4th of July KRRROOWWWPOPSIZZLESIZZLE
It's the Fourth of July, time to picnic, get sunburnt, and light shit on fire. When I was a kid we'd usually celebrate by combining all our collective fireworks into one large sack with a GI Joe in the middle and see how badly we could fry the mutha. In retrospect, that wasn't very patriotic of us, but burning toys in effigy is mondo fun.
I haven't gotten to light fireworks in a long time, it just seems like there's too much to catch on fire in my backyard, especially the dry grass. Buuuut that might change tonight because I did, in fact, get some fireworks. There's a place not too far off from here called the Lucky Dutchman which is basically a large roadside stand that sells various fireworks. I must have passed it no short of 9,285 times in my childhood, but it wasn't the type of place my parents gave a second thought to, and so I just sat in the car eying it as we passed by.
Now I'm all grown up and can go to as many crazy roadside stands as I deem worthy. So instead of heading to a retail store or some parking lot tent, I went to the Lucky Dutchman to get some fireworks. I should probably add that not only was it raining on and off all day, but there's a tornado warning in effect til nightfall. Dedication or stupidity? You decide.
The place was mind boggling, I never realized how many fireworks were available. Honestly, I didn't see a one traditional dinky sparkler. This was the motherload. There was shit there I couldn't even wrap my head around how to ignite without blowing a chunk of your face off. There was even some huge brick that apparently shot out hoards of little paratroopers. Just crazy, crazy, shit.
Even good ol' Uncle Sam was there, waving at passerbys to come check out the great merchandise. I purchased two things -- a "Friendship Pagoda" because it reminded me of the big random Pagoda sitting on the top of the mountain in Reading. Plus I got this fantastic helicopter/shark hybrid called "Commanche!" that looks so awesome I almost hate to blow him up. These things really need more instructions. Why is it that a box of Pop-Tarts needs a 15 paragraph instruction panel, but deadly fireworks only write "ignite and run" in small print on the bottom? I was also given a free "Jumbo Ground Bloom" which apparently changes 3 colors. I hope those colors are red, white, and blue.
Happy 4th!!
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Ask and ya shall receive....
I haven't gotten to light fireworks in a long time, it just seems like there's too much to catch on fire in my backyard, especially the dry grass. Buuuut that might change tonight because I did, in fact, get some fireworks. There's a place not too far off from here called the Lucky Dutchman which is basically a large roadside stand that sells various fireworks. I must have passed it no short of 9,285 times in my childhood, but it wasn't the type of place my parents gave a second thought to, and so I just sat in the car eying it as we passed by.
Now I'm all grown up and can go to as many crazy roadside stands as I deem worthy. So instead of heading to a retail store or some parking lot tent, I went to the Lucky Dutchman to get some fireworks. I should probably add that not only was it raining on and off all day, but there's a tornado warning in effect til nightfall. Dedication or stupidity? You decide.
The place was mind boggling, I never realized how many fireworks were available. Honestly, I didn't see a one traditional dinky sparkler. This was the motherload. There was shit there I couldn't even wrap my head around how to ignite without blowing a chunk of your face off. There was even some huge brick that apparently shot out hoards of little paratroopers. Just crazy, crazy, shit.
Even good ol' Uncle Sam was there, waving at passerbys to come check out the great merchandise. I purchased two things -- a "Friendship Pagoda" because it reminded me of the big random Pagoda sitting on the top of the mountain in Reading. Plus I got this fantastic helicopter/shark hybrid called "Commanche!" that looks so awesome I almost hate to blow him up. These things really need more instructions. Why is it that a box of Pop-Tarts needs a 15 paragraph instruction panel, but deadly fireworks only write "ignite and run" in small print on the bottom? I was also given a free "Jumbo Ground Bloom" which apparently changes 3 colors. I hope those colors are red, white, and blue.
Happy 4th!!
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Ask and ya shall receive....
You got to film yourself lighting those fireworks and post them on your blog. Those look really cool.
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Lol I love those spinny thingys. My ex lit one one year in his hand and threw it. The fucker flew! And nearly into me.
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This is probably a stupid question, but did you light those indoors? When you light them we get brief glances of what looks like walls around it. Hopefully, it just my eyes playing tricks on me.
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I set them off on the cement slab outside the back door. There's a shed off to the left, that's probably what you saw.
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I was wondering why you didn't get the fireworks that soar into the air and explode? I think they are called Roman Candles. Those are the kind we have in Vancouver. The neighbours set them off on Halloween, New Years, Chinese New Year, etc.
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I seriously thought that was your bedroom floor too.
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