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Celerity

(55,581 posts) Mon Jul 6, 2026, 01:59 AM Monday

Lightning and fireworks collide above Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night during Independence Day celebrations.

Seth Wenig/AP

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Lightning and fireworks collide above Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night during Independence Day celebrations. (Original Post) Celerity Monday OP

I love lightning. But fireworks are fucking idiodic. C Moon Monday #1

I tend to agree Skittles Monday #2

I yelled out of my apartment window last night to "fucking cut it out" when someone was shooting off loud fireworks. chowder66 Monday #3

C Moon

(13,866 posts)

1. I love lightning. But fireworks are fucking idiodic.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 04:18 AM

Monday

Let's shoot gun powder explosions high in the sky. Pollute the air. Scare animals and fish—and force people with PTSD to cower...while we watch the gun powder colors explode for hours and hours.

It's fucked up. It needs to be stopped. Sparklers are one thing, but the whole firework thing is WAY out of hand.

Skittles

(173,933 posts)

2. I tend to agree

Reply to C Moon (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 04:45 AM

Monday

from what I understand there are other ways to light up the sky with art shows without the noise and pollution

chowder66

(12,755 posts)

3. I yelled out of my apartment window last night to "fucking cut it out" when someone was shooting off loud fireworks.