Let me start off with stating that I like a good bang just as much as
the next guy. Nothing captures my attention like a rapid succession of
flash-bangs during a fireworks show - just love it! However in my little
burg, the adolescents and adolescents at heart must have too much
disposable income. The cacophony of staccato reports and the smell of
explosives drifting through the neighborhood in the late evenings began
a couple days prior to July 4th. On the 4th, the local amateur pyrotechs
began about 9:30 PM and continued to near 1:00 AM. There was so much
smoke in the air it looked as though a late-winter fog had rolled in.
I certainly don't mind celebrating the Fourth with a bit of fireworks -
bottle rockets, Whistling Petes, Screaming Mimi's, sparklers, pinwheels,
Roman candles and the like are good fun. The occasional M-80 has its
charm. Last evening however it sounded as though we lived in a war zone
- ah, to be in Fallujah in the Springtime - and went on for three and a
half hours. Some of us had to get up early this morning for a regular
work day. And it's still not over yet - this will continue sporadically
for the next week.
Maybe I'm just getting old - after all, in the past year it seems, the
music of my high school days was relegated to the Oldies station.
--
Owen Lowe
The Fly-by-Night Copper Company
__________
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
Corporate States of America and to the
Republicans for which it stands, one nation,
under debt, easily divisible, with liberty
and justice for oil."
- Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur, 1/24/05
Fly-by-Night CC wrote:
>
> In article <[email protected]>,
> mac davis <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > We've had all of the above for a week now... and here in Central Calif., only
> > the "safe & sane" (boring) stuff is legal... add to that the crazies that fire
> > guns up in the air...
>
> Same here in Orygun. I'd wager that 90% of what we heard and smelled
> were obtained in Washington and ferried across the Columbia. The highway
> patrol supposedly does mini-dragnets to catch the fireworks smugglers
> and pyro'ficionados making their way from the Bob's House of Fireworks
> outlets that dot Interstate 5 the last 20 southbound miles into Oregon.
> But here in my 'burg, the police were cruising but weren't making any
> attempts to make contact with those making merry - as a matter of fact,
> the police station is within 1 block of my house and many of the
> surrounding residents apparently had no qualms about lighting fuses.
> Guess the cops figure it's a losing battle and will only get involved
> resulting from a complaint or to help locate a missing digit.
....
I had to go stop a townie shooting off Roman candles and other aerials
next to 100 acres of ripe wheat waiting combining and amid about 1000 A
of 3-ft and taller native grass. It been only about 95 F and 20 mph
wind all day... :(
On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 17:45:43 GMT, the opaque "John Emmons"
<[email protected]> clearly wrote:
>what about Cadillac using Led Zeppelin to sell cars...?
>
>Unbelievable...
The Graying of the Baby Boomers incarnate, wot?
'Been a long time since I bought a Caddie. (never)
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On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 14:42:58 -0700, the opaque Fly-by-Night CC
<[email protected]> clearly wrote:
>In article <[email protected]>,
> jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> That said, I loved fireworks as a kid in South Dakota.
>We'd (siblings and friends) would buy bottle rockets by the dozens - 3
>dozen in a pack? - anyway the neck of the Coke bottle would be black and
>oily after a shooting session. Ah, the memories - but I know for certain
>we weren't out after 10:00 or so... damn kids these days.
Yeah, bottle rockets were the happenin' 4th item, fer sher, with
cherry bombs and M-80s a close second. I spent most of my money on
bottle rockets, but what I miss the most were the real-live Roman
Candles. Shooting flares into the air 100' in a rainbow of colors,
only to drop into the lake (LRAFB) and hiss to their death. Those
were really great.
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On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 00:12:29 -0700, Fly-by-Night CC <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Let me start off with stating that I like a good bang just as much as
>the next guy. Nothing captures my attention like a rapid succession of
>flash-bangs during a fireworks show - just love it! However in my little
>burg, the adolescents and adolescents at heart must have too much
>disposable income. The cacophony of staccato reports and the smell of
>explosives drifting through the neighborhood in the late evenings began
>a couple days prior to July 4th. On the 4th, the local amateur pyrotechs
>began about 9:30 PM and continued to near 1:00 AM. There was so much
>smoke in the air it looked as though a late-winter fog had rolled in.
>
>I certainly don't mind celebrating the Fourth with a bit of fireworks -
>bottle rockets, Whistling Petes, Screaming Mimi's, sparklers, pinwheels,
>Roman candles and the like are good fun. The occasional M-80 has its
>charm. Last evening however it sounded as though we lived in a war zone
>- ah, to be in Fallujah in the Springtime - and went on for three and a
>half hours. Some of us had to get up early this morning for a regular
>work day. And it's still not over yet - this will continue sporadically
>for the next week.
