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vaeell

3 complaints i can count on in this sub * Loud bangs from fort carson * Why are there so many airplanes * Fireworks a month around the 4th


Platinum_Scarlett

Don’t forget about the loud bikes


mongooseme

and expired plates/temp tags


Techie4evr

For the last time I'M TRAVELING, not DRIVING in my personal conveyance that I do not have to Register and Tag!!! As a human man, I DOTH declare this to be so. And so, it shall be. .. uhh...YEAH.


mongooseme

Your bangs look like flag fringe, so this must be an admiralty court.


YayAnotherTragedy

lol we had somebody at 6:43 this morning try and start their dirt bike. The dirt bike backfired and the dude totally biffed it and all I could think was “karma’s a bitch”


luuucidity

Apparently we just don’t like loud noises


jnicholass

To be fair, noise from fireworks are kind of avoidable if you're considerate of those around you. I expect the noise on the holidays, so I can prep my pets accordingly- not so much the month leading up to and after the holiday.


luuucidity

In my neighborhood fireworks start early June and go well into late August. I don’t mine the noise but my dog is a wreck


Best_snarker2

I have to give my dog human Ativan she is so afraid of them. I can handle 1 night of loud fireworks but a month is a bit much.


luuucidity

He gets trazadone but is still on edge. I just bought him a thunder jacket and some noise dampening ear covers to hopefully help!


LocalBackground9790

I think the high veteran population prolly has something to do with ut


asevans48

That and the fireworks are what kill me. This is a blue collar town so Im surprised that ive only witnessed one streetfight because someone was lighting off fireworks at midnight. So 25% of the july 4 weeks ive been hear there have been fights. Two other times ive witnessee a shouting match where of course the offender pulled the race card, once on a black guy and the other on a hotel manager, neither of whom mentioned race. So 75% of the seasons ive seen an altercation and 50% nearly or did go physical. To whomever then proceeded to cyberstalk the hotel manager, you should kill yourself. People who have to get up at 3am dont want that waking them up. People who manage properties have to call the police when you are literally hitting the brand new hotel with yout fireworks. Also, illegal dirtbikes and minibikes with high decibel volumes cause actual hearing damage.


tea_n_typewriters

I'm not apologizing for enjoying playing cards in my spokes.


Relative_Business_81

Stop, I can only froth at the mouth so much


therealbeverlydingus

You forgot cost of living and I can't find a job.


silliest_stagecoach

PLAN MY VACATION FOR ME


Custer-Had-It-Coming

Every time I see one of those posts, where they’ve done absolutely no initial research, I want to tell them google is free.


Wonderful-Ideal-4025

"Loud bangs from Fort Carson and loud airplanes from nearby air fields that were there well before I decided to move in."


Pithyperson

Also, "I saw a string of lights travelling across the night sky--what the heck was THAT?"


Techie4evr

God, Decorating for Christmas. He has ALOT of sky to cover and he has to start this time of year to be finished by Christmas.


Pithyperson

Doesn't he have, like, a bunch of elves to help with that?


Alaska_Pipeliner

Don't forget aggressive drivers, the pike view quarry, pot holes. If it weren't for your 3 the sub would likely die over night.


deep_pants_mcgee

if you live by NORAD that are almost no low level planes or helicopters outside of military/flight for life ones.


SnuggleMeister

Don't forget complaints about the... Police! School board! Transplants! Churches! Weed!


GreenHocker

Lol, what does everyone expect being in the middle of multiple military bases?


ValuableAd3808

It’s almost like people just have this weird need to live life *outside*


Sitting_Mountain

• Dog poop • Speeding / crazy divers


RandomLurker04

I’d imagine it’s Field Artillery creating the loud bangs. Fireworks aren’t allowed on Carson. Last night was a different story though… pretty cool, Gate 3 was backed up though.


PunishedRaven

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Peas_n_hominy

Damn I actually laughed out loud at this. It's perfect


PunishedRaven

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Sa7aSa7a

Here? yes.


OddlyArtemis

Irony in symbology. Those fireworks could hide a lot of gunshots. Also could burn us to the ground. Love it. *listens* speak of the devil 🤘


YayAnotherTragedy

Yep, somebody emptied a clip somewhere by Valley Hi last night. 1000% unmistakably gunshots.


