My sympathies, Joe90; I have a terrible startle reflex, too, and I can't stand that kind of thing - even people who pop their chewing gum drive me nuts. It sounds to me like your supervisor is a bit spineless and ought to pull his finger out, even if there weren't an employee who's being half scared to death.
SaveFerris wrote:
Sounds like a sackable offense if you ask me if they are indeed fireworks.
Explosives that you have to light with an open flame - however small the powder charge, I should think so; they'd almost certainly be against health and safety law aside from anything else.
SaveFerris wrote:
I amazed actually that we are in the middle of October and I haven't heard one firework being let off round my area
Can I do a house swap? Pleeeaaaaaase!
There seems to be absolutely no enforcement of the firework laws around here at all; it can be any time of year and any time of day or night - and not just little bangers; the proper ones that shoot up into the air. It seems to be that a blind eye is turned in the name of not upsetting certain immigrant communities who have a big thing about them for wedding celebrations etc. (there is provision in the law for specific religious celebrations, but not that). There's even a common urban myth around here that it's the local weed growers signalling that their crops are ready (not that they'd be likely to get busted even if it were).
And, right on cue, there are some going off right now!
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