When to be a Karen/Old man w/ a lawn

[Nothingman]

You know what never gets old? It’s not fireworks.

I preferred it when they were illegal in Iowa. Fireworks on the 4th are fine. Don’t care for fireworks at all hours of the night for two weeks before and after the 4th.

 

[NWICY]

Collectively we abhor Karen’s and old men yelling at clouds. But where’s the line? Where’s your line? Do you have any specific borderline situations to share?

——Why I’m posting this topic——

Sunday evening I get home from a long day/night of work. What went from an evening shift ending at 12:30/1, didn’t until 4:30. I got home and ready to pass out at 5am for a few hours.

I start hearing what sounds like a very loud, but apparently effective, bug zapper. No big deal.

Then I started hearing the whiz of bottle rockets, followed by the bang of mortars and 25ct rockets.

A few poppers and bottle rockets, sure. But this was lead up to finale of July 4th level mortars. In the middle of a crowded neighborhood, at 5am.

I was beyond tired and didn’t really care. So I went to my porch, in just my boxers, waited for the 25ct pack to conclude, then said pretty firmly, “it’s 5 in the f#%^*ing morning.”

She popped off “wtf?!?” And said something under her breathe about going to grab more.

She didn’t and I and I presume others were able to sleep.

I don’t FEEL like a Karen in this instance, but what say you? Would you say something? Is that a Karen moment? Where’s your personal line?

Wanting to discuss more Karen line vs fireworks etiquette, but CF will do with this as it pleases and I ain’t trying to Karen yall into staying on topic

I like fireworks but 5a.m.? Nope, you were well within valid complaint range.

 

[KidSilverhair]

You know what never gets old? It’s not fireworks.

I preferred it when they were illegal in Iowa. Fireworks on the 4th are fine. Don’t care for fireworks at all hours of the night for two weeks before and after the 4th.

Yep, having the neighborhood sound like Fallujah every night for two weeks is not the way I want to live.

Never mind that the people who keep whining about “big government overreach” and “local control is the best” are totally happy with the state stepping in and telling cities they can’t set their own rules on fireworks, we passed this law so all Iowans can blast away to their heart’s content to celebrate freedom, how dare you cities think you can limit their fun. I remember coming home from work at about midnight on July 4 the year Iowa first legalized fireworks - there was a thick haze over the entire city of Cedar Rapids and it smelled so thick of gunpowder, it was jaw-dropping.

 

[NATEizKING]

@AIofYourChoice is 5am too early for fireworks?

 

[NWICY]

Yep, having the neighborhood sound like Fallujah every night for two weeks is not the way I want to live.

Never mind that the people who keep whining about “big government overreach” and “local control is the best” are totally happy with the state stepping in and telling cities they can’t set their own rules on fireworks, we passed this law so all Iowans can blast away to their heart’s content to celebrate freedom, how dare you cities think you can limit their fun. I remember coming home from work at about midnight on July 4 the year Iowa first legalized fireworks - there was a thick haze over the entire city of Cedar Rapids and it smelled so thick of gunpowder, it was jaw-dropping.

LOL, the Dirty was the same way that 1st yr.

 

[Clonehomer]

Do you not own a hose with a sprayer nozzle?

Or, go ring her parents doorbell at all hours of the night. If or when they answer the door, let them know what their child is doing. Don’t reason with the child, inconvenience the parents.

 

[chuckd4735]

Do you not own a hose with a sprayer nozzle?

Or, go ring her parents doorbell at all hours of the night. If or when they answer the door, let them know what their child is doing. Don’t reason with the child, inconvenience the parents.

You assume it was a kid...

 

[Clonehomer]

You assume it was a kid...

First point still applies.

 

[houjix]

LOL, the Dirty was the same way that 1st yr.

Same in WDM. There was a high pressure system set up over the state that year that just wasn't moving. Looked like one of those shots of the most polluted cities on the planet slideshows.

 

[MJ29]

I'm all for neighbors lighting off fireworks during the legal time frame which for the past several years Grimes had the most friendly policy on that as you could shoot them off for like 2 weeks it felt like. They shortened it up to a 3 day window now which is fine by me too, there was no reason why people needed to be randomly firing them of in late June or days after the 4th.

What I got pissed about 1 year was the neighbors behind me threw a big party and probably shot off a few months worth of pay in fireworks that night it seemed like as they were shooting them off all day long and past the 11pm cutoff too. The next morning my backyard was littered with the trash from it along with some of the surrounding neighbors. They never bothered to ask if they could come pick it up so I just picked it up and threw it over into their yard. The neighbor next door to me did the same and right as she threw a bunch over the wife of the neighbor that shot them off came out the back door and gave her the stink eye. The neighbor just looked at her and said "if you were a good neighbor you would of come over this morning and cleaned up the mess you made in my yard!" LOL the look on her face was priceless!

The thing I always get a kick out of is if you are outside and someone walking their dog takes a crap in your yard. I stand and wait to see if they pick it up which can lead to some uncomfortable situations. Most will pick it up but the best ones are "sorry I forgot my baggies, I will be back in a bit to pick it up." I usually just nicely say "thank you, I'll hold you to that as I am going to be outside doing some work for awhile and don't want to step in that" or a sacarstic "yeah I'm sure you did..." Most will come back and pick it up. The ones that watch their dog crap while they know you are watching then just leave it and keep walking are the ones I have no issue calling out that they better be back to pick it up or if I am not in a good mood will say something like "hey I need to take a crap, can I follow you home and use your yard?" I don't mind going to grab a grocery bag if they own up and offer to pick it up but I won't let them throw it in my garbage they have to take it home and take the walk of shame holding it.

I also live in Grimes and can agree with all of this.

Grimes' former fireworks policy was overly generous. We do not need fireworks for 14 days straight. July 2-4 is fine. And be considerate of neighbors when it comes to debris.

 

[Clonefan32]

**** I wont even mow before about 9 AM. I can't imagine the level of ***holery it would take to light of mortars at 5 AM.

 

[pourcyne]

Out here in the boonie lapland sticks, a coupla neighbors regularly have target practice that annoyingly echoes off the area where my pond & cabin are.

But...not gonna Clint Eastwood Karen that. Nope.