The Sound of Fireworks

I love a good light show. I really do. But I absolutely despise the sound of fireworks.

I like hissing and sizzling and crackling - but it's the bangs and the booms and the pops I can't stand.  Especially when it's 11 pm and I have to work the next morning. But even when it's noon, I still flinch every time a firecracker goes off.

But setting firecrackers off past midnight is just rude. Especially if you live in a city where they're illegal outside of certain hours or an apartment complex with a no-fireworks policy in place.  There's a reason I chose to live here.