That will do me fine... Can't think of a better way to go.Originally Posted by NA4BH
She'd kill ya John.
That will do me fine... Can't think of a better way to go.She'd kill ya John.
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
Ah. I should explain:
North Side is one of the neighborhoods of Pittsburgh. The City of Pittsburgh is quite draconian when it comes to fireworks; even sparklers are illegal. So, if she'd been caught, er, red-handed, she would have been in a world of schiet.
Now, she's in the hospital, injured, and still in a world of schiet.
...meanwhile, out here in the suburbs, Phantom Fireworks packages are openly for sale in the supermarkets. You see, you can legally buy them... you just can't legally use them. Oh, how the great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania works...
“Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. 90% of the people don’t care, the other 10% are glad it happened.” — Clint Hurdle, 2019
BAN THE DH!
Fudd's First Law of Opposition: If you push something hard enough, it WILL fall down.
Teslacle's Deviant to Fudd's Law: It goes in, it must go out.
"The 2020 election wasn't stolen, and speaking the truth is only a crime in countries ruled by tyrants" - Liz Cheney
“Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfed.” — Bernie Sanders
Bottle rockets, the little ones, were outlawed here a few years ago. The big ones, perfectly OK.
Kids used to have bottle rocket wars. Now they point mortars at each other.
The entire state of Missouri works exactly the same way.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Basically that is the way NY State works except they are completely illegal to buy, sell,posses, or use statewide. AQll my fireworks purchases as a kid were considered illegal. How strict you are dealt with here if you do use them depends on the local jurisdiction. Some places very strict, other places pretty easy going. My local area used to be pretty easy going, cops would more or less look the other way unless they were answering a complaint. But these days I do not know as I haven't tried using them in a long time. I hear a lot less backyard fireworks here these days than in the past so perhaps they are more strict these days. On the other hand I have seen people using them last year and never saw the cops hassling anyone. Another factor is that kids may not be as into them these days as they were when i was a youngster. Back when i was a kid we'd already be stocking up our fireworks arsenals. Another factor is that there are a lot more professional displays in the local area these days. So perhaps more people get their annual fireworks fix that way nowadays.
Last edited by n2ize; 06-19-2012 at 02:45 AM.
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
The days of Jean Shepard's famous (and now politically incorrect title) "Ludlow Kissel and the Dago Bomb that Struck Back" are now long gone.
The story is in his first collection In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash.
Last edited by W3WN; 06-19-2012 at 08:26 AM.
“Nobody is going to feel sorry for us. 90% of the people don’t care, the other 10% are glad it happened.” — Clint Hurdle, 2019
BAN THE DH!
Fudd's First Law of Opposition: If you push something hard enough, it WILL fall down.
Teslacle's Deviant to Fudd's Law: It goes in, it must go out.
"The 2020 election wasn't stolen, and speaking the truth is only a crime in countries ruled by tyrants" - Liz Cheney
“Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Trump golfed.” — Bernie Sanders
Like going across the border to buy them in OH. You have to sign a form that you will not take them out of state and that you will not use them in state. And you have to give an out of state address to buy them. Meanwhile the building is literally feet away from the border.
The best part is that at this particular place, the state cops sit there during the day and watch everyone.
Gotta love it.
"A night sky full of cries. Hearts filled with lies. The contract: is it worth the price?"
I think they dunked those ones, I don't even think OH State Police monitor CB anymore. They've "upgraded" here to 440MHz (Well, it's like 446 or something close).
In this area (and apparently other areas as well fireworks were like a kids first introduction to the black market and the underworld. There was such a thrill involved with getting your hands on the "forbidden fruit". Same deal with other illegal things I suppose
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
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