On Wed, 4 Jul 2001, Russ Blakeman wrote:
> Pretty much most people have given in and said the hell with the
> fireworks - they've been so harrassed about them on "public service"
> commercials, laws, etc and when they go to a fireworks stand they see
> the prices for cheap crap that spits some sparks and just say the hell
> with it. It's quiet here in rural KY too and the local displays really
> suck. No more of the aerial "booms" that used to be part of the aerial
> displays - our wonderful city and county governments have restricted
> their use to just at dusk, so as not to piss off any of the people
> that don't give a rat's behind and want to go to sleep at 8pm and not
> be bothered.
You can blame the irresponsible cretins who haplessly set fire to their
neighbors' houses, and the over-reacting city and county councils that
enacted measures banning fireworks because of this.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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