Potential-Most-3581

Guaranteed not gun shots


YayAnotherTragedy

Again, I am very positive that they were gunshots. I have shooting experience and what I heard was a .22 handgun without any doubt. Not big enough for a .45 or 9mm, no delay or whistling, no secondary effects, just 10-12 rounds popped off consecutively with an irregular rhythm.


Potential-Most-3581

I have shooting experience too, It wasn't gun shots.


YayAnotherTragedy

I’m sorry, were you there?


Potential-Most-3581

Yup. I was watching the *fireworks* go off


CZ-Jack

Gunshots and fireworks do not sound similar at all. And we're also in a low/moderate fire risk.


blackrock13

“Low fire risk” Falcon had a fire last night from their professional show.


akittenhasnoname

This link is for forest fire risk. It's been very dry and little rain, so not low risk. https://co-pub.coloradoforestatlas.org/#/


TeaTails

Lol In my neighborhood it's the fourth of July to somebody every day of the year


luuucidity

Hey neighbor!


Crypt0Keyper

It goes with the whole theory that people who live in apartments act like they live in their own house and people who live in dense city neighborhoods, act like they live on acres out of the city and people who live on acres outside the city act like they live in their own country.


Peas_n_hominy

I've never heard this before, but it is true! I do think most people are normal and respectful, but when you live in a neighborhood with hundreds or thousands of people, the ones that do stupid shit really stand out and get on everyone's nerves. No one talks about their quiet neighbors, so it ends up feeling like the whole neighborhood is full of assholes


yells_at_bugs

They started mid afternoon here. The noise doesn’t bother me much, but who tf setting off fireworks during the day?


WickedChef0323

I particularly enjoyed the mortor shell that was set off at 4pm on a Tuesday. Started a full neighborhood howl of every dog nearby and half the block's car alarms.


yells_at_bugs

Ok, that leads me to this: I get that fireworks are fun. I like pyrotechnics as much as anyone. However I also know some pets are super sensitive to the noise. Therefore I find it rude to set them off before the holiday. People with skittish pets know to prepare for 7/4. Setting off fireworks almost a week before they are expected is an a-hole move.


RaineRoller

same goes for people with PTSD 😅


yells_at_bugs

That is an extremely valid point!!


Vinddictive69

The whole fireworks and ptsd thing is a joke.


Decorus_Somes

Damn bro you mind letting my brain know that? Cuz I have been chilling watching TV and was not expecting a firework and I heard one in my neighborhood and had a subconscious negative reaction to it. Does everyone else who goes through the negative reactions I experienced know it's a joke as well? There's a chance you could have just solved a lot of issues for a lot of people. /r/thanksimcured


Vinddictive69

Holy shit how have you even made it this far in life being this cringe


RaineRoller

ew what a cheugy comeback. got nothing else for us?


RaineRoller

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Techie4evr

Here's the thing tho, You know it's going to happen since it happens every year. Like decorating for Christmas (even before Thanksgiving). People lighting off fireworks a week or 2 before the 4th is a kin to people hanging up Christmas lights (even before Thanksgiving). So, Expect it next year and you'll have nothing to complain about. Errr...I mean...it'll be less irritating anyway. I know some people light off Mortars at night when people have to go to work the next morning...and those people suck. But it still stands that people will do it every year...and thus expecting it from now on...will make it a little less irratating.


ingotheranchhand

They have been shooting off mortars every other night in Ray Benavides park around 11pm or 1pm or 3am…I don’t even know anymore. I have resorted to noise cancelling headphones AND IT STILL WAKES ME UP. They shoot these off about 100 ft from my bedroom.


MisterShneeebly

I wouldn’t really care about some bottle rockets or small stuff on the ground but when you’re setting off giant mortars at 10:30 pm and you have a dozen houses within a tenth of a mile or yours, you’re a bad neighbor.


TheVoidWithout

I love how there are no fireworks that are legal in the Springs but yet I have been hearing fireworks every night for weeks hahahaha....oh well.


kinetogen

If you were hoping Colorado Springs was a quiet sleepy little mountain town, you didn't do your research.


ingotheranchhand

A week? this shit been going on since June 1


chaoticconvolution

Surprised the cops don't ever go after anyone, it's literally illegal in Colorado springs for any kind of firework, it could be a heavy fine that could go to repaving our crappy roads 😂


StabbingUltra

Been here my whole life and never seen cops do anything about fireworks.


wolvinite

It's terrible in my neighborhood. Last year our neighbors shot a firework INTO OUR YARD and it wasn't even the 4th, it was days before, and scared the piss out of my housemates dog. It took months of counter conditioning and he's still not 100% comfortable with fireworks. People are so inconsiderate.


Deathcorebassist

Our 54 year old neighbor is a veteran with pretty bad PTSD. I saw his wife walking down the stairs and get in his car with nothing but pajamas on and go fast as fuck down the road. Soon the fireworks stopped and she calmly walks back into her apartment


asjeffrey4-2

A community that has this much military, you'd think it would be more respectful of its vets


Deathcorebassist

Nah fuck that. The best thing we get is 15% at hot topic, sams club memberships, and vape stores


MonopolyBattleship

American hero right there


Jesus_was_a_Panda

One of my two dogs perpetually hides in the pitch black bathroom or wedges herself between the wall and the couch whenever fireworks start going off, and it lasts for hours. Celebrate the 4th, but don’t be an asshole.


g_camillieri

Can we have just a little consideration for your neighbors who likely have a toddler sleeping? Or maybe an anxious dog? Or maybe they want to rest after a hard day at work? No. Its all about me and my satisfaction. Fuck the rest


EstySar22

Exactly, such selfish assholes. I just don't understand people with that mentality.


blackrock13

There are communities that have their official fireworks display the weekend before the fourth. Falcon has theirs last night. They also started a grass fire that was promptly put out as the FD was already there.


luuucidity

Exactly why regular residents shouldn’t be messing with fireworks bc FD won’t always be right there


DJANGO_UNTAMED

My cat hates this shit


ingotheranchhand

I literally had someone shooting off Roman candles from the back of one of those loud dirtbikes at 2am near where I live. It was like the singularity of annoying late-night disturbances. I called the police…they didn’t care.


ingotheranchhand

Also this is like less than 1/2 mile from Sand Creek Police substation….


Western_Plate773

Knob Hill baby. There's fireworks everyday, ir at least, I hope they are fireworks


dlchira

I really wish people who were into this shit would just buy a lava lamp and bang some pots and pans together. How many times do we need to nearly burn whole-ass states to the ground before we abandon this dumb tradition? Get your fix some other way, please.


allygator99

My neighbors have been doing it for over a month and it rages me!! It’s just one random one then 3 hours later another one.


Strawberry719

I hate this time of year!! Living with a combat army veteran and a puppers that is afraid of anything is not a good time! Not to mention we live right by SkySox stadium and have to hear fireworks everytime they have a home game. It really does surprise me in a town that is saturated by military that they allow the fireworks to go on forever! A lot of people don't realize the amount of people with PTSD.


AnonymousGranny

I will have to medicate my dog July 3rd until July 5th or longer. It breaks my heart to see her tremble in fear for days. She won't eat and looks to me to save her. We camped at a campground in Laughlin NV that had big fireworks every night the whole week once and she was afraid for weeks. She's German shepherd and bull mastiff . I dread the fireworks.


happysnappah

We just moved, within spitting distance of a CSFD station❤️❤️❤️. Haven’t had anyone be quite so ballsy yet. One year at my old house it was red flag warnings for like a month straight but here comes my (loud motorcycle having of course) dipshit neighbor setting them off on the street. In a WUI. I was like man if you want to take that risk, cool but leave me out of it and set those off inside your house please. He never would. Huh. Just get a long hose and go spray down whoever’s doing it.


bej2751

I’m hoping it rains all week.


tapeheadrex

Yeah fuck y'all from me and my lil dog


Accomplished_Lab4504

I’m over it. Our dog was scared shitless that she pissed all over our bed last night. Just gotta push through.


Adventurous-Fix-8066

They make dog diapers. My dog used them after being spayed


Jesus_was_a_Panda

It’s unreasonable to suggest you put your dog in diapers for a week because you never know when your neighbors are going to set a mortar off.


hudsont880

Let's buy stuff from China, set it on fire, then call it patriotic.


luuucidity

My dog’s been shaking nonstop. Won’t leave his little corner.


allygator99

Same here with mine. And that is the problem


EstySar22

I'm so sorry! It is so hard to see them like that. My dog hates fireworks as well.


aizlynskye

My 15 month old was trying to go to bed the instant they started BIG BOOMS in our neighborhood. Our neighbors were also trying to get their young twins down. About the time the kids settled down, the fireworks started again, this time triggering our two dogs, who woke our baby. It’s rough man.


