Fun with sparklers…stick a bunch in the ground around the yard, run around fast to light them all together, enjoy being surrounded by sparkles for a few seconds. Move on to something else. Miss a few burnt out ones when cleaning up; find them the next time you mow the lawn when they jam up the mower blades.
Yeah, sparklers. That’s the ticket. Up to 2000°. I know of at least one college kid who bundled a bunch of them together and lit them. Apparently they became a bomb. RIP.
Aw come on! The key is supervision and being careful. Fireworks can be a fun family activity. My husband and son used to shoot various ones, nothing major, but, a little more than sparklers. The first time they did it after we got our last dog, I sat with him (German shepherd) on the deck petting and soothing him, telling him it was ok, etc., while they were doing it a ways away, and, after that, he was never frightened by loud noises like that again.
Friends went to the beach to light off rockets. I declined. The rockets did not go UP. The sand didn’t anchor them well and they went sideways up and down the beach. LOL! Sometimes it is good to use discretion.
I lived for many years in a state that restricted personal fireworks. I never thought a lot about the effect that the noise can have on people and animals. Now I live in a state where they are not as regulated (although this year because of drought they are banned). The booms started last night and will continue all week.
Ah yes, the American way, to blow sh!t up just for fun, with fireworks MADE IN CHINA, on a day that actually doesn’t mean what it says it does. July 2nd is the day the Declaration of Independence was actually signed by the members of the continental congress and December 5, 1782, is the date that hostilities ceased and King George formally recognized the independence of the colonies.
We’re in the middle of a drought and the grass is getting brown and crunchy. I just hope my idiot neighbors who buy out enough pyrotechnics to run a professional display will not manage to burn the whole neighborhood down with a misdirected dud!
allen@home about 1 year ago
Sorry guys. Wanda is saying no to boom, booms.
C about 1 year ago
Henpecked fireworks
Crow Eatery about 1 year ago
I never wanted the noise.
cmxx about 1 year ago
Like sparklers are safe for kids and drunks. Hmph.
jmworacle about 1 year ago
The “BOSS” has spoken….
ꜝ about 1 year ago
the only “firework” lamer than sparklers are snakes
Blu Bunny about 1 year ago
Killjoy.
Cornelius Noodleman about 1 year ago
Be sure to put the burned out sparklers in a bucket of water!
nosirrom about 1 year ago
With only four fingers on each hand, you’d think they’d reconsider.
saylorgirl about 1 year ago
My poor dog can’t handle thunderstorms and definitely fireworks. I’m glad I got medication for her and a thundershirt. It helps her out a lot.
GerryRoss about 1 year ago
The neighborhood pets would appreciate Wanda’s ahem.
Dogtreat Premium Member about 1 year ago
Everyone loves sparklers!
iggyman about 1 year ago
You’d blow yourself up, Hammie!
arolarson Premium Member about 1 year ago
Fun with sparklers…stick a bunch in the ground around the yard, run around fast to light them all together, enjoy being surrounded by sparkles for a few seconds. Move on to something else. Miss a few burnt out ones when cleaning up; find them the next time you mow the lawn when they jam up the mower blades.
duggersd Premium Member about 1 year ago
Yeah, sparklers. That’s the ticket. Up to 2000°. I know of at least one college kid who bundled a bunch of them together and lit them. Apparently they became a bomb. RIP.
CrimsonOne18 about 1 year ago
Aw come on! The key is supervision and being careful. Fireworks can be a fun family activity. My husband and son used to shoot various ones, nothing major, but, a little more than sparklers. The first time they did it after we got our last dog, I sat with him (German shepherd) on the deck petting and soothing him, telling him it was ok, etc., while they were doing it a ways away, and, after that, he was never frightened by loud noises like that again.
SquidGamerGal about 1 year ago
Why are comic strip moms always against fun of any kind?
Skippy the Magnificent about 1 year ago
Sometimes it’s better to ask for forgiveness…….
NeedaChuckle Premium Member about 1 year ago
Friends went to the beach to light off rockets. I declined. The rockets did not go UP. The sand didn’t anchor them well and they went sideways up and down the beach. LOL! Sometimes it is good to use discretion.
franish2bzn about 1 year ago
I lived for many years in a state that restricted personal fireworks. I never thought a lot about the effect that the noise can have on people and animals. Now I live in a state where they are not as regulated (although this year because of drought they are banned). The booms started last night and will continue all week.
ladykat about 1 year ago
Even sparklers can be dangerous if not used properly.
Jhony-Yermo about 1 year ago
Holiday Treat. A box of THIRD DEGREE BURNS !
rodney about 1 year ago
Wanda would probably prefer glow necklaces over sparklers.
Daltongang Premium Member about 1 year ago
Ah yes, the American way, to blow sh!t up just for fun, with fireworks MADE IN CHINA, on a day that actually doesn’t mean what it says it does. July 2nd is the day the Declaration of Independence was actually signed by the members of the continental congress and December 5, 1782, is the date that hostilities ceased and King George formally recognized the independence of the colonies.
Frank Burns Eats Worms about 1 year ago
You are not getting all those fireworks, and that’s finale!!
198.23.5.11 about 1 year ago
No problem, Wren just sneaked away and ordered them online.
I CAN do without the idiots who not only smuggle in M80’s, but think it’s funny t o create shrapnel blowing up tin cans and glass bottles.
jrankin1959 about 1 year ago
It’s Independence Day, Wanda – lighten up!
timinwsac Premium Member about 1 year ago
Nothing like having a bucket of water dumped on your fireworks plan.
IndyW about 1 year ago
Wanda is a wuss, grow a pair, and go for it and have fun.
The Quiet One about 1 year ago
I’m siding with Wanda on this one.
tammyspeakslife Premium Member about 1 year ago
Awe. Mom wants her little boy to grow up with all his fingers and with no facial or emotional scars. How could she be so heartless?
David Huie Green ForceIsAUsefulFiction about 1 year ago
Make your own. That’s what Stumpy did before he earned his nickname.
T... about 1 year ago
The Peoples Republic of California has declared all fireworks illegal and will arrest you and your fingerless hand for using them…
Drgnslr Premium Member about 1 year ago
The fire department loves a rainy 4th
kab2rb about 1 year ago
Family could go where fireworks being shot with lots of booms. I made comment on AM only I moved AM to Firefox, tired of Chrome not allowing.
Sue Ellen about 1 year ago
We’re in the middle of a drought and the grass is getting brown and crunchy. I just hope my idiot neighbors who buy out enough pyrotechnics to run a professional display will not manage to burn the whole neighborhood down with a misdirected dud!
dbrucepm about 1 year ago
My mom got some pretty nasty burns on her hands putting out the fire in my sisters dress that started from sparklers.
mischugenah about 1 year ago
And sets our surrounding neighborhood on fire!
ToneeRhianRose 12 months ago
Not a good idea either! Kids get burned by those things all the time!
Sherlock5 2 months ago
Is Wanda’s middle name Killjoy?