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These are the same people who go into the ocean when the guards are off duty. The same people who drive through flooded streets. The same people who think the gates at the train crossing are for others.

Friend, to a firework, your hands are the same. To a firework, your hands are bones and gelatin to be ripped through with incredible ease. Don't hold that lit firework, friend. Lite it safely and follow the manufacturer's instructions. That's how you have a safe and happy 4th.

You've got to think about that famous scene from 'The Rock' (1996). Stanley Goodspeed is holding the "string of pearls" virus container that he's just removed from its housing. He looks Sean Connery dead in the eye and says, "The second you don't respect this, it kills you." That's the energy.

And don't light them in places where it's illegal! During this heatwave DOUBLE CHECK before you light 'em up, because seasonal bans on fire hazards are a thing.

Did not have "becoming a fangirl of any government agencies under the current administration" on my bingo card, but here we are. Always good for an informative laugh, keep it up y'all.

A friend was holding her baby on the back deck of her house while her spouse lit bottle rockets in the front yard w their older kids. Firework went off in the wrong direction, over the roof and down the shirt of the baby in my friend’s arms and exploded.

My mom worked at an ER too! She still talks about the little boy who came in with burns all down his back because somebody lost their grip on a sparkler they were waving around. Sparkler went down the back of kid's shirt.