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All sales on fireworks have been banned this year in and around Houston.
The chance of more wild fires and the danger to homes is too great to risk even a "sparkler" to ignite the draught ravaged foliage. That's perfectly understandable to me - why take the chance of some dumb@44 setting the city on fire. However, they're still planning a "Freedom Celebration" in Houston and some surrounding cities. Huh? Are their fireworks somehow different from privately owned fireworks? Are the parks and other places they're planned somehow spared from the draught? There is still a big "debate" about this going on, but as of right now, the celebrations are going to go ahead as planned. What do you think? Should city-run fireworks be banned also, or allowed? -- Hugs, CatNipped See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.net/rpcablog/ Email: L(dot)T(dot)Crews(at)comcast(dot)net |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message
... All sales on fireworks have been banned this year in and around Houston. The chance of more wild fires and the danger to homes is too great to risk even a "sparkler" to ignite the draught ravaged foliage. That's perfectly understandable to me - why take the chance of some dumb@44 setting the city on fire. However, they're still planning a "Freedom Celebration" in Houston and some surrounding cities. Huh? Are their fireworks somehow different from privately owned fireworks? Are the parks and other places they're planned somehow spared from the draught? There is still a big "debate" about this going on, but as of right now, the celebrations are going to go ahead as planned. What do you think? Should city-run fireworks be banned also, or allowed? -- Hugs, CatNipped That's been the case in Southern California for years. Most cities ban personal fireworks, but have fireworks shows. There is much less danger of a well orchestrated fireworks show causing a fire than there is when individuals shoot them off in the streets or their backyards. I've never heard of a fire caused by a fireworks show. I have heard of many house fires and bush fires started by use of illegal fireworks. Joy |
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"CatNipped" wrote in message ... All sales on fireworks have been banned this year in and around Houston. The chance of more wild fires and the danger to homes is too great to risk even a "sparkler" to ignite the draught ravaged foliage. That's perfectly understandable to me - why take the chance of some dumb@44 setting the city on fire. However, they're still planning a "Freedom Celebration" in Houston and some surrounding cities. Huh? Are their fireworks somehow different from privately owned fireworks? Are the parks and other places they're planned somehow spared from the draught? There is still a big "debate" about this going on, but as of right now, the celebrations are going to go ahead as planned. What do you think? Should city-run fireworks be banned also, or allowed? -- Hugs, CatNipped Banned. Totally. Texas does not need more fires, even tiny ones, in this difficult year. I've seen the horrible news photos. Also, since this is a cat group, I read somewhere that cats are notoriously frightened by fireworks, both by the lights and by the noises. Not that any cat lover would think of placing a cat in such a scary setting. I assume this is true? Jay |
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J J Levin wrote:
Banned. Totally. Texas does not need more fires, even tiny ones, in this difficult year. I've seen the horrible news photos. Also, since this is a cat group, I read somewhere that cats are notoriously frightened by fireworks, both by the lights and by the noises. Not that any cat lover would think of placing a cat in such a scary setting. I assume this is true? I've been with friends and their *dogs* at fireworks times and the poor things were cowering under beds or desks, etc. One of my friends always used to take her dogs to a place out of town every July 4, that wasn't near any fireworks, just so they wouldn't have to go through that. But my cats are pretty much oblivious to firecrackers and big fireworks booms. Maybe an occasional ear twitch after a particularly loud sound, but that's about it. Then, back to sleep. Joyce -- It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same. -- Unknown |
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We don't open our curtains after dark, so my cats have never seen fireworks,
but they don't appear to be bothered by the noises (thank goodness since our idiot neighbors spend thousands of dollars in fireworks at least twice a year). -- Hugs, CatNipped See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.net/rpcablog/ Email: L(dot)T(dot)Crews(at)comcast(dot)net "J J Levin" wrote in message ... "CatNipped" wrote in message ... All sales on fireworks have been banned this year in and around Houston. The chance of more wild fires and the danger to homes is too great to risk even a "sparkler" to ignite the draught ravaged foliage. That's perfectly understandable to me - why take the chance of some dumb@44 setting the city on fire. However, they're still planning a "Freedom Celebration" in Houston and some surrounding cities. Huh? Are their fireworks somehow different from privately owned fireworks? Are the parks and other places they're planned somehow spared from the draught? There is still a big "debate" about this going on, but as of right now, the celebrations are going to go ahead as planned. What do you think? Should city-run fireworks be banned also, or allowed? -- Hugs, CatNipped Banned. Totally. Texas does not need more fires, even tiny ones, in this difficult year. I've seen the horrible news photos. Also, since this is a cat group, I read somewhere that cats are notoriously frightened by fireworks, both by the lights and by the noises. Not that any cat lover would think of placing a cat in such a scary setting. I assume this is true? Jay |
