Not here yet, I thought there were laws that they can only be sold near to the night, hadn't realised it's that close.

started this week near me -  lots of people celebrate Diwali

None around here yet

They've been going off round here for the last 2 weeks

OMG it reminds me of a few years ago when a neighbour set off a whole load of fireworks at a very crappy time and it woke my sick daughter which had taken me hours to settle so I stomped round there and went mental at the woman who said the fireworks were for her dads 80th birthday. I felt a right heel when little old frail man came out to apologise...

The woman still doesn't talk to me...

Bollox to 'em but I did feel bad.

Not had any round here...................YET!

Started around here last week!!

i was walking home from the shop the other night and one went whizzing by my head, i nearly had a bliddy heart attack  the kids throwing them was about 10

I hate Halloween, fireworks should be banned again.

I don`t like UNorganized or mis-used fireworks which start too soon and finish too late.
I am always quite relieved when Halloween and Bonfire Night have gone.

they are banned in Oz so now OH goes mad buying them - WELL NOT THIS YEAR SONNY JIM

I'd forgotten about that lovely festival. Not many celebrate Diwali round here. I remember it in Leeds tho'.

I have only heard the odd firework I am dreading fireworks night my two westies are terrified  of them, they hide and bark non stop  I end up with a massive migrane trying to calm them.

I'm lucky in that way, my two dogs couldn't give a toss.

And I've sorted the OH buying fieworks dilemma, we're going to go to Drayton Manor Jubilee display

There were a lot of Diwali ones round my way the other night, but I quite enjoyed them

We've had the Diwali ones going off - we get loads of free displays around here!

I don't have any Indian neighbours around me but I do have idiotic teenagers that are going mental with fireworks

The poor dogs are going crazy

We have a Hindu temple a few streets away, so Diwali's always a big deal.
A year or so ago, the temple had a grand re-opening (it's a lovely building and looks like it's made of ice cream) after refurbishment, and people came from all over Britain for it.

There were thousands of people chucking coloured powder at each other, all wearing their brightest shirts and sarees - really colourful and exciting

that sounds beautiful

Bad here last weekend as many people were celebrating Diwali, but on the whole haven't hear that many - yet, suppose it will start at the weekend.

Still think they should not be sold until the weekend before.

Sounds lovely, I like that festival, I like the idea of a festival of light at the start of the darkest time of the year.  The Christmas lights by us have also been switched on early for Diwali, they will be switched off again til the end of November, but it does look nice.

The young lads in our local shop were giving away Indian sweets to customers at the weekend to celebrate Diwali, which I thought was lovely.

I miss Diwali celebrations, as a kid we used to celebrate it at school too and I loved learning about other religions, it's not celebrated around here much.

As for the fireworks, I'd like to stick a rocket up the ass of the little shites that was letting them off last night.  My poor cats were bricking it.

Here in Leicestershire, we've had fireworks going off for ages.  Diwali, mostly.

I grew up in West London, not too far away from big Indian communities in Southall and Wembley so Diwali was a real treat.

weve been lucky, its been surprisingly quiet round here this year.

This happens to us on July 4th (and the weeks before/after), and New Year's Eve, as well (and before/after....)

We get the New Years Eve thing too, but here it's stupid kids throwing them around rather than people letting them off too early.  

As a teen I refused to go out the house in the 2 weeks leading up to November 5th, then in my early thirties when I was working my way through uni in a petrol staion I had to call the police one night, because stupid kids were throwing bangers at people on the forecourt filling their cars up.

  Holy cow, that's scary!

Are we sticking to the Hindu theme, or calling Cinds that?

Whatchoo mean "we", Willis??  I'm hoping Cinds knows better. 

Oh! We get that round my way too Lori... firework season starts with Diwali and continues through Halloween, Guy Fawkes Night, Thanksgiving is big here too, Christmas, New Year... then we get a bit of a break until July 4th! 

I love the free show from home for all of it! (But I don't have pets!)

Some idiot let a firework off in one of the busy pubs on saturday, injured about 5 women. All the manager said he would look at the cctv on the following day, find out who done it and ban them for 6 weeks.

My mate went outside and flagged the police down, they are taking care of it now..

Forgot to add Eid, by the way!  Firework City here!

We've got the idiots letting them off here this week as soon as school kids are home it's not like you can see them, only hear them,.  I feel so sorry for animals and birdies who are frightened by them and parents trying to get little ones to sleep

heard a few bangs round here but not annoying yet.

when i stayed at my inlaws over christmas her newish neighbours set off aload of REALLY noisy fireworks at midnight on christmas eve...woke every kid in the street

i never saw my prim and proper mother in law swear so much (she was also very angry that she has 4 cats who were out at the time)..she had a right paddy at them...quite rightly.

Oooo.... great phrase!  May I adopt this? I can think of several ways to use this in a sentence within the next couple of days.

Is it going in the Loripedia?

Be careful how you use the word 'Paddy' though Lori... ya know what I'm sayin'?

I myself smoke home rolled ciggies, and have always used the phrase" BRB--- just " rolling a fag "   This may come out different in the US -- so have now reverted to-- " Phone" BRB.    Ey Lori lass-- Get thi clogs on lass, there's trouble down't mill...

Sadly we all know what the outcome will be- Not enough evidence.