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                             Light fuse, go boom

Just like two years ago [1], we were again invited to Smirk's house for Forth
of July fireworks. And just like two years ago, Smirk had again obtained a
few boxes of the “slightly questionable” mortar-type fireworks.

[Fireworks I] [2] [3] [Fireworks II] [4] [5] [Fireworks III] [6] [7]
[Fireworks IV] [8] [9]

Unlike two years ago though, there were a bit more pre-show safety lectures
about the correct method of loading and lighting the fireworks—as exciting as
it was last time, no one really wanted to be within 50′ of a live firework
mortar as it explodes.

[Fire in the Hole I] [10] [11] [Fire in the Hole II] [12] [13] [Fire in the
Hole III] [14] [15] [Fire in the Hole IV] [16] [17] [Fire in the Hole V] [18]
[19] [Fire in the Hole VI] [20] [21]

And this year, there were no ground-based explosions.

Granted, there were two that only made it (at max) 100′ into the air before
exploding—-spectacular yes! Picture, no (out of frame). But no ground-based
explosions.

And we were all happy that we were able to yet again celebrate our freedom by
blowing stuff up!

[Spent casing] [22] [23]

[1] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2003/07/04.2
[2] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/thumb.p1010031.jpg
[3] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/p1010031.jpg
[4] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/thumb.p1010034.jpg
[5] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/p1010034.jpg
[6] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/thumb.p1010036.jpg
[7] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/p1010036.jpg
[8] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/thumb.p1010037.jpg
[9] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/p1010037.jpg
[10] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/thumb.p1010016.jpg
[11] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/p1010016.jpg
[12] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/thumb.p1010019.jpg
[13] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/p1010019.jpg
[14] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/thumb.p1010022.jpg
[15] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/p1010022.jpg
[16] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/thumb.p1010024.jpg
[17] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/p1010024.jpg
[18] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/thumb.p1010025.jpg
[19] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/p1010025.jpg
[20] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/thumb.p1010030.jpg
[21] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/p1010030.jpg
[22] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/thumb.p1010043.jpg
[23] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2005/07/04/p1010043.jpg

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