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hear, hear!
In Norway, it's only allowed to shoot fireworks on New Year Eve. I don't know the exact time, but it's supossed to be at night. The tradition is that everyone goes out at midnight (of course). They start selling Dec 27th and up until today.

But, as in Netherlands, they have been shooting these damn fireworks for weeks already, and right now (19.23) it is constant.

I read in the newspaper that this is the last year fireworks are legal here in Norway, and I was so happy. From next year off it has to only be officially organized. And then I read that it wasn't completely true. It is only the fireworks with steering stick that's illegal, batteries to put on the ground will still be legal! SHOOT!
It doesn't even help! Okay, it might help with the house fires (because the ones you shoot up are more prone to land on roofs). But to follow up their argument for forbidding it (to avoid the injuries), they should have made all fireworks illigal. Statistics from all the hospitals in Norway show that 50% of the injuries comes from the ones you shoot up, and 50% from the batteries. Now people will just switch to batteries all over, and it will be just as much fireworks, and just as many injuries. Why can't the politicians do it right, for once? Just once?

I have spent all together 13 New Years Eve's at home taking care of my scared dog in New Year, so I have no tradition of going out. It suites me fine, because now I have to be home to take care of a daughter I HOPE will be spared of being so affraid as I've always been. Fireworks shot up between close houses and drunk, stupid men does NOT MIX!

Sorry... I took over your bitching, but I REALLY DO AGREE!!!

Happy new year!
*To good health in 2008!*