Posted by Ron in Indiana on Saturday, July 01, 2006 at 12:01PM :
In Reply to: Be careful this 4th with fireworks! posted by Todd Wilson on Saturday, July 01, 2006 at 0:01AM :
hey, watch this! My Dad and I used to set off the local firewaorks display starting in 1966. We got into after the fire departments previous years display went up in one big bang when a spark got into the box which hadn't been covered. I continued the tradition after my Dad died but gave it up after nearly having my head blown off by a 4" mortor shell exploding just as it cleared the tube. That was to close even after I had been burned on my back a few years before. Indiana just passed a law allowing almost any fireworks to be sold in state and shot off. I'm waiting to see the cost of injuries vs the 14.5% tax on the fireworks the state is planning to rake in. Go to your local fireworks show and let the pros do it, it's a lot cheaper and safer.