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Following on from Cuddlefairy's post about Silverster, a few more observations:
* Drunk and disorderly teenagers everywhere, and the cops apparently not batting an eyelid
* Whilst smoking has been very out of the way until now, last night there were lots of people lighting up in the underground stations. This includes cigarettes, cigars, and fireworks.
* The fireworks started intermittently in the afternoon (impatience!), were all over the place by 10pm, and were constant for a good long while into the night.
* Some of the trash was from things like overturned newspaper stands, broken display boards...
* There have been lots of emergency sirens today. Lots. Way more than I've ever experienced, staying next to hospitals or anything. This is kinda unnerving. I mean, I know that drunk children playing with fireworks is a recipe for disaster (we saw fireworks being directed INTO groups of people). But why are there so many emergencies at 4PM?
* The impromptu city trashing fireworks were extremely decentralised, and the culprits included small children, adult men, old women...
* A lot of preparations were very late. Cops setting up roadblocks at 11:20. Crowds gathering in certain spots very last-minutely.
* Drunk and disorderly teenagers everywhere, and the cops apparently not batting an eyelid
* Whilst smoking has been very out of the way until now, last night there were lots of people lighting up in the underground stations. This includes cigarettes, cigars, and fireworks.
* The fireworks started intermittently in the afternoon (impatience!), were all over the place by 10pm, and were constant for a good long while into the night.
* Some of the trash was from things like overturned newspaper stands, broken display boards...
* There have been lots of emergency sirens today. Lots. Way more than I've ever experienced, staying next to hospitals or anything. This is kinda unnerving. I mean, I know that drunk children playing with fireworks is a recipe for disaster (we saw fireworks being directed INTO groups of people). But why are there so many emergencies at 4PM?
* The impromptu city trashing fireworks were extremely decentralised, and the culprits included small children, adult men, old women...
* A lot of preparations were very late. Cops setting up roadblocks at 11:20. Crowds gathering in certain spots very last-minutely.