Sally wrote:
i hate them! why are people letting them off already, it is only thw 2nd & it isnt even dark yet & someone is letting them off outside my house. i am going out later which is going to be even worse as even more will probably be let off. anyone else still hate fireworks? does anyone have any advice for how to deal with them?
it's because they are selfish gits,there is no other reason for setting them off in complete daylight [and in the morning,afternoon etc] as they cannot be seen.
fireworks also get used by some muslims to celebrate festivals now,and some get hold of them to use for birthdays and such-so they are used a lot more and it's extreme torture to anyone who has sensitive hearing and sensory processing problem combo fireworks are also unpredictible to which is another problem auties and aspies can have with noise,and some non autists on the ouch forum were discussing how fireworks really messes with their startle reflexes-fireworks are really not fair on people at all as they are used in small,packed contained residential areas and are forced on people.
they should be banned for use by regular people [they have been using them since at least september already near am],but.....have organised,safe displays in wide,open green spaces [eg,a park,some field etc]-keep them out of residential areas.
not only does it affect people but animals to,the noise can be just as much torture to them due to their accute and sensitive hearing ability,many animals need sedatives around bonfire night and are completely disrupted.
Sally,
am understand well about this problem as am affected accutely by them to,like to think of them as sound torture.
have been having firework induced meltdowns almost everyday for a while and there are teenagers walking around throwing lit fireworks,hoping no one injures any animals this year with fireworks.
am very desperate and had got several big bottles of bacardi breezer orange for monday/bonfire night [was going to have alcohol,and a couple of prescribed tylex co-codamol [morphine-like] painkillers to get as mentally numb as possible,nearly every other years' bonfire night has ended with day long multiple agonising MDs so want to get through it as quick and as painlessly as possible.
dad came up with a better idea-he suggested he take am to the trafford centre,
which is bad in terms of people caused noise,but is more easily controlled with the earplugs+eardefenders combo,
the trafford centre is not next to any houses,so will not be affected by them and outside noise is very protected against-do happen to be near the trafford centre,Sally? or somewhere else like it? that might be something worth trying.
am recommend getting a pair of soft earplugs,and padded eardefenders at the least-can get the ear defenders from various places including builders shops,and diy shops like bnq.