>
>Maybe I'm just getting old - after all, in the past year it seems, the
>music of my high school days was relegated to the Oldies station.
We've had all of the above for a week now... and here in Central Calif., only
the "safe & sane" (boring) stuff is legal... add to that the crazies that fire
guns up in the air...
The guy across the street woke up to the sound of fire trucks late monday
night... a friggin' bottle rocket landed on his covered patio and burned his
shed down...
The paper this morning said that this area had more particulate matter in the
air since July 3rd than it has had for years.. *cough* *choke*
I think I'm ready for my flashback now... kill 'em all and let God sort 'em
out???
mac
Please remove splinters before emailing
I meant to add this to that post :
http://www.wanttoknow.info/fearrunsrampant
"Fly-by-Night CC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Let me start off with stating that I like a good bang just as much as
> the next guy. Nothing captures my attention like a rapid succession of
> flash-bangs during a fireworks show - just love it! However in my little
> burg, the adolescents and adolescents at heart must have too much
> disposable income. The cacophony of staccato reports and the smell of
> explosives drifting through the neighborhood in the late evenings began
> a couple days prior to July 4th. On the 4th, the local amateur pyrotechs
> began about 9:30 PM and continued to near 1:00 AM. There was so much
> smoke in the air it looked as though a late-winter fog had rolled in.
>
> I certainly don't mind celebrating the Fourth with a bit of fireworks -
> bottle rockets, Whistling Petes, Screaming Mimi's, sparklers, pinwheels,
> Roman candles and the like are good fun. The occasional M-80 has its
> charm. Last evening however it sounded as though we lived in a war zone
> - ah, to be in Fallujah in the Springtime - and went on for three and a
> half hours. Some of us had to get up early this morning for a regular
> work day. And it's still not over yet - this will continue sporadically
> for the next week.
>
> Maybe I'm just getting old - after all, in the past year it seems, the
> music of my high school days was relegated to the Oldies station.
> --
> Owen Lowe
> The Fly-by-Night Copper Company
> __________
>
> "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
> Corporate States of America and to the
> Republicans for which it stands, one nation,
> under debt, easily divisible, with liberty
> and justice for oil."
> - Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur, 1/24/05
what about Cadillac using Led Zeppelin to sell cars...?
Unbelievable...
John Emmons
"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:30:00 GMT, the opaque "Rob V" <[email protected]>
> clearly wrote:
>
> >Yup - your getting old :)
> >I feel your pain though...It sucks when the music you grow up with is now
on
> >the oldies station!
>
> What really threw me was when I heard a Led Zeppelin song on
> MUZAK in an elevator. At least it wasn't something totally
> obnoxous, like the BeeGees or Captain & Tenile, eh?
>
>
> -
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In article <[email protected]>,
Fly-by-Night CC <[email protected]> wrote:
> Last evening however it sounded as though we lived in a war zone
>- ah, to be in Fallujah in the Springtime - and went on for three and a
>half hours.
One of my neighbors refered to our area as "Bagdad without the bodycount".
Safe-n-Sane are allowed, but a fair number of people in our area had
bottle rockets, M80s, rockets, etc. I'm glad I don't have a wood roof
any more...
--
Mike Iglesias Email: [email protected]
University of California, Irvine phone: 949-824-6926
Network & Academic Computing Services FAX: 949-824-2069
On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 13:30:00 GMT, the opaque "Rob V" <[email protected]>
clearly wrote:
>Yup - your getting old :)
>I feel your pain though...It sucks when the music you grow up with is now on
>the oldies station!
What really threw me was when I heard a Led Zeppelin song on
MUZAK in an elevator. At least it wasn't something totally
obnoxous, like the BeeGees or Captain & Tenile, eh?
-
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------------
http://diversify.com Dynamic Websites, PHP Apps, MySQL databases
In article <[email protected]>,
Fly-by-Night CC <[email protected]> wrote:
snip
> But here in my 'burg, the police were cruising but weren't making any
> attempts to make contact with those making merry - as a matter of fact,
> the police station is within 1 block of my house and many of the
> surrounding residents apparently had no qualms about lighting fuses.
> Guess the cops figure it's a losing battle and will only get involved
> resulting from a complaint or to help locate a missing digit.
Hell, I live right around the corner from the mayor of Portland* and the
whole neighborhood sounded like D-Day until 1:00AM.
PDX David
*That shouldn't be taken as a gloat, by the way. The mayor moved into
our working-class neighborhood a few years ago.
In article <[email protected]>,
mac davis <[email protected]> wrote:
> We've had all of the above for a week now... and here in Central Calif., only
> the "safe & sane" (boring) stuff is legal... add to that the crazies that fire
> guns up in the air...
Same here in Orygun. I'd wager that 90% of what we heard and smelled
were obtained in Washington and ferried across the Columbia. The highway
patrol supposedly does mini-dragnets to catch the fireworks smugglers
and pyro'ficionados making their way from the Bob's House of Fireworks
outlets that dot Interstate 5 the last 20 southbound miles into Oregon.
But here in my 'burg, the police were cruising but weren't making any
attempts to make contact with those making merry - as a matter of fact,
the police station is within 1 block of my house and many of the
surrounding residents apparently had no qualms about lighting fuses.
Guess the cops figure it's a losing battle and will only get involved
resulting from a complaint or to help locate a missing digit.
--
Owen Lowe
The Fly-by-Night Copper Company
__________
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
Corporate States of America and to the
Republicans for which it stands, one nation,
under debt, easily divisible, with liberty
and justice for oil."
- Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur, 1/24/05
In article <[email protected]>,
jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
> That said, I loved fireworks as a kid in South Dakota.
Anyone familiar with Simon Petri's (not sure of the spelling) - located
in Front Royal, VA? At least it was there 35 years ago. I recall it as a
sorta kinda souvenir tourist trap near the Skyline Drive. But man, oh
man, come the 4th of July the place was a smorgasbord of things that
went whizz, bang and sparkly - oh yeah... the wire sparklers that burned
your fingers after you threw them into the air and then tried to pick
them back up because they's still sparkling - only you grabbed the wrong
wire part sticking out - or else you walked on one of the wires that was
still hot and burned your tootsies - ah the wonderful memories of
childhood. Wonder why they don't make 'em like that any more? (Note to
self - gotta look for a web recipe for making sparklers.)
We'd (siblings and friends) would buy bottle rockets by the dozens - 3
dozen in a pack? - anyway the neck of the Coke bottle would be black and
oily after a shooting session. Ah, the memories - but I know for certain
we weren't out after 10:00 or so... damn kids these days.
--
Owen Lowe
The Fly-by-Night Copper Company
__________
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
Corporate States of America and to the
Republicans for which it stands, one nation,
under debt, easily divisible, with liberty
and justice for oil."
- Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur, 1/24/05
Yup - your getting old :)
I feel your pain though...It sucks when the music you grow up with is now on
the oldies station!
"Fly-by-Night CC" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Let me start off with stating that I like a good bang just as much as
> the next guy. Nothing captures my attention like a rapid succession of
> flash-bangs during a fireworks show - just love it! However in my little
> burg, the adolescents and adolescents at heart must have too much
> disposable income. The cacophony of staccato reports and the smell of
> explosives drifting through the neighborhood in the late evenings began
> a couple days prior to July 4th. On the 4th, the local amateur pyrotechs
> began about 9:30 PM and continued to near 1:00 AM. There was so much
> smoke in the air it looked as though a late-winter fog had rolled in.
>
> I certainly don't mind celebrating the Fourth with a bit of fireworks -
> bottle rockets, Whistling Petes, Screaming Mimi's, sparklers, pinwheels,
> Roman candles and the like are good fun. The occasional M-80 has its
> charm. Last evening however it sounded as though we lived in a war zone
> - ah, to be in Fallujah in the Springtime - and went on for three and a
> half hours. Some of us had to get up early this morning for a regular
> work day. And it's still not over yet - this will continue sporadically
> for the next week.
>
> Maybe I'm just getting old - after all, in the past year it seems, the
> music of my high school days was relegated to the Oldies station.
> --
> Owen Lowe
> The Fly-by-Night Copper Company
> __________
>
> "I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
> Corporate States of America and to the
> Republicans for which it stands, one nation,
> under debt, easily divisible, with liberty
> and justice for oil."
> - Wiley Miller, Non Sequitur, 1/24/05
When you live where I do (site of monster SoCal fires last year), even
starting a barbeque in the open will summon the fire department to drown
your fire and you (and yours if you have managed to reproduce yourself).
That said, I loved fireworks as a kid in South Dakota. These days, I
watch it on TV. I loved the Boston Pops show on A&E (IIRC). Two hours
of good music and the 1812. CBS has screwed it up pretty well with some
woo-hoo-ing female announcer, replacing most of the Pops with some
cowboy hatted 50's rock band, and scrunching the show down to an hour
(including commercials). Oh well, at least the fireworks was done
without commercials this year.
sigh,
jo4hn