Fireworks are Illegal in Some Places
Jul 2, 2023 11:07:37 #
Why would anyone make fireworks illegal? Have they ever hurt anyone or done any damage? Nah!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=6345436765569611&ref=sharing
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=6345436765569611&ref=sharing
Jul 2, 2023 11:21:00 #
Jul 2, 2023 11:27:09 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Why would anyone make fireworks illegal? Have they ever hurt anyone or done any damage? Nah!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=6345436765569611&ref=sharing
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=6345436765569611&ref=sharing
Good reason to leave to professionals !!
With large parts of US drier than a bone due to hot temps & lack of rain this is a disaster waiting to happen.
Jul 2, 2023 11:42:07 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Why would anyone make fireworks illegal? Have they ever hurt anyone or done any damage? Nah!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=6345436765569611&ref=sharing
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=6345436765569611&ref=sharing
Now that's got to be staged -- Nothing like that ever really happens
Jul 2, 2023 12:24:02 #
ken_stern wrote:
Now that's got to be staged -- Nothing like that ever really happens
Of course not.
Jul 2, 2023 13:05:14 #
Jul 2, 2023 13:41:48 #
ken_stern wrote:
Doesn't Amentent #2 cover FireWorks?
Please do not impose any amendment here. To do so you are guaranteed a visit to The Attic. I am not a fan of cold,dank and dark places.
I am not fond of fireworks. If you wish to set off fireworks do it by a lake, Stream or River. It is safer. Better yet let a professional do them.
If you wish to photograph them, set your apertures open and your shutter speed very slow. Don’t forget a tripod or a monopod. Contrary to misbelief, fireworks are very slow, not fast as everyone thinks.
Jul 3, 2023 09:07:09 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Why would anyone make fireworks illegal? Have they ever hurt anyone or done any damage? Nah!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=6345436765569611&ref=sharing
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=6345436765569611&ref=sharing
Exactly! In the '70's my friends and I would spend the Fourth dabbling in recreational pharmaceutics and drinking beer & Tequila Sunrises all afternoon whereupon at dusk, I'd hand each person a fistful of fireworks and a BIC lighter. No one ever got hurt...at least not that anyone remembers!
Jul 3, 2023 09:26:19 #
therwol
Loc: USA
jerryc41 wrote:
Why would anyone make fireworks illegal? Have they ever hurt anyone or done any damage? Nah!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=6345436765569611&ref=sharing
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=6345436765569611&ref=sharing
Fireworks of any kind are illegal in the California county where I live. This is the county that gave us the Caldor fire that wiped out a whole town and came close to wiping out South Lake Tahoe. No, this fire was not caused by fireworks, however the potential for another disaster is here every day in the summer. The very wet winter we had out here has resulted in a huge amount of vegetation growth that has now died in the dry weather that follows every summer. Much of this state is a fire disaster waiting to happen. One spark from any source could set one off.
Jul 3, 2023 10:50:04 #
I have no problem with aerial display fireworks. What sense is there in cherry bombs, ash cans, and the annoyingly pitched firecrackers? Maybe I'm just becoming a cranky old man. Nahhh.
Jul 3, 2023 14:45:22 #
therwol wrote:
Fireworks of any kind are illegal in the Californi... (show quote)
Unfortunately some states no longer practice forest management. Some countries fail also. Due to the invogue ideas of let nature alone we now have immense uncontrollable forest fires.
Jul 3, 2023 16:18:31 #
therwol
Loc: USA
Drbobcameraguy wrote:
Unfortunately some states no longer practice forest management. Some countries fail also. Due to the invogue ideas of let nature alone we now have immense uncontrollable forest fires.
It isn't that simple. Most of the forested land in California that need fire prevention management is owned by the Federal Government, followed by state ownership and then private ownership. The total amount of land at risk is so vast than it will never be managed in total. There will be massive fires nearly every year when things dry out.
When the Caldor Fire ignited and set a national forest ablaze, fire crews couldn't get to the fire because the access roads had long ago washed out. I'm going to guess repairs weren't made because of lack of resources.
The real problem is the presence of people in these fire prone areas. Living in a house with a forest around you is very appealing to some, but more than that, cities keep expanding into high risk areas.
Jul 3, 2023 16:49:17 #
Love that video. Only wish it happened with far greater frequency, so often it caused them to be illegal everywhere and all sales prohibited.
Jul 3, 2023 20:38:54 #
Would you let a 5 year old drive a 18 wheeler? Of course not! I am a cranky old coot who would rather sit on the couch, smoke a cigar and polish off a bottle of whiskey while watching the fireworks on tv. I don’t need to light them off and I’m not allowed in Brooklyn and where I live in Pennsylvania. My dog will rest next to me with his head on my lap. No whiskey for him. He likes ear scratches.
By the way, I have photographed fireworks. They are slow and steady. Having a long shutter speed, wide open aperture and dialing your ISO dialed the way up is a good ticket.
As for working as a pharmacist, we usually get plenty of prescriptions for prescription burn cream.
By the way, I have photographed fireworks. They are slow and steady. Having a long shutter speed, wide open aperture and dialing your ISO dialed the way up is a good ticket.
As for working as a pharmacist, we usually get plenty of prescriptions for prescription burn cream.
Jul 3, 2023 22:39:07 #
Scruples wrote:
Would you let a 5 year old drive a 18 wheeler? Of... (show quote)
I made my first gun powder, at age 10, from the stuff I bought from my local pharmacist! The only difference between a pharmacist and a pyromaniac is self restraint.
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