(OT, sorry) For those of us in The South...
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ArcOfCorinth
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*shrug* I've been amazed since I was little on how many fireworks stands are here.
A Virginian here, originally from Tuscumbia, Alabama (well, I was born in Bama anyway...).
Family goes down to visit relatives now and again, and fireworks are always a part of it. Probably runs in the blood. Apparently my great grandfather sold dynamite out of a shed; he was real careful about it though: he had a "No Smoking" sign and everything.
Shoot, even Northern Virginians are laid back enough to fire bottle rockets at each other given the opportunity. Thank goodness for that too; otherwise the Northern Taint coming over the Potomac from Maryland and ugh, Washington DC might actually get a foothold. But no, thank God for those year-round firework stands that keep the feckless yellow-bellied Billy Yanks up on their side of the river!
Family goes down to visit relatives now and again, and fireworks are always a part of it. Probably runs in the blood. Apparently my great grandfather sold dynamite out of a shed; he was real careful about it though: he had a "No Smoking" sign and everything.
Shoot, even Northern Virginians are laid back enough to fire bottle rockets at each other given the opportunity. Thank goodness for that too; otherwise the Northern Taint coming over the Potomac from Maryland and ugh, Washington DC might actually get a foothold. But no, thank God for those year-round firework stands that keep the feckless yellow-bellied Billy Yanks up on their side of the river!
We love the boom and the bang, we love the color and the partying that comes with them.
Many states ban the sale of fireworks (or use too) but the south did not, which meant a lot of interstate traffic. Stock car racing, collage football, fireworks and local harvest parties.
I really don't think it is just the south, I think it is more rural.
Many states ban the sale of fireworks (or use too) but the south did not, which meant a lot of interstate traffic. Stock car racing, collage football, fireworks and local harvest parties.
I really don't think it is just the south, I think it is more rural.
That drive from Huntsville, AL to Chattanooga, TN goes through South Pittsburgh (the usual route). South Pittsburgh, TN has at least on and maybe more fireworks factories. We used to always drive from Decatur to South Pittsburgh to get fireworks and visit relatives when I was young. That stretch of road around S. Pitt is full of large fireworks places.
I love'em!!!
Mike
I love'em!!!
Mike
Shemeska
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Heh, now if any of my fellow southerners can correct me on this one, because the law has changed a few times since I lived in North Carolina... but here in NC it's legal to buy them, but not legal for the public at large to use most of them, including most of the stuff they sell. *rolls eyes*
Now for most of my life it's been illegal to use and sell most anything more than sparklers, and so it would seem like leading up to major holidays that half the state would run to the SC border to buy from all the fireworks stands just south of the line there. That explains the very existance of South of the Border ( giant sombrero ride, fireworks stands, goofy knick knacks and all..).
*chuckle* Still, it's fun to blow stuff up, though of course I would "NEVER" do anything illegal like that.
Now for most of my life it's been illegal to use and sell most anything more than sparklers, and so it would seem like leading up to major holidays that half the state would run to the SC border to buy from all the fireworks stands just south of the line there. That explains the very existance of South of the Border ( giant sombrero ride, fireworks stands, goofy knick knacks and all..).
*chuckle* Still, it's fun to blow stuff up, though of course I would "NEVER" do anything illegal like that.
Shadowdancer
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When I was a kid (in the '60s) growing up in Central Texas, we lived two blocks from a year-round fireworks stand. We would buy them and use them year round. We would have bottle rocket wars, and duels using Roman candles. We also would build elaborate forts in my sandbox, and then blow them up with Blackcat firecrackers.
Today, the stands are only open a week or two before the Fourth of July, and New Year's Day. And it's illegal to set them off inside the city limits.
Today, the stands are only open a week or two before the Fourth of July, and New Year's Day. And it's illegal to set them off inside the city limits.
