tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post6587069333789958811..comments2023-07-06T10:03:31.089-04:00Comments on Feet Meet Street: On Mangled Fingers and Lawn JartsNitmoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108597328135023198noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-18200086243536944382008-07-09T22:13:00.000-04:002008-07-09T22:13:00.000-04:00Dooode you must be an eastie - what bit of MI do y...Dooode you must be an eastie - what bit of MI do you come from? We're in Grand Rapids and there were so many illegal firebombs going off all weekend I thought they turned legal.chiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08894616877610664580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-18190660250933817792008-07-08T10:58:00.000-04:002008-07-08T10:58:00.000-04:00How are you supposed to celebrate your country's f...How are you supposed to celebrate your country's freedom if you can't even blow up a small part of it?sRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970952645043027136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-89367368153369304102008-07-08T09:03:00.000-04:002008-07-08T09:03:00.000-04:00Without fireworks and Lawn Jarts, the terrorists h...Without fireworks and Lawn Jarts, the terrorists have won.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-3632008804305049002008-07-07T23:55:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:55:00.000-04:00We used to have some awesome amature fireworks sho...We used to have some awesome amature fireworks shows in Montana, but here in California everyone's fingers are intact. There are a few big shows put on around the bay though, which kind of makes up for it.<BR/><BR/>Good luck on the 5k!jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598678568089992654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-56682127243796877032008-07-07T23:01:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:01:00.000-04:00I'll never forget my first trip to the fireworks s...I'll never forget my first trip to the fireworks store. A man was behind the counter, watching my bros and I ooh and ahh over the goods. We picked a pack of some sort of super-m80's or something, and the old man stood up, said "I would be careful with those, kids. This is what happened to me the last time I used those" and held up his 3-fingered hand. I still see his claw everytime I light a sparkler.Frayed Laceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08055135998797939473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-74822931827521862592008-07-07T20:56:00.000-04:002008-07-07T20:56:00.000-04:00Yeah what ever happened to personal responsibility...Yeah what ever happened to personal responsibility? If bubba wants to blow himself up let him do it. So much for survival of the fittestKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288243991974155609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-1907035631911104202008-07-07T20:16:00.000-04:002008-07-07T20:16:00.000-04:00Ha ha...Fireworks laws were written to protect my ...Ha ha...<BR/><BR/>Fireworks laws were written to protect my brother and his loved ones. He often sits on the toilet and instead of reading the paper like most men, he lights and whips firecrakers out the window. He's one bottle rocket short of a fireworks display...Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451672329263898011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-75638295733837982112008-07-07T20:11:00.000-04:002008-07-07T20:11:00.000-04:00Yup fireworks here, but only on certain days!! Go ...Yup fireworks here, but only on certain days!! Go figure,<BR/><BR/>Good luck farting out the 5K!Lily on the Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275939535831908513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-52347601606523640862008-07-07T19:42:00.000-04:002008-07-07T19:42:00.000-04:00No fireworks here...worried about burning the stat...No fireworks here...worried about burning the state to the ground or some such folishness. As for flying metal, that's cool here. That's probably why all the UFOs hang out over our state.<BR/><BR/>As for "Give me liberty or give me death," according to Al Gore's website, that's his too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378547566593756176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-85918659606258021232008-07-07T19:40:00.000-04:002008-07-07T19:40:00.000-04:00Ah, my childhood and favorite moments (hopeful mom...Ah, my childhood and favorite moments (hopeful moments) from my marriage. Decided to spend this 4th in Canada where they have real fireworks and real beer. Love the mitten, but really....<BR/><BR/>Are you running the CRIM this season of speed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-44552664409965320082008-07-07T18:44:00.000-04:002008-07-07T18:44:00.000-04:00Wanna hear something truly amazing?? I live in a s...Wanna hear something truly amazing?? I live in a state that is in a constant fear of wildfires and guess what??? We can buy all kinds of fireworks on the side of the road. There are even stores that only open for holidays and they have SHOPPING CARRIAGES! Geeesh. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the congrats...I really am happy I can keep PR-ing, even if it is by mere seconds....lolKimsRunninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12024491497019669070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-51742141109307561082008-07-07T18:32:00.000-04:002008-07-07T18:32:00.000-04:00Apparently all of our neighbors ran for the border...Apparently all of our neighbors ran for the border and picked up some explosives. We sat on our patio and had a 360 view of some great firework shows.