If so, why? I just don't get the attraction. I mean, I love fireworks (put on by professionals) but I just don't get the people who go spend hundreds of dollars on firecrackers to blow off in the street in front of their houses? Can someone enlighten me? (no pun intended)
After some Kung Pao Chicken. Serious side....I've done it a few times for new years. It's fun, watching your own colorful carnage.
What's not to understand? You can light something on fire. You can blow something up. There are bright, pretty colors. Now put that all in one package and it's full of win.
Yes, I do. I fail to keep an appointment with fireworks, yes. Spoiler I blow UP fireworks, though if I have them in my possession and in areas where I'm allowed to blow them up.
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I got hot wax on my shin when some neighbor-friend kicked over a Roman candle in my background right before it launched; I called him an idiot and later when we went to their house he referred to my African ancestry, but they had cable and we wanted to watch Disorderlies. I still get the appeal, though, for guys in a certain age band or of a certain background. If you ever observe them watching fire crackers, they're typically silent and mesmerized, so there's some kind of hypnosis or relaxation there. It might even be similar to how chicks feel when they light scented candles.
They look and sound cool. I like to blow up stuff in general. It's for the same reason people like Bill Nye the Science Guy.
The people in my neighborhood buy a **** ton of fireworks and set them off on the 4th. And the day after. And the day after that. And the day after that. For maybe up to two weeks afterwards. Same for NYE. WTF? I get annoyed by extraneous noises, but I get the appeal and can tolerate it on holidays. But if you're going to continue setting them off every night for a fortnight then **** you. Seriously. **** you.
I don't because of the City of Houston ordinance banning them. I think if I lived in the suburbs like Sugar Land or Katy, then I would buy a bunch.
technically, a cannonball is inert and the loud noise of gunpowder signals the end of it's existence, so I could see how he'd get jumpy
Nope. My wife likes to, but I have better things to spend money on. I'll enjoy the free fireworks that are better than what we can buy.
I like blowing **** up! I hate the professional ones that you were talking about... It's no fun unless there is a chance you could get hurt.
I worked a firework stand as a youngster one summer. Super fun, lots of free fireworks. We would have roman candle fights and shoot them at each other. We would also light bottle rockets and throw them in the air and because they are top heavy they would point downward at shoot down at you. Lots of fun with a group of crazy misfits.
