I hate fireworks

[Sawin]

Regardless of what we keyboard commandos say, I think you can tell if you were being over dramatic based on how your captain reacted to you hitting the deck and yelling “gunshots”… if he just rolled his eyes at you, then you know the answer.

In either case, I get being woken up by them. That pisses me off royally… but not so much around New Years and July 4th. If it’s totally random and after 11pm, that really gets my blood pressure up too, but I’ve never mistaken them for gunshots.

[Irving]

I've mistaken gunshots for fireworks before.

[Aardvark]

I've mistaken gunshots for fireworks before.

Same here. In fact, I'd hope I'm mistaking what sounded like two 'double taps' in our greenbelt just a bit ago.

[Irving]

Same here. In fact, I'd hope I'm mistaking what sounded like two 'double taps' in our greenbelt just a bit ago.

I was standing in my garage with the door open and there were two loud pops that were so loud that I jumped. I thought to myself that I must be getting jumpy. Later that night we found the .45 apc cases in the street next to my cars parked on the street.

[Duman]

I was standing in my garage with the door open and there were two loud pops that were so loud that I jumped. I thought to myself that I must be getting jumpy. Later that night we found the .45 apc cases in the street next to my cars parked on the street.

I've not shot a .45 apc....what do they look like?

[Irving]

I've not shot a .45 apc....what do they look like?

Duh...

[MrPrena]

I will make the same mistake too (most likely more than once) if I was asleep and woke up by a firework.

[battlemidget]

I hear Trinidad is getting interesting. Some Denver $$$ guy bought up many properties. Big bets going on down there.

[BladesNBarrels]

I hear Trinidad is getting interesting. Some Denver $$$ guy bought up many properties. Big bets going on down there.

Was looking down that way a while back.
Interesting local descriptions for land.
When investigating water source, I saw city water on acreage properties, and thought, Wow, that is pretty sweet.
What they mean is you truck it from the city and put it in a cistern, not waterlines from the city.
Gotta watch those descriptions.

[BlasterBob]

When I still lived just outside of Trinidad, I felt should be no fireworks should be used where we lived due to strong possible wildfire threat. So, bought a black powder cannon (with a 1-inch bore) and still had PLENTY loud sounds when I felt like making some and was legal. Just had to be very vigilant for where sparks could fly AND where the molten fuse will land. Great fun and I am pretty certain there are still some black powder cannon matches held down in Raton at the Whittington Center.
And yes, water supply and availability can be a problem down outside of Trinidad. Their city water supply comes from North Lake and should certainly be free of any industrial waste.