PNW folks: a quiet July 4th?

[felix2]

The heck with the dogs, I'M traumatized by them! (just kidding about the dogs, I feel for them). A few years ago after just moving into the present house, we came back from a 4th trip to my brother-in-law's and my (fortunately vigilant) neighbor told me how he had to put out a smoldering fire in my barkdust - the moron on the street above put on a mammoth display and set my yard afire. I was finding bottle rockets and debris all over the yard, on the roof and in my rain gutters for a year afterwards.


I don't understand the need for private fireworks when the city put on nice (safe) displays. But then this is 'Murrica', where some feel we have a "God-given right to blow s**t up". I suppose it makes them "patriots"...

[tdf-texas]

Originally Posted by felix2

The heck with the dogs, I'M traumatized by them! (just kidding about the dogs, I feel for them). A few years ago after just moving into the present house, we came back from a 4th trip to my brother-in-law's and my (fortunately vigilant) neighbor told me how he had to put out a smoldering fire in my barkdust - the moron on the street above put on a mammoth display and set my yard afire. I was finding bottle rockets and debris all over the yard, on the roof and in my rain gutters for a year afterwards.


I don't understand the need for private fireworks when the city put on nice (safe) displays. But then this is 'Murrica', where some feel we have a "God-given right to blow s**t up". I suppose it makes them "patriots"...

My grandkids love to visit on the 4th. I buy fireworks wholesale so they can have all the fun they want. It makes your heart happy when your two year old grand daughter exclaims loudly after watching her first mortar shell burst in the sky - AGAIN!