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In reply to the discussion: Sitting here in early evening (9 p.m.). Outside is like a [View all]Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)7. Yep. My daughter's best friend had her fingers destroyed by a thrown M80.
They were just sitting in the park watching fireworks when a bunch of people thought it was cool to toss around explosives to celebrate "freedom". My husband's upper middle class "sport fishing" and "sports hunting" family also think it is great fun to celebrate firing their guns into the air. My farming, foresting, sustenance hunting family would deem them total assholes.
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coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
OP
Um, well, I saw the LAPD hassling a couple vendors, one a plastic artist and another
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#21
That's funny. On the west side (ocean side) of the boardwalk today, I saw many vendors selling
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#23
Shooting bullets was big in the 90s, then the cops really cracked down on it. Not much of that
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2012
#36
Yep. My daughter's best friend had her fingers destroyed by a thrown M80.
Luminous Animal
Jul 2012
#7
You ass. It's now 11:40 p.m. and they are still going off non-stop.
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#14
me too. the locals now compete with the city for "biggest display". it seems crazy.
HiPointDem
Jul 2012
#13
My cat thanks you from the bottom of her admittedly fickle heart (as do my wife and I). Technical
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#20
Technically, yes, the treaty established the US as an independent nation -
enlightenment
Jul 2012
#30
Bunch of teenagers here were marveling over their friends' newly acquired gun.
joshcryer
Jul 2012
#24
Psst..I posted up thread about ....vets will sometimes give you meds for the dogs
dixiegrrrrl
Jul 2012
#28
Please give your dogs a hug and kiss from my wife and me. Our cat is decidedly anti-canine, so
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#29
too many violators for cops to handle. It's like prohibition or the 55 speed limit. routinely
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2012
#35
yes. things have changed. Every one is using the professional ones that soar high into the air
Liberal_in_LA
Jul 2012
#34
I love cats too. They are such amusing, contrary creatures. Ours is by turns
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#50
My Dad fought in Korea (wounded at Inchon) and he always said that the battle scene in "Platoon"
coalition_unwilling
Jul 2012
#46