fireworks or not?

[illinoisbuckeye]

alright i question to the firework experts out there

last night i came acrossed a few m-88's and m-98's, i was very very dissapointed with the results, the 88 just sounded like a fire cracker

are m-80's more powerful?

M-80's are so powerful, they are no longer made and are illegal in every state. Anyone claming they have an M-80 had it homemade, and they definitely do not dissapoint. I, too, bought a bunch of M-88's and had the same results. Very poor.

 

[BoxCar_Willie]

We bought some Fountains at Phantom Fireworks over on the East side. As we're leaving I look over at this dude in his Durango, he had the back seats folded down and fireworks up to the top of the roof. He was attempting to fit in some FUCKING HUGE Rocket thing Called "Guns of Navarone" that's got the circumference of a Keg. There wasn't any room left.

We High Tailed it out of there, didn't want to be behind that guy.

 

[Taosman]

Remember kids, fireworks should only be handled by adults!

 

[Bobcat94]

What I did on summer vacation...

No sense starting a new thread when we have a perfectly good one with a poll.

My brother-in-law's birthday is close to the 4th, so we get his neighbors and the family together for a cookout and I put on a small show. Nothing like teaching the little ones about the fun and excitement of blowing shit up high over a pond!

Did anyone else put on their own show this year?

 

[stxbuck]

This year kind of sucked, b/c all we did was light off little bitty bottle rockets in the day time, we were saving the heavy artillery until after the big show at Delco Park, but it started pouring rain right as the grand finale kicked in...I wonder if the neighbors will be pissed if I start lighting stuff off on the 10th......

 

[stxbuck]

Where is the choice that fireworks were great until I reached the age of 18 and realized how juvenile blowing things up are?

You automatically loose your credentials as a conservative in good standing w/ that statement!

 

[stxbuck]

Talk about overreaction to a few fireworks on the 4th... 3 shot dead in Ohio fireworks dispute - Yahoo! News
I hope this firefighter asshole likes Bubba's "hose" in Lucasville.......

 

[Taosman]

Taos had a wonderful display! We could watch it from our courtyard!
Beautiful!

When I was a kid we couldn't afford fireworks so we used carbide gas!
We would take a big potato chip can and make a carbide cannon out of it!
Huge balls of flame would shoot out! Until the can was unuseable!

 

[OCBuckWife]

Talk about overreaction to a few fireworks on the 4th.

Paramedics called after the shooting found the crowd so threatening, they had to quickly take the wounded man out to continue CPR, said David Nelson, a spokesman for county Fire District 20.

This was a separate incident mentioned in the article. How angry do you have to be to not only attack a guy over fireworks but then proceed to keep him from getting medical attention too by threatening the paramedics!?

 

[ScriptOhio]

vFireworks:

 

[BrutusMaximus]

Funny that I just saw this thread. I just got back from Ohio Fireworks over here. I love how when you walk in, the lady says "ok, fill this out, just make sure you put that the destination for them is out of state"

I got some nice sky rockets, some mortars and such......should be making alot of noise here tomorrow night. As long as nobody calls the cops on me

 

[sandgk]

Funny that I just saw this thread. I just got back from Ohio Fireworks over here. I love how when you walk in, the lady says "ok, fill this out, just make sure you put that the destination for them is out of state"

I got some nice sky rockets, some mortars and such......should be making alot of noise here tomorrow night. As long as nobody calls the cops on me

Just avoid this clown's mistake.

Trying too hard to have a coordinated display.

FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio, July 2 (UPI) -- Police officials say they have charged an Ohio man with illegal fireworks possession after a cache of powerful consumer fireworks blew up in his garage.

The explosion in Fairfield Township, about 25 miles north of Cincinnati, started a fire that was mostly contained to the garage -- officials said they entered Bill Hengeli's property and found 25 boxes of fireworks, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported Wednesday. The explosion was allegedly triggered when Hengeli tried to modify the explosives.

So, what was his trick to coordinate the display?

Reportedly he was trying to hook up electric fusing to the fireworks, using an industrial strength hot-air blower to melt the sealing adhesive onto the fuses.
Which then reached auto-ignition temperature - and the rest is history.

His wife's look says it all:

 

[OCBuckWife]

7 months ago: An Israeli security guard falls on the ground after a firecracker exploded in his hand during a basketball match in Jerusalem, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. Reports said he lost three fingers on one hand from the blast. It was not known who threw the device.

Why did the idiot pick it up in the first place?

But seriously, be safe with your fireworks. Don't end up like this guy.

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

 

[Gatorubet]

Teen Injured By Lit Firecracker In Pocket

POSTED: 8:43 am EDT July 3, 2006

TAMPA, Fla. -- A 16-year-old from Tampa is recovering from burns he received when someone put a lit firecracker in his pocket.

Fire rescue officials said Derrick Underwood was with a group Sunday throwing fireworks at one another. The teen was seriously injured and taken to the hospital with second and third degree burns on his backside and thigh.

Reports said the teen ran for nearly a block with his pants on fire before removing them

I'll show you some damn SEC speed.