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<blockquote data-quote="Thornir Alekeg" data-source="post: 2374556" data-attributes="member: 15651">Here in Massachusetts, you cannot buy the stuff, but across the border in NH you can.&nbsp; Lots of people buy them there and bring them home.&nbsp; I hate the &quot;personal&quot; fireworks with a passion.&nbsp; Love the professional shows, but hate the stuff you and I can buy.&nbsp; I had a complete fear of them from when I was a little kid (5 or 6 maybe) and saw another kid get hurt when someone threw a string of firecrackers into the crowd at the city fireworks show.&nbsp; In high school, my friends used to travel to get fireworks and then would invite me over to set them off.&nbsp; One year I decided my fear was ridiculous, based solely upon improper use, and joined them.&nbsp; First thing they lit was this block with 36 little rockets that are supposed to launch in succession.&nbsp; The first rocket out of the brick rose to eye level with me, then turned straight at me.&nbsp; I dove out of the way and spent the rest of the evening in the house waiting for my friends to finish.I'm not advocating it, but a nationwide ban on home fireworks would not bother me in the least.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thornir Alekeg, post: 2374556, member: 15651"] Here in Massachusetts, you cannot buy the stuff, but across the border in NH you can. Lots of people buy them there and bring them home. I hate the "personal" fireworks with a passion. Love the professional shows, but hate the stuff you and I can buy. I had a complete fear of them from when I was a little kid (5 or 6 maybe) and saw another kid get hurt when someone threw a string of firecrackers into the crowd at the city fireworks show. In high school, my friends used to travel to get fireworks and then would invite me over to set them off. One year I decided my fear was ridiculous, based solely upon improper use, and joined them. First thing they lit was this block with 36 little rockets that are supposed to launch in succession. The first rocket out of the brick rose to eye level with me, then turned straight at me. I dove out of the way and spent the rest of the evening in the house waiting for my friends to finish. I'm not advocating it, but a nationwide ban on home fireworks would not bother me in the least. [/QUOTE]

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