Fireworks are going off in the neighborhood...yeah
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Not that the idiots obey that law. They've been going off since Friday.
What's the attraction of a loud cherry bomb BANG? I just don't get it.
Even sparklers.
But they already are setting stuff off.
(Yes, I like stuff that goes boom too!) 
I haven't heard anything yet. Fireworks are illegal here but once upon a time you could get lots of fireworks in Chinatown anyway. NYPD has cracked down on it for several years. There will be a few knuckleheaded individuals on the 4th but it's overall much improved.
One year some jerks nearby were setting off fireworks that went really high up. I was concerned they'd hit someone's house and start a fire. I reported it to 911 and figured if the cops weren't busy with more important things they'd show up. A few minutes later I looked out the window (I live in apt. on high floor) and saw two cop cars approaching on parallel side streets. No lights, no sirens, QUIETLY - simultaneously they turned onto the block where the jerks were, one from the east and the other from the west and SURPRISE! I'm still impressed by their coordination. 
I'm hearing them right now for the first time this year, but so far they're small, just little pops in the background. I have a strong startle response when the bigger ones go off, and they really keep me on edge. Anybody have some dog tranquilizers for me? 
The bangs, pops, and whirls begun last weekend in earnest and probably won't stop until the end of July. It makes me a nervous wreck. Fortunately, my dog was born deaf and is oblivious, but the cat is stressed and is not eating well. Sigh.
I don't even get the appeal. A loud bang and you might blow a few fingers off...what fun. Maybe start an actual fire. How entertaining.
I just think of it as National Dog Torture Week. It must extremely painful to their ears, from the way react. I used to have to retreat to the closed car in the closed garage - the best soundproofing I could manage - and sit with my dog till the worst was over. It didn't help much; he would still be in a state of total fear and misery. And to think of all the dogs that will run away and possibly perish or be lost for good is beyond sad. I'm hoping the bone dry drought conditions here in CA will give people pause, but it probably won't.
This is my most hated holiday by far. I'll be glad when it's over.