Gun Shark Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Do you get them or go somewhere and watch someone else set them off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSIV4S Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 My boy never got into them; so it has been many years since I've been around them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccabeus Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Both. We've taken in two community shows this year. Tonight, we'll have some friends over and put on a small show in the street for all our kids. I used to just go and buy a multipack of fireworks from the pop-up sellers around town, but there's always too much junkie stuff that just sputters for a few seconds and then is done. It turns into a lot of running back and forth to the street with the lighter and some disappointing results. The last year or so, I've used coupons from the fireworks stores along the interstate. Whenever they have a special during the year, I'll go buy some large repeaters on sale and store them away for New Years or the 4th. Buy a few 500g Finale repeaters and you can spend more time enjoying and less time burning your fingers. In fact, before tonight, I think I'll go and use the buy 1 get 2 free coupon that I just got in the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Black Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 My neighborhood becomes a full on war zone. By the time midnight rolls around you can't see from the smoke. I'm usually holed up by then just to not breath that stuff. That being said, I'm not complaining. I enjoy it still. As far as buying stuff. It's too expensive around here anymore. 100 bucks doesn't buy you squat anymore. I kinda let everyone else do it now and take more of a backseat to it all. Back 10 years ago we were doing a pickup truck load of mortars and we had to 4x8 sheets of plywood with about 16 mortar tubes on them. Lots of fuse tying. Many towns in the area fireworks are illegal. Here, we are still holdouts. I don't travel to see the shows. Traffic blows around here and I don't go anywhere at all anymore let alone traveling to Tacoma or Seattle to watch some big show and stand next to people I don't really care for lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Back in the day fireworks were a big deal. Spent a lot of money on them and had plenty for the entire year. That was in a time when you could buy proper fireworks legally and nobody called the police on you when you had fun throughout the year. "Firecrackers" looked like this... bought in big bricks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glockworks Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I hear them, my dog barks, we these days stay home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardb Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I worked for a while in an Emergency Room. Seeing young men with fingers missing, hands screwed up or with problems seeing adjusted my attitude towards fireworks. When our boy was young we did maybe a few sparklers and some small noise makers. We now see the stuff at a safe distance that the pros shoot off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWguy Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 A lifetime ago when I was married with children, we would always go to the town display and have a few safe and sane samples for the kids to play with. Now, I have had to work the 4th for the past few years on nights, so took a few minutes to go outside and watch the city display. This year, I am off. Heading down to the cabin by the lake with family and will be doing some lumberjack work and a lot of shooting. Then a lot of drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Black Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Richardb said: Seeing young men with fingers missing, hands screwed up or with problems seeing adjusted my attitude towards fireworks. Fireworks are like guns. They must be respected and treated accordingly. I've dabbled in a lot of things that would remove limbs, or lift the roof off of a car. Like many things in life, some people just don't get it. or they're drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyd Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I did fireworks as a kid when I could not legally buy them. Now it is boring to me but I will use an old Walther UP2 blank firing gun to train the dogs today, a good opportunity for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyd Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 1 hour ago, crockett said: Back in the day fireworks were a big deal. Spent a lot of money on them and had plenty for the entire year. That was in a time when you could buy proper fireworks legally and nobody called the police on you when you had fun throughout the year. "Firecrackers" looked like this... bought in big bricks... China Böller? I had those in Hamburg as a little kid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, Andyd said: China Böller? I had those in Hamburg as a little kid! Yep, same here, that was back in Germany. Never saw China boellers in the US. It was fun sticking them into the snow or other things. We even wrapped some in paper and duct tape, and managed to set them off in water. One time we cracked the rain collection barrel at friends house. I wasn't allowed to come over for a while... must have been 14 or so... Fun times. Schoenen Gruss nach Texas! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PNWguy Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Guy at work is an amateur explosives enthusiast. Been making bombs since he was 8 years old. He said he is going to have his annual 4th of July explosives display for friends and family. Unbelievable amount of explosives, according to him. He is a local tribal member of some Native American tribe so I guess he pretty much gets away with just about anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I am too cheap to buy something that lasts for only a moment. I let others spend their money and just watch. Dave.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G19 DB Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 50 cal charcoal burner. That's my big boom for today. Just telling the Mrs need to get it out. So friggn hot-n-humid. Cracking another cold one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G19 DB Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) deleted. I'll move - don't want to detract from a festive thread! Edited July 4, 2018 by G19 DB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul45 Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) Edited July 4, 2018 by paul45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruz lee Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I remember buying fireworks once when I was 11 yo but that was it...was never into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Black Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 2 hours ago, PNWguy said: He is a local tribal member of some Native American tribe so I guess he pretty much gets away with just about anything. Some of my craziest and most highly illegal "fireworks" errrrr explosives that were "store bought" have come out of the trunks of some local Native Americans cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccabeus Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Well, these are the ones coming out of the back of my car for tonight: A few leftovers from New Year's, some picked up on sale over the last half year, and the previously mentioned buy 1 get 2 deal. My kids like them, but mostly they make my wife happy. Happy wife, happy life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 We do them sometimes. The neighborhood is usually full of them on the 4th. Not this year. They have been banned in much of the county. Weeks with no rain, windy today and super hot. People's lawns have caught fire because they are so dry. One spark in a tree and it could burn houses down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 I wish I could do them here I really miss them and was one that would go a bit nuts with it. Might have to plan a trip one year to a firework friendly state so lol man can enjoy the fun I had in the past Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWARREN123 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 I don't like them. They go off when I am asleep and I wake up wondering who is attacking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie-pete Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 I don't get close to people with fireworks anymore. Too many crazies out there; like this one last night about 40 miles away. https://www.clickorlando.com/news/brevard-county-man-injured-in-fireworks-accident Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 wife and i went to a little park in Excelsior MN and sat on the grass and listened to live Music then watched fireworks. too many houses and too many people around here to do them myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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