What's your take on Fireworks?

thebeachbumm33 · Post by **thebeachbumm33** » July 3, 2007 7:23 pm

I enjoy the professional display, problem is the yahoos on the beach that decide it would be fun to set them off themselves with no regard to the hundreds of bystanders who have also flocked the beach. Truly a very dangerous place

SchoolGirlHeart · Post by **SchoolGirlHeart** » July 3, 2007 9:21 pm

krusin1 wrote:
SchoolGirlHeart wrote:I prefer to leave it to the pros, but I'm biased... a guy I grew up with was killed in front of his wife, kids and extended family when his private fireworks first misfired then blew up when he tried to deal with the misfire... Darwin at work, some will say flippantly, but it was a damned sad thing....
SGH, that's horrible...

I didn't originally throw the Darwin reference, but my apologies to you anyway.

Out of curiosity, was he using "purchased" fireworks, or something "homegrown?" (Feel free not to answer if you would rather not.)

(Even though I love fireworks, I don't create my own. )

They were purchased... Mortars, like described a few posts above. I know people joke about Darwin and all, and I understand that, but when it hits close, and it was just a bad accident... Well, sure made me quit making Darwin jokes about fireworks....

I still like fireworks, but keep it to professional displays.

freaky4tiki · Post by **freaky4tiki** » July 3, 2007 9:32 pm

we go to the lake here-- they do fireworks from one of the beaches and it's nice enough. we were at disney one night after Christmas and saw theirs!

that was pretty cool!

poohbear1324 · Post by **poohbear1324** » July 3, 2007 9:34 pm

we are going to watch the pros do the fireworks on mainstreet.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » July 3, 2007 9:55 pm

Love the pro ones.. when my son was younger we'd get the simple sparklers and such.. now where we live we can see displays from all over the city, so we'll stay home and ooooh and aaaaah... too much hassle to get in and out of the public/crowded shows.

pojo · Post by **pojo** » July 3, 2007 9:58 pm

I'm a pyro........... that shouldn't need an explanation.

jonesbeach10 · Post by **jonesbeach10** » July 3, 2007 10:12 pm

I've been on the receiving end of watching amateurs set off their own fireworks when something went wrong and the fireworks came shooting in our direction, sending sparks under cars, into tents (we were camping, minding our own business), etc. So I'm another one that doesn't fly with the Darwin jokes.

I'll stick with going down to the park by my grandparents' house and watching the Jones Beach show in the distance.

Gulfbreeze · Post by **Gulfbreeze** » July 3, 2007 11:08 pm

Not to be rude or wish ill will against anyone...but if these b*turds behind my place don't stop firing off their wares...I'll walk over there and shove an M-80 down there pants...

Other than that rant...I'm fine.

mommar · Post by **mommar** » July 3, 2007 11:15 pm

Gulfbreeze wrote:Not to be rude or wish ill will against anyone...but if these b*turds behind my place don't stop firing off their wares...I'll walk over there and shove an M-80 down there pants...

Other than that rant...I'm fine.

Did you move into my neighborhood and not tell me............I do call the cops on these turds

they light them in the middle of the street with cars parked on both sides and kids running all over the place.

Post by **SMLCHNG** » July 3, 2007 11:16 pm

((((Breezer)))))

Post by **SMLCHNG** » July 3, 2007 11:17 pm

Dang... I hate the bad stories here.. Have had my share over the years, too.

It's amazing.. we've not heard anything go off in the last few days.

Gulfbreeze · Post by **Gulfbreeze** » July 3, 2007 11:23 pm

mommar wrote:
Gulfbreeze wrote:Not to be rude or wish ill will against anyone...but if these b*turds behind my place don't stop firing off their wares...I'll walk over there and shove an M-80 down there pants...

Other than that rant...I'm fine.
Did you move into my neighborhood and not tell me............I do call the cops on these turds they light them in the middle of the street with cars parked on both sides and kids running all over the place.

A tad too far north there bud...

Gulfbreeze · Post by **Gulfbreeze** » July 3, 2007 11:25 pm

SMLCHNG wrote:Dang... I hate the bad stories here.. Have had my share over the years, too. It's amazing.. we've not heard anything go off in the last few days.

Newlyweds and no fireworks??

Post by **SMLCHNG** » July 3, 2007 11:28 pm

Gulfbreeze wrote:
SMLCHNG wrote:Dang... I hate the bad stories here.. Have had my share over the years, too. It's amazing.. we've not heard anything go off in the last few days.
Newlyweds and no fireworks??

Not THOSE fireworks, silly.

Big Jimmy · Post by **Big Jimmy** » July 3, 2007 11:32 pm

My theory on fireworks is, if it can not blow off your hand or cause personal damage to yourself..... its not a firework, and deemed useless.

Gulfbreeze · Post by **Gulfbreeze** » July 3, 2007 11:36 pm

SMLCHNG wrote:
Gulfbreeze wrote:
SMLCHNG wrote:Dang... I hate the bad stories here.. Have had my share over the years, too. It's amazing.. we've not heard anything go off in the last few days.
Newlyweds and no fireworks??
Not THOSE fireworks, silly.

Off Topic...

Awesome sig line BTW...you guys look great...Kimmy says Congrats

Post by **SMLCHNG** » July 3, 2007 11:43 pm

Gulfbreeze wrote: Awesome sig line BTW...you guys look great...Kimmy says Congrats

Thanks, both of you..

AdamBomb8 · Post by **AdamBomb8** » July 4, 2007 11:55 am

I watch the professionals, but have bought fireworks in the past, even though they are illegal here in PA. I"d just drive into Ohio and buy some. The area I live in right now not a good place for setting them off, so I don't buy them

z-man · Post by **z-man** » July 4, 2007 12:25 pm

Back when we lived in Texas, Mrs z's mom lived on a lake about a half hour away. We used to set off rather elaborate displays from the end of the dock, and had lots of sparklers and roman candles for the keets.

Now we can see the Universal displays from our back yard every night, and the Seaworld and Disney holiday displays from the front yard. So we watch the professional displays now, but I miss getting to blow things up for myself!

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