Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/10

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Subject: [Leica] Pyromaniac Fireworks
From: chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Chris Crawford)
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:42:15 -0400

WOW, that's a hell of a lot of money for fireworks. I had no idea what this
stuff costs. People here were firing off this crap 24/7 in the 3 weeks
leading up to the 4th. I can't imagine how much money was wasted.


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On 7/10/11 8:48 PM, "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:

> On 7/10/2011 6:25 PM, Chris Crawford wrote:
>> They did the tents in parking lots here as long as I can remember, but a 
>> few
>> years ago, they started renting empty storefronts instead. I suspect the
>> economy has caused so many regular stores to close up that there is a glut
>> of commercial space, and this has made shopping center owners willing to
>> rent a space temporarily to these companies that sell fireworks. In 
>> Indiana,
>> it is only legal to sell and use fireworks a few weeks a year before and
>> after July 4.
>> 
>> 
> Fireworks are pretty big for fund raising now, so lots of big tents.  I
> couldn't believe some of the prices - some aerials were $50, some
> "family packs" $500.  I liked TNT Fireworks "about" statement: Our goal
> at TNT? Fireworks is to provide safe and quality consumer fireworks...as
> well as safe and sane items for California
> <http://www.tntfireworks.com/products.php?id=CA>.  No surprises there I
> guess.
> 
> Ken
> 
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