At this point in life, I can tolerate the noise… after years of meditation practice and equipped with hearing protection. Our dogs manage alright too.

The litter's all over the place, although that's not exclusive to fireworks.

However, it's a significant source of pollution and disrupts wildlife.

Meanwhile, I don't think fireworks are all that impressive anymore, you know, having access to a modern movie theater, and there are less harmful alternatives, such as laser shows.

I obviously hate fireworks.

Superlux HD-665 are essentially hearing protectors, combined with Superlux drivers and marketed for drummers. As headphones, they sound decent albeit very bass-heavy, at least the highs aren't as fatiguing as for example HD-681B's though. Comfort is similar to other relatively cheap hearing protectors. The main weakness is a flimsy rubber-coated cable, the short one that comes out of the left can.

The source is rockboxed Sansa Clip Zip with an old C&C BH portable amp that I use mainly for convenience, specifically volume control and preserving the clip's own very tight jack… it does improve bass a little too though.

And of course there's the beanbag-like stress-relief penguin.

I hate fireworks.