01-01-2010, 09:06 AM
Don't like the fireworks? Move to CA or Chicago. While there are a very few cities that allow them in CA, they are illegal in IL. Of course there are people that drive across to Indiana to buy them, but people are generally vigilant to turn in those who break the law and put homes and lives in danger. In most of CA you would have to be an absolute fool to light fireworks, it is a tinder box, which makes me wonder if they also have fireworks in Kona, as there were already two brushfires burning there last week.
Our cat is an inside cat and neither she or out dog have ever had a reaction to fireworks or loud noises (probably because they lived in noisy downtown Chicago before moving here.) I have had friends though with dogs that went absolutely bonkers. East Hawaii is not a good place for animals that react badly to such noises. We went to a party last night in HPP (where the noise of local firecrackers was deafening at midnight and lasted about 20 minutes)and the hosts boarded their dogs in a Kennel that had sound proofing. Smart idea if you have animals that freak out. It costs less than medication (which includes a Dr. visit) and you know that they are being cared for during the duration. As we drove through Hilo neighborhoods on our way home last night, it was evident that some are far worse for fireworks than others. Our neighborhood has only one family with children and they have been exploding fireworks for a week, and there is a huge ugly mess in front of their house now. The sunrise was quite red and smoky this morning. Personally, I don't get it, most of the noise I heard last night was an unending string of hundreds of plain old firecrackers. They are noisy, smoky and stinky... why would anyone want that??? I can see doing the ones that actually light up the sky and inspire "ohh's and ahh's" but simply blasting stinky smoke for hours on end makes no sense to me, especially in this economy & environment (vog etc.). It is one of those things that leaves me shaking my head and saying to myself, "What were they thinking?"
Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany
www.myhawaiianhome.blogspot.com
www.eastbaypotters.blogspot.com
Our cat is an inside cat and neither she or out dog have ever had a reaction to fireworks or loud noises (probably because they lived in noisy downtown Chicago before moving here.) I have had friends though with dogs that went absolutely bonkers. East Hawaii is not a good place for animals that react badly to such noises. We went to a party last night in HPP (where the noise of local firecrackers was deafening at midnight and lasted about 20 minutes)and the hosts boarded their dogs in a Kennel that had sound proofing. Smart idea if you have animals that freak out. It costs less than medication (which includes a Dr. visit) and you know that they are being cared for during the duration. As we drove through Hilo neighborhoods on our way home last night, it was evident that some are far worse for fireworks than others. Our neighborhood has only one family with children and they have been exploding fireworks for a week, and there is a huge ugly mess in front of their house now. The sunrise was quite red and smoky this morning. Personally, I don't get it, most of the noise I heard last night was an unending string of hundreds of plain old firecrackers. They are noisy, smoky and stinky... why would anyone want that??? I can see doing the ones that actually light up the sky and inspire "ohh's and ahh's" but simply blasting stinky smoke for hours on end makes no sense to me, especially in this economy & environment (vog etc.). It is one of those things that leaves me shaking my head and saying to myself, "What were they thinking?"
Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany
www.myhawaiianhome.blogspot.com
www.eastbaypotters.blogspot.com
Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany
www.SassySpoon.wordpress.com
www.myhawaiianhome.blogspot.com
www.EastBayPotters.com
devany
www.SassySpoon.wordpress.com
www.myhawaiianhome.blogspot.com
www.EastBayPotters.com