As a European it’s now 4th July, so felt it was the right time to post

  • marswarrior@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I really like 4th of July. But I wish fireworks were illegal. Why can’t everyone just buy a cake or have a house party and watch a movie or 2 and call it a night.

    • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Seeing an actual professional pyrotechnics show = awesome. I have great memories of going down to the civic park and just laying back in the grass and watching the show. So much fun.

      Listening to dipshits and kids in my neighborhood fuck around with illegal fireworks and maybe start a fire or hurt themselves, while my dog cowers and whines = fuck that shit.

    • lntl@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      I’ve always thought that we do it because it’s safer than firing guns into the air.

      • explodicle@local106.comEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        And to be fair, both options are safer than just walking around with a torch igniting buildings and people.

  • lackthought@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    almost happened to my cousin when we were teenagers

    firecracker exploded in his hand and we all immediately went into full panic mode

    luckily there was no permanent damage but I don’t trust any fireworks since then

    • AlexisFR@jlai.luEnglish
      01·
      1 year ago

      Don’t you have laws? Fireworks are only legal to the public for the new year in most of France.

  • JesusTheCarpenter@feddit.ukEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I feel for the illiterate minorty of Americans (according to another post) that will be limited to counting to lower numbers than 10.

  • Etterra@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I live up the street from a hospital and lemme tell ya, the meat wagons were out in force last night between sundown and midnight.

  • whynotzoidberg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    WE ONLY NEED ONE TO TELL YOU OUR OPINION!!! AROOOOOO!!!

    Jk, you’re not wrong. I used to hate being on call over the holiday weekend — even as an IT guy, more patients meant more users active on the servers.

  • chepox@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Last Christmas one of my office coworkers brother died from a fireworks explosion. It was tragic. Aparently, they had made a bigger firework by combining the powder of smaller ones. He had in his hand when it went off. He spent about 10 days in the hospital before succumbing to his injuries near his abdomen and hands. RIP.

    Firecrackers are fun but they are no joke.