It was almost a week after Independence Day, on a weeknight, when the neighbors across the common area behind my house were still setting off fireworks into the early morning hours. This had been their ritual every night since a week before the 4th. I'm as patriotic as the next guy, and I love fireworks, but setting them off after midnight on weeknights well after the celebration should have ended was a bit much. Not to mention that their fireworks had awoken our baby every single night.
There was not a single light in the common area, and they were sitting on their back porch with all the house lights off. I couldn't see them, and they couldn't see me. I walked into the common area and said that it was a little late for fireworks on a weeknight and asked if they could please wrap it up for the night. They said nothing. I asked again, explaining that we had a sick baby asleep in bed and would really like her to stay asleep. Again, I was completely ignored. So I pulled out my
C2 LED, pointed it at their faint silhouettes, and fired it up. I was about 30 feet away, and they all covered their faces with their arms. I left it there while I politely stated that we have city noise ordinances and that I would be calling the police if they set another one off.
Haven't heard a single firework since.
Russell V.
Zionsville, IN
