Quadruple mortars FTW.

 

lol i did that once.... only 1 got into the air. the rest blew a whole the size of a basketball into the yard.

 

Haha.... gunpowder you purchase for reloading shotgun shells and a plastic bottle. One year we took down a stop sign that way

 

Here in the Republik of Kalifornia they are trying to cultivate a envionment that fireworks are bad . F_ck that, we visited some friends who live in a city that at least allows the crap safe and sane stuff. But first I went to the Viet part of town and bought some Disneyland type mortars. My sons and I had a great time. I can't believe future generations will not be able to enjoy "illegal" fireworks . Crap we are going to develop a generation of man loving Nancy boys at this rate. I would love to meet the politician who passed all these safety laws and kick him in the balls.

As I took my sons to day camp this morning and they asked their friends what they did. Most answered they "watched a display put on by "pros" at the park. Nothing funnier than a six year old bragging and showing pictures of daddy and uncle lighting up cool stuff. I told the other dads to hang their heads in shame.

We had police scanners on and since there is only one way in and ot of the neighborhood everytime Johnny Law came by we saluted him with our lemonades and sparklers.

My childhood buddy is a member of the LA County bomb squad. That boy taught me how to make stuff go boom real loud

 

Haha, nobody lost any fingers but.. we watched a young neighbor kid who thought he was being cool. He lit a fountain and was holding it like a roman candle, or sparkler just waving it around. Suddenly it started to shoot more flames out and whistle. He screamed like a little girl and dropped it. Then he kicked it trying to act all tough because we were laughing at him.

 

Though blind and burnt kids are pretty funny to look and laugh at, wildfires in the dryest summer in Southern California are even funnier. People who lose their homes and lives are the funniest of all.

 

Gee dad, I'm sorry. Should I go on a timeout ?

The neighborhood that this was done in has done this for years. Everybody who lives there's knows enough to soak the lawns / property very well. It's a huge block party. Here's a novel concept we use, all the dads in our group had their kids wear their Nomex racing gear and googles and stood next to the kids . Imagine that teaching kids how to respect things that go boom.

But thanks for the concern ,duly noted

 

I live in Buena Park, the capital city of illegal fireworks in California. Mixed with the legal "safe and sane" stuff, there are enough explosives that the police have actually taken a "non-enforcement" policy unless there is injury or prop damanage. We've been having a party for six years now. Every year it's bigger, with more illegal stuff, and nobody ever gets hurt. If you have 12 year-olds lighting mortars you're a moron... but since the nearest grassy field is about 10 miles away, I don't think forest fires are something we really have to worry about.

 

You did not at first point out nor say what your safety measures were. In that case I applaud you.

From your original post it sounded like you just blew things up safety be damned.