Why half the Akaroa locals today are in a bad mood

**Hads** · 4th November 2017, 10:17

We had some idiots using fireworks roughly every 40 mins till about 4:30am this morning, despite several visits from police and noise control. Needless to say lots of locals have some colourful ways of dealing with them.

Their excuses

1) It's Guy Fawkes (Despite it not being the 5th)
2) I can do what I like
3) It's Akaroa

Needless to say it is going to be a challenging day, if they do the same tonight my self control will be gone, thinking of hiding noise making devices in their house that beep at random intervals, so they can feel sleep deprivation against their will.

Rant over (Topic of thread suggests Rants are wanted)

**jellywrestler** · 4th November 2017, 10:38

Originally Posted by Hads

We had some idiots using fireworks roughly every 40 mins till about 4:30am this morning, despite several visits from police and noise control. Needless to say lots of locals have some colourful ways of dealing with them.

Their excuses

1) It's Guy Fawkes (Despite it not being the 5th)
2) I can do what I like
3) It's Akaroa

Needless to say it is going to be a challenging day, if they do the same tonight my self control will be gone, thinking of hiding noise making devices in their house that beep at random intervals, so they can feel sleep deprivation against their will.

Rant over (Topic of thread suggests Rants are wanted)

stop being a killjoy and wear ya helmet to bed, that way you won't hear them.

**Woodman** · 4th November 2017, 11:07

Ring the cops and say you hear gunshots. If everyone did this the law would change real fast.

**ellipsis** · 4th November 2017, 11:17

Originally Posted by Woodman

Ring the cops and say you hear gunshots. If everyone did this the law would change real fast.

...or take the gun around and make some bangs...that would also have some kind of effect...

**Akzle** · 4th November 2017, 15:43

what are you? old?

bloody killjoy.

**Akzle** · 4th November 2017, 15:44

Originally Posted by Woodman

Ring the cops and say you hear gunshots. If everyone did this the law would change real fast.

yeah... to increase the penalties for falsifying a report.

**Woodman** · 4th November 2017, 17:30

Originally Posted by Akzle

yeah... to increase the penalties for falsifying a report.

Oh I dunno. Heard some bangs this arvo while in the shed that may have been fireworks or may have been a mass shooter. How is someone with little or no experience with guns supposed to know? Obviously I didn't call the cops as the chances of it being a mas shooter is next to nothing, but I am sure if some anti fireworks fwits started calling the cops every time they heard explosive sounds the cops would get sick of responding very fast. And they have to respond.

**Akzle** · 4th November 2017, 18:20

Originally Posted by Woodman

Oh I dunno. Heard some bangs this arvo while in the shed that may have been fireworks or may have been a mass shooter. How is someone with little or no experience with guns supposed to know? Obviously I didn't call the cops as the chances of it being a mas shooter is next to nothing, but I am sure if some anti fireworks fwits started calling the cops every time they heard explosive sounds the cops would get sick of responding very fast. And they have to respond.

**Akzle** · 4th November 2017, 18:25

while i completely agree that we should all waste as much police time as possible (it's a public service, because while they're dealing with you they're not issuing traffic infringements to others) i disagree with your crying wolf about firearms.

**Woodman** · 4th November 2017, 18:39

Originally Posted by Akzle

while i completely agree that we should all waste as much police time as possible (it's a public service, because while they're dealing with you they're not issuing traffic infringements to others) i disagree with your crying wolf about firearms.

Didn't say i would do it, or agree with it. Was just musing about what would happen if the anti fireworks folk (probably a high proportion of cyclists) started doing it.

**GazzaH** · 4th November 2017, 18:51

What about the other half? What makes them so moody?

**AllanB** · 4th November 2017, 18:53

Originally Posted by GazzaH

What about the other half? What makes them so moody?

Men mainly in my experience ........

**Akzle** · 4th November 2017, 19:05

Originally Posted by Woodman

Didn't say i would do it, or agree with it. Was just musing about what would happen if the anti fireworks folk (probably a high proportion of cyclists) started doing it.

yeah well cyclists can fuck right off too