OT: Fireworks
Anyone shooting off fireworks? How much do you spend? What are your favorites?
As a kid some of the older guys in the neighberhood would give me bottle rockets. I didn’t have a guardian around and didn’t have money so I thought they were awesome. I sit here now and my kid gets to watch and shoot tons. Only in America. I took a pipe and walked around acting like I had a rpg. My buddy’s and I would shoot them at each other. One time we blew up a watermelon. The best was when this guy (very questionable character, but I was a kid so I didn’t care) gave me some Roman candles and my buddy’s and I went nuts with them. Lucky nobody got hurt. I hope my kid doesn’t do that stuff, but I wasn’t being watched so it was basically a free for all. Got small stuff going right now. Saving the Big boomers later. Stay safe out there friends. Happy 4th!
This year I had a big get together on the 3rd. Spent about $4,000 on fireworks. Had people pulling in cars pulling up to watch. It was a good time.
That’s awesome man, the most I’ve ever been able to spend is like 500 and that was pretty cool. 4000 worth must be amazing.
Where did you buy those kinds of fireworks? I went to several different pop up stands and the only way I could have spent that much money is if I was planning to be up until 3am.
I don't know where he was, but if you're near a Pennsylvania border you can buy them in PA. So long as you have an out of state license and promise to take them out of the state in 24 hrs, you can buy whatever you want. I've procured the same mortar rounds that pros set up. They are awesome! Not completely legal in VA, but like someone said, cops only make so many house calls.
Not anymore. Fully legal for PA residents too!
the issue was previously, PA residents needed a local permit to have a fireworks display. Not anymore.
Out here in dry California with wildfires, you would NOT be welcomed.
I remember my dad and uncles buying tons of fireworks(Michigan) and it was quite a show, but my dad and uncles would be in jail if they did that around here. It's not just the cops, its neighbors who like their homes and don't want them burned down.
There are a ton of places to go watch fireworks by cities, counties, whatevs, but no need to have someone risking peoples homes, and lives, by getting their jollies setting off their own.
Happy 4th of July and yes, I am fun at parties.
I think fireworks cause cancer in the state of California.
No doubt there's a disclaimer on them out here. Ridiculous.
But the fire hazard from fireworks up here in the foothills is too much to even set off bottle rockets unfortunately.
California is a cancer
Some of us are out here working on fixing that.
I am not a fan. The neighbors’ dogs were already going crazy between 1 and 2 AM this morning/last evening in anticipation of the festivities. It’s hard to get excited about anything that disrupts my sleepy time. Don’t worry, if all goes well, someday you too can be a crotchety old fart like me.
Happy 4th America!
Haha. My dog chases and barks at them. I think he’s crazy.
My wife owns a vet clinic. She always stocks up on a butt load of Trazodone this week.
...might want to check her on that. I don't think Trazodone is a suppository.
My dog's horrified of fireworks. First hint of them and she whimpers away and hides under the couch like a little bitch.
I had a German Shepard that would eat your face off if you tried to enter my house, unless you had a firecracker. At the first sound of thunder or any kind of fireworks she headed straight for the bathtub.
I loved lighting them off in my younger days. Can’t really do that in the city any more.
You can man, everyone does. The cops can only come to so many calls.
I invite Colin Cowherd to the house and we finish off a box of sparklers in like no time dude.
Haha. I love that people are so obsessed with my obsession of CC. That dude doesn’t remind me of someone who would be into fireworks.
Colin Cowherd’s entire show tomorrow is going to be about how he doesn’t like fireworks and won’t be talking about them.
I like cheese
I like turtles.
Roman Candles, Cones, Sparklers, Chinese Lanterns, and tons of Bottle Rockets! Can't wait for it to get dark in Southwest Michigan!
Awesome man enjoy. I got some cuckoos going now.
UPDATE: It was a fun night of fireworks but I don't know how the Michigan is capable of being this hot outside right now!
Cheese likes me
as a kid, I enjoyed them
as an adult with a dog, I hate them - I'll be happy when the holiday fireworks pass
If you ever crawl inside an old hollow log and go to sleep, and while you’re in there some guys come and seal up both ends and then put it on a truck and take it to another city, boy, I don’t know what to tell you.
One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. “Oh, no,” I said, “Disneyland burned down.” He cried and cried, but I think that deep down he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile away and you have their shoes
I dislike fireworks, despise neighborhood fireworks, and think people who don’t agree are a little light on the blast powder, so to speak.
Go back to your communist country. Haha!
Do explain how someone not liking literal explosives going off outside their windows for hours has anything to do with communism.
It’s a National holiday. They won’t hurt you I promise. We have some snaps for you if you come over. My buddy’s 2year old is throwing them at my dog.
Oh and the communism thing was a joke. Kinda... at first.
They won't hurt you?
I don't particularly mind them myself, but my dog is terrified of them, and in my neighborhood she has to put up with them for a lot more than the 4th.
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I’ve had my share of fun with fireworks and done some pretty stupid things with both bottle rockets and roman candles. Don’t begrudge others doing the same, but they most definitely can hurt you. https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Fireworks_Report_2016.pdf?t.YHKjE9bFiabmirA.4NJJST.5SUWIQJ
In Soviet Russia, fireworks light you!
Do explain how that stick is perpetually up your ass and never budges.
You can't be serious!!!!
Last I heard, fireworks are pretty popular in China, what with them being communist and all. Opiate of the masses, I guess.
I don't mind the fireworks --- it's just one night and it's a good way to celebrate America's Birthday.
That said, I'm in Metro Denver. A good chunk of the state is dealing with wildfires and my home county has banned all fireworks this year because of the heat and dryness.
But it's still loud as can be out there right now. At least for this year where I'm living, people are being a bit selfish.
Sounds like Full Metal Jacket outside right now. Really wish this wasn't a thing.
What do you mean? You don’t like that people celebrate America’s birthday with fireworks. Kids especially love it man. Do you want to move to a communist country as well lol?
Tommy Wiseau voice:
All your friends little kids?
I celebrated by grilling out and drinking beer and enjoying the weather. It was wonderful.
My dumbfuck neighbors are celebrating by lighting bottle rockets off 15 feet from my 10-month old daughter’s window and refusing to let her sleep. I want to kill them.
But hey... FREEDOM LOL AMIRITE?!
I can’t believe you subjected your neighbors to the smells from your grill today. How could you?!?! What if they had dogs and kids. It probably made all of your neighbors dogs and kids really hungry to have to smell your grilling. You are a very inconsiderate neighbor.
Surprise! A band dork hates something enjoyable.