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milestogo

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17. There was a man in my city who blew off one of his hands.

Reply to ailsagirl (Reply #16)

Wed Jul 2, 2025, 09:28 AM

Jul 2

He was a dad shooting off fireworks to show his kids on the 4th of July. He went to the ER with the "pieces" but they couldn't put it back together again. He told his story to the newspaper and they have reprinted it several times.

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Its only Tuesday and my dog is starting to hide. [View all] milestogo Jul 1 OP

My dog is scared too, for the last week hauckeye Jul 1 #1

I know how you feel LetMyPeopleVote Jul 1 #2

My cat and I have both been stressed since last Friday, despite the fact niyad Jul 1 #3

Someone at the top of the hill about 1/2 mile doc03 Jul 1 #4

In our plan , they use cannons to blast them ---even have a Grand Finalle. The police do nothing about it. debm55 Jul 1 #11

I make little forts for my dog and cat... Akoto Jul 1 #5

Aw, litte forts. How sweet. 2MuchNoise Jul 1 #7

I hate firecrackers. MIButterfly Jul 1 #6

I'm With You ProfessorGAC Jul 1 #10

My dog gets worse every year Tree Lady Jul 1 #8

We've Had That Situation ProfessorGAC Jul 1 #9

We have that too. Years ago , Rich was on Good morning America talking about the dangers on the bottle rockets and debm55 Jul 1 #12

That Same Nut, About 15 Years Ago, Set Off At Least... ProfessorGAC Jul 1 #14

There's a time and a place for fireworks. milestogo Jul 1 #13

They sure are dangerous-- why the injuries happen every year is a mystery ailsagirl Jul 2 #16

There was a man in my city who blew off one of his hands. milestogo Jul 2 #17

My cats aren't too thrilled, either n/t ailsagirl Jul 2 #15

We had one dog who chased bottle rockets Marthe48 Jul 2 #18

Trazodone, valerian root Annie Moosee Jul 2 #19

He has a thundershirt and earmuffs. milestogo Jul 2 #20