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On Jul 1, 4:07*pm, "CatNipped" wrote:
All sales on fireworks have been banned this year in and around Houston. The chance of more wild fires and the danger to homes is too great to risk even a "sparkler" to ignite the draught ravaged foliage. *That's perfectly understandable to me - why take the chance of some dumb@44 setting the city on fire. However, they're still planning a "Freedom Celebration" in Houston and some surrounding cities. *Huh? *Are their fireworks somehow different from privately owned fireworks? *Are the parks and other places they're planned somehow spared from the draught? *There is still a big "debate" about this going on, but as of right now, the celebrations are going to go ahead as planned. What do you think? *Should city-run fireworks be banned also, or allowed? CatNipped Your questions: 1.Yes they're different, LOL. 2. No, but city and county parks are usually regularly *watered* and maintained by their municipalities so yes, they are not as tinderbox dry. 3. Municipalities fireworks displays (we have a lot here as personal fireworks either possession or display will land you in the slammer with a huge fine) are coordinated (the beautiful displays combined with appropriate musical tributes) and carried out by *professinals* who do not, like the natives, blow off their extremities with foolish Duh actions while celebrating (with and without alcohol intake). I used to be a rabid fireworks participant as laws in south FL are lax and rarely enforced for private detonating. I would spend two hundred bucks on the 4th and New Years (I was working then). My kids loved the "ground crawlers": the "tank", the "spider", etc. much more than what I liked: two stage mortar (that'll blow your head off) and bottle rockets. Get out and take in your nearest municipal display Monday: you won't be disappointed. |
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Our municipal parks have *not* been watered - the city cut back on such
"luxuries" months ago before asking residents to voluntarily stop watering lawns. The draught here is *serious* and we've been almost completely surrounded by wild fires for weeks now. -- Hugs, CatNipped See all our masters at: http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped See the RPCA FAQ site, by Mark Edwards, at: http://www.professional-geek.net/rpcablog/ Email: L(dot)T(dot)Crews(at)comcast(dot)net "hopitus" wrote in message ... On Jul 1, 4:07 pm, "CatNipped" wrote: All sales on fireworks have been banned this year in and around Houston. The chance of more wild fires and the danger to homes is too great to risk even a "sparkler" to ignite the draught ravaged foliage. That's perfectly understandable to me - why take the chance of some dumb@44 setting the city on fire. However, they're still planning a "Freedom Celebration" in Houston and some surrounding cities. Huh? Are their fireworks somehow different from privately owned fireworks? Are the parks and other places they're planned somehow spared from the draught? There is still a big "debate" about this going on, but as of right now, the celebrations are going to go ahead as planned. What do you think? Should city-run fireworks be banned also, or allowed? CatNipped Your questions: 1.Yes they're different, LOL. 2. No, but city and county parks are usually regularly *watered* and maintained by their municipalities so yes, they are not as tinderbox dry. 3. Municipalities fireworks displays (we have a lot here as personal fireworks either possession or display will land you in the slammer with a huge fine) are coordinated (the beautiful displays combined with appropriate musical tributes) and carried out by *professinals* who do not, like the natives, blow off their extremities with foolish Duh actions while celebrating (with and without alcohol intake). I used to be a rabid fireworks participant as laws in south FL are lax and rarely enforced for private detonating. I would spend two hundred bucks on the 4th and New Years (I was working then). My kids loved the "ground crawlers": the "tank", the "spider", etc. much more than what I liked: two stage mortar (that'll blow your head off) and bottle rockets. Get out and take in your nearest municipal display Monday: you won't be disappointed. |
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On Jul 1, 3:07*pm, "CatNipped" wrote:
