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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt's sounds like a fucking war zone in my neighborhood right now
All the fire works going off. Just hope people don't hurt themselves or set theirs or their neighbor's house on fire.
SunSeeker
(51,811 posts)Last edited Tue Jan 1, 2019, 05:02 AM - Edit history (1)
Those bullets gotta land somewhere. I'll never forget the year one of those idiots' bullets landed on the roof of my car, leaving a dent. And I was standing right next to my car. That bullet could have killed me!
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)One of the rare smart things the republican led Legistlature did.
msongs
(67,502 posts)JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,384 posts)Midnight was a time to move away from the windows.
Igel
(35,390 posts)And culture varies by ethnicity and by geography and income/education. (I don't take the simplistic view that 'culture' is just food and folklore, festival and fashion.)
Where I grew up, not a firework to be had apart from 7/4. Suburban Baltimore.
When I lived in Oregon, again, not a firework outside of 7/4. And by that I don't mean 7/3 or 7/5.
Los Angeles, some New Year's fireworks. It was a mostly white neighborhood with some Latino population. It was mostly Latinos with the fireworks.
Rochester, NY? Again, back to Oregon and Baltimore-suburb levels of firework use.
Houston?
Last night I was thinking, at 1 a.m., that it still sounded like a major WWII battle was occurring not that far away.
It was pretty bad Xmas eve, too. Some one called the fire department--don't know if it was a mistaken incident or if something was set on fire.
It wasn't so bad during the recession. Now people have more money and need to show they have money they can waste. And, every year, hurt some kids.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,563 posts)pnwmom
(109,025 posts)iwillalwayswonderwhy
(2,603 posts)I had a neighbour that spent at least a thousand dollars. Crazy.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)but not very many at all.
Rainbow Droid
(722 posts)Plus I think some people like explosions and blowing stuff up on any day of the year.
edit: A lot of people in this country actually... on reflection.
watoos
(7,142 posts)they shoot guns. When I was a kid we shot off shotguns so as not to damage anything.
csziggy
(34,140 posts)Kurt V.
(5,624 posts)half asleep, herd us outside so dad could blast his shotgun. he was a great dad.
pansypoo53219
(21,010 posts)Gothmog
(145,965 posts)Link to tweet
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bif
(22,829 posts)I live 5 houses from Detroit. At midnight, Detroiters fire whatever guns they have into the air for about 20 minutes. It's pretty crazy!
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)I like neither being used, but lots of people love the noise to chase out the old year and welcome the new one concept, better fireworks than guns.
bif
(22,829 posts)But I think people stock up for New Years.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)It was noisy for around 45 minutes leading up to midnight. But I was able to sleep well.
jalan48
(13,916 posts)One of the best things they have done.