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In reply to the discussion: Damned DIY Fireworks! [View all]beaglelover
(3,524 posts)90. My beagles were very unhappy last night but thankfully
they are back to normal this morning. The 'local' fireworks show has definitely gotten worse over the years. Last night they started before sun down and were still going strong with some major boomers when we went to bed at midnight. Enough is enough. But nothing would change here in North Hollywood even if I did complain to my local politician.
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Funny how people that hate fireworks tend to have animals that over stress about them. nt
alphafemale
Jul 2015
#31
Six months a year we get near daily thunderstorms that are far louder than any fireworks
Fumesucker
Jul 2015
#22
Perchlorate and other poisons. They don't just vanish into the air (and if they did,
MH1
Jul 2015
#68
You have my sympathies. Our cat seems to be handling the noise OK, but we do
KingCharlemagne
Jul 2015
#41
Bold prediction! More people will be killed, maimed and injured by domestic fireworks terrorists today than ISIS and
Fred Sanders
Jul 2015
#46
I can buy fireworks, but I have to sign a form promising to take them out of state in 48 hours
Travis_0004
Jul 2015
#50
Maine had a similar law for as long as I can remember. Until idiot Paul LePage changed it.
PotatoChip
Jul 2015
#60