What do you think? *Should city-run fireworks be banned also, or allowed? In the UK in my time (centuries) things have changed a lot on the fireworks front. When I was a kid city run displays were rare and most people had a bonfire etc in their back gardens on November the 5th. Even "organised" displays were quite amateur like the one in a local church that let my youngest brother who was about 6 at the time light Roman candles (he wondered what would happen if he put a lit one on it's side and caused a mass panic). As kids we'd save our pocket money for weeks and the local sweetshop would sell them...yes they'd quite happily hand over what amounts to an incidenary device (and we all susbscribed to the belief that the brighter and/or louder it went BANG the better it was) to small children. We all used to lust after the big boxes of them and hope our parents really loved us enough for the "Standard Fireworks Big Party Box"! (and yes, they did pack fireworks in cardboard boxes! Dad used to have an old biscuit tin in the shed and all fireworks went in there and he was very careful that the lid only came off to take them out and went straifght back on- none of you will be suprised that every October there were masses of public service annoucements showing burn victims to remind us to be careful) I'm getting a bad case of nostalgia here.....the morning after the air reeked of fireworks and us kids would go round hunting for the empty cases to see who could find the most... but apart from November the 5th no-one ever lit fireworks. These days very few people hold Bonfire Night parties in their gardens but there are loads of big council run displays. A kid could not purchase a firework and anyway only a few specialist shops stock them they aren't displayed in a glass cabinet next to the sweets any,more. However they are now lit more often than once a year- we used to have near neighbours (down the short side street next to the house) who set them off on every possible occasion- New Year 2004 was like living in a war zone- our New Year's Eve party for a couple of years went outside about 5 to midnight and stood on the corner watching their display (And it was quite spectaculary garish!). The first year Dunzi (RB- God that hurts!) and Sarsi seemed fascinated and watched them out the window but they didn't bother after that Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furball |
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On Jul 1, 5:07*pm, "CatNipped" wrote:
All sales on fireworks have been banned this year in and around Houston. The chance of more wild fires and the danger to homes is too great to risk even a "sparkler" to ignite the draught ravaged foliage. *That's perfectly understandable to me - why take the chance of some dumb@44 setting the city on fire. However, they're still planning a "Freedom Celebration" in Houston and some surrounding cities. *Huh? *Are their fireworks somehow different from privately owned fireworks? *Are the parks and other places they're planned somehow spared from the draught? *There is still a big "debate" about this going on, but as of right now, the celebrations are going to go ahead as planned. What do you think? *Should city-run fireworks be banned also, or allowed? -- Hugs, CatNipped I'm no expert by any means, but it looks to me like the professional fireworks displays go so high in the air that embers really don't reach the ground. And for any ground effects they do, they'll have firefighters present "just in case." Hopefully they'll mow and further prep the area too. I don't really like fireworks in any shape or form, but for the kids it's like banning Christmas. They so look forward to it. Our state/county in all its wisdom passed a ban on the *use* of individual fireworks. You can still sell them, and buy them, but you can't pop them. Dumb. Like I said, I hate fireworks even under wet conditions. They scare the cats and upset the livestock. If any of my neighbors do it, I totally plan on ratting them out. There's a hundred acres of waist-high dead prairie grass between us and them. Way too dangerous. Sherry |
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"Sherry" wrote in message
... On Jul 1, 5:07 pm, "CatNipped" wrote: All sales on fireworks have been banned this year in and around Houston. The chance of more wild fires and the danger to homes is too great to risk even a "sparkler" to ignite the draught ravaged foliage. That's perfectly understandable to me - why take the chance of some dumb@44 setting the city on fire. However, they're still planning a "Freedom Celebration" in Houston and some surrounding cities. Huh? Are their fireworks somehow different from privately owned fireworks? Are the parks and other places they're planned somehow spared from the draught? There is still a big "debate" about this going on, but as of right now, the celebrations are going to go ahead as planned. What do you think? Should city-run fireworks be banned also, or allowed? -- Hugs, CatNipped I'm no expert by any means, but it looks to me like the professional fireworks displays go so high in the air that embers really don't reach the ground. And for any ground effects they do, they'll have firefighters present "just in case." Hopefully they'll mow and further prep the area too. I don't really like fireworks in any shape or form, but for the kids it's like banning Christmas. They so look forward to it. Our state/county in all its wisdom passed a ban on the *use* of individual fireworks. You can still sell them, and buy them, but you can't pop them. Dumb. Like I said, I hate fireworks even under wet conditions. They scare the cats and upset the livestock. If any of my neighbors do it, I totally plan on ratting them out. There's a hundred acres of waist-high dead prairie grass between us and them. Way too dangerous. Sherry I live in Northern NJ. There are organized fireworks on the 4th, but the NY Police Commissioner was just on the radio, warning NY residents not to drive to Pennsylvania to buy fireworks. Private fireworks are illegal in NY, and he specifically said that people who cross the border to buy illegal fireworks will be arrested and their cars will confiscated (as they do in drug cases). Jay |
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