<BR/><BR/>Last I knew you could get Lawn Jarts in Canada still...at least we had some Canadian friends that still had a set and always brought them to the summer work party...oh the memories!Fun Guvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09318402465915199016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-30885800477081996612008-07-07T17:30:00.000-04:002008-07-07T17:30:00.000-04:00Seriously Nitmos, I think your satire is more dang...Seriously Nitmos, I think your satire is more dangerous than any fireworks the kids could possibly play with. The trick is to install that into your Runner's Bill of Rights to make it seems like it's all for the public good. Get on that!The Laminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171521739644023071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-896111361967136632008-07-07T16:50:00.000-04:002008-07-07T16:50:00.000-04:00Best of luck in the 5K this weekend. Have you run ...Best of luck in the 5K this weekend. Have you run another 800m workout since 7/1?<BR/><BR/>I hope you set a nice PR, but secretly I don't want you to break the magic 6:00 per mile barrier before I do. That's 18:38.46815 if you're scoring at home... or even if you're alone.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596165155944315575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-54132675012266272052008-07-07T16:37:00.000-04:002008-07-07T16:37:00.000-04:00Usually, we can acquire weak fireworks around here...Usually, we can acquire weak fireworks around here if we sign a waiver saying we won't light 'em off in Ohio. Which of course goes out the window, literally and immediately, when I shoot bottle rockets from the car window. The good shit is in Kentucky, or so I'm told.B. Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005060826015780427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-31048203056028507132008-07-07T16:34:00.000-04:002008-07-07T16:34:00.000-04:00MD is county by county. Gawd forbid you get caugh...MD is county by county. Gawd forbid you get caught crossing COUNTY lines for your Independence Day cheer!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790986632496893193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-35144203735801525592008-07-07T16:33:00.001-04:002008-07-07T16:33:00.001-04:00In NE they're illegal, too. That's why the Nebras...In NE they're illegal, too. That's why the Nebraska State Patrol sets up camp at the Missouri border. <BR/><BR/>Yard Darts (that's what we called 'em) were AWESOME! You gotta give us one or the other: explosives or flying metal objects!<BR/><BR/>You know, if you read your post while humming the star-spangled banner, you get a little teary-eyed.Razzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880194141653654794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-59676168847526705312008-07-07T16:33:00.000-04:002008-07-07T16:33:00.000-04:00there is only one city in the bay area where you c...there is only one city in the bay area where you can have any sort of fireworks, but down near my parents you can have them in "city limits" so who really knows what the law is. <BR/><BR/>there were a TON of signs on the freeways saying not to use them due to the fire danger this year... just what CA needs - another fire.Aronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418163097675963683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-41550208573371245262008-07-07T16:22:00.000-04:002008-07-07T16:22:00.000-04:00Those Phantom Fireworks billboards always scare me...Those Phantom Fireworks billboards always scare me. <BR/>You're lucky you have community fireworks. For all of the summer celebrations Ann Arbor puts on, you'd think they would have some July 4th fireworks. Nope!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819934745994804681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-47700315798433824082008-07-07T15:52:00.000-04:002008-07-07T15:52:00.000-04:00Also, Kristin is wrong about her version of the qu...Also, Kristin is wrong about her version of the quote, everyone knows that what Patrick Swayze said in Dirty Dancing was "No one puts Baby in a corner."Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875001377964050508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-42418883554512110932008-07-07T15:50:00.000-04:002008-07-07T15:50:00.000-04:00Fireworks season in this country isn't til early N...Fireworks season in this country isn't til early November when Guy Fawkes day is celebrated. Everyone becomes a pyro for about two weeks, lighting up anything that will explode and setting Guy's effigy on fire. Man, all he did was try to blow up Parliament. Is that really so bad?Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239398378627471218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-29427130543681726032008-07-07T15:49:00.000-04:002008-07-07T15:49:00.000-04:00For us Coloradans it's the Wyoming border that's d...For us Coloradans it's the Wyoming border that's dotted with firework stands, baiting us to come up and buy some, and maybe tip over a few cows while we're there.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875001377964050508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-84843065391912381602008-07-07T15:37:00.000-04:002008-07-07T15:37:00.000-04:00Sarcasm is a language not spoken (or understood) b...Sarcasm is a language not spoken (or understood) by all.... And by the way, "Give me liberty or give me death" was actually said by Patrick <EM>Swayze</EM>, in <EM>Dirty Dancing</EM>.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325119755927336119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-68895537872889620102008-07-07T15:32:00.000-04:002008-07-07T15:32:00.000-04:00PA has some strange fireworks laws....but I know m...PA has some strange fireworks laws....but I know my neighbors always used to light stuff off anyway...<BR/><BR/>a small child did almost get blown up once...since then things have been a bit more tame...what a shame hahaJess https://www.blogger.com/profile/04319493454447862771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-76654623883552663702008-07-07T15:26:00.000-04:002008-07-07T15:26:00.000-04:00NY is the same way. Fireworks are illegal. I don'...NY is the same way. Fireworks are illegal. I don't think there a many states that ban them. Guess we're the unlucky ones. Gawd, what am I going to tell the children to play with then?Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148093449696230770noreply@blogger.com