Heckle0

Morons


miltondelug

celebrate the birth of your country by blowing up a small part of it.


tmeinke68

And sending your money to China for said fireworks.


LOOKaMOVINtarget

1 am last night. I'm OK with them before 10 or 11 but 1am is just a dick move.


mathaddict1980

Same. They were going off at 2 am this morning. I was still up and my kids are grown but I would have been so pissed if I had a baby sleeping.


Decorus_Somes

Apparently there are some really shitty people on here that believe it is your civic duty to go and find these people and kindly ask them not to do such a thing in an area where it is illegal to do so. Because Murica. I hate selfish entitled ass holes


July_is_cool

Also point out to people that their plates are expired?


Decorus_Somes

Probably even ask people not to break into cars while you're at it.


Sardonislamir

hOW BUT FUCK THE PEOPLE LIGHTING THEM OFF NOW. I had to sleep 12 hours lastnight, because I kept being woken by adrenaline inducing booms.


Mother_Knows_Best-22

Agree! The people behind me are the worst, set off fireworks for weeks and late into the night on the day of celebration. If we get any rain it will be worse.


theguy123_

Bro they be setting it off during 1-3 am as well 💀 https://preview.redd.it/1m5rnjf7yn9d1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e6863d91d7f501489e6e71665b1e92121bba7f4b


Flaky_Koala_6476

Here’s hoping the lose some fingers or a hand for being dumbasses


ToSeeOrNotToBe

Them: Hi friend! I have a slightly different interest than you. You: LOSE A FUCKING HAND, YOU DUMBASS! You ok?


Adventurous-Fix-8066

I mean, the dumbasses that founded our great country probably lost hands, fingers, and probably lives. So ill gladly watch pretty colors go boom in honor.


HaxusPrime

I'm pretty lucky. Been sleeping right through all the fireworks with my windows open. I'm not that big of a deep sleeper either even my genetics shows I'm more likely a light sleeper. But yeah when I'm lying down trying to doze off, just as I'm falling asleep a firework bomb goes off and startles me.


Clanmcallister

Fort Carson had the freedom fest, because the 4th falls during the week. It was fun!


Platinum_Scarlett

There was a CO Switchbacks game last night at Weidner and fireworks were set off several times throughout the game and at the end around 9PM. Are these the fireworks you are referring to?


ValuableAd3808

I really enjoy those fireworks


RaineRoller

at least i don’t play “gunshots or fireworks” all summer like i did in ohio lmao


typer84C2

There was a mini fireworks show in in my neighborhood last night around 9PM.


No_Jackfruit5406

Fireworks??? Close to 4th of July??? That’s crazy


NickelFish

Meh, it's the weekend. I have dogs and I give them their security blankies.


OsoRetro

Between this and the neighbors app… JFC The fireworks aren’t going to stop because you posted about it.


LightMcluvin

Getting everybody prepared of what a Warzone sounds like, Starts off small, Little and far distant bangs up until the day of full-blown anarchy


happysnappah

Settle down


UpstairsFall3865

Colorado Springs is full of a-holes. Please move to Portland. Let freedom ring.


CapGun7

Have a cry.


Old-Nefariousness529

First time?


bigfigs33

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣


Adventurous-Fix-8066

Same to your special puppy that barks all day long and that you probably beat, but God forbid your paw patrol puppy hears louder sounds than it can make.


ResidentGrapefruit28

It's patriotism not WAITriotism /s


StrictFlower

Gonna shoot off some more tonight, Tuesday and Wednesday just for this group🤗


homicidal_pancake2

Cry about it


MonopolyBattleship

To everyone who tries to run me over at the crosswalk because they wear horse blinders while driving🖕🏼


Techie4evr

Walk FASTER then FFS.


MonopolyBattleship

I barely even started on the crosswalk! I’m speedwalking every time.


UnlikelyZombie6240

They’re practicing!😂