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Um... Holy Crap

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Raiden256

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OK, so apparently this was the year *everyone* decided to buy almost exclusively fireworks-show-quality fireworks/shells. Literally, from my suburban front porch, I can count 10-11 different locations where people are launching freaking huge fireworks/mortars.

It all started about 20min ago -- it's fantastic. Never experienced a July 4th that sounds like this in my life.
 
that's good. now if they'd only not launch them from *here*, that would be great. i'm talking to all you WNYers with cottages in crystal beach.
 
Though fireworks now carry a mandatory jail sentence in NJ, I saw them going off in at least 20 places in my area...

EDIT: Rain is ruining the show though... The rain gods are on the governors side...
 
All the "good" fireworks are illegal here in Kahleeforneeya, and my neighborhood sounds like a war-zone with all the aerial fireworks going off here. We drove just up the road to a neighboring town tonight to watch the show there, and everywhere you looked there were pretty spectacular neighborhood shows going on...Some rivaled the fireworks we went to watch.
As much as I enjoy seeing those kinds of fireworks, they REALLY don't belong in residential neighborhoods...especially as dry as we've been this year.
 
Fireworks were banned in my city a couple years ago. So not much happens on the 4th here. I do live in CA though so it's not like we got to set off anything good before the ban.
 
I don't get those nuts. If they want to go out in some wasteland and blow off a few fingers, they should go ahead and do it. Just don't do it in my neighborhood.

Actually, I think they should make a park specially made for these guys. Make it a competition. Pack all the black powder and other explosives in one area, and let those bastids light those bad boys up. Whoever survives, wins. Some years where they offer great discounts on fireworks, we can expect little to no winners.


You don't think professional pyro companies carry liability insurance for no apparent reason do ya?
 
Originally posted by: Regs
I don't get those nuts. If they want to go out in some wasteland and blow off a few fingers, they should go ahead and do it. Just don't do it in my neighborhood.

Actually, I think they should make a park specially made for these guys. Make it a competition. Pack all the black powder and other explosives in one area, and let those bastids light those bad boys up. Whoever survives, wins. Some years where they offer great discounts on fireworks, we can expect little to no winners.


You don't think professional pyro companies carry liability insurance for no apparent reason do ya?
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Originally posted by: Raiden256
OK, so apparently this was the year *everyone* decided to buy almost exclusively fireworks-show-quality fireworks/shells. Literally, from my suburban front porch, I can count 10-11 different locations where people are launching freaking huge fireworks/mortars.

It all started about 20min ago -- it's fantastic. Never experienced a July 4th that sounds like this in my life.
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Show quality fireworks?? I didn't think consumers had access to show quality fireworks; you had to have a license to purchase that class of fireworks. i.e. Anything sold at phantom fireworks is *not* show quality.

edit: concerning the woman who blew half her head off in Michigan: "The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was investigating where the commercial-grade fireworks came from." I don't think there's a single state where you can legally purchase commercial-grade fireworks without all sorts of red tape.
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza
I don't think there's a single state where you can legally purchase commercial-grade fireworks without all sorts of red tape.
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This is probably true, but I have yet to find a state where you cannot get your hands on them if you really want them hehe.

It's really a shame that so many states have banned nearly all fireworks. They are so harmless if you just take care of yourself and don't do anything dumb. Such is life in America these days I guess...

 
Originally posted by: Xavier434
It's really a shame that so many states have banned nearly all fireworks. They are so harmless if you just take care of yourself and don't do anything dumb. Such is life in America these days I guess...
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There's the key part. People out there will look into the end of a mortar tube, or buy commercial fireworks without knowing what they're doing. People, when given the opportunity to prove their intelligence and good judgement, will often use it to show just how stupid humanity can really be.
 
You should've watched the show in Hong Kong for the handover anniversary. It was like an hour long, and the last three or four minutes it was so bright it seriously looked like the middle of the day.
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Raiden256
OK, so apparently this was the year *everyone* decided to buy almost exclusively fireworks-show-quality fireworks/shells. Literally, from my suburban front porch, I can count 10-11 different locations where people are launching freaking huge fireworks/mortars.

It all started about 20min ago -- it's fantastic. Never experienced a July 4th that sounds like this in my life.</end quote></div>

Show quality fireworks?? I didn't think consumers had access to show quality fireworks; you had to have a license to purchase that class of fireworks. i.e. Anything sold at phantom fireworks is *not* show quality.

edit: concerning the woman who blew half her head off in Michigan: "The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was investigating where the commercial-grade fireworks came from." I don't think there's a single state where you can legally purchase commercial-grade fireworks without all sorts of red tape.
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I am sure what he means, is not commercial-grade, but rather just really nice mortar/festival ball style fireworks. There are actually quite a few crappy sets out there that don't go very high or explode in any kind of brilliant fashion.

I'd agree with his observation though. Here in Toledo, I left work at about 10pm, and on top of the parking garage I could see large bursts in the sky in every direction I looked, in a complete 360. It was pretty impressive and surreal, as I was also pissed I was just leaving work and not enjoying those fireworks myself and lighting them off.
However, I got to my friends, and we had like 30 shells left. We were launching 2-4 at a time, and they went high and were really impressive with the explosive sound, and had really nice effects in different patterns. Had our own little show. Really enjoyable.
and btw, fireworks are illegal in Ohio too. As they are across the country. I don't see police chase anyone down as far as fireworks go, at least not last night, and typically not this week in general. In August when people complain, then yes. Last night? Hell, we had to wait to fire off the last of our fireworks until someone got back to the house, and we fired out the last rounds between 1230 and 1am. Not one complaint was sent in apparently, and our stuff was LOUD when it launched from the tubes, and later exploded. 😀
 
My dad spent over $1600 on fireworks this year and rigged them up with a finale and all. He had neighbors coming over and shaking his hand saying how good the show was...a few actually gave him money for letting them watch. Im hoping he got some shots of the show as i live 2,000 miles from him ;/
 
Ya.................pretty crazy stuff.


