Comments | cleolinda: I don't see anything on my calendar...

cleolinda

I don't see anything on my calendar...

Apr 25, 2009 21:28

Okay, can someone in the Homewood area (nearish to Samford University) tell me what the hell was going on today? There was loud music all afternoon/evening a couple of streets over from me, and then at 10 pm, just now, there was ten minutes of giant, downtown Birmingham, Fourth of July-quality fireworks. Seriously, I watched them from my kitchen ( Read more... )

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redcoast April 26 2009, 03:30:51 UTC

Fireworks stash explosion is my bet.

cleolinda April 26 2009, 03:33:58 UTC

But I watched them, and they were spaced out like a planned fireworks program, complete with grand finale. And they ran from exactly 10:00 to 10:10.

redcoast April 26 2009, 03:39:39 UTC

So it didn't look anything like this? I'm out of guesses, then!

elizardbits April 26 2009, 15:09:46 UTC

Ooooh. The gradeschool-aged pyro rocket enthusiast in me is delighted. Although I now feel rather guilty indeed about all the times I brought fireworks back from southeast asia in my luggage (back before 911, obvsly).

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smu April 26 2009, 06:35:26 UTC

OMG, what happened? I was told in Driver's Ed that if you get hit by a cop, fire truck or ambulance it's YOUR fault because you didn't get out of their way fast enough.

hjsnapepm April 26 2009, 03:34:20 UTC

LOL. You're mom's idea would never have crossed my mind. I suppose I should start considering that the sirens I often hear after lightning strikes may be ambulances for whoever the lighting hit, instead of the fire trucks for whatever it hit, like I usually assume.

cleolinda April 26 2009, 03:35:30 UTC

I think she just wanted there to be some awful consequence so they would get in trouble REALLY, REALLY BAD.

lisa_zj April 26 2009, 03:52:08 UTC

Ahahahahahaha! Your mom rocks! :)

Glad to see you feeling well enough to be annoyed!

cho_malfoy April 26 2009, 03:39:47 UTC

I live in the desert where anyone not official using fireworks is illegal, so the thought that sirens wouldn't be going to arrest someone or put out a fire is amazing to me.

cleolinda April 26 2009, 03:46:33 UTC

Those Kids I Hate are always setting off fireworks on minor holidays, but they're, like--you know, noisemaker type stuff, things you hear but that I've never actually seen. So I'm guessing those are legal? I really don't know anything about fireworks laws around here, except that I've never seen a show that big anywhere 1) not on July 4th and 2) so close to my house.

phosphorescent April 26 2009, 03:53:34 UTC

As a resident of Georgia, I can tell you that fireworks are legal in Alabama. For the longest time, we (Georgians) would be forced to traverse across our neighbors borders to purchase fireworks/noisemakers. Hence the GIANT fireworks stores off the interstate in Alabama and South Carolina (and Florida? and Tennessee? Yeah, probably, though I have no good reason to go to any of those states).

wenelda April 26 2009, 03:56:19 UTC

And TN, yes. I have traversed the TN/GA state line many times now, and there are huge warehouses to sell fireworks in TN.

AND YET IT IS ILLEGAL TO SET THEM OFF IN THE CITIES HERE. Go fig.

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musikologie April 26 2009, 03:52:44 UTC

Sports event? University spring fest?