Quote Originally Posted by Charles Stover View Post
One of the strangest things to adjust to in moving to an urban town is how taboo fireworks are here. Is there like a firework markup for illegal fireworks in urban areas like there is alcohol markup in dry counties? Because that would be hilarious. Bottle rockets are 4 for a penny where I'm from. I have literally buckets of them, which are just what is leftover from all the buckets of them I had as a child. It's pretty commonplace to waste them on experimenting. Lighting clumps. Throwing them. Two fourth of July's back, we were throwing them circularly to not know which way it would go off. Blew up about a foot from my ex's face. Fun times. Also you kick an ant hill and shove the bottle rocket into it, then light it when they climb onto it. Space ants. You can tie the wires of them together to make a large wire to light multiple at a time. Or lay them down and drag race them. Furthest or fastest wins, whichever. I was always really a fan of the water proof ones, which you can shoot into lakes. Or hold until the fuse is low enough that it explodes as soon as it touches the water, which makes a sweet burst.

So many accidental fires, but whatever. That's just something that happens and we know how to handle from the age of like 5.

GOD, I need to go play with some fireworks now.
Holy fuck, that sounds amazing. I wish I could get fireworks that cheap here, but I've been playing with them for a long time reguardless. Firecrackers + dollar store knock-off hotwheels are amazing, because you can get a pack of 'em for a dollar and when they blow up the cheap aluminum body ether melts or goes flying. Good times. Also, lost it at "Space Ants".