From:
Kate Kampa
Date:
Jul 01 00:10 UTC
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Okay, so, its the 4th of July and what better way to celebrate than to wake
your neighbors and make their dogs howl. We were awakened by fireworks from
3:00 a.m. to 3:30 a.m. on Sunday morning and from 2:00 to 2:30 a.m. on
Monday. They are less than fun during the day and early evening but the
middle of the night is unconscionable.
Just in case everyone is not aware, most fireworks are illegal in Minnesota.
This is an excerpt from the City of Minneapolis web page:
"Examples of items that are permitted include sparklers, cones and tubes
that emit sparks, novelty items like snakes, and party poppers.
Explosive and aerial fireworks are prohibited for public sale, possession
and use in the State of Minnesota. Prohibited fireworks include, but are not
limited to firecrackers, bottle rockets, missiles, roman candles, mortars
and shells.
Please review the list of examples of legal and illegal fireworks at
WWW.FIRE.STATE.MN.US"
So, if you see anything or hear anything, its probably illegal not to
mention annoying and dangerous. On Saturday, the business end of a rocket
landed 3 feet away from our neighbors' 2 year old! (He confronted the
offenders and they stopped, eventually).
So, I beg all of you! If the idiots are next to you, either point out that
what they are doing is illegal and ask them to stop or call 911. The
problem for those who don't know where they are coming from (but are still
disturbed) is that when we call 911, we can only give a general directions
of where we hear them and that doesn't get us very far. Repeated (even
anonymous) calls with the correct address of the offenders can! We have
successfully stopped some of our neighbors from ruining our nights.
(Besides the fact that fireworks are illegal, it is also against the law to
be that load after 10 p.m.) So, please, if the offenders live next to you,
help the rest of us out and call the police!