Then there's fireworks. As a dog owner, all I see are nights (yes multiple nights) when it seems fireworks go off for at least a week in November - it's a terrifying time for animals.
Why would anyone want to scare animals with endless bangs and explosions?
And much like the scooters, that's before we even get to the number of injuries.
Yes there's the argument that stupid people will do stupid things no matter what the rules, and that we should be left to our own devices to make up our own minds - that we shouldn't be told what to do and nannied by authorities.
But here's the rub: too many people get it wrong. Too many make poor decisions, have accidents, get injured, ignore basic safety protocols, or take to either a scooter or a firework with alcohol on board. It's dumb.
Most of the public agrees. In fact I was surprised by how many.
Almost 90 per cent of the 8000 submissions received by the Auckland Council supported a ban on fireworks.
The naysayers (those who want to keep them) are of course the usual suspects - people who abuse fireworks and people who sell them.
One fireworks importer talked about the history of fireworks, the joy of watching them go off. That's all well and good but unfortunately most of the people attaching a small explosive device to a letterbox to watch it go bang for the laughs are not really thinking about the history of it.
And much like the Lime scooters, having to be 18 to use them, means nothing.
So take the scooters away, get rid of the fireworks, and I don't even care if you call me a Nana for saying so.
