Charles Stover wrote:Is that not normal? I feel like I don't think I'd believe if someone said they've never shot fire works, but then I don't know how urban kids would do it. I imagine they all do it illegally like you, because I can't imagine not having these experiences. Fireworks are just like a part of childhood in rural areas. And if you didn't play space ants or that stuff, what do you do with them? Just shoot them up?
Firecrackers = illegal
Bottle rockets = illegal
Mortars (big ones that shoot in the air and go boom, like at fireworks shows) = illegal
Practically anything that shoots in the air = illegal
All the stores around me just sold fountains, and to get any illegal stuff you would bring it in from Ohio, it was the closest state to me where people could buy all of that legally.
How to have fun with fountain fireworks, a definitive guide written by less-privileged urban-area kids (a.k.a. kids with no illegal/fun fireworks)
1.) Turn fountain over
2.) Hold fountain and point at people
3.) tip fountain over or throw things at it while it's going
4.) Put tons of leaves on top of fountain, epic lulz ensue
And that's about it. When all of the illegal fireworks were made legal (right before 4th of July last year) where I live, it was a fucking holiday. For at least three months, you would hear mortars going off every single night. It was great.