Some people put on quite the display. I like seeing them if I happen to be on the road at the time.
OT- Anyone going to have a back yard fireworks display?
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backyard stuff always seems a bit underwhelming - and mildly scary when the "chief of pyrotechnics" is not exercising the best judgment / or has been over served.
However -
It is really fascinating to be on a plane @ about 9:00 - 10:00 coming in to a major metro area on the 4th - seeing fireworks from above is quite unique!
However -
It is really fascinating to be on a plane @ about 9:00 - 10:00 coming in to a major metro area on the 4th - seeing fireworks from above is quite unique!
Boring. Haven't been to one in 10 years. Its the backyard yahoos with their illegal firework that really has me praying for rain.
my 90 year old mom always sponsored one until a few years ago when the cops were sneaking around in the bushes at all the houses on Indian Lake in Denville. They issued about 60 tickets that year.
Once had a turbo prop flight from Charlotte to Harrisburg on the 4th of July at that time. Perfect clear night and the entire time you would see little burst of color along the trip. It was a unique experience.
Not so bad when people burn down their own houses. But last year one of my friends had a tree ignited by a neighbor setting off fireworks.
I love seeing them and hearing them. My neighborhood always has some ... Including occasionally my backyard
Its illegal . My neighborhood had a bunch of them. These idiots could be causing fires .
Hey you could have seen Jason-Pierre Pauls show minus a few fingers or The kid up in Maine that shot a mortar off the top of his head and blew his head off literally
Leave it to the professionals usually there is drinking involved in the backyard fireworks displays
Leave it to the professionals usually there is drinking involved in the backyard fireworks displays
Here are a just a few incidents involving fireworks from July 4th
Maine man killed instantly after lighting fireworks mortar off his head:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-man-shoots-off-firework-top-head-dies-32231780
Montana Man killed in fireworks mortar accident
http://www.ktvq.com/story/29476397/billings-man-killed-in-firework-mishap
NJ Man blows off part of his leg in fireworks explosion
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NJ-Man-Blows-Off-Chunk-of-Leg-with-Fireworks-311681901.html
Maine man killed instantly after lighting fireworks mortar off his head:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-man-shoots-off-firework-top-head-dies-32231780
Montana Man killed in fireworks mortar accident
http://www.ktvq.com/story/29476397/billings-man-killed-in-firework-mishap
NJ Man blows off part of his leg in fireworks explosion
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NJ-Man-Blows-Off-Chunk-of-Leg-with-Fireworks-311681901.html
usually ?!!? You must go to different types of backyard fireworks displays, than I do
I certainly see drinking involved even in the city fireworks here in Fla...its always at the end of a day when beer has been sold and music groups have sung....almost everyone has a cooler.....
I can speak for my neighbors on the south end of my property ...EVERY night with few exceptions there are 5-10 adult people drinking beer.....has gone on for a decade......
Then theres the nitwits in the distance that were popping them off until 3:30am......
I can speak for my neighbors on the south end of my property ...EVERY night with few exceptions there are 5-10 adult people drinking beer.....has gone on for a decade......
Then theres the nitwits in the distance that were popping them off until 3:30am......
Yet every year from mid-June through mid-July, the pond across the street from me becomes ground zero for every local who wants to shoot off fireworks. Considering there are Cranford cops that live within 3 houses of the park, I'm guessing they've been instructed to look the other way. probably to keep the fireworks in an open area instead of people's back yards.
