No! to Backyard Fireworks

[Cloud]

I agree that being judgmental all the time is no good. But I'm sure you can appreciate I don't think I'm being judgmental here, but passing along my very real concerns based on painful experience.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Cloud

I agree that being judgmental all the time is no good. But I'm sure you can appreciate I don't think I'm being judgmental here, but passing along my very real concerns based on painful experience.

I appreciate that. But because you had a very bad experience, and I won't go into unsupervised children, doesn't make fireworks evil.

My family, neighbors and friends, would gather at my Grandmother's, every year until the mid 90s, for a big bonfire and picnic. We would have tons of fireworks that someone would pick up in South Carolina, on their way home from Florida. I'm talking serious shit, big rockets, real cherry bombs than could take your hand off, and the like. All of the kids participated and all of the adults (and older kids) watched the youngsters so they didn't hurt themselves, or someone else. Also, the youngsters would get someone to light the fuse while they concentrated on what to do once it was lit. No injuries in all those years, other than an occasional finger burn from a hot sparkler wire, but that was seldom repeated by the same kid.

I will admit, in my teens, I would pocket a few cherry bombs for mischief later on. But the knowlege learned from the supervised celebrations, kept me from hurting anyone with them. Of course the trouble I got into with them, and the punishment I received, were great life lessons.

Anyway, that 's a long winded view of my experience, so that's where I'm coming from.