As a European it’s now 4th July, so felt it was the right time to post
I already had M80s going off in my neighborhood on the 1st, a lot more last night. The entire week surrounding the 4th is a nightmare
It’s not just fingers! My brother nearly lost an eye from a bottle rocket. Damn thing landed right in his socket and he had to pull it out before it exploded. He still has that eye, but I don’t think it works quite as well as it once did.
I bet his brain works a bit better now though! 👍
more like DarkShowerthoughts
Phew! Luckily I am not American.
Just make sure not to get caught by the French, they might separate you from your longbow-firing fingers!
I think you misplaced the apostrophe. If you think it’s just going to be one American I have some news for you.
This is a distressing thought.
Just so you know op, on lemmy you can edit your title
He lost a finger while typing it out.
Specifically the left thumb.
Thanks, I’ve given it a shot but didn’t seem like the update is going through
I can’t believe this still isn’t an option on Reddit
Reddit
Never heard of it.
I remember hearing it was some failed precursor to Fediverse content aggregation.
I was never good at history.
Reddif Never heard of if
FTFY
That’s how you get people changing titles after something hits the front page.
Yep, then bad faith actors will sell accounts that have recent top posts so they can be changed into advertisements, or could just end up trolling the fuck out of everyone who engaged.
I live in Darwin Northern Territory Australia, every year on July 1st we have Territory day to celebrate our independence from the southern states.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jul/02/man-loses-arm-below-elbow-in-fireworks-explosion-near-darwin this year a man lost an arm
Oh, I guess today is a good day to become anxious that it might be my last day with 10 fingers. 🙃
I’d be shocked if people haven’t already lost fingers this weekend. I just read an article that listed off a few incidents including a guy who took a mortar to the face, and two people being rushed to the hospital after causing a large enough explosion that their house was condemned.
I really like 4th of July. But I wish fireworks were illegal. Why can’t everyone just buy a cake or have a house party and watch a movie or 2 and call it a night.
I’ve always thought that we do it because it’s safer than firing guns into the air.
Or maybe fireworks were invented by people who hate their neighbors’ pets.
And to be fair, both options are safer than just walking around with a torch igniting buildings and people.
Burninating all the people!
in their THATCHED-ROOF COTTAGES!!
Yes but burning mansions to the ground is also an American tradition.
It’s actually growing more and more popular to ban fireworks in cities and counties.
There are always people that bitch about their right to set off uncontrolled explosives during the height of fire season in residential areas, but overall, it’s truly growing more common to see them banned.
My city is one, for example. And while it’s awesome to know that you can’t set them off inside the city limits, that doesn’t stop people from crossing the city line and setting shit off in that grocery store parking lot.
Seeing an actual professional pyrotechnics show = awesome. I have great memories of going down to the civic park and just laying back in the grass and watching the show. So much fun.
Listening to dipshits and kids in my neighborhood fuck around with illegal fireworks and maybe start a fire or hurt themselves, while my dog cowers and whines = fuck that shit.
This 100%. So glad my country does not do this madness and sticks to professionals
America can’t hold a Roman candle to Holland at New Years. I know my way around fuerwerken but the Dutch go absolutely next level. I was completely amazed.
Fuck every one of you motherfuckers who traumatize my dogs every year.
Very hard time of year for pets and warzone survivors (civilians and veterans)
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Yeah but you do that every day.
I fucking hate fireworks. That’s stupidly expensive and even more stupidly dangerous. It’s ugly, noisy and terrifies the animals miles away.
Fuck it.
Definitely. I’m afraid my dog’s going to have a heart attack one of these times.
My neighbors set off tons of fireworks every year. They’ve been going at it for a few hours tonight already. Its great, I get a free fireworks show and don’t risk losing fingers!
This is the way. Fireworks should be about losing digits COMMUNALLY.
I live up the street from a hospital and lemme tell ya, the meat wagons were out in force last night between sundown and midnight.
