Well, what’s wrong with fireworks?
    Well, they disturb millions and millions of people’s peace and quiet. They scare the shit - literally - out of millions of wild and domestic animals. ( and keeping pets inside does not prevent them being scared to death.)
    My philospher is that you can do what you like but don’t let your entertainment impact on others...millions of others when it comes to fireworks.
    It’s the old thing about selfish people wanting to do something and not giving a damn about the impact on others. It’s a bit like the “smoking in public places” debate.
    And, of course, firework displays seem to be more about extremely loud explosions rather than pretty pictures in the sky.
      Unfortunately, I live in a town where the local council LOVE firework displays. We have lots and lots including a three day firework competition.
    Interestingly, the displays are held within yards of a protected nature reserve AND a hundred yards from some rest homes for the elderly, and I know, for a fact, that those places have quite a lot of old folk with dementia who are convinced that they are back in the blitz - when the firework explosion start -and get into a terrible state.
    Finally, this “like it or lump it” attitude towards the disturbance caused by fireworks convinces me that - contrary to what many people believe - human beings are basically very, very selfish and not very nice as a species.