As a European it’s now 4th July, so felt it was the right time to post
I know of someone who peaked over the mortar because it didn’t appear to go off … then boooom… his head exploded because it shot out right as he peaked over it … the neighbors were finding skull and brain matter for days. Also the wife and kids were present. I’m fairly certain the 4th of July is traumatizing for them.
Jesus… that’s horrific… at least he didn’t suffer
I hate the 4th of July. It sends my dog into anxiety attack spirals or something. She freaks out and nothing can calm her.
I am in this same boat. What’s worse is people in my neighborhood are lighting off fireworks all week, so I can kiss sleep goodbye until about Wednesday next week.
I feel for the illiterate minorty of Americans (according to another post) that will be limited to counting to lower numbers than 10.
That’s ok, they can still get there if they’re barefoot. That is of course until the diabeetus sets in…
Fuck every one of you motherfuckers who traumatize my dogs every year.
Very hard time of year for pets and warzone survivors (civilians and veterans)
Definitely. I’m afraid my dog’s going to have a heart attack one of these times.
I fucking hate fireworks. That’s stupidly expensive and even more stupidly dangerous. It’s ugly, noisy and terrifies the animals miles away.
Fuck it.
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.
I’ve always thought that we do it because it’s safer than firing guns into the air.
And to be fair, both options are safer than just walking around with a torch igniting buildings and people.
Yes but burning mansions to the ground is also an American tradition.
Burninating all the people!
in their THATCHED-ROOF COTTAGES!!
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.
It’s actually growing more and more popular to ban fireworks in cities and counties.
There are always people that bitch about their right to set off uncontrolled explosives during the height of fire season in residential areas, but overall, it’s truly growing more common to see them banned.
My city is one, for example. And while it’s awesome to know that you can’t set them off inside the city limits, that doesn’t stop people from crossing the city line and setting shit off in that grocery store parking lot.
To be fair, that’s everyday. People don’t limit their firework usage to the Fourth.
Always some going off in early July and late June.
Don’t you have laws? Fireworks are only legal to the public for the new year in most of France.
As a kid my state didn’t permit or sell projectile type fireworks to the public. Just fountain, snakes, sparklers, etc. But that didn’t stop us, or anyone, from just driving into the next state over to get the good stuff then come on back to where they were illegal to fire them off.
Some places, despite any potential law, don’t care one way or another. Where I grew up no one cared so long as you didn’t cause a fire. That was rural though. In general those areas operate differently.
Where I live now is a suburb. I could get away with doing some fireworks on a non-holiday but doing too much of a display or too frequently and I would likely run into issues. Though doesn’t stop some people.
Those laws are handled by individual states, and all states’ laws are not equally sane.
And even within those states, different cities have different rules
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
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.
A long while ago when I was a dumb teenager one of my buddies lit a firework and then just stood there holding it like a dumbfuck. Finally he threw it, it went off about half a second after leaving his hand, which he drew back IN MY FACE to throw. Less than a second from being blind. No more firecrackers after that.
He opened, combined the material from multiple fireworks, and then died from the explosion? Yikes. That’s terrible.
America can’t hold a Roman candle to Holland at New Years. I know my way around fuerwerken but the Dutch go absolutely next level. I was completely amazed.
I live in Darwin Northern Territory Australia, every year on July 1st we have Territory day to celebrate our independence from the southern states.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/02/man-loses-arm-below-elbow-in-fireworks-explosion-near-darwin this year a man lost an arm
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.
Can I put this in a .png and post it, next. I’ve been waiting all day.
This is a distressing thought.
As I prepare to not sleep for the next two days.
Just so you know op, on lemmy you can edit your title
I can’t believe this still isn’t an option on Reddit
Reddit
Never heard of it.
