A good thing! There might not be any

[leftyladyfrommo]

fireworks. I have dogs. I hate the 4th.

[PJMcK]

1. Context, please (n/t)

[VMA131Marine]

3. Fireworks are mostly imported from China

There is likely to be a shortage this year and they will be very expensive.

The Chinese invented fireworks 🎆 you know.

[PJMcK]

5. Ah, thank you

I see lots of home fireworks dealers along the east coast. If those pyrotechnics come from China, I see your point.

Thanks again for the clarification.

Happy May Day.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Fireworks deliveries and orders are down due to tariff tax on China

75% of public fireworks usage is of Chinese fireworks.
99% of private fireworks usage is of Chinese.

[Attilatheblond]

6. They come from China and the tariffs are gonna make them more costly

Hoping the idiots in my area would rather spend the money on beer & burgers this year.

Aside from the trauma the damned things cause our pets, I live where there is a lot of wildlife that also gets terrified, rugged terrain to work brush fires that too often get started by fireworks, and LOTS of veterans, some who are badly affected by the noise of fireworks.

Those cool drone light shows are much more enjoyable and probably won't start fires and PTSD attacks.

[PJMcK]

13. I'm not a fan of fireworks

They're dangerous, noisy and obtrusive not to mention kind of dumb.

A couple of years ago, a father-to-be in NE Pennsylvania (where we have a house) decided to have a fireworks display for their about-to-be born baby's gender-reveal party. Yes, there is such a thing!

The man and his brother decided to have a practice run of the fireworks display they would set off during the party. They set up their arsenal and set it off. Unfortunately, the pyrotechnics weren't set up properly and one of the rockets killed the father. So the kid will grow up fatherless. All for a stupid party! How pointless.

The worst part is he died after he had procreated so he doesn't get a Darwin Award.

[SheltieLover]

2. I hate fireworks, too. A gross disrespect of Nature, imo.

[Magoo48]

17. Agreed, there are always thousands of little piles of soot and wrappings left strewn about our beaches marked with small

US flags stuck in the sand.
On the day we celebrate our independence we might be better served by spending the day cleaning and refurbishing this land which provides such abundance. Land pollution, noise pollution, air pollution, and water pollution; it’s a hell of a way to celebrate the land we supposedly love.

[rurallib]

7. for years I have advocated for drone light shows

pretty late in the year but maybe some places can go to this form of light show.

I was glad to hear that story on fireworks also.

[leftyladyfrommo]

8. I will never forgive the Chinese for fireworks.nt

[multigraincracker]

10. They will never forgive us for the Opium Wars.

[littlemissmartypants]

21. A way to sell explosives to the masses...

What could be more enterprisingly Chinese?

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Of course, the most profitable thing ever out of China is reportedly silk. Do they even make it any more?

Nowadays, most fireworks are made in China, 96% of total U.S. fireworks imports.

Maybe we'll have some MAGA Ya Hoos go into business and liven light up the industry themselves, stateside this year.

[NoRethugFriends]

9. Well I'll be the contrarian. I love the fireworks.

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However I can't stand all the patriotic bull that goes along with them in many places.

I do detest them being set off other than in a controlled situation, generally by the fire department.

[MissB]

11. Hopefully greatly reduced at least

I'm fine with some, but the all night extravaganzas can be a bit much. Luckily our pups aren't bothered by the sounds mostly.

[progressoid]

12. My neighbors (trumpers) will be pissed!

They love their fireworks and are on a limited budget.

Oh well.

[OverBurn]

14. I hate them, always afraid some idiot neighbor will set my house on fire.

[surfered]

15. I understand. You may want to avoid Seaside, OR. The locals shoot off more fireworks than the Official City Display.

[wendyb-NC]

16. I can live without the noise and lingering smokey stench

My pets freak out, which is the main thing. They have to be held and covered with pillows and blankets, when the fireworks are going on. Poor babies.

[Warpy]

18. I can report that NM has been rather quiet

so I imagine people are saving last year's leftovers for the big day. Usually we hear them every weekend as they come home after the bars close and (I guess) celebrate not being popped for DWI.

My cats hated it as much as your dogs do. I was a nurse and had to deal with the inevitable outcome of a holiday combining alcohol and explosives, so it's not my favorite holiday. I won't cry into my pillow if it's subdued this year.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

19. Where I live, northern New Mexico,

people start setting off fireworks in the middle of June, and keep it up to the middle of July. It's impossible to know which day is the actual 4th.

[Demobrat]

27. I can see Chinatown in San Francisco from my window

Their displays are professional grade, so I just know that the 4th and Lunar New Year are going to be what they are and go with the flow. I do enjoy the fireworks displays, the M-80s not as much

[Lulu KC]

20. 100% with you!

And so are all my friends. YUK!!!!

[niyad]

22. Not just worried about our pets and fires, but those with PTSD.

[TommieMommy]

23. I know. Dogs and cats are so afraid of fireworks. It's so scary for them.

[Godot51]

24. Pistol pete...

... hegseth will distribute starshells, old 5 inch ammo, and small tactical nukes to cities and towns for free...

... a few fatalities and wounded and other collateral damage will be the accepted as the price of displaying our freedom.

[Orrex]

25. Nice!

Years ago I complained on DU about fireworks keeping my then-infant son awake, and I was roundly attacked for it.


Glad to see sensible sentiment has prevailed over the years, and best of luck to your dogs!

[erronis]

26. Another good thing. No xmas!

The xians can gather to reflect on their sins.

[piddyprints]

28. I hate them.

I have a horse who gets spooked by them. I'm always concerned that she'll hurt herself trying to get away from them.

[Irish_Dem]

29. And no more kids getting 30 dolls at Xmas.

Thank God.

[Zambero]

30. Less fireworks-related wildfire as well

A couple of years ago, an idiot in my neighborhood launched a mortar that went off-couse and landed in a bone-dry sagebrush strip separating two neighborhoods. Fortunately, suppression crews and tankers arrived quickly and were able to contain it to a few acres with no property damage.

[bamagal62]

31. I used to spend

all night with a dog that would not go outside to pee because she was terrified of the fireworks. We lived near a minor league baseball stadium, in Lancaster, PA, that had fireworks every-time they had a game during baseball season. It was awful.
Fortunately, we no longer live there and now she’s deaf. But, those fireworks made for stressful
And sleepless nights. And, the 4th of July wherever we lived was always tough. Again, the only positive thing about now having a deaf dog is she can’t hear them now.