Originally Posted by
big john
I'm not a Viet Nam vet either. Had a high lottery number then Tricky Dick ended the draft. Never got into fireworks or blowing stuff up. It's ok at a sporting event or 4th of July or New Year's Eve, but EVERY night, no. It's rude and inconsiderate. When I lived in the unincorporated hills there were never fireworks.
True. There it is the culture. No one is offended by it. I had the exact same experience around the draft. Well almost. I had a 2S with a low number, and the following year high enough that I went 1A.