willie-pete Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 When you buy your fireworks, be aware that the color of the " burst " is generated by the type of chemical element used in the payload of the mortar or rocket as shown in the following chart.Choose wisely. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Can we demo some (at least one) of those in selected neighborhoods? I have a couple in mind. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 If you have dogs and/or cats and live in an area where fireworks are loud and long lasting, do your pets a favor and keep them inside. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted July 1, 2021 Administrators Share Posted July 1, 2021 11 hours ago, willie-pete said: When you buy your fireworks, be aware that the color of the " burst " is generated by the type of chemical element used in the payload of the mortar or rocket as shown in the following chart.Choose wisely. Wait, is that what the doctor meant when he said he wanted to give me a barium enema? Bastard. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Fireworks are illegal in San Jose and Santa Clara which means that everybody who wants them gets some really wild stuff illegally. The wisdom of our political elite defies description. Instead of whistlers and sparklers, the evenings are filled with the sounds of barrel bombs and M80s while the skies are lit up by some pretty impressive pyrotechnic displays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampfox762 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 11 hours ago, willie-pete said: When you buy your fireworks, be aware that the color of the " burst " is generated by the type of chemical element used in the payload of the mortar or rocket as shown in the following chart.Choose wisely. Seriously? fireworks in Floriduh? Damn sure nothin bought here. Brought in? yeah. I don't believe you can buy a pop bottle rocket in Floriduh. Really don't seem to be inforced much though, as far as shootin off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampfox762 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Told the wife I was gonna Fly the flag upside down on the 4th. It's hard to celebrate the birth of America, when America IS in distress. She said No. I'm not real happy bout that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 18 minutes ago, Swampfox762 said: Seriously? fireworks in Floriduh? Damn sure nothin bought here. Brought in? yeah. I don't believe you can buy a pop bottle rocket in Floriduh. Really don't seem to be inforced much though, as far as shootin off. Walked out of Publix a few days ago past a display of fireworks for sale in the store. Didn't look to see what was in it though. My neighbor gets them from somewhere much to my dogs' dismay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampfox762 Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, willie-pete said: Walked out of Publix a few days ago past a display of fireworks for sale in the store. Didn't look to see what was in it though. My neighbor gets them from somewhere much to my dogs' dismay. Yup. Ya didn't miss nothin...there's nothin there. Your "neighbor" on the other hand...probably gets his from Georgia. I got 2 neighbors across the lake that battle every year. NONE of that stuff is bought in Floriduh...Nobody turns em in, we just enjoy the "Battle"!!! Hope they do it this year!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Since we can't have proper fireworks, I'm not even trying. This sparkle crap ain't for me. I grew up on this stuff.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Most of Tennessee has limited sales periods associated with certain holidays - Independence Day and New Years Day, possibly one or two others. Large tents blossom in parking lots for about a week before the holiday. A few areas allow fireworks sales year around and a few ban fireworks. Local communities stage displays which I sometimes attend, but I’m not the enthusiast I once was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Our city outlawed fireworks. Typical leftist crap, some kids started a fire, at least that was the claim, so they outlawed them for everyone. Next city over has no such restrictions and the "illegal" fireworks are everywhere. So the city buys billboards asking people to snitch and puts up signs on all the roads at the city limits. Someone with a delightful sense of humor nailed a pinwheel to one of the cities signs and lit it. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MO Fugga Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Most states bordering Missouri come here for fireworks. 500g limit, IIRC. Can't shoot them in town, but everywhere else is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Fireworks are mostly banned here this year but it is 100% because of the extreme fire danger right now. One guy had his lawn catch fire by just mowing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 36 minutes ago, Batesmotel said: Fireworks are mostly banned here this year but it is 100% because of the extreme fire danger right now. One guy had his lawn catch fire by just mowing it. Tall unmowed dry grass in driveways is at risk from hot catalytic converters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Yeah, last year it was green and wet for the 4th, not this year, hot, dry, lightening caused fires burning on three side of town. Not the right year to light off the fireworks. They've banned campfires and fire pits in town. Open flame cooking is allowed if in a BBQ. Just common sense really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 A town in B.C has burned to the ground in the past couple of days. I don't know what the ignition source was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fog Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 9 hours ago, Walt Longmire said: A town in B.C has burned to the ground in the past couple of days. I don't know what the ignition source was. https://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/news/lytton-being-evacuated-as-wildfire-races-through-town/?fbclid=IwAR3cT-fXqhTiyK0B4IbG7WQpvYnN51fxlsKIG7c-ZmId2f9Ss8DSYEdBNPg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Maybe the dogs know better, they HATE FIREWORKS..... I'll repeat my "story". Many years ago, my dad was the Chief of Surgery at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, A few days after July 4th he took a few of us on "rounds" at the hospital, the sight of a few of the results of having finger missing, and the burns on some of the patients was enough that we gave up on playing with fireworks afterthat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, DAKA said: Maybe the dogs know better, they HATE FIREWORKS..... I'll repeat my "story". Many years ago, my dad was the Chief of Surgery at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, A few days after July 4th he took a few of us on "rounds" at the hospital, the sight of a few of the results of having finger missing, and the burns on some of the patients was enough that we gave up on playing with fireworks afterthat. Indeed; just look at the LAPD bomb squad. Edited July 2, 2021 by willie-pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwalchmai Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 1 hour ago, DAKA said: Maybe the dogs know better, they HATE FIREWORKS..... I'll repeat my "story". Many years ago, my dad was the Chief of Surgery at Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, A few days after July 4th he took a few of us on "rounds" at the hospital, the sight of a few of the results of having finger missing, and the burns on some of the patients was enough that we gave up on playing with fireworks afterthat. Yep. I knew a guy in high school who made his own (big) firecrackers. And fuses. Everyone called him Nubby after a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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