserve whatever you had coming to you. Don't care when America became independent, you are an obnoxious douchefag just like the others who light of 100lbs of fireworks every 10 minutes.

andybent25 · 2 months

I live in an apartment complex, that has about 15 buildings within the entire complex. When you set off fireworks ten feet away from my building, you better damn well believe I'm calling the cops on your ass.

taboo007 · 2 months

You can be free until 10 pm then you can't make a noise! At least that what my neighborhood is like.

NickelPickler · 2 months

No, this is Patrick.

lloopy · 2 months

In Denver, you get a fine of like $500 and a month of jail time.

But then again, Colorado is burning, and people are losing their homes, so it's probably a good thing that there's some disincentive for setting more fires.

M4053946 · 2 months

When my kid was less than six months old, and my wife and I were sleep deprived, the neighbors decided to set off fireworks EVERY weekend. At 9:00, 10:00, and 11:00 pm. It was extremely annoying. Fireworks July 4th? No problem. But all through the summer? Yes, I'm going to call the cops.

meatwad75892 · 2 months

If you were lighting fireworks in a dry area with a burn ban, then fuck you. I'm all for 'Merica and fireworks, but fire is a dangerous thing can really put a damper on someone's day, and it's just not a cool thing to do.

If you weren't, then carry on good sir!

kocyandia · 2 months

its the forth tonight and anyone setting off ground to air fireworks is gettin the cops called on them by me. WHY? because this is 'murica and i can and i dont want my house or any thing around me on fire since we havent had a decent rain for 2 months

Tearill · 2 months

So youre the kind of asshole who lights fireworks before the forth for the forth.

Pretty_Odd1111 · 2 months

we are on a burn ban in Indiana, $1000 fine if you are caught using fireworks...it sucks

kelustu · 2 months

I would call the cops on you for lighting fireworks on the night of July 3rd.

othersomethings · 2 months

Well, I don't begrudge anyone their freedom to do so, and certainly didn't call the cops, but I was silently cursing out my "jumping the gun" neighbors last night as I was trying to rock my son back to sleep for the third time, at midnight.

I expect it on the 4th. Not the 3rd, 2nd, 1st, and basically every night since the fireworks sales stands first showed up.

SoggyCheez · 2 months

Impressive you got the police to call you. Next lets try to at least a fire truck to come over.

h0rn37 · 2 months

We actually had some punk kid shoot fireworks at our Fire Engine while responding back to quarters for a call... Later on that night a cop pulled into our firehouse and asked us to take them. Oddly enough, he gave them to our Engine Officer as he said "Yeah, the kid was firing them off ____ Street" who'da thought it was the same street!

But seriously, just be careful and don't be stupid like that.

kleptooo · 2 months

might be a dumb question but after you shoot like bottle rockets and stuff up does it all blow up or does the trash fall down on random people houses? im from cali so all we have are stupid fountains

CoyoteStark · 2 months

You have to have a BAC of at least .08 to light off fireworks on any day other than Merica's birthday.

venustas · 2 months

Right now, in the midwest, there's a complete ban on fireworks and other forms of dangerous burning. Trash fires, welders, cutting torches, chainsaws, etc. But then again, my state is already on FUCKING FIRE.

kindredflame · 2 months

Fireworks within the first 2 hours after sunset I can live with. Fireworks into the wee hours of the morning, not so much. We have some idiots a few houses down from where we're staying who set off fireworks from around 9pm until about 2 this morning. Not continuously. Just periodic bursts of firecrackers and bottle rockets that lasted 10 minutes at a time coupled with drunken hollering followed by 10 or 15 minutes of silence. The dogs and kids would just be settling down to sleep, then the commotion would start. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. For 5 hours. Our decision to call the police came right around the time my buddy's 2 year old was so psychotically desperate for sleep that he was starting to bang his head onto the floor.

splashysmash · 2 months

See and I live in Utah, meaning I have NO sympathy for anyone lighting fireworks right now. Our entire state is on fucking fire. So the people who still feel like pyrotechnics are a solid idea during the driest conditions we've seen in forty years is a solid idea should literally be kicked in the balls. Amen.

Joshyboy401 · 2 months

Dude, I can't even light fireworks in NYC

Ultrace-7 · 2 months

If you want sympathy, give details. How late we're you shooting off fireworks? How many? Hw dangerous/loud were they? Too many assholes feel like they have the right to keep everyone else up at the wee hours of the morning with dangerous (or dangerously misused) fireworks.

Protocol2319 · 2 months

If you fired any less than 28800 bottle rockets in less than a minute, then your neighbors are pussies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=yZZAWN2LXOU

madwickedguy · 2 months

A HUGE swath of states in the midwest have a personal fireworks ban in place for a reason. There are red flag fire warnings all over because of the lack of rain, creating a VERY real danger of setting your entire fucking neighborhood on fire asshole.

RollingGreen · 2 months

You set off fireworks on July 3rd?

OnlyStandard · 2 months

This thread.

colinbr96 · 2 months

Yesterday I had a cop pull up and flash his badge for blowing smoke into his yard. It was a bit overkill in my opinion.

QuintinT · 2 months

I never understood why people light fireworks off the day before the 4th

StayDilated · 2 months

For everyone saying that fireworks are dangerous and that is why they should be illegal and are also saying they are "messy"..lets start making a list of other things that shall be illegal.

Hammers - Cause numerous hand injuries each year and can also be used to kill or severely injury another.
Axe - See hammers
Cars - Cars are involved in thousands beyond thousands of death and injuries nationwide year round. Sometimes, they can even catch on fire which also raises the risk of fires and massive explosions.
Hair Spray - Hair spray and other aerosol products can cause fires, damage our o-zone layer and can be used in conjunction with other products to create explosives
Saws - See hammers and axes
Any type of heavy machinery
Pyrotechnic shows - Contrary to popular belief, these shows aren't immune to injury or malfunctions
Smoking
Fireplaces
ovens
Water heaters
100% of all Chemicals

shall we continue?

Stop buying into laws that are here to "protect" us. You cannot and will not be protected no matter what law is put into place. you can still get hurt and you will get hurt. Stop being fucking pussies and enjoy freedom. There was a reason we could see that the flag was still there..and no it wasn't because a flood light was being pointed at it.

rileyrulesu · 2 months

ITT: Grumpy old men telling you to stop having fun.

Ultrace-7 · 2 months

If you were the one setting them off at midnight last night in Dallas, TX then you deserved it. Middle of a huge city and shooting those things off that late? There are children sleeping that late. It wasn't even the 4th!

YanDavison · 2 months

Not anymore its not.

wEll__0kaythen · 2 months

You asshole!

shadyoaks · 2 months

I was concerned because I heard people across the street last night setting some off; I live in Utah and there's already enough wildfires going right now. Fireworks are actually prohibited in this area because of that. Almost called the cops on them too but they stopped.

mjolle · 2 months

So you did.

SparxD · 2 months

I'd be curious to know where you are located and what the local rules are. Where I live, all but the shittiest of fireworks are banned. People are only allowed to sell fireworks starting the Monday before the 4th, through the 4th (which this year meant a 3-day selling window), and only for charity. Also, we're only allowed to shoot them off on the 4th, and I think there are time restrictions, too (i.e. NOT after midnight on the 3rd/morning of the 4th).

I love fireworks. Especially the big ones. I love blowing shit up as much as the next person. What I don't like is the fact that there are still some shake roofs in my neighborhood that could literally destroy a home if a firework landed on it. I also don't like that my poor dogs have been in misery for almost 3 weeks now because people have already been shooting them off for that long. I can't afford to, nor do I want to, medicate/sedate my dogs for an entire month.

Because of idiots in my area, the fireworks rules are getting more and more strict every year. Soon, we won't be allowed to have fireworks. They discuss banning them outright every year now. I've more than once thrown out the idea that people should have to pay a small fee to get a license to shoot off fireworks, and it would involve having to take a safety course and signing an agreement that they will only be shot off during a certain date and time, and won't be shared with anyone who's not licensed. It would help make the 4th safer, and at the same time, generate some revenue for the city, county, whatever. Then the person would have to show the license to buy the fireworks, and then the sellers would be able to sell larger, more fun fireworks, and know they aren't putting ammunition into the hands of the area's next wanna-be arsonist. I know it's not ideal, but it's a thought.

Themajor13 · 2 months

In Eastern Montucky there is a $500 fine for being caught with fireworks...

the_alpacalips · 2 months

In Michigan, they changed the law so that you can light off any amount of fireworks the day before, the day of, and the day after any of the 10 government recognized holidays. The cops can still cite you for a noise complaint though.

bobnojio · 2 months

so wait... you got the cops called on you, while you were doing something that was likely illegal (even if your state allows fireworks, thats likely a noise violation at the minimum).

gotta go out of city limits to blow shit up, son. that way you dont need no safety precautions.

StoneDeaf · 2 months

In my beloved country Sweden you actually (or legally if you prefer) need a permit from the Police to use fireworks. No one follows the rules, but anyways. And they're only sold before New Year and Easter, any other sale is in someway illegal...

commanderspoonface · 2 months

Having a holiday where we light off a bunch of explosives during one of the hottest and driest parts of the year is probably the stupidest thing America has done so far.

name0tavo · 2 months

Is there anyone whose had the police called on them and tell me what the punishment was? I live in Missouri, and although it is illegal to set off fireworks, the cops usually don't care on July 4th. But now with the risk of forest fires, they'll be cracking down. I already bought some fireworks a few weeks ago, and I don't want all of them going to waste. Please note, I don't plan on firing any rockets, just small firecrackers, fountains, and maybe some parachutes, nor will I be doing this past 11:00 PM. I do plan on cleaning up any trash.

UhCrunch · 2 months

In case anyone wants this.

girlikecupcake · 2 months

Good. When I lived in Detroit, the fucks down the street from me would light them the entire week leading to the 4th, between midnight and two in the morning, and we had a baby trying to sleep. The 4th we can understand and plan for, but the while fucking week? No. I will call in a noise complaint.

manonthemount · 2 months

Where and at what time? America is about exercising freedom insofar as it doesn't infringe upon others.

I woke up this morning to people shooting off fireworks at 3 AM in a densely populated area.

evergleam12 · 2 months

I have the same problem, I work at 4am. After a hour of fussing my son falls asleep at 9pm. A hour later fireworks wake him up! My wife works nights so I'm on my own, did I mention this happens on a Monday night?

LordofBobz · 2 months

maybe if firework laws werent fucking retarded and you could light them other places then it wouldnt be done in the neighborhoods. but thats the only place its legal, in michigan anyway, parks schools and everywhere else gets you fined. 4th is no fun anymore, everyone just wants to start calling cops

SomeGuy565 · 2 months

Yep. America. Where i have the right to NOT have fireworks shot into tbe air towards my house by a bunch of drunken idiots screaming shit like "yee haw momma. Did ya see how i dun blowed tbat up! Do it again!"

You have rights. I have rights. Fuck off.

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