Are we the kind of insane people who would drive to a nearby city to buy fireworks which may or may not
be totally illegal strongly discouraged in our own city for the 4th of July?
Maybe.
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Happy 4th of July everyone.
And let’s remember we are celebrating our freedom.
Which one could argue that freedom includes driving to a nearby city to buy fireworks.
God Bless America.
And the total lack of uniformity in our firework laws.
Just sayin.
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The real comedy here?
Turns out they didn’t even sell SPARKLERS (which is why we came) for ‘safety’ reasons,
but huge bottle rockets and things called ‘Mad Dogs’?
No problem.
Buy one get one free.
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There were no fireworks allowed AT ALL in Arizona when I was growing up, but thanks to having grandparents in another state, my brothers and I could have started a small war with our stash. Real fireworks, not sissy stuff. We’re talking firecrackers, cherry bombs, sparklers (of course!) and more.
Where the heck was that fireworks stand? I haven’t seen one of those since I was a little kid.
Ah, those stands. Haven’t seen one since I left OC a few decades ago, but this is making me SO nostalic!
And NO SPARKLERS???
Getting your fingers burnt by one is a rite of passage.
I may or may not be someone who would buy fireworks…luckily for me in Louisiana it is encouraged!
Ah yes, because the ol’ sparkler might just light your hand on fire as opposed to the Mother of All Bottlerockets!
We get sparklers every year!
I am craving one of those adorable t shirts. Are they guaranteed to glam up my dull life?
My neighbors use a bottle rocket launcher to provide a little fireworks show for the neighborhood… right above our house. God bless America! (And please protect our house from flames.)
No law ever stopped my neighbors in Garden Grove from launching their own little Disneyesque spectacular right across the street from us. This year they rivaled Los Al airbase and that is saying something for residents of a town that gives out $1000 fines.
We’re those people. Had to cross state lines. Loaded up on the big stuff. It was totally awesome!
We have a long tradition of fireworks in the street that dates back to the 1970s. Mom made homemade ice cream and we sat on the lawn with the hose running.
It’s been three years since we’ve done it because the ditches are full of yellow grass and the memories of raging fires in the hedges along the fields (not from fireworks) are still strong and cast a pall.
BUT
I have kept up the homemade ice cream tradition. I ain’t stupid!