I can't find it online, but yesterday the news on the radio was all about some kid who blew 4 (FOUR) of his fingers off yesterday.

Apparently he found a cylindrical shaped firwework that he thought was a Roman candle type. Sooooooooooooo..........he holds the thing in his hand only to be given a...........(cough).........4-finger salute after the burn was over which literally blew his fingers off.


Bet he won't try that one again, eh? :Q
 
Originally posted by: Xavier434
Originally posted by: DrPizza
I don't think there's a single state where you can legally purchase commercial-grade fireworks without all sorts of red tape.
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This is probably true, but I have yet to find a state where you cannot get your hands on them if you really want them hehe.

It's really a shame that so many states have banned nearly all fireworks. They are so harmless if you just take care of yourself and don't do anything dumb. Such is life in America these days I guess...
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Really?? I've been looking for one. Just one particular mortar shell. I only want one. And, I'm sure it would be pricey. The burst is the biggest burst I've ever seen. When my little town has its crappy fireworks show (which looks to be barely a notch above consumer fireworks, if they even are commercial grade), I just want to fire one of those things for the town to see, all 100 of us.
 
Originally posted by: Regs
I don't get those nuts. If they want to go out in some wasteland and blow off a few fingers, they should go ahead and do it. Just don't do it in my neighborhood.

Actually, I think they should make a park specially made for these guys. Make it a competition. Pack all the black powder and other explosives in one area, and let those bastids light those bad boys up. Whoever survives, wins. Some years where they offer great discounts on fireworks, we can expect little to no winners.


You don't think professional pyro companies carry liability insurance for no apparent reason do ya?
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You comments in the other thread made me mad. There was a girl who was burned and your in love comment was ridiculous. You are either some young punk who hasn't developed a sense of conscious yet (in which I will give you a biological pass), or you are an adult punk who never grew up. In that case, grow up and show a little sensitivity. BTW, I don't pop my own fireworks, so no lectures please.
 
fireworks are illegal in Ohio too.
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Kinda, you can buy 'em with the intent of taking them outta state. There used to be a place by Berlin Lake, that sold the "B" Class. It took $600.00 to get in the door, and they had to be boxed and wrapped with this red tape that said "High Explosives", before you could leave. I had one missfire on a picnic table built from 2 by 4s, and it blew the table in half.

I've been looking for one. Just one particular mortar shell. I only want one. And, I'm sure it would be pricey. The burst is the biggest burst I've ever seen.
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Doc, that would probably be a 36" shell. I have no idea how much they cost, but nobody will sell one to me without a license.
 
Originally posted by: Syrch
My dad spent over $1600 on fireworks this year and rigged them up with a finale and all. He had neighbors coming over and shaking his hand saying how good the show was...a few actually gave him money for letting them watch. Im hoping he got some shots of the show as i live 2,000 miles from him ;/
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Sure buddy...


 
When I lived in Fairbanks, AK, there was a great ad for fireworks... Gorilla Fireworks are fun we're gonna light up the sky. Which was kind of funny since that was the time of year when it's always sunny. Ever since then, I've never understood what the big deal abouit buying fireworks is - when it's totally legal, there's nothing interesting about it after a while.
 
Originally posted by: wyvrn
Originally posted by: Regs
I don't get those nuts. If they want to go out in some wasteland and blow off a few fingers, they should go ahead and do it. Just don't do it in my neighborhood.

Actually, I think they should make a park specially made for these guys. Make it a competition. Pack all the black powder and other explosives in one area, and let those bastids light those bad boys up. Whoever survives, wins. Some years where they offer great discounts on fireworks, we can expect little to no winners.


You don't think professional pyro companies carry liability insurance for no apparent reason do ya?
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You comments in the other thread made me mad. There was a girl who was burned and your in love comment was ridiculous. You are either some young punk who hasn't developed a sense of conscious yet (in which I will give you a biological pass), or you are an adult punk who never grew up. In that case, grow up and show a little sensitivity. BTW, I don't pop my own fireworks, so no lectures please.
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I find it horrible and I completely agree with you.
 
Originally posted by: Regs
I don't get those nuts. If they want to go out in some wasteland and blow off a few fingers, they should go ahead and do it. Just don't do it in my neighborhood.

Actually, I think they should make a park specially made for these guys. Make it a competition. Pack all the black powder and other explosives in one area, and let those bastids light those bad boys up. Whoever survives, wins. Some years where they offer great discounts on fireworks, we can expect little to no winners.


You don't think professional pyro companies carry liability insurance for no apparent reason do ya?
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It never ceases to amaze me how some people have such a defeatist, pathetic attitude. You make it sound like people can't do anything themselves. In your case, you may be right.
 
Hey 91TTZ, please donate to charity or do something more proactive then try to advocate your own ego.

I admit what I said was wrong to wyvrn and that's it. If you want to gang-up on someone, go gang up on the ones that ruin the 4th for everybody else.

But in the mean time, keep your empty words to yourself.
 
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