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In reply to the discussion: Damned DIY Fireworks! [View all]enlightenment
(8,830 posts)Professional displays are pretty - and if parents want to give their kids sparklers, go for it.
But that's it. Flying and exploding fireworks (I call it ordinance because it might as well be) is prohibited, but easily bought. Our neighborhood, which is in the middle of the city, is like a war zone for two or three nights. Presumably we can call the police after midnight tonight, but they won't respond unless someone blows themselves up or sets a house on fire.
Last night, I got a 4 am wake-up as someone set off two shells right across the street. My windows shook from the blasts. The cats are already stressed from the heat - I just can't wait to add this cr*p on top of it.
If that makes me an old curmudgeon, so be it. I'd like to toss every one of those idiots